F1: This is the F1 circuit of the Canadian Grand Prix

The circuit is located on the Isle of Notre-Dame, a built artificial island in 1965 over the St. Lawrence River with the material accumulated in the construction of the Montreal subway.

Canada is fundamentally traction and brakingso getting heat in the front tires is part of the challenge for the wheels. There are no great loopholesso they usually appear safety cars which, of course, can affect the strategy. He layout offers opportunities for pass with long straights, it is a circuit where even in four times in each lap the single-seaters exceed 300km/hand many areas of heavy braking, there is a hairpin that forces the rider to brake for 2.74 seconds, especially in the first half, where there is not enough time for the discs to cool down.

Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton They are the true Kings of Montreal, winning the Canadian Grand Prix seven times each, no one has scored as many victories.

CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

From an aerodynamic point of view, the first sector of the circuit is the most demandingwith the first two corners that, although they are not excessively fast, do force you to brake at the right moment and follow a perfect line.

The First Sector, the most demanding of the three, requires precision in the first two corners to find the correct braking point and pull correctly to get out quickly and face the climb towards the third corner. ‘Careful’ with not stepping excessively on the pianos of the curve 4, the car can get spit out towards the starting wall.

The Second Sector starts with a chicane, curve 6 and 7with heavy braking at the entrance and with a delicate acceleration at the exit and ends the sector again with another chicane, curve 8 and 9with a bump in the braking so it is relatively usual to pass and end up in the loophole.

The Third Sector is he more complicated of all, any carelessness penalizes. In the fork of the turn 10, L’Epingleare produced many overtaking, but also many braking passes due to the high speeds with which the single-seaters from the previous straight arrive. Traction is important to be fast on the long straight that comes next, if you get out of L’Epingle well, you can attack your predecessor or defend against the cars that are pressing you from behind.

The chicane formed by turns 13 and 14 is criticism. The braking is very abrupt and it is difficult to find the exact point. The center curb is very high and it dislodges the car so that it’s easy to end up against the wall output, the famous ‘Wall of Champions‘. If the pilot manages to dodge it, he must accelerate to the maximum in the direction of the finish line, where top speed is again important to have options for overtaking or defense.

turn 14 of the last of the chicane is known as the ‘Wall of Champions’ Due to the number of World Champions that have crashed here over the years.

Currently, Montréal has one of the The most intense and attractive Grand Prix in the championship.