One thing is for sure: someone has a lot to gain from this cancellation. Mr Ecclestone certainly can gain more from races in Bahrain or China because they don't have tobacco restrictions. Mr. George also gains quite a bit if he gets to have the only North American F1 venue. And to be cynical we can even hypothesize that Mr Legault (Current Montreal GP promoter) has somehow been promised a cut on the Bahrain and China and Indianapolis deals if he agrees to drop the Montreal GP.

However, the biggest loser is the sport itself. With so little consideration for the fan base, people will show less and less interest in F1 racing. Perhaps it is time that Mr. Ecclestone reread Aesop's fable of the goose and the golden egg...

 

Mr Legault has about as much consideration for the fans as a baracuda does to a goldfish.

 

Guys did you ever for once stop to consider that F1 is bigger in Bahrain and China than it is in Canada??? huh?

Everyone bloody well knows or should know that F1 does NOT make it's money from ticket sales. ticket sales are a joke compared to the advertising income. Ex-BAR boss Craig Pollock told me so himself in person.

I've yet to check out the Bahrain and China track layouts, but if they are better than Montreal, I'm all for it!!!! Except for Monaco, I hate street tracks. LeMans and Spa don't count as street tracks. Vancouver and Toronto do - they suck. Everyone hates them except the promoters and some spectators. No passing = sucks.

Sid - Yeah I'd like to see the airshow in France, but for the money I'd rather be doing than watching. I could spend $70 and fly an At-6 texan for an hour. I'd rather do that. Even though they are pigs.. hehehe There's nothing quite like flying 100' agl along the coast in a WW2 plane.

 

On Autosport.com, Bernie says it's not a done deal yet.

 

So what are the chances this is just a political move cooked up by Legault and Bernie to put pressure on the government to back off on their tobacco legislation?

Smells like it to me.

Always the cynic.

 

Of course it's totally political. Remember these guys are businessmen first and thus their short-term bottom line is their prime concern. But, in the long run this f**king around with canceling GP's left and right is gonna kill the sport.
BTW, now that the Montreal GP is out, the Belgian GP at SPA Francorchamps is back on. Guess who owns the SPA track?...Bernie!

 

What I was saying is that they have no intention of cancelling Montreal.

 

I agree with the do it instead of watch it. I paid $250 to ride in the front gunner position of a WWII B25 Mitchell Bomber for 1 hour and it was the best money I ever spent!

 

 

Yeah, they might be doing a 'good cop/bad cop' routine with Legault posing as the good cop and Bernie as the bad one.

If that is the case, I don't think the fans will be duped. Just like Austria back in 2002...People know when they're being taken for a ride.