Grand Prix: it’s also a car race
Radio-Canada talks about the festive mood around Grand Prix weekend while La Presse editorialist Nathalie Collard says flat out that Montréal est une fête. Most media have had pieces on how the event is good for business.
Some women held a demonstration Saturday against the sexual exploitation that accompanies the big party, and the mayor has put in a word about how Formula One should be more environmentally sound.
Oh, and there’s a car race in here somewhere. Max Verstappen took pole position Saturday in rainy conditions. That is all.
DisgruntledGoat 13:14 on 2022-06-19 Permalink
Just walking around my quartier the terrasses are full of relaxed people, street life is back in full with neighbours chatting outside bakeries and apartment blocks. I’ve found the mood in the city has been great since warmer weather started in a way it hasn’t been since 2019. Nice to be a part of it.
There was a rhythm to the summer pre-pandemic we used to mark time with started by the GP and the festivals one-by-one that has been missing for a few years.