Groundhog, you are no . For that, we are thankful, and you may live—for now, at least, provided you don’t try this again on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Here’s a little critter who tried to play in traffic at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix.

Critters are a menace on the racetrack, perhaps even more so than and . Not only does the poor little varmint usually lose the Varmint vs. Race Car battle, but they can do major harm to a race car, especially at Formula One’s high speeds.

So, it begins: Max Verstappen and Jenson Button both received grid penalties for using a fifth…

This isn’t the first time the Canadian Grand Prix has had issues with groundhogs on the track, either:

In fact, a groundhog was blamed for ruining Anthony Davidson’s race here in 2007:

Perhaps we do need to thin the herd. , anyone? Any fans of groundhog chili?

Kangaroos on the track at Bathurst's Mount Panorama Circuit have been a big problem in previous…

: One groundhog apparently tried this earlier during the Micra Cup support race:

Groundhog snipers, man. Montreal needs groundhog snipers.

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