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The Ile Notre Dame paddock is a narrow, noisy band of humanity that stretches alongside the St Lawrence Seaway's Olympic rowing basin. In many ways, it's Formula 1's most basic backyard facility - more cramped than Interlagos, tighter than Suzuka and more rudimentary than Albert Park. It's a place where dirty water trickles under your feet as mechanics slosh about with buckets and sponges, hosing down brake powder-caked wheelhubs. The blazing sunshine, wheezing petrol generators and narrow-walled corridors create frantic hustle; it's a place that means business. On-track, it's little different. Again, it's narrow, hot and frantic - with little to no room for error. Most drivers casually refer to Monte Carlo as Formula 1's most demanding and punishing race, but it's easy to forget that the principality is a low-speed, high-grip track. This place is the opposite: high-speed and low-grip, with just as many unforgiving walls to lose it against if your confidence ever chooses to get the better of your abilities. © 2021 Autosport
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