The 2016 Montreal Grand Prix took place on Sunday, 12 June, an unseasonably cold, overcast and windy day that promised rain. The day before we had taken William and Amy out to the F1 festival on Monkland for the evening and sweaters and jackets were the order of the day. The kids had a great time and it was pushing 9 by the time we left. The next day had started with a big breakfast at their favourite restaurant, having just heard that morning of the terrible news of the massacre in Orlando at the Pulse bar. With this still fresh in our minds and thoughts we took the bus and metro and joined the thousands heading out to the race. The pre-race excitement soon chased away any gloomy thoughts of the weather and the events in Florida. Marie had bought two general admission tickets at a great price a few months ago and as I had never attended an F1 race before I was pretty excited at the thought. Plus it would be a chance for Dad and son to do something together without the wives and kids for a change!
Big names like Lewis Hamilton racing for England and my favorite to win, Nico Rosberg from Germany, Sebastien Vettel (Germany), Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) and Felipe Massa (Brazil) were here at the 37th annual Canadian Grand Prix at the legendary Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit. Phil and I wandered around Parc Drapeau for a good two hours looking for the best vantage point to see the cars roar by. With general admission tickets you have to get there early but as we didn't show up till after noon we had to peer over the tops of the hundreds of other spectators crammed into the best spots on the grass and near the grandstands. It was fun none the less and a great chance for Father and Son to bond! And... Lewis Hamilton won! gws
