It’s good to see Formula 1 racing back again at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Canada. When F1 suddenly departed the famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Montreal Ile Notre-Dame after the 2008 Grand Prix – many thought F1 racing was finished in Canada for good. But it has made a triumphant return for 2010.

HoundsTV has many fond memories of spending the exciting Formula 1 week in Montreal – especially during the late nineties when the names of Jacques Villeneuve & Michael Schumacher ruled the track. Villeneuve’s 1997 Formula 1 World Championship win over Schumacher stands as one of the greatest sporting moments in Canadian history.

After a practice session in the lead up to the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix – Jacques Villeneuve autographed this Villeneuve family poster (Jacques is the little boy in front of dad Gilles.) Officially licensed & printed by the Gilles Villeneuve museum in Montreal [$169.00] The poster is professionally mounted on 26″ x 38″ board and is ready for frame and glass.

Jacques Villeneuve signs autographs at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Montreal, June, 1998.

ITEM: THE VILLENEUVE FAMILY official poster of the Gilles Villeneuve museum in Montreal. Autographed by JACQUES VILLENEUVE. (Poster in excellent condition and mounted on 26″ x 38″ board – shows slight wear at edges but a frame and glass would make like mint.)
PRICE: $169.00 CAN + $30.00 (S&H in North America)

It is sad indeed to hear that the annual Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix held in Montreal won’t be on the schedule for 2009. The race is now officially dead after last minute negotiating between the Canadian government and Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone fell short. It’s a shame to have such a world-class event that Canadians have been supporting for decades just ripped away over greed and what the government refers to as “unreasonable demands” by Ecclestone.

Besides the bad economic effects that is sure to be felt along Montreal’s Crescent street – it deprives Canadian autograph collectors their only real up-close and personal shot at world class Formula One drivers. HoundsTV can certainly remember many amazing weeks spent during June in Montreal getting the autographs of Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Shumacher, Mika Hakkinen, and many more.

We just have fond memories and autographs left from the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as the drivers would leave the paddock area and make the trip across the bridge at Île Notre-Dame – all the while signing away for the waiting autograph collectors.

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