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 | The Formula 1 World Championship began visiting Canada in the mid 1960s but because of the rivalry between the French-Canadians of Quebec and the English-speaking population the race was held at Mosport Park one year and at Mont-Tremblant the next. |
| The city found $2m for upgrading work and after a period of frenzied rebuilding the circuit (which was designed by Roger Peart) was ready for its first Canadian GP on October 8 1978. |
| The dispute led to the removal of the Canadian Automobile Sports Club as the national sporting authority of Canada but the race was back on again in 1988, after the track had undergone considerable modification. |
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