Missing from the Formula 1 calendar since 2019, the Canadian Grand Prix was back in race mode on Sunday to the delight of drivers, fans and Montreal business owners who had missed the fast-paced action at the circuit during its forced COVID-19 hiatus. Whenever the F1 circus pitches its tent in a city, the drivers roll out well-rehearsed platitudes but there has always been a sense of sincerity when it comes to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a high-speed track on the man-made Ile Notre-Dame in the middle of the St. Lawrence river. 'It's such a great place, obviously, one of my favourite tracks, one of the old-school ones that remains in the calendar and that's pretty special,' said Alpine's...
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