Overview
- F1 Academy, the all-female support series to Formula One, will run three-race weekends in Montreal and Austin to offset the loss of its Saudi Arabia round.
- The new Opening Race will award full championship points and use each driver's second-fastest qualifying lap to set the grid, so no extra qualifying is needed.
- The schedule change keeps the season at 14 races despite fewer event weekends, with Montreal now the second round in May and Austin set as the fifth stop in October.
- Series leaders framed the move as a way to increase meaningful track time and keep sporting integrity intact, while also giving the championship flexibility to replace any postponed races.
- Media reports suggest Formula 2 may join the Canadian Grand Prix support bill, though F2 says it is still working on options and has not confirmed a Montreal debut.