[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Report is 50% of the tickets were purchased by marketing groups.

It's pretty clear that the F1 races in the US are there to cash in for the FIA.
Not that that's a bad thing per se, the money has to come from somewhere but the tracks and organisation doesn't give me that classic F1 vibe.
I'd rather have Hockenheim back than expaning more in the US (I only like COTA, that's a really nice track).

I mean the miami track...trackwise okay(ish) but normally I like street circuits because there's actual racing in a city. Like Monaco. Baku is also awesome, seeing the cars go by those ancient buildings.
But this was basically a parkinglot next to a highway. meh.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

It's pretty clear that the F1 races in the US are there to cash in for the FIA.
Not that that's a bad thing per se, the money has to come from somewhere but the tracks and organisation doesn't give me that classic F1 vibe.
I'd rather have Hockenheim back than expaning more in the US (I only like COTA, that's a really nice track).

I mean the miami track...trackwise okay(ish) but normally I like street circuits because there's actual racing in a city. Like Monaco. Baku is also awesome, seeing the cars go by those ancient buildings.
But this was basically a parkinglot next to a highway. meh.

Originally Posted by irunalot

Wow that's much bigger than I expected.

Crowd capacity was 82,500 but just under 80,000 attended, of which 35,000 were VIPs, so maybe 45,000 individuals actually purchased tickets.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Most clowns work in a duo .

Max got the FL on lap 54 with a time of 1:31.361 just after Norris crash.

[Fliplegend]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

Crowd capacity was 82,500 but only around 50,000 attended, of which 50% were VIPs, so maybe 25,000 individuals actually purchased tickets.

And there were reports of seating issues forcing people to sit on stairs! Imagine paying $1500 to sit on a step!

[gatorfast]

The ticket situation was a real shame. The prices were so absurd it made it nearly impossible to attend for most, especially as a family. I have been watching F1 for almost 10 years now and was super excited that a race was finally in my backyard. But then I saw the prices most of which were $2k+ per ticket and I was let down big time. Would have loved to attend and bring my wife and kids for the experience, but $5k+ for a family of 4 is a hard financial pill to swallow.

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

The ticket situation was a real shame. The prices were so absurd it made it nearly impossible to attend for most, especially as a family. I have been watching F1 for almost 10 years now and was super excited that a race was finally in my backyard. But then I saw the prices most of which were $2k+ per ticket and I was let down big time. Would have loved to attend and bring my wife and kids for the experience, but $5k+ for a family of 4 is a hard financial pill to swallow.

Yes pricey. However I much preferred having covered seating in Miami and having almost no wait for food and beverage.

Whereas in cota last year. I couldn't find shade. Had to sit in mud. Buying a beer took a hour. Took a hour to leave the car park. Walking around the campus felt like being in a sardine can.

Charging more for Miami allowed them to limit attendance. Which isn't all bad.

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by Fliplegend

And there were reports of seating issues forcing people to sit on stairs! Imagine paying $1500 to sit on a step!

I paid 1100 and had a covered seat.

Some people purposely paid for a GA ticket and got annoyed when someone kicked them out of their paid assigned seat.

[kring]

Prices were not that high, it has been very falsely inflated because of scam sites like stubhub and people putting on ebay for crazy prices (it’s not an F1 issue, it’s Ticketmaster that is sleezy). but if you notice those jacked up tickets rarely ever sell for more that face value plus a small percentage over. There were tickets available every day and at any time for $250-$400 per day.

I saw no issues with seating, plenty of people squatted an moved around, I spent time in the covered shaded seats when it wasn’t race time. But overall there were no issues I saw with seating across the 3 days in the grandstands.

Pretty certain those numbers quoted by Bubbles are not accurate at all. It was more like 300K over the course of the 3 days. Stands were like 90% capacity during quali and practices. But totally full during the race.

