[Wayne Maybury]

I have been going o the Canadian Grand Prix for quite a few years now. These cars are absolutely amazing. They brake from 300 km per hour to almost zero in little more than 100 yards. They do everything at warp speed and they are safe.

This year a Sauber BMW lost control at 280 km per hour (170 mph) and hit a concrete wall at a bad angle. The driver had a slight concussion and a sprianed ankle. He experienced 75 Gs when he hit the wall, yes 75 Gs and he was basically unhurt.

A couple of years ago, Montoya and Jeff Gordon did a promotional deal at which time they drove each other's car. Both said the handling was good and they were impressed by the power but the most interesting comments were about the brakes. Montoya said a NASCAR race car has no brakes and Gordon said that he thought that his eyes were going to pop right out of his head the first time he pressed on the brakes in the F1 car.

Wayne