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F1 driver Lance Stroll's guide to a weekend in his hometown Montreal

Megan Lawton
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Lance Stroll is F1 royalty and a born-and-bred Quebecois. This is the Aston Martin racer's guide to Montreal, from runs through Mount Royal Park to smoked meat at Lester's.

Known for its French flair, splendid parks and rugged mountain backdrops, Montreal is the largest city in Canada's French-speaking Québec province. And according to Formula 1 racer and Montreal native Lance Stroll, it's also home to one of the F1 calendar's coolest racing weekends.

"I’m not just saying it because it's my home," says Stroll. "[It's] just the spirit around the whole weekend, how the whole city really gets into it and everyone's very ionate for the race!"

We asked Stroll to share his favourite hometown activities  – even when F1 isn't on. Stroll, who started go-karting at local racetrack Kart-O-Mania at the age of four with his father Lawrence Stroll; the executive chairman of Aston Martin and owner of the Aston Martin F1 Team, reports that the city is lively all year around. But some months, he warns, aren’t for the faint-hearted. "I don't miss the winters," its Stroll. "They can get a little grim and it's sometimes too cold."

Thankfully, he says the warmth of the locals makes up for those chilly temperatures. "We're nice, good people up in Canada," he says. "We’re friendly and very welcoming, too." 

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Lance Stroll was born and raised in Montreal. He ed Aston Martin in 2019, two years after his entry to the sport. In his first season, he became F1’s youngest ever rookie podium finisher, claiming third position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at just 18 years old.

The city's official language is French, but not as you might know it. "We have a different way of talking in Quebec," he says. "So, I adapt when I'm in in Europe because they don't understand anything when I'm speaking hardcore Quebecois. It’s like Texas French, you know">window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'alternating-thumbnails-a', container: 'taboola-below-article', placement: 'Below Article', target_type: 'mix' });