I’ve uploaded photos from the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix to my flickr space. The view we had wasn’t bad — we could see cars as they entered the braking zone for turn 1 until they rocketed out of turn 2.
Before the race we sampled the insanity that is Crescent Street, where they block off the street to set up exhibits for Formula 1 fans.
There wasn’t much action during practice, but Juan Pablo Montoya had a good romp across the grass. We also got to see the lifting capabilities of trucks as they hauled away Giorgio Mondini’s sick Midland.
The Renaults had new livery depicting an ancient Malay weapon called a keris, which is believed to be endowed with mystical powers, capable of eliminating rivals and protecting its bearer.
There were, of course, a lot of Ferrari fans cheering on Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa.
During lap 2, Nico Rosberg and Juan Pablo Montoya came together. Alas, at turn 3, out of our view, but they were pretty close in turn 2…
Once the race was done, fans stormed the track by pulling up the chain-link fencing and clambering over the tire walls. We did too, and made it down the front straight to watch the champagne fly.
Good times!
We were at the madness of the USGP this weekend. I’m about to start a “Dump Montoya” campaign.