Overall it was very smooth, from parking to moving around and sitting, plenty of food and drinks and bathrooms nearby. They did a pretty darn great job for a first-run.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by kring

Prices were not that high, it has been very falsely inflated because of scam sites like stubhub and people putting on ebay for crazy prices (it’s not an F1 issue, it’s Ticketmaster that is sleezy). but if you notice those jacked up tickets rarely ever sell for more that face value plus a small percentage over. There were tickets available every day and at any time for $250-$400 per day.

I saw no issues with seating, plenty of people squatted an moved around, I spent time in the covered shaded seats when it wasn’t race time. But overall there were no issues I saw with seating across the 3 days in the grandstands.

Pretty certain those numbers quoted by Bubbles are not accurate at all. It was more like 300K over the course of the 3 days. Stands were like 90% capacity during quali and practices. But totally full during the race.

Overall it was very smooth, from parking to moving around and sitting, plenty of food and drinks and bathrooms nearby. They did a pretty darn great job for a first-run.

may have appeared to be more in person. No where near 90% capacity. Good to see a positive review of the race.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

I don't know where you come from but where I come from a fist fight looks very different....
I think everyone gets a little bit mad when Ocon casually shakes his shoulders as if he did nothing wrong..

P16 (OCO) is down 1 lap. P16 overtakes P1 (VER) in the straight line. The cars collide in the next turn. P1 loses track position to P2 (HAM) who wins the Grand Prix. P16 gets a 10 second stop-and-go penalty for causing a collision. Scuffle in the Brazilian paddock between P2 and P16. P2 is voted Driver Of The Day but is also sentenced by FIA to serve 2 days of public service because of the paddock altercation.

[M5Rick]

''I go and see him now in the paddock''

[M5Rick]

BOT's song now that he's out of sta lag merc

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by kring

Prices were not that high, it has been very falsely inflated because of scam sites like stubhub and people putting on ebay for crazy prices (it’s not an F1 issue, it’s Ticketmaster that is sleezy). but if you notice those jacked up tickets rarely ever sell for more that face value plus a small percentage over. There were tickets available every day and at any time for $250-$400 per day.

I saw no issues with seating, plenty of people squatted an moved around, I spent time in the covered shaded seats when it wasn’t race time. But overall there were no issues I saw with seating across the 3 days in the grandstands.

Pretty certain those numbers quoted by Bubbles are not accurate at all. It was more like 300K over the course of the 3 days. Stands were like 90% capacity during quali and practices. But totally full during the race.

Overall it was very smooth, from parking to moving around and sitting, plenty of food and drinks and bathrooms nearby. They did a pretty darn great job for a first-run.

Good to know!!! Makes me wanna go next year!!! I love Miami

[iamwingman]

[QUOTE=kring;28892120]Prices were not that high, it has been very falsely inflated because of scam sites like stubhub and people putting on ebay for crazy prices (it’s not an F1 issue, it’s Ticketmaster that is sleezy). but if you notice those jacked up tickets rarely ever sell for more that face value plus a small percentage over. There were tickets available every day and at any time for $250-$400 per day.

I saw no issues with seating, plenty of people squatted an moved around, I spent time in the covered shaded seats when it wasn’t race time. But overall there were no issues I saw with seating across the 3 days in the grandstands.

Pretty certain those numbers quoted by Bubbles are not accurate at all. It was more like 300K over the course of the 3 days. Stands were like 90% capacity during quali and practices. But totally full during the race.

Good review. Thanks. Btw, where do you/did you find tickets like that for sale? Once they are sold out from original source I don’t know where else to look other than sites like StubHub. Were individual people selling outside gates at the event?

[Killed by Death]

[QUOTE=iamwingman;28892954]

Originally Posted by kring

Good review. Thanks. Btw, where do you/did you find tickets like that for sale? Once they are sold out from original source I don’t know where else to look other than sites like StubHub. Were individual people selling outside gates at the event?

I was going to ask the exact same thing. I searched for tickets on Seat Geek also with no luck.

