Comments on: Debate: is F1 too fast for Montreal?

By: chunter

chunter — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:49:50 +0000

Let me quickly chime in that the wall Kubica hit has not been struck nearly as often as the one that reads “Bienvenue au Québec”. In fact, there’s something quite poetic about that wall…

By: KB

KB — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:56:45 +0000

lol Keith, am sure you have had plenty of clicks.

When I went I did the USGP and Canadian double, was a fab experience, and the drivers were much more accessible than they are in Europe.

I was relatively cheap, and the hotel in Montreal went all out for the fans, they had Grand Prix packs in the room which included the programme and other sponsors memorabilia, they certainly know how to welcome F1 fans to the city.

I even shared a plane with the super Ross Brawn from Montreal – Chicago, and from Chicago – Indy, I was star struck…great memories!

By: Brits on Pole - LJH

Brits on Pole - LJH — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:37:15 +0000

> I’d disagree, Keith. How can F1 be too fast for Montreal and not Monaco?

I think most people accept that F1 is too fast for Monaco.

However I’d say it’s such a glamorous, historic, popular and commercially useful occasion that compromises are made for it that other races might not be able to command.

By: TommyB

TommyB — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:55:31 +0000

Montreal never seems to produce a bad race. From what I can remember every single year I’ve watched it the race has been one of the best ones of the season

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:27:40 +0000

KB – I’d love to mate but you guys are going to have to start clicking on a lot more adverts!

By: KB

KB — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:25:14 +0000

What rubbish!

Montreal is fab track, it always takes a bad accident to recommend improvements, Oz is similar with the number of walls there too..

May I just add, it is one of the best places in the world to go to F1 race, Montreal closes a full street for a huge carnival experience F1 Style and its great!

Super track, excellent facilities

Keith – go there and see for yourself!

By: A Singh

A Singh — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:00:14 +0000

Even if Montreal is dangerous, it offers what many new circuits lack. The tight confines between walls means we always have exciting races in Montreal, compared to say Sepand, maybe?

By: M Smith

M Smith — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:46:46 +0000

“Is that someone sitting in a deckchair in the background of that photo?”

Yes, that’s Scott Speed sitting in the deckchair. Just like the placement of the Toro Rosso in the shot, you would think that behind the wall, it would be perfectly safe. And it was in the end, but it was close. Goes to show what the freakish accident it was.

By: Jonesracing82

Jonesracing82 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:21:20 +0000

F1 has been going to Montreal for 30yrs as u say, and how many times has that very wall been hit?
it was a freak accident and that wall wont b touched for a long time yet!
lowering the kerbs is stupid as the drivers will now simply drive over them!

By: Barret

Barret — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:25:05 +0000

I’m not a fan of the big run-off areas. Anyone remember fuji last year when someone ran off the track in the last corner and made a pass? Can’t remember who that was. Barrichello? There should be a penalty for going off the track…like the sand traps of yesteryear. Or for example, Laguna Seca, where the cars get slowed down but don’t necessarily get stuck.

If anyone’s interested, Indycar here in the states uses the SAFER barrier. You can read about it here:

http://www.indycar.com/tech/safer.php