Formula 1 announces huge change to Canadian Grand Prix from 2026

Formula 1 has made the bold determination to determination the Canadian Grand Prix guardant to May from 2026, successful a bid to assistance marque the athletics much sustainable.

The Montreal race, a staple connected the calendar, usually takes spot successful June, successful the mediate of a tally of European races - earlier Spain and aft Monaco.

But, from 2026, that volition nary longer beryllium the case, with Canada moved forward. It is predicted that it volition instrumentality spot straight aft Miami, keeping the teams successful North America for an other race, earlier they caput backmost to Europe for a agelong summertime stint.

In a property merchandise connected Monday, F1 said: 'With renewed committedness and collaboration, from the 2026 season, the Grand Prix is acceptable to beryllium scheduled connected the 3rd oregon 4th play of May each year, with each aboriginal Formula 1 calendars taxable to confirmation by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council.

'The determination volition let the European limb of the F1 play to beryllium consolidated into 1 consecutive play implicit Europe's summertime months and is planned to region an further transatlantic crossing by the F1 assemblage each twelvemonth – meaning important associated c reductions.'

In a akin determination antecedently announced, the Japanese Grand Prix has been switched to the outpouring to align with different Asian races, portion Azerbaijan is present successful the autumn arsenic races caput eastbound towards Singapore. 

'I americium incredibly grateful to the promoter and each of the authorities stakeholder partners progressive successful the Canadian Grand Prix, from the local, to the provincial and nationalist government,' F1's president and CEO Stefano Domenicali said.

'We applaud the tremendous effort from each progressive to accelerate the impermanent physique of the event, to beryllium acceptable to big the Formula 1 assemblage earlier than successful the past. 

'The alteration volition marque the aboriginal travel of our calendar not lone much sustainable, but logistically much sensible for our teams and personnel.

'Our Net Zero by 2030 committedness continues to beryllium a precedence for america arsenic a athletics and it is acknowledgment to changes similar this that we are connected way to hitting our goal.' 

Max Verstappen was the victor of this year's Canadian Grand Prix, with a British trio following him implicit the line successful Lando Norris, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.