Ф1 ушла из Северной Америки

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А теперь бы инфу про европейских туристов подтвердить. Или это опять пиздеж?

Слова "я так понимаю" означают, что я так понимаю, а не "я знаю".
Кроме гп Канады в Монреале есть нейшнвайдовская гонка НАСКАР и была чампкаровская гонка. Аудитория посетителей у них преимущественно локальная. И чтобы власти Монреаля плакались также об уходе ЧампКара или в комментариях об отмене гонки Ф1 говорили что-то типа "in comparison to the NASCAR race at Montreal" я как-то и не видел.

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Есть пара интересных комментов.

I tend to be against govt support of professional sports, even though losing the Expos was absolutely devestating to me. However, Formula One is a little different -- it's not like any other sporting event staged in Canada - the economic spinoffs truly are incredible. The people that come for that weekend spend A LOT of money - they shop at the high-end boutiques, spend over $1,000/night for some hotel rooms, charter jets... and they also usually extend their stay beyond the 3 race days, visit other parts of Canada or USA. Airlines that usually run a daily Boeing 767 to Montreal usually send 2 full 747s each day that week. This is the #1 sporting event in Canada every year (even though it's not particulary a fan favourite outside of Quebec), it's the single most important tourism event in the entire country, and it provides prime-time exposure for Montreal and Canada to all of Europe's most affluent demographic. It's a world-class event, and we should do everything we can to keep it. So I support the use of government funds on an exceptional basis, even though it pains me to give our money to Ecclestone. However, this is one of many events that keeps us on the world map and it's a proven money-maker for the city as a whole, even though the race itself is not a sure-thing profit-wise (one would think 300,000 attendance would do the trick). If we benefit overall, there's no reason not to support it - it's simple economics. Let's face it - the Jays lose more money than any team in MLB right now - who knows where they would be if Rogers wasn't essentially given the government-funded money-losing SkyDome. The same can be said for stadia in other Canadian cities. The Grand Prix is big time, and it's unrealistic to only look at its impact based on the profitability of the race itself. In the grand scheme of things, it's a winner economically and the intangibles aren't so bad, either. Let's hope private and public work together to make it work.

John Bladen from Ed-Land: The Edmonton Indy is a great event - however it doesn't bring in anywhere near the amount of money F1 does in terms of off-track spending. Every hotel room in Montreal is booked for that weekend at prices double-triple the usual rate, most of the tourists come from overseas with thick wallets as opposed to driving from the northern US. I agree the race itself is cheaper to book and organize, but the spinoffs are in no way the same category. In the last few years we've had Indy, NASCAR, and F1 events. F1 fans come and don't even ask what the price is for a bottle of high-end champagne before ordering, whereas Indy & NASCAR fans come to Montreal and ask what a Bud Lite costs before ordering. Obviously I'm generalizing, but from a merchants point of view, that is the most common analogy used to describe the differences between the events. Is Indy more fun for the Everyday Joe? Probably. But the F1 crowd comes with money to spend, and they seem to really love spending it in Montreal.

Т.е. правило 80/20 вполне могло работать.