"Cato Batista" 07/06/2012 21:39:18 ID #176
Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are going to Montreal for the 7th round and we have plenty of reasons to be very excited about this race.
After last year’s torrential rain that made this GP the longest in history (4 hours plus) we don’t want another wet GP this Sunday. The Gilles Villeneuve circuit doesn’t need the extra spice to produce a fabulous race every single time, but with 6 different winners so far this edition promises to be a thriller.
What’s more, the FIA thinks that the track doesn’t need double DRS zones and only one will be implemented this time (from corner 10 in the long back straight). With 60% of the time at full throttle and several sections of track where cars reach 300kph leading into heavy braking areas, overtaking is not really a problem here.
So much blame has fell on the tyres for this year’s unpredictable results that I’m sure you are going to like this next surprise we have for you.
This new link in our website, the most recent creation of indefatigable Manbos and eternal accomplice Santiago, is a chart that graphically identifies tyre compounds and their colours plus all the rules to help you understand for example why drivers have to save new rubber for the race in detriment to their starting position. It is all at your fingertips, go here:

http://f1.manbos.com/tyres.asp (thanks again guys, it’s great!)

As you may already know, eight lucky CFA associates will be in attendance this weekend in Montreal arriving from 5 different cities. We all had been checking the forecast in a daily basis impatiently and to this day nobody is completely sure how this weekend will turn out weather-wise. One thing we know, this year we’ll carry (besides our ample allocation of beer and red wine) extra rain protection, and word is that if anybody even remotely mentions the word ‘rain’ like we did last year will have to face Uwe’s wrath. Five hours of relentless showers and little in the form of protection made us appreciate that watching a wet GP is a fabulous spectacle...in front of the TV from the comfort of home!
This is the largest CFA gathering ever, so we’ll like to share the experience with the rest of you with reports from the field and the expert opinion and analysis of those enjoying the event ‘live’. Stay tuned.

‘Till tomorrow

Cheers

Cato