Official 2024 Miami Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[732NM]

Otispunkmeyer said:

I've just seen some prices of the food there. It's unreasonably priced to say the least! I don't know how they can do it with a straight face. $170 for a tuna poke bowl for example!

Plenty of ***** cash to spend in that area of the world.

[rscott]

HTP99 said:

Otispunkmeyer said:

RDMcG said:

The fairground atmosphere of the whole event is just trashy. How many “personalities” will poor Brundle chase on the pit walk?
Donald Trump and Taylor Swift will be there-bonus points to Martin for a 10 sec encounter.

I think there is some kind of race also -that’s the rumour ( or rumor) anyway (or anyways).

Yeehaw!

I've just seen some prices of the food there. It's unreasonably priced to say the least! I don't know how they can do it with a straight face. $170 for a tuna poke bowl for example!

Don't forget the "discretionary" tip too.

I saw those food prices, that has to be in an exclusive area as opposed to being the norm?

Ah yes, the stupid tipping culture. Most of the payment machine options start at 18 or 20%, going up to 25 and 30%. That's insane for a takeaway coffee at a hotel, costing $8.75 which just requires someone to put a cup under the machine and press go.

Or $11 for a beer, which is less than 3 at the local store.

[732NM]

rscott said:

Ah yes, the stupid tipping culture. Most of the payment machine options start at 18 or 20%, going up to 25 and 30%. That's insane for a takeaway coffee at a hotel, costing $8.75 which just requires someone to put a cup under the machine and press go.

Or $11 for a beer, which is less than 3 at the local store.

Wages are based on the tipping model. It's simply a different way to get to the same price.

[Petrus1983]

Otispunkmeyer said:

I've just seen some prices of the food there. It's unreasonably priced to say the least! I don't know how they can do it with a straight face. $170 for a tuna poke bowl for example!

Tbh if you decide to go to the Hard Rock bar on GP weekend then you know you're going to get shafted. On the flip side you've got people taking a G650 12 hours each way to watch a horse race yesterday.



They could put any $$ up - the people are who paying will still pay.

[Nova Gyna]

Add 1oz of caviar to any dish for $400.

[Sandpit Steve]

The US takes event price gouging to a totally different level, but for some reason the punters just accept that they’ll get mightily ripped off for food and drink when they go to watch sports or concerts. That seafood restaurant had better have trackside seating for the race if they’re charging that much to eat!

[paulguitar]

Petrus1983 said:

Tbh if you decide to go to the Hard Rock bar on GP weekend then you know you're going to get shafted. On the flip side you've got people taking a G650 12 hours each way to watch a horse race yesterday.



They could put any $$ up - the people are who paying will still pay.

And I was annoyed at paying $55 for three drinks at Madison square garden.

[Petrus1983]

paulguitar said:

And I was annoyed at paying $55 for three drinks at Madison square garden.

Hope you tipped

Maddison Square Gardens is a great venue though.

[Jasandjules]

paulguitar said:

And I was annoyed at paying $55 for three drinks at Madison square garden.

Cost me about 70 for lunch for three in the Natural History Museum and I was apoplectic..........

[mattyn1]

Must have been about 2010 and afternoon tea (that was effectively cream tea and a sandwich), was about £80 in the Burj Al-Arab. I see it’s about £120 now.
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[asfault]

This lie detector thing is weird. no way would i agree to it as a driver.

[Adrian W]

How stupid, who would win in a fight with

[732NM]

Fred.

[Jasandjules]

732NM said:

Fred.

He is hilarious... The other week Ted asked him how they had another set of tyres and he said "oh we cheated and brought more sets than were are allowed"...........

[Nova Gyna]

Adrian W said:

How stupid, who would win in a fight with

Yep, a load of scripted nonsense. They should get Horner in the hot seat to field a few not so carefully selected questions from the audience. Think it would be a ratings winner.

[abzmike]

Sandpit Steve said:

The US takes event price gouging to a totally different level, but for some reason the punters just accept that they’ll get mightily ripped off for food and drink when they go to watch sports or concerts. That seafood restaurant had better have trackside seating for the race if they’re charging that much to eat!

… the singular exception being The Masters…

[Gtom]

Fred Vassuers laugh while talking to Martin on the grid walk had got me laughing.

[Petrus1983]

abzmike said:

… the singular exception being The Masters…

Amazing isn't it. I thought it was fake until someone who was there told me it wasn't. Lovely.

[Jasandjules]

Nova Gyna said:

Yep, a load of scripted nonsense. They should get Horner in the hot seat to field a few not so carefully selected questions from the audience. Think it would be a ratings winner.

Could the lie detector machine cope with that much bull**t??

[732NM]

He's dragging this one out, is he paid by the second?