News Details
Montreal GP flashback: The legendary Wall of champions
The Wall of Champions The race track was opened in 1978 and initially called the Ile Notre-Dame circuit but in 1982, following the death of Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, the circuit was renamed in his honor. Back in 1999, home favourite Jacques Villeneuve, title contender Michael Schumacher and British hero Damon Hill were all victims of the tricky right /left kink. Despite all three drivers having claimed World Championships over previous years and a heck of a lot of driving experience along the way, all seemed powerless to avoid the obvious attraction between the concrete wall and the carbon fibre that made up their machines. All three drivers were out the race on the...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from ThisIsF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Grosjean: Montreal is my favourite circuit on the Xbox
Romain Grosjean has fond memories of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, having...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Kvyat ready for Canadian GP (interview)
Weve just had a tight and twisting street circuit in Monaco and were...
11y ago from OneStopStrategy.com
Ricciardo excited about Montreal return
Daniel Ricciardo admits he cannot get enough of Circuit Gilles...
11y ago from PlanetF1.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP's new Concorde Agreement receives green light
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
Iker Lecuona gives himself ‘10 out of 10’ after an...
Iker Lecuona believes he showed his ‘speed and potential’ on his...
9h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pedro Acosta on Marc Marquez battle: “He passed me...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
‘I hope this is my last comeback’ – Marc...
Marc Marquez secured the 100th Grand Prix victory of his career in MotoGP...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Christian Rasmussen pushing to resurrect “tough...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Josef Newgarden continues to ascend in IndyCar’s...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 WWT...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Official race results: IndyCar 2026 at WWT Raceway
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Hayden Paddon eyes WRC gravel opportunity with...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg highlights area he must “work on”...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Hyundai drivers relieved asphalt WRC season is over...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'Arsenal have made calls' – Fabrizio Romano confirms...
Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Arsenal have made calls for Newcastle...
30m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsecast Extra Episode 698 – 08.06.2026
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
6h ago from Arseblog.com
‘There have been early discussions' –...
Arsenal’s interest in Aston Villa attacker Morgan Rogers appears to be...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Approach made: Arsenal target PSG revenge by signing...
Arsenal have reportedly made an early move to sign Emmanuel Mbemba from...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Adrian Newey breaks silence about Aston Martin F1 misery...
Adrian Newey has shared an update on his Aston... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
The moment Kim Kardashian steals F1 Monaco GP winner Kimi...
Kim Kardashian may have stolen the attention at... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
Lewis Hamilton demands answers from Ferrari after 'drastic'...
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton went into... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
