The Canadian Grand Prix will be run this weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve without the future of the Montreal race being clear - yet again.
La Presse reports that while authorities had been 'hopeful' that a new ten-year deal could be announced at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, there is a bureaucratic holdup within the Ottawa government.
'The negotiations continue,' said correspondent Sebastian Templar.
Similarly, the Journal de Montreal
'[The stance of] Ottawa has surprised its partners, the government of Quebec, the city of Montreal and Tourisme Montreal,' added Templar.
Race promoter Francois Dumontier said: "I remain optimistic [that] the various levels of government will find a solution."
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