F1 Gossip: Canadian GP must decide race fate by Easter


In today's F1 Gossip, Canadian Grand Prix organisers face Easter deadline for race fate call, Liberty Media urged to support smaller teams amid coronavirus crisis and a warning from former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
In today's Formula 1 Gossip, Canadian Grand Prix organisers face Easter weekend deadline for 2020 race fate call, Liberty Media urged to support smaller teams by Motorsport UK chairman amid coronavirus crisis and a warning from former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
- Organisers of the Canadian Grand Prix - which is due to take place on June 14 - say they must make a decision on whether to postpone or cancel the race amid the coronavirus pandemic by the Easter weekend of April 11-12 (ESPN)
- Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has been urged to help the smaller teams survive the COVID-19 crisis by the chairman of Motorsport UK, David Richards (RACER)
- Ex-Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has warned the sport’s owners Liberty Media that promoters will demand financial support to reschedule their races which have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak (Independent)
- Formula 1 personalities joined the country in a national round of applause as the United Kingdom came together to #ClapForOurCarers in the NHS (Sky Sports F1)
- Renault Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon admits witnessing the Australian Grand Prix getting cancelled on the eve of the weekend getting underway was a “shock” (Formula 1)
- Meanwhile, Ocon’s Renault teammate, Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he is still benefitting from a good training regime despite coronavirus disrupting the start of the 2020 Formula 1 season (The Daily Mail)
- Pierre Gasly doubts AlphaTauri have the pace to lead the midfield based on the team’s performance in pre-season testing (RaceFans)