Who's going to Silverstone this year?

[paulguitar]

Afternoon all.


I'm mulling over taking a trip to the GP this year, and I bet a few on here are too.

Anyone already bought tickets or considering it?

[paulguitar]

Anyone?


I've just booked an Air BnB for Friday and Saturday night. Not sure how things will be by July, I am hoping I will either be back at work (cruise ships) or able to get back to NYC to be with Mrs. Guitar, but the air BnB is cancellable until the 15th of July, so nothing to lose by booking. if I go I think I will go for a 'Vale' grandstand seat which is £295.

[LukeBrown66]

I am truly staggered by how much money people re prepared to pay to see an F1 race, it genuinely amazes me.

[paulguitar]

LukeBrown66 said:

I am truly staggered by how much money people re prepared to pay to see an F1 race, it genuinely amazes me.

I know, it's crazy, isn't it!?


I think if it all goes ahead as 'normal' this year though, it will be well worth it. I can imagine it being a spectacular place to be for the weekend, people will be delirious to be able to just have their freedom and a great weekend away.

I've never added up the money I've spent on going to GP weekends, but I suspect it would be enough to get me a very decent car...

[Muzzer79]

I live 35 minutes away from Silverstone.

I love F1 and have been to the race several times, years ago.

But it just doesn’t represent good value now IMO. I don’t feel that the experience of being at the circuit over watching it on TV warrants the cost, hassle getting in and out, etc.

[Teddy Lop]

Been sitting on the tickets since funking December 2019.

Some bug made people scared or something..

[TheDeuce]

paulguitar said:

LukeBrown66 said:

I am truly staggered by how much money people re prepared to pay to see an F1 race, it genuinely amazes me.

I know, it's crazy, isn't it!?


I think if it all goes ahead as 'normal' this year though, it will be well worth it. I can imagine it being a spectacular place to be for the weekend, people will be delirious to be able to just have their freedom and a great weekend away.

I've never added up the money I've spent on going to GP weekends, but I suspect it would be enough to get me a very decent car...

I expect like most things post lockdown, people will flock and get over excited - and ultimately slightly frustrated as lingering covid measures will mean such events aren't as open and casual and relaxed as we're used too!

Still - certainly good to see the covid curtain lifting at long last

[resolve10]

I've booked Silverstone and it'll be my first ever live race. Initially tried to do it as cheaply as possible, but then realised I really didn't fancy the general admission queues from 0600 so decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to a grandstand ticket. The difference between GA and grandstand isn't too steep, but children go free with GA so by the time I'd paid for the daughters seat the overall cost was pretty outrageous by the end.

I think we'll only do Silverstone once, in future seasons when all restrictions are lifted we'd prefer to go to some races abroad and get something out of the trip other than the F1 itself. Added bonus being the tickets seem more reasonably priced at other circuits! I really fancy Baku for some reason.

[paulguitar]

resolve10 said:

I've booked Silverstone and it'll be my first ever live race. Initially tried to do it as cheaply as possible, but then realised I really didn't fancy the general admission queues from 0600 so decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to a grandstand ticket. The difference between GA and grandstand isn't too steep, but children go free with GA so by the time I'd paid for the daughters seat the overall cost was pretty outrageous by the end.

I think we'll only do Silverstone once, in future seasons when all restrictions are lifted we'd prefer to go to some races abroad and get something out of the trip other than the F1 itself. Added bonus being the tickets seem more reasonably priced at other circuits! I really fancy Baku for some reason.

That's a really wise decision to get grandstand seats. You're free to view from any of them on Friday and Saturday, and then for the race, you can show up a few minutes before the start to take your seat, which really does remove a vast amount of stress.

[n3il123]

It will be interesting to see what capacity they can run at with the social distancing etc.

Silverstone (along with others) have called for vaccine passports to allