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    Default F1 Returns to Montreal in 2010

    http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2009/...-montreal.html

    "Bernie Ecclestone, the head of Formula One, said on Tuesday that an agreement in principle has been reached to have F1 return to Montreal in 2010."

    I'm gonna be there, I'll tell ya that much!

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    Not going to take it for granted any more.

    Too bad no many manufacturers left next season with BMW out and Mercedes about to leave ....

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    I'll be there
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    Apparently the Montreal Mayor has yet to agree to the deal though, so lets hope that he does!

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    Originally posted by AaronK
    Apparently the Montreal Mayor has yet to agree to the deal though, so lets hope that he does!
    just a matter of time. There was such an uproar when they pulled out, they'll be glad to have them back.

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    Originally posted by Xtrema
    and Mercedes about to leave ....
    link? source?

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    I wonder if F1 is getting scared they're going to start losing a lot of money so they went to Montreal begging for forgiveness ?

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    Originally posted by vtec4life
    I wonder if F1 is getting scared they're going to start losing a lot of money so they went to Montreal begging for forgiveness ?

    It's either that or they just want the 175 million that they asked Montreal for in order to host the race. Either way, it would mean big money for the F1 but also the race would generate a huge income.

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    Originally posted by vtec4life
    I wonder if F1 is getting scared they're going to start losing a lot of money so they went to Montreal begging for forgiveness ?
    Even if they only have nobody show up at the track like at Turkey (only 20,000 showed up?), F1/FOM get paid.

    They don't need to beg anyone to come back. That's why we've lost all the classic tracks, because they can't afford to pay the retarded numbers that F1 wants. That's why we have all these middle eastern tracks now, cuz they're RICH BITCH!

    If F1 is REALLY coming back, they need to fix the track, especially now that we have slicks and way more low speed grip. The track torn apart in the slow sections with grooved tires, it's gonna be way worse with slicks. It was kinda embarassing to see that, and just ruins the racing.
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    Originally posted by rage2

    Even if they only have nobody show up at the track like at Turkey (only 20,000 showed up?), F1/FOM get paid.

    They don't need to beg anyone to come back. That's why we've lost all the classic tracks, because they can't afford to pay the retarded numbers that F1 wants. That's why we have all these middle eastern tracks now, cuz they're RICH BITCH!

    If F1 is REALLY coming back, they need to fix the track, especially now that we have slicks and way more low speed grip. The track torn apart in the slow sections with grooved tires, it's gonna be way worse with slicks. It was kinda embarassing to see that, and just ruins the racing.
    I understand the reason F1 cut Montreal was because they could not afford to pay the money they wanted and the track was in poor condition, but that was before teams started pulling out was it not? (correct me if im wrong).

    Why would they decide to go back to Montreal and see if they can work things out if they're so ballin outta control that they told our francophone neighbours to fist themselves not too long ago. Unless it was Montreal that has been trying this whole time to negotiate a deal I'm just curious

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    Originally posted by vtec4life
    I understand the reason F1 cut Montreal was because they could not afford to pay the money they wanted and the track was in poor condition, but that was before teams started pulling out was it not? (correct me if im wrong).
    Correct.

    Originally posted by vtec4life
    Why would they decide to go back to Montreal and see if they can work things out if they're so ballin outta control that they told our francophone neighbours to fist themselves not too long ago. Unless it was Montreal that has been trying this whole time to negotiate a deal I'm just curious
    It would most likely be Montreal trying to negotiate a deal. Like I said, F1 has enough rich countries that want to pay the top dollars to host a GP at a loss, so F1 doesn't care that there's no Canadian GP.
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    Originally posted by DJ Lazy


    link? source?
    http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...31111142.shtml

    Rumors... nothing solid.

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    Originally posted by rage2


    It would most likely be Montreal trying to negotiate a deal. Like I said, F1 has enough rich countries that want to pay the top dollars to host a GP at a loss, so F1 doesn't care that there's no Canadian GP.
    Fair enough... So you are really not worried about the future of Formula 1 ?

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    ^^ whats there to worry about? the new Concorde Agreement is signed through 2012. Various team owners completing for the new spots to race. Multiple new tracks are set to race in the up coming years. FOM is balling out of control.

    Sure the teams would like to see races taken place in north america, because that's a huge market, but FOM doesnt give a shit what the team thinks.

    The only thing that you'll see is less manufacturer backed teams (BMW, Honda for exampled).

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    Cos.... is excited to see F1 return to Montreal. Saving the pennies for that. Hopefully it is still the same F1 I love
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    In the event next year has a decent field, I will be booking my flights / tickets / hotel / transit pass combo ASAP.

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    hmm will have to decide on which seats to purchase.

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    Not a big fan of using my tax dollars to bring back the Race. Bernie already has so much money and I have so little.

    I had heard the manufacturers complaining about the loss of the U.S. GP (back in 1982 they actually had 3 - Long Beach, Detroit, and Las Vegas) because it's such an important market. Now with the global recession, it's no surprise the manufacturers are dropping out. We seem to be headed for a "garagiste" Renaissance, where once again we have dedicated F1 constructor teams filling the grid instead of manufacturers. It's happened before and F1 rolled on.
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    Originally posted by Chris Elyea
    It's happened before and F1 rolled on.

    Very true, and I'm sure they will pull through it again. I personally would love to see the Montreal race back in action, but they will need to do some heavy work on the track.

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