Alcohol

[em177]

Anyone got an official line about what you can/can't take into the circuits and campsites?

[Truckosaurus]

Bottles = No, Cans = Yes.

[kith]

Are the rumours of €10 for a pint at the circuit true?

[IN51GHT]

Every year it's the same scare stories, yet when you arrive nothing but a cursory check of the contents.

We have "sufficient" secreted around the T5.

[Nosynchro]

I would expect 7 of 8 euros inc the cup deposit of 1 euro. The 10 seemed to be a cartel. The British guy who sells at the Porsche curves seemed to be a bit better value if he is still there. Take cans and the means to keep them cold

[E36GUY]

kith said:

Are the rumours of €10 for a pint at the circuit true?

Guinness Tent was 9€ plus 1€ for the plastic cup in 2016.

[lowdrag]

I paid €10 on practice day a week back. The girls running the bar by the paddock were so thick that when I asked for a half, the standard expression in french being "un demi s'il vous plait", they didn't know what I was asking for. So I then said "Une bière s'il vous plait" and got a pint. Handed over €20 euros and got €10 back. The bar 200 metres from the circuit entrance is from memory €6.

[MarkYZR]

I was at the test day and it was €8 a pint without €1 for the cup

[thegoose]

It makes the £4/pint at Glastonbury seem really good value, doesn't it?

[Output Flange]

€8 for cooking lager, €9 for Guinness and A.N.Other lager according to the signs in front of me.

[eastsider]

em177 said:

Anyone got an official line about what you can/can't take into the circuits and campsites?

Arrived today at Garage Vert - inside general enclosure. Searched at entrance no explanation of general or alcohol/ glass. We had limited hidden well and got through no probs.

Last year searches became increasingly through through towards the weekend.

[Rhino678]

We are camped in Terte Rouge. No problem getting in with boxes of cider and beer. This morning we cycled down to Carrefour (will provide) 3x 5 litre boxes of wine purchased and bought into circuit no problem.

[chrisr111r]

Yep can confirm its €8 sans cup fir Kronenbourg or Carlsberg in the circuit. No checks at all entering 1st tickets via blue nord yesterday afternoon

[shost]

Is there definitely an issue with glass?

[df76]

We lost our beer (in cans) getting into the tetre rouge entrance yesterday....

[DS240]

shost said:

Is there definitely an issue with glass?

Yes.

Smuggled bottles of wine in last couple of years, but hassle was a pain.

Solution this year... Box wine of wine in rucksack shouldn't be an issue!

[DJFish]

Just to completely confuse the issue, the Tertre Rouge security guy who searched our car last night said bottles were fine as long as you are camping & dont bring them trackside....

I can't say I've seen much evidence of sobriety so far.....

[Tyre Smoke]

We're in Houx and filled the Rangey with wine bottles (for home) and had absolutely no problem with security.

[Brum_Brum]

Beer and soft drinks (including cans) confiscated on the way into the circuit this morning. They check rucksacks but not camping chairs...........

[//j17]

It's the same crap-shoot as every year.

Some have clearly had issues with cans, let alone bottles but never had more than a camping ticket check entering Bleu Sud. OK, that's outside the circuit but walked in carrying a rucksack for the race start and not even a bag check!