The Canadian Grand Prix has become the ninth Formula One race axed this season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The race in Montreal on June 14 was scheduled to kickstart a season in turmoil during the ongoing global crisis.
But Canada is still in lockdown and F1 have chiefs have now been forced to pull the plug on another race. It leaves F1 bosses with a fight to salvage the 2020 season, with McLaren boss Zak Brown warning at the weekend that the sport is in "a very fragile state".
In a statement the race organisers said: “This postponement was not a decision that was taken lightly or easily. “Over the past month, we have been in constant communication with Formula 1 and representatives from the city of Montreal, Tourism Montreal and both