Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on May 9th - Track Walk (56k)
Posted by Briere
Hi peeps,
On last Friday, I finally came to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for a photo walk with my true digital camera
I took a total of 182 photographs, but I'll post only a "small" batch here 
85 is still a lot I guess
Out of the metro station, we have a little walk towards the track
Great view on the Biosphere
Those who've already been to the Canadian GP have seen this, but much more crowded
View on the bridge that crosses the St. Lawrence River
Yay ! I'm now on track.
View from G34
The old Control Tower
Lots of people were doing some rowing that day
Sun is shining near the Casino
Laying on the asphalt, I took this photograph to show how high kerbs are in the final chicane
Time flies by, but crash marks don't
Look how deep that gravel trap is
The main Grandstand is not finished yet
Detail on how grandstands are built there
Salut Gilles, as seen from Charlie Whiting's spot
The camera facing podium will be on that stand
Workers working on corporate suites
Impressive view on turns 1 and 2. Looks like a stadium
Turn 1 as seen from G12
Some alphalt laid down in turn 1's run off
Look at that uneven terrain
Lying on the asphalt, you can see how track actually raises at that point
Soon to be RBS ad with the primer coat on
Nice, nut somehow blurry, view on Montréal's downtown
Love is in the air
Turns 3 and 4, downhill
Turn 4 as seen for turn 3's apex
Frentzen knows that wall very well
Huge height difference between those 2 kerbs
Turn 5
Looking back to turn 4's exit, while a truck comes towards me
Turn 5 through the trees
New wall on the outside of turn 5, which is a year old now
That Sentra is flying !!!! 8O
Montréal through the trees (nice contrast between indutrialization and nature)
Little park with flowers and a wooden bridge along the straight before turn 8
I saw lots of those that day
Piece of kerb I found behind one of the permanent concrete walls
The Bridge through the trees
Workers putting fence poles in place
Overtaking action !
Almost under the bridge
The river is flowing well under the bridge
As seen from the TV camera
Some paint work
the next walk bridge is held partly with those concrete blocks
G24
Giant screens' structure is complete...
...with the help of this crane
The hairpin from G15
When you look back, you can see how low you are
Now looking down the hairpin from the highest point of G15
Looking back at the Jacques-Cartier Bridge
And now the Biosphere
W.I.P Bridgestone logo
Now being worked on
While this guy does a precise job and places makes the logo with tape
Note the height difference between the kerb and the track
Another view on an uneven terrain
10 meters farther
The hairpin seen from the top of the old control tower (note the Olympic Stadium's tower on the right)
Back straight seen through the control tower
More rowing
An aircraft is about to land
I took this photo of the Olympic Basin and noticed, after transfering on the PC, a dead fish
Worker drilling on the floating platform behind garages
Mitsubishi Eclipse
I can now say that I've been in the Paddock Club zone
Back straight as seen from the TV camera spot
Commentators booth had only just started being built
The infamous Casino
My bag and my shadow
Bridgestone logo
The old Control Tower and a cyclist
Hi !
I love those truck so much
Workers working on G22, where I sat in 2005
Another truck
This is where we get opur tickets checked when heading for the island
Cute bird
Parc Jean-Drapeau map
I'm a little late I guess
The Jean-Drapeau metro station
The train is coming
I hope you'll enjoy those pics as much as I did my walk
On last Friday, I finally came to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for a photo walk with my true digital camera
I took a total of 182 photographs, but I'll post only a "small" batch here 85 is still a lot I guess Out of the metro station, we have a little walk towards the track
Great view on the Biosphere
Those who've already been to the Canadian GP have seen this, but much more crowded
View on the bridge that crosses the St. Lawrence River
Yay ! I'm now on track.
