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Original 2020 calendar 'must be forgotten' - Dumontier

Apr.8 Race promoter Francois Dumontier said he had no choice other than to postpone June's Canadian GP. As F1 decides to extend the current three-week factory shutdown for a further fortnight, the Montreal organisers announced officially that they are "saddened" to call off the popular race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for now. "Closing Canada's borders was one thing, but we thought it could move in the right direction," Dumontier told Le Journal de Montreal. "That was not the case. "We gave ourselves until Easter to make the decision, but as soon as premier Francois Legault announced that Quebec was on hiatus until May 4, it was clear that this was...
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