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Memories of the year: Montreal madness

The Canadian Grand Prix was probably the most memorable race in recent memory, but as Jonathan Noble reveals the entire weekend was a classic encounter both on and off the track

Jonathan Noble Dec 27, 2011, 11:48 AM

Team Lotus reserve driver Luiz Razia stands chatting on his mobile phone as he poses for a photograph next to a Ford GT, pretending to reach for the door to make it look like he is the proud owner of a machine that is slightly outside of his budget right now.

Further down the road, team-mate Karun Chandhok is in fits of giggles as soon-to-be Sky F1 commentator David Croft starts adding himself to the background of photographs race fans are having taken by other luxury sportscars on display on the street.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.