View from G34
The old Control Tower
Lots of people were doing some rowing that day
Sun is shining near the Casino
Laying on the asphalt, I took this photograph to show how high kerbs are in the final chicane
Time flies by, but crash marks don't
Look how deep that gravel trap is
The main Grandstand is not finished yet
Detail on how grandstands are built there
Salut Gilles, as seen from Charlie Whiting's spot
The camera facing podium will be on that stand
Workers working on corporate suites
Impressive view on turns 1 and 2. Looks like a stadium
Turn 1 as seen from G12
Some alphalt laid down in turn 1's run off
Look at that uneven terrain
Lying on the asphalt, you can see how track actually raises at that point
Soon to be RBS ad with the primer coat on
Nice, nut somehow blurry, view on Montréal's downtown
Love is in the air
Turns 3 and 4, downhill
Turn 4 as seen for turn 3's apex
Frentzen knows that wall very well
Huge height difference between those 2 kerbs
Turn 5
Looking back to turn 4's exit, while a truck comes towards me
Turn 5 through the trees
New wall on the outside of turn 5, which is a year old now
That Sentra is flying !!!! 8O
Montréal through the trees (nice contrast between indutrialization and nature)
Little park with flowers and a wooden bridge along the straight before turn 8
I saw lots of those that day
Piece of kerb I found behind one of the permanent concrete walls
The Bridge through the trees
Workers putting fence poles in place
Overtaking action !
Almost under the bridge
The river is flowing well under the bridge
As seen from the TV camera
Some paint work
the next walk bridge is held partly with those concrete blocks
G24
Giant screens' structure is complete...
...with the help of this crane
The hairpin from G15
When you look back, you can see how low you are
Now looking down the hairpin from the highest point of G15
Looking back at the Jacques-Cartier Bridge
And now the Biosphere
W.I.P Bridgestone logo
Now being worked on
While this guy does a precise job and places makes the logo with tape
Note the height difference between the kerb and the track
Another view on an uneven terrain
10 meters farther
The hairpin seen from the top of the old control tower (note the Olympic Stadium's tower on the right)
Back straight seen through the control tower
More rowing
An aircraft is about to land
I took this photo of the Olympic Basin and noticed, after transfering on the PC, a dead fish
Worker drilling on the floating platform behind garages
Mitsubishi Eclipse
I can now say that I've been in the Paddock Club zone
Back straight as seen from the TV camera spot
Commentators booth had only just started being built
The infamous Casino
My bag and my shadow
Bridgestone logo
The old Control Tower and a cyclist
Hi !
I love those truck so much
Workers working on G22, where I sat in 2005
Another truck
This is where we get opur tickets checked when heading for the island
Cute bird
Parc Jean-Drapeau map
I'm a little late I guess
The Jean-Drapeau metro station
The train is coming
I hope you'll enjoy those pics as much as I did my walk
That's a very nice gallery. I hope you had a great day.
Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld
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Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld
GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.
stunning track walk briere, great photos! very informative Together with Imola and other tracks, Montreal is one of my favorites, I love how fast and flowing the track is.
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Together with Imola and other tracks, Montreal is one of my favorites, I love how fast and flowing the track is.Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/12/2008 07:31PM by Bruninho.
great! enjoyed that
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Nice set :D
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Cool guide and photos there! :D Thankyou!
I will have to get a copy of my mum and dads pics they took the other week when they went to monaco, they start like a month or two months early getting the track ready, its so so sooooo narrow!
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
I will have to get a copy of my mum and dads pics they took the other week when they went to monaco, they start like a month or two months early getting the track ready, its so so sooooo narrow!
Nice work, I always like that kind of pictures from (semi) streetcircuits being transformed from normal road to f1 circuit.
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Some say... he's even smaller than 20kb.
And some say... he's so offensive he could get you into trouble...
The only thing we know is that he's called...
THE SIG
Felipe Massa, World Champion 15:34:11pm- 15:34:21pm.
Great collection this Math, enjoyed this very much. Thanks
great pictures, as Sapo said its always interesting to see how the do this to tracks before teh races
Sim
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Thanks a bunch for sharing these!
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
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