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.