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Originally Posted by S griffin
The circuit is beautifully laid out in a great setting and it's one where cars can actually race each other. But Bernie doesn't care as long as he gets his next million. He doesn't even care about the sport anymore
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And he hasn't for a long time. Otherwise, F1 would be racing at the 2 circuits which are owned by his companies: Le Castellet and Istanbul Park.
The NASCAR-owned International Speedway Corporation owns many of the tracks which host NASCAR-sanctioned events in the USA. Why can't F1 run at Bernie-owned tracks? Because Bernie's business model is quite different. But then, Bernie is not CVC (or so they say) and CVC does not own these two tracks, which is where the NASCAR comparison ends.
If F1 leaving Montreal means IndyCar coming to Montreal, I'd say that would be a good enough reason for me for Montreal to let go of F1.