You know you are at the Grand Prix in Montreal when the queue for the loo, outside the premium lounges, is about 40 men-deep, while the women just sally by. In Montreal, I am told, to cheer on his friend, motor superstar Lewis Hamilton … because, well … of course, Lewis is friends with Dude with Sign. Life imitating Netflix imitating life: that is something else I discerned during my Grand Prix immersion. Adding to the high stakes and higher drama, which the show also latched onto, was the dynastic factor in motor-racing. A darker father-son shadow in play at this particular race, reinforced by the fact this Grand Prix fell on Father’s Day: the presence of 23-year-old Mick Schumacher on the track.

Source: thestar June 30, 2022 09:03 UTC