No F1 thread?

[Gavin]

I found it interesting that Alonso was next up and was asked about his opinion and he pointed out that Monza in the spray was at least as dangerous so possibly something could be done but it was not about a section of Spa.

[mik]

Yep that just looked like an extremely unfortunate incident

That. I am not sure how that is the circuit layout at fault. RIP.

[John]

Tickets still available for Silverstone this weekend. Does it not normally sell out well before the day?

[jamcg]

Yup, but I think they created extra tickets this year and they’ve also started charging more. We’ve been every year since 2013, baring a year we went to Spain instead. Even went the Covid year where it was an experimental event. Giving it a miss this year because of the cost

[Mito Man]

I noticed the Austrian GP was noticeably not full, even the Verstappen grandstand looked 20% empty.

[Rich B]

Having been on a busy Silverstone F1 weekend, I don't know how you'd physically fit more people in to sell more tickets on a Sunday...

[jamcg]

They’ve added more general admission spaces, and some that are general admission plus, where you pay extra to fight over a certain space. There’s now general admission space in front of Stowe grandstand and other bits that I forget, where previously it was fenced off

[Mito Man]

The Sunday ticket for general admission is £429.
That’s £429 to stand in a mosh pit and if you’re happy to waste enough of your life to arrive 6 hours before the race you may catch a glimpse of the cars a few hundred metres away squinting between the multiple barriers and catch fencing.
Thoroughly in the fuck that camp.

[integrale_evo]

Far too expensive for me to even think about it.

[jamcg]

The Sunday ticket for general admission is £429.
That’s £429 to stand in a mosh pit and if you’re happy to waste enough of your life to arrive 6 hours before the race you may catch a glimpse of the cars a few hundred metres away squinting between the multiple barriers and catch fencing.
Thoroughly in the fuck that camp.

We paid £330 last year for the full weekend ticket and a seat in the Stowe grandstand,

[Mito Man]

https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/fo ... rix/prices
The prices don't add up, Sunday now sold out but Saturday is "from £129" but then you click on it and general admission which I believe to be the cheapest ticket is £209

Sunday may be more expensive than expected as it included "Mahiki" which is just the concert. I'm surprised that it's now its own thing as I'm certain the concerts were always a free bonus!

[jamcg]

https://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/fo ... rix/prices
The prices don't add up, Sunday now sold out but Saturday is "from £129" but then you click on it and general admission which I believe to be the cheapest ticket is £209

Sunday may be more expensive than expected as it included "Mahiki" which is just the concert. I'm surprised that it's now its own thing as I'm certain the concerts were always a free bonus!

It’s not the normal concert, they’ve done it the last couple of years- it’s a marque night club that they fleece you for access. It’s all about how much they can drag out of your pockets now unfortunately

[jamcg]

https://oversteer48.com/silverstone-f1- ... %3A%20£200

This website has tracked the prices for the last few years- since 2019 a weekend general admission ticket has gone up 84%

[Mito Man]

Tells a story, 2020 Covid, yet 2021 despite having the Sprint race and everyone shafting the public to recoup lost revenue the tickets barely went up in price. 2022 and 2023

Also what's with the random houses they're building beside the track? I've been spammed with ads about it for a year now. Can't be selling them too well if they're advertising them that much.

[Mito Man]

Brad Pitt in an F2 car, quite an impressive makeover apart from the weird DRS mechanism on the rear wing.

[Mito Man]

Good to see Lewis helping change the oil on his car

[jamcg]

Brad Pitt in an F2 car, quite an impressive makeover apart from the weird DRS mechanism on the rear wing.

William storey suing someone for copying “his” livery incoming…..

[jamcg]

Good to see Lewis helping change the oil on his car

He was on the f1 show wearing the same trousers with a Mercedes T-shirt. Looked even weirder somehow

[Swervin_Mervin]

Good to see Lewis helping change the oil on his car

He was on the f1 show wearing the same trousers with a Mercedes T-shirt. Looked even weirder somehow

ALl I could think when Merc F1 tweeted "look who's back" was The Cleaner?

[nuttinnew]

Obvs it's his dog, explosive diarrhea.