FIA ratified its calendar for the 2010 season on Monday and reinstated the Canadian Grand Prix,provided contract negotiations with Formula One management are completed. The Canadian Grand Prix had been held at the Montreal track annually since 1978 before being dropped this season. There will be 19 races in 2010. The world championship will start on March 14 with the Bahrain Grand Prix,which replaced the Australian Grand Prix as the season-opener, FIA said in a statement. The Australian race at the Albert Park will follow on March 28. If FIA and the Canadian organisers fail to reach a deal,the Turkish Grand Prix,which is scheduled for May 30,will be moved to June 6. The Canadian Grand Prix is scheduled for June 13. Montreal was dropped from the 2009 F1 calendar after negotiations with race organisers collapsed. F1 wanted $175 million to keep the Montreal race on the 2009 schedule but organisers and the government balked.
