All F1 Grandstand Seats Now Available (05-25)

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release



The ''Privilege'' Period Offered to 2008 Customers Is Now over


All Available Grandstand Seats Now Offered to Those Wishing
To Attend Their First FORMULA 1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX



Montréal, January 17, 2010 - Montreal's Octane 
Racing Group Inc., promoter of the FORMULA 1 
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX, the eighth round of the 2010 
FIA Formula 1 World Championship, is pleased to 
announce that as of tomorrow, January 18, all 
available grandstand seats can be purchase. The 
''privilege'' period offered to 2008 clients has 
ended. Anyone wishing to experience their first 
F1 event on June 11, 12 and 13 can now order the 
best seats available. The same goes for fans that 
missed the 2008 event, but wish to re-experience 
the Grand Prix, which those from near and far 
consider "simply the best."


"Over the last few weeks we saw that the FORMULA 
1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX has a very large number of 
loyal customers. We would like to thank them for 
not allowing a year without a Grand Prix to 
dampen their enthusiasm," said François 
Dumontier, president of Octane Racing Group Inc., 
the event promoter. "The response from this group 
is more than encouraging. It strengthens our 
commitment to pull out all the stops and deliver 
an event that reaches their expectations, a 
motorsports event that will be appreciated at the 
highest of levels. And beyond Formula 1, the 2010 
event will offer quite an amazing show."


The strength of the euro, the fact that we are 
the only North-American round of the World 
Championship, the sheer reputation of our event, 
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and the atmosphere that 
reigns in the city on Grand Prix weekend, are all 
factors that explain this surge in interest. The 
fact that Red Bull had planned a special event in 
Montréal with Sébastien Buemi, one of the 2010 
Formula 1 grid drivers, is a strong testimonial 
of the enthusiasm that the teams have toward the 
perspective of renewing with the Montréal crowd, 
next June," added Dumontier, referring to the 
initiative of the sponsor/owners of the Red Bull 
and Toro Rosso teams, an event unfortunately 
cancelled due to the warm weather conditions.


Those wishing to obtain grandstand tickets (and 
general admission) offered at the same prices as 
in 2008 can, starting tomorrow, contact the 
FORMULA 1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX box office at 514 
350-0000 which is open seven days a week from 9 
a.m. to 10 p.m. They can also visit 
www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca, at any time to 
order online.


Organizers are also offering a variety of 
corporate packages for both small and large 
companies and other groups who desire to attend 
the 2010 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF CANADA. To make 
a reservation or to obtain further information, 
those interested should contact Julie 
Rioux-Paquette and Marie-Claude Boucher at 514 
350-4731. Always popular, corporate packages for 
the FORMULA 1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX, sell out 
quickly.


A Canadian company established in Montreal, 
Octane Racing Group Inc. is the promoter of the 
FORMULA 1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX by virtue of an 
agreement made with Formula One Administration 
Limited and Formula 1 World Championship Limited 
(together the holder of commercialization rights 
to F1).


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On behalf of Octane Racing Group
Normand Prieur
450 492-6963 / 514 836-6963
nprieur@videotron.ca