Canadian Grand Prix
The Montreal mayor, Gerald Tremblay, believes it may be possible to hold the Canadian Grand Prix in 2009 after a meeting with Bernie Ecclestone in London.
Tremblay told reporters,
“We’ve had a constructive meeting. We have a better understanding of the issue. We still have a lot of work to do, to evaluate all the options, but it is still possible to hold the Grand Prix in Montreal in 2009 and subsequent years.”
Tremblay, along with the Quebec Minister of Economic Development, Raymond Bachand and the Federal Minister of International Trade, Michael Fortier, met with Ecclestone regarding the decision not to hold the GP in Canada after reports that the organisers of the event allegedly owe the FOM around $10million in outstanding fees, although it is claimed that the government in Canada are willing to pay the debt. However, so far the Montreal authorities have denied the claims that they owe money from the past three years grand prix.
Tremblay said on Radio-Canada, that it would be an enormous economic blow for Montreal to lose the GP which reportedly generates $75million in tourism.
The race’s immediate future will remain up for negotiation until the official 2009 calendar is approved by the World Sport Council later this year.
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