Bernie says Montreal is back in 2010, mayor says "not so fast."

[BobHWS]

Recent reports, especially in Montreal's francophone papers (La Formule 1 serait de retour Ã* Montréal) have indicated that F1 will be back in Montreal in 2010. Now it seems that Bernie has stated so publicly. But based on my observation of Bernie's past blackmail, uh, I mean negotiation tactics, I'll believe it when I see the final, official 2010 F1 calendar published.

Montreal mayor says F1 deal not done yet
cbcsports.ca
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 | 4:34 PM ET

Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay said Tuesday that there's no deal in place yet to bring Formula One back to the city, despite F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone's comments to the contrary earlier in the day.

The head of Formula One said that an agreement in principle has been reached to have F1 return to Montreal in 2010.

"We have an in-principle agreement of how we're going to make the race happen," Ecclestone told CBC Radio.

But later Tuesday, Tremblay told RDS that negotiations are still continuing and that Ecclestone hasn't changed his previous offer. It was the major sticking point when the race was dropped for 2009...