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Grandstands definitely get you a better view but start around £450 and the sky's the limit. And you can't get single-day tickets any more. Also they play offensively terrible Dutch EDM in the grandstands all the time the cars aren't on track which honestly I'd pay extra to not have to sit through. The Hill also gets you away from that, which is lovely...
Granted you get concert access as well but that's usually no more than 1 good one (this year is Maroon 5, Eminem and Muse, so 2/3 decent). The saving grace is that the concerts mean you can usually sell any day-tickets you don't want in the run up to it and claw a bit of money back.
Honestly I only have tickets this year because I want to see Muse and I assume the championship will be done by then so the racing won't matter.
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
The sponsors are another matter. Perez has a close personal link with Carlos Slim going back to his childhood. That link brings the Telcel and Telmex sponsorship to Red Bull, and as their interests are exclusively for the Mexican market they wouldn’t be interested in a driver other than Perez, no matter how successful they were.
And Carlos Slim has deep pockets. He’s worth over $100 billion - more then the whole Red Bull empire - so if he decided to pick a legal fight with Red Bull over his favourite driver being dumped he’s got the money to make it a protracted, expensive and embarrassing.
Instead, Ecclestone orchestrated a sensational part-time return to Williams for Nigel Mansell at a reputed $1 million per race, with the young David Coulthard filling in when there was a conflict with Mansell's Indy Car season. I'm not sure if Bernie actually bankrolled the deal, or if he persuaded Renault to unbelt their wallet.
In the end, Nige's presence was hardly required as Damon Hill rose magnificently to the occasion in order to take the championship to the wire - and in my opinion, he should have won it.
Still, back to the present day. There's an interesting rumour that there might be a 'young drivers only' sprint race in Abu Dhabi after the season finale, with only drivers who have a superlicence and have not competed in more than 2 Grand Prix being eligible. That would certainly be pleasingly chaotic.
Young driver F1 race proposal revealed - The Race (the-race.com)
I used to love watching the Formula Renaults at Silverstone when they were a support race to the GP.
20 teenagers going 4 wide into Copse was always going to be entertaining!
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
Just wondering if Montreal is a good one to go to in terms of the race, facilities, trying to get accomodation etc.
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
He also (in his teenage years) went to the 1957 German Grand Prix, the lucky bastard. He does know how to pick ‘em.
Deliberately running two different specs must be a logistical nightmare in terms of parts, data comparison, setup and so on. It’s a world away from Gasly’s time at Red Bull, where Marko publicly stated “We told Gasly that he should use the Verstappen setting. He has to adapt it to his driving style. He should concentrate on driving and not constantly tell Mr. Newey how to build the car for him. When he was lapped in Budapest, he wanted a different suspension. He’s not an engineer. He was just running out of excuses.”
We’ve also been to the Austrian GP some years back (we were holidaying in Austria so we’re travelling that way anyway). Again, tickets substantially cheaper than for Silverstone. Some years back but I don’t recall it being that interesting a race or circuit.
This year was the first time that I can recall seeing a decent camera angle showing Eau Rouge in a better light. I've been to Spa a few times to watch classic racing and it comes as a shock the first time you see this section in real life, especially when stood right at the bottom.
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13200742/jack-doohan-australian-driver-to-replace-esteban-ocon-at-alpine-for-2025-f1-season
Looking forward to the race weekend after the break, I've missed it! Playing at a festival on Sunday afternoon unfortunately, so won't be able to watch live.
And Marko says Lawson will be in one of their 4 cars next year, which probably means they'll keep the current 4 and Lawson will get stiffed again...
Weather is predicted to be stormy again for qualifying - could be a great one!
I was surprised they gave him another year, too.
He hasn’t really looked the part this year compared to Albon. But most people are unaware that he’s usually running the old spec compared to Alex, who has first call on the latest bits as well as enough new spares in case of an incident.