The unexpected street-race warning F1 must heed
Formula 1 has explored the possibility of multiple new street circuits in recent months. But this pursuit of city-centre racing has several flaws
The surprise election defeat for Montreal mayor Denis Coderre earlier this week could be bad news for the Formula E race on the streets of the Quebec city, and is a timely warning to Formula 1 as it considers a future calendar packed with street races.
The Montreal street circuit was one of the best to have featured on the all-electric racing series calendar so far. Wide boulevards, genuine elevation changes and challenging corners mixed with the ubiquitous chicanes and 90-degree bends to create a track that not only wouldn't have looked out of place on the 1990s CART calendar, but was universally enjoyed by the drivers.
Share Or Save This Story
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.