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Canada GP resisting F1's date change push

Jun.14 Organisers of the Canadian GP are resisting Formula 1's efforts to change the time of year in which the annual race in Montreal takes place. The event at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has a contract with F1 until 2031, but that hasn't stopped the sport's boss Stefano Domenicali from kicking off talks about a date change. That is because, now with three races in the United States each year and with F1 also heading to Mexico and Canada, it makes much more sense to group the North American rounds together for logistical reasons. 'This has been discussed for a long time,' Canada GP boss Francois Dumontier told La Presse, 'and I fully understand the reasoning of the governing bodies....
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