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by kring

Prices were not that high, it has been very falsely inflated because of scam sites like stubhub and people putting on ebay for crazy prices (it’s not an F1 issue, it’s Ticketmaster that is sleezy). but if you notice those jacked up tickets rarely ever sell for more that face value plus a small percentage over. There were tickets available every day and at any time for $250-$400 per day.

I saw no issues with seating, plenty of people squatted an moved around, I spent time in the covered shaded seats when it wasn’t race time. But overall there were no issues I saw with seating across the 3 days in the grandstands.

Pretty certain those numbers quoted by Bubbles are not accurate at all. It was more like 300K over the course of the 3 days. Stands were like 90% capacity during quali and practices. But totally full during the race.

Overall it was very smooth, from parking to moving around and sitting, plenty of food and drinks and bathrooms nearby. They did a pretty darn great job for a first-run.

[QUOTE=iamwingman;28892954]

Originally Posted by kring

Prices were not that high, it has been very falsely inflated because of scam sites like stubhub and people putting on ebay for crazy prices (it’s not an F1 issue, it’s Ticketmaster that is sleezy). but if you notice those jacked up tickets rarely ever sell for more that face value plus a small percentage over. There were tickets available every day and at any time for $250-$400 per day.

I saw no issues with seating, plenty of people squatted an moved around, I spent time in the covered shaded seats when it wasn’t race time. But overall there were no issues I saw with seating across the 3 days in the grandstands.

Pretty certain those numbers quoted by Bubbles are not accurate at all. It was more like 300K over the course of the 3 days. Stands were like 90% capacity during quali and practices. But totally full during the race.

Good review. Thanks. Btw, where do you/did you find tickets like that for sale? Once they are sold out from original source I don’t know where else to look other than sites like StubHub. Were individual people selling outside gates at the event?

You are right, I misread the report.

For race day, crowd capacity was 82,500 but just under 80,000 attended, 50,000 in the grand stands the remaining 30,000 were VIPs.

Less for P1-P3 and quali.

[br438]

30,000 VIPs.... woah.

[NYG]

All the Bottas ass memes this morning are hilarious.

[gatorfast]

Originally Posted by kring

Prices were not that high, it has been very falsely inflated because of scam sites like stubhub and people putting on ebay for crazy prices (it’s not an F1 issue, it’s Ticketmaster that is sleezy). but if you notice those jacked up tickets rarely ever sell for more that face value plus a small percentage over. There were tickets available every day and at any time for $250-$400 per day.

I saw no issues with seating, plenty of people squatted an moved around, I spent time in the covered shaded seats when it wasn’t race time. But overall there were no issues I saw with seating across the 3 days in the grandstands.

Pretty certain those numbers quoted by Bubbles are not accurate at all. It was more like 300K over the course of the 3 days. Stands were like 90% capacity during quali and practices. But totally full during the race.

Overall it was very smooth, from parking to moving around and sitting, plenty of food and drinks and bathrooms nearby. They did a pretty darn great job for a first-run.

For future reference - where exactly were you seeing race day tickets for a few hundred $? On ticketmaster and stubhub, all grandstand seats were $1k+. The morning of the race, some did drop to ~$700 or so but that was literally hours before the race started. I was searching regularly and only saw grandstand seats north of $1k.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by gatorfast

For future reference - where exactly were you seeing race day tickets for a few hundred $? On ticketmaster and stubhub, all grandstand seats were $1k+. The morning of the race, some did drop to ~$700 or so but that was literally hours before the race started. I was searching regularly and only saw grandstand seats north of $1k.

You had to sign up on the F1 website waiting list to buy them at cost. I still felt that the prices were pretty wild as I wanted to take my family and do hospitality.

You're just seeing reseller markups.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by NYG

All the Bottas ass memes this morning are hilarious.

Drop one here..I haven't seen any yet.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Drop one here..I haven't seen any yet.

It's prolly NSFW