The F1 circus is in Montreal once again.
On the way to work this morning I saw on many street corners groups of men wearing bright red shirts looking very bemused and very lost. Why is it always the Ferrari fans who don’t know where they’re going?
The stores are festooned with chequered flag bunting and the number of supercars on the roads seems to have quadrupled overnight. The whole town has that F1 party atmosphere even if the Crescent street showcase is nothing more than a place to get sold a credit card.
In Montreal the race is almost a footnote. When a circuit is this close to a city it’s just an excuse to get drunk and party. Montreal is probably a lot like Monaco in that respect, except you’re still solvent by the end of the weekend.
My predictions? Massa will win. Hamilton will come second because it’s tradition now. Ralf will hit the wall. There will be a riotous exodus from NewTown when Jacques starts singing.
