Canadian Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix: Yay or Nay.

As the lights went out at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, many fans were wondering whether or not we’d see a seventh winner in just as many races.

70 Laps later, we had the answer to our question as Lewis Hamilton stood on the top step of the podium to claim his first victory of the year.

Now the excitement of the race is over, let’s take a look at the ‘Yay’s and Nay’s of the Canadian Grand Prix.

YAY

Formula 1; In Monaco Mark Webber made history by becoming the sixth winner in six races, the 2012 season continued to make history as Lewis Hamilton was crowned the seventh different winner in seven races.

The question many fans are now asking is whether we will see an eight different winner in Valencia. I’d love to see an eighth winner myself and it’s not like we’re running out of potential winners either. Read the rest of this entry →

Circuit Gilles Villenueve – The Scene For F1 history?

June 7, 2012 in Canadian Grand Prix, F1 2012

Circuit Gilles Villenueve – The Scene For F1 History? A Canadian GP Preview By James And Rosie.

James from Official Merchandise

This weekend see’s Formula 1 yet again grace the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in what is turning out to be one of the most exciting season’s in Formula 1 history. With the possibility of 7 different winners’ in 7 races after the 70 laps around Montreal, this season would go down in folklore as the most open start to a Formula 1 season ever.

Ahead of the Grand Prix this weekend me and James Parker from Official Merchandise joined forces to give a joint

preview ahead of the action this weekend, and what we can expect from the race come Sunday.

The Gilles Villeneuve circuit has always been a firm favourite of fans for many years,

since the days of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna wrestling the hugely scary turbo F1 cars around its narrow but extremely fast set up. With features such as the last chicane (wall of champions) which has claimed many scalps over its time including 7 time World Champion Michael Schumacher, and its hugely long back straight, it provides the perfect combination of pure bare knuckle action and ultra fast lap times.

Looking back on last year’s race.
Last year’s race was possibly one of the most thrilling and exhausting races in the history of Formula 1. Not only was it the longest ever recorded race at 4 hours and 4 minutes due to a heavy rainstorm delaying proceedings, it also featured a storming drive from the back of the grid from a certain Jenson Button who, on the last lap managed to overtake reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel. It was a script that if written before the race, everybody would have laughed at, but led to it being the highlight of the 2011 F1 season. Read the rest of this entry →

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