2003 has already been suggested so will be watching it soon thanks bud

And don’t worry too much about the anti Americans theyh are in the minority. He must be anti British too.

I’d be surprised if you found I was wrong about the eye-candy this city has to offer. As for the track, it is open to the public when no events are scheduled so you may well take the opportunity to walk, rollerblade or bike it – and that probably wouldn’t be much of a detour, since it’s situated close to some of the main tourist attractions (i.e. Old Montreal, Casino, etc…) do let us all know what you thought of the sights!

Our TSN rebroadcasts the once ITV now BBC feed, but now that its on the BBC the commercials that TSN adds really mess up the coverage – plus they’ve dropped their pre-race show (that said, torrents have informed me that the actual BBC coverage is quite good). The poor coverage demonstrates the level of interest TSN (CTV etc.) feels is there for F1 and as the local broadcaster they need champion the Canadian GP.

With the recent split it was tough to even figure out to whom Canada should be making their case to.

Here’s hoping that F1 comes back to North America in some form: Montreal, take over the Toronto Indy, Watkins Glen (still inside a days drive for most that would go to Montreal) or some big high-profile return to something like a New York street circuit.

I hope Montreal returns to the calendar as soon as possible- aside from the track surface issues and ticket prices, the event represents everything that a Grand Prix should be. But on that same note, while the return of Montreal would be a positive in nearly every aspect, we still need a Grand Prix of our own here in the United States as well.

I very much hope that the track is fixed to the pointr where it is capeable of hosting F1 again in the near future. Obviously the cold dose a number on asphalt surfaces, so the surface at CGV requires a bit more upkeep than at other F1 venues.

It appears your opinions regarding which nations should host races differs greatly from my own and that of many other readers. If that’s the case, fine- we’re all entitled to our own opinions, and i’m sure the editor would consider you for writing a guest post of your own on why racing in front of near-empty grandstands at government-financed places in Asia is great, if you so desired.

But just because you’ve got a different take, don’t go insulting anyone. Voicing our own opinions to allow for constructive conversation is a great aspect of sites like this, so I encourage you to take the high raod, knock off the insults, and join in some of the good stuff here.

City buys F1 equipment
Sat, 2009-07-04 03:48.
Thomas Daigle
The City of Montreal has taken another step to host a Formula 1 event in 2010.

Officials have purchased equipment on Ile Notre-Dame, belonging to former Grand Prix promoter Normand Legault.

The City shelled out $1.5 million for the gear, that is said to be essential to hold races at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.

Formula 1 officials will release the 2010 race calendar in the fall.

Unfortunately i have watched a lot of 86’s races recently. Mybe i should have excluded that year.

I agree very good year and i am a Mansell fan. Shame about the tyre.

can anyone suggest some years for me please?

Also, to those concerned with the condition of the pavement at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, I saw an article about a month ago indicating the whole track was repaved by the current NASCAR promotor.

There you go Gman Montreal a place for you. And you know what i am talking about lol

I wonder how many people would prefer a return of Canada over Imola???

Think of ow many years it took for those races to become classics. Now give the new tracks the same amount of time, and then if they have not reached the same status, start discussing it.

Reading day in and day out about why the British HAVE to have a race in their HOLY country is endlessly irritating.

Canada is not the only country which does not have a F1 race. There are loads of other country’s who are in the same boat. Also please dont come with the history this and that, its utterly pointless. If you loved that race way back when, then buy the DVD.

In 30 years when China is being removed from the calendar because they want to have the first moon race, people are going to complain about how China is a historical race and almost 20% of all F1 fans are from china etc, etc, etc…

Commentators: Your only wasting your time by complaining (as am I).
Authors: Stop forcing your opinions on us. Propaganda is for the Nazi’s and Americans, not the public.

I know that the event is always a big hit with drivers, but I’ve said for years that this must surely be because of the nightlife and the very, very healthy female population of this city.

In my opinion the track here is boring, the facilities are nowhere near where they ought to be, and last year at the hairpin, they were desperately filling in giant holes in the asphalt the night before the race because the organizers can’t get their heads around working with appropriate materials. (… which was just pathetically ironic because this city is the bad roads capital of the world)

When the race was pulled from the calendar I thought it was a blessing in disguise. I figured that someone would decide to put up the money, completely redesign and overhaul the track, and attract F1 back that way. From what we’re hearing here, the race will likely be reinstated next year in its present state, which I think is a pity. Don’t get me wrong I’d love for F1 to come back here, as well to other North and South American venues, but for all the popularity of the Montreal event, for my money the track here is not up to par.