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11/18/2024 |  F1 to move Canadian Grand Prix slot on calendar in drive to cut travel (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — Formula 1 will move the Canadian Grand Prix to a new slot in May from 2026 in an effort to cut down on travel and its environmental impact.
F1 said Monday that the race in Montreal will move to “the third or fourth weekend in May each year” from its current June slot, where it’s currently in the middle of a succession of European races, forcing teams to travel across the Atlantic Ocean and back for a single weekend. 

11/18/2024 |  Formula 1 Moves Monaco Grand Prix to Summer; Canadian Grand Prix Moves Earlier in Calendar (SportsTravel) Formula 1 starting with the 2026 schedule will move the Canadian Grand Prix to an earlier part of the schedule, the third or fourth weekend of May each year, as the latest series of schedule adjustments to have a more cohesive travel schedule for teams.
The move will allow the European leg of the F1 season to be consolidated into one consecutive period over Europe’s summer months and is planned to remove an additional transatlantic crossing each year.

11/18/2024 |  Canadian GP agrees to carbon-reducing date change from 2026 (Reuters Sports) Nov 18 (Reuters) - Formula One's Canadian Grand Prix will be held in May instead of June from 2026 onwards to help reduce the sport's carbon footprint and consolidate the European season into one consecutive period.
Formula One said in a statement on Monday that the rescheduling to the third or fourth weekend of May would remove an additional transatlantic crossing from the current 24-race calendar.

11/15/2024 |  F1 issues resale warning after launch tickets sell out (Reuters Sports) LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Formula One warned fans against fraudulent resale listings after tickets for an unprecedented 10-team pre-season launch event sold out soon after being released on Friday.
The 2025 launch, featuring all 20 drivers, at London's O2 next Feb. 18 is open to fans and tickets were priced at between 58 to 113 pounds ($73 to $142).

11/15/2024 |  Massimo Group Pontoon Boat Sales Crash in Q3, Less Weakness in E-Bikes, ATVs and UTVs (SGB UPDATE) Massimo Group posted a 14.4 percent decrease in revenues in the third quarter, to $25.6 million compared to $29.9 million in the prior-year Q3 period. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to a significant drop in Pontoon boat sales, and a slight decrease in sales of UTV, ATV and e-bikes.