Which is the best Formula One race to visit
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Been to Monza, Spa & Silverstone.
Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
AutoMate said:
Thanks guys. Spa is looking popular although Abu Dabi sounds exciting
Abu Dhabi is good, great to watch as the sun goes down and guaranteed warm, while a 'dry' country, plenty of beer at the track and in hotels. We watched the climax of the 2014 season here, amazing tension and good rivalry and humour from the German fans in our stand.Monza really good, great atmosphere but track is hard to walk around and if you drive, there is very little parking near the track. Stand at the lesmos was good and the Italian fans are something special.
Heard some good things about Hungary, easy to view track and was one of the cheapest tracks to go to.
Gary C said:
AutoMate said:
Thanks guys. Spa is looking popular although Abu Dabi sounds exciting
Abu Dhabi is good, great to watch as the sun goes down and guaranteed warm, while a 'dry' country, plenty of beer at the track and in hotels. We watched the climax of the 2014 season here, amazing tension and good rivalry and humour from the German fans in our stand.K50 DEL said:
Gary C said:
AutoMate said:
Thanks guys. Spa is looking popular although Abu Dabi sounds exciting
Abu Dhabi is good, great to watch as the sun goes down and guaranteed warm, while a 'dry' country, plenty of beer at the track and in hotels. We watched the climax of the 2014 season here, amazing tension and good rivalry and humour from the German fans in our stand.Dan_1981 said:
Been to Monza, Spa & Silverstone.
Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
Oh dear. If I hand known that about Milan I wouldn't have stayed there the 5 times I have while going to Monza. Silly me.Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
another 3 points said:
Dan_1981 said:
Been to Monza, Spa & Silverstone.
Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
Oh dear. If I hand known that about Milan I wouldn't have stayed there the 5 times I have while going to Monza. Silly me.Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
That's why I married an Italian
another 3 points said:
Dan_1981 said:
Been to Monza, Spa & Silverstone.
Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
Oh dear. If I hand known that about Milan I wouldn't have stayed there the 5 times I have while going to Monza. Silly me.Monza is a great rack full of history. Not great for viewing though & Milan is a st hole. Great atmosphere.
Silverstone - Expensive, difficult to see a great deal (but better than Monza), horrible when wet or windy.
Spa - When I last went you could see lots, access all round, camp near the track, awesome atmosphere.
Next on my list to go to are Austria or Canada.
The Cathedral is nice, the night life was average.
The girls are pretty i'll give you that.
Dan_1981 said:
It's not the greatest of cities though is it?
The Cathedral is nice, the night life was average.
The girls are pretty i'll give you that.
I was very surprised by Milan. Much more tired, grubby and run down than I expected, but Italian friends tell me that industry has basically collapsed around there and it needs serious regeneration. Monza town is a far nicer place to stay, but probably not if you'd like to smash the clubs every night.The Cathedral is nice, the night life was average.
The girls are pretty i'll give you that.
You don't go to the race to watch it.
You got to experience everything TV doesn't/can't convey.
I was at Monaco this year.
Done on the cheap : camping in Sospel at 16Euros a night, train in from Menton for 5Euros.
70 euro general admission ticket, stood on the hill above Rascasse.
It was raining, people with umbrellas got shouted at. I didn't 'see' much of the cars really.
Opposite a big screen though.
But stood up high seeing literally the whole city spread out beneath you, the med, the crowd, the clouds rolling in over the top of the mountains and then the noise of the grid...
Great!
Plus if you drive down you get the Col de Turini, Route Napoleon etc etc, some beautiful beaches, great food...
Silverstone - could be a grey windy wash out, or you could get burnt to a cinder.
I'm doing Barcelona next year -again camping, its a 2 week holiday with a GP thrown in.
I'll definitely do SPA one year, and maybe if a group get together Dubai...
The actual race is a tiny percentage of the point to go to the 'classics' though IMO
You got to experience everything TV doesn't/can't convey.
I was at Monaco this year.
Done on the cheap : camping in Sospel at 16Euros a night, train in from Menton for 5Euros.
70 euro general admission ticket, stood on the hill above Rascasse.
It was raining, people with umbrellas got shouted at. I didn't 'see' much of the cars really.
Opposite a big screen though.
But stood up high seeing literally the whole city spread out beneath you, the med, the crowd, the clouds rolling in over the top of the mountains and then the noise of the grid...
Great!
Plus if you drive down you get the Col de Turini, Route Napoleon etc etc, some beautiful beaches, great food...
Silverstone - could be a grey windy wash out, or you could get burnt to a cinder.
I'm doing Barcelona next year -again camping, its a 2 week holiday with a GP thrown in.
I'll definitely do SPA one year, and maybe if a group get together Dubai...
The actual race is a tiny percentage of the point to go to the 'classics' though IMO
In my view Barcelona is a great track for spectators and camping near the track;
Spa is a great track but the weather can be very variable;
Monza is good and fine for camping near the circuit;
Hockenheim is expensive and you can boil if you are seated in the sun; and
Budapest is good value but it can get very hot.
Spa is a great track but the weather can be very variable;
Monza is good and fine for camping near the circuit;
Hockenheim is expensive and you can boil if you are seated in the sun; and
Budapest is good value but it can get very hot.
10 or 11 years ago I finally decided to tick the F1 race thing off my bucket list. Barcelona was my choice, getting grandstand seats at the end of the start-finish straight. It may not be seen as a top three circuit by many, but I chose it for the following reasons:
a) Cheap flights to Barcelona
b) Easy train ride to the circuit - no traffic jams, muddy car parks etc.
c) Good weather
d) If the Grand Prix turns out to be a boring procession (as was when we went), Barcelona is a fantastic place for a short holiday- there's something for everyone
a) Cheap flights to Barcelona
b) Easy train ride to the circuit - no traffic jams, muddy car parks etc.
c) Good weather
d) If the Grand Prix turns out to be a boring procession (as was when we went), Barcelona is a fantastic place for a short holiday- there's something for everyone
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