F1’s Canadian GP replaced by Turkish GP amid pandemic

<p>MONTREAL &mdash; Formula One’s Canadian Grand Prix has been canceled for the second year in a row amid coronavirus restrictions and will be replaced by a race in Turkey, organizers said Wednesday.</p>
<p>F1 said it is impossible to hold the June 13 race in Canada this year because of a mandatory 14-day quarantine, and a Turkish GP will be held on that date instead.</p>
<p>Fans will get refunds or can transfer their tickets to next year’s race in Montreal.</p>
<p>Turkey returned to F1’s reshaped calendar last year and hosted a race for the first time since 2011. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton sealed his record-equaling seventh F1 title in Istanbul.</p>
<p>Hamilton leads Red Bull star Max Verstappen by one point after two races this year, with both winning one each.</p>
<p>The next race is the Portuguese GP in Portimao on Sunday.</p>
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