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A Fast Lap in Montreal with Jaques
VILLENEUVE
On the pit straight, you get up to
sixth gear. You then have to hit the brakes hard going in Turn 1.
You try to carry as much speed as you can through Turn 1, because
you can't really accelerate out of the corner before you reach Turn
2. This is a slow and difficult section. The track goes down and
then up. It's slippery and a difficult corner to get right. The car
becomes light and it's a corner where you can make a big difference
in time.
The kink, Turn 5, is in
fifth gear. You are travelling at 230 km/h and pulling two
and-a-half Gs or more. It is usually flat-out. Then you have to
brake heavily again for the next chicanes, Turns 6 and 7. This is an
important chicane because the exit is fairly long. You have to
accelerate and turn a lot at the same time and traction is important
because you are coming onto another long straight.
You get up to 300 km/h
before the next chicane, Turns 8 and 9. You have to brake heavily
for the chicane and it's a good place to overtake. Then you
accelerate up to 295 km/h before the hairpin, Turn 10. The hairpin
is important because it's another spot where you can overtake. Then,
if you get a good exit out of the hairpin, it gives you a good speed
onto the longest straight on the track where you reach maybe 310-320
km/h. You have to hit the brakes hard for the last chicane, Turns 12
and 13. That's the heaviest braking on the entire circuit. Then the
lap is complete and you start all over again.
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