CANADIAN GP
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The Circuit in Montreal named after the late great
Gilles Villeneuve,
(father of Jacques Villeneuve)It has staged the
Canadian GP
since 1978. This circuit is 4.4 km long with
long straights and fast
sweeping corners and is a circuit whichmost drivers
enjoy.
Located on the Ile Notre Dame, the circuit is
withineasy reach of the
Montreal city centre. It has a picturesque backdrop
which includes
views of the Lawrence River and the old Olympic
Rowing Basin
.The 1st to complete 69 laps is the winner, In
1998 this GP witnessed
one of the worst crashes at the start, causing
total carnage with cars barrel rolling
and landing on one another. Eventually, it was
Michael Schumacher who
wonfollowed by Giancarlo Fisichella and Eddie
Irvine. Braking is
important as you come at high speed in 6th gear
at 200 mph and have
to negotiate a corner at 38 mph, which is why
the braking should be optimal.
CIRCUIT MAP
Tune up :
Medium to soft suspension settings are needed
for maximum grip
due to the dust and wind which makes the circuit
slippery. Also we
need optimal braking for the circuit with equally
fast and slow
corners present in the circuit.
The track
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