Courtesy Stuart Morrison Public Relations
Vancouver, Canada (June 13, 2005) – Over 121,000 Formula One fans flocked to the Canadian Grand Prix yesterday, Sunday 12th June, packing the grandstands at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal. Those who turned up basked in the searing heat and the 71-lap Grand Prix produced a sizzler of a race with McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen eventually taking the spoils.
While the weekend represented an opportunity for most people to relax, soak up the sun and catch some F1 action, for Sean McIntosh the Canadian Grand Prix offered a priceless opportunity to mix and mingle with the F1 community and further raise his profile as he looks to build on his Formula Renault UK Championship successes. With a free weekend in his race schedule the 20-year-old ‘Graduate Cup’ Champion hopped back across the Atlantic to begin a whirlwind visit to his home Grand Prix.
First up on Sean’s Montreal agenda was a visit to the F1 paddock on Thursday with passes kindly supplied by the Renault F1 team. Traditionally a set-up day for the teams, the day proved to be a great opportunity for Sean to witness the Renault F1 operation in action as they prepared for Sunday’s race
Sean’s success in Europe has similarly piqued the interest of the Canadian media and his presence at the Grand Prix in Montreal afforded many journalists the opportunity to catch up with the Vancouver-native. Already with features in the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and Mail last week, Sean’s progress caught the attention of TSN, producers of Canada’s nationwide Grand Prix broadcast. F1 anchorman, Vic Rauter, caught up with Sean following his meeting with Alonso and interviewed him for the pre-race show.
Sean also spent time in the paddock chatting with Gerald Donaldson, the respected journalist familiar to many Canadian’s as the voice of F1 through his Grand Prix reporting on TSN, and John Watson, the 1982 F1 Championship Runner-Up in town to commentate on the race alongside Rauter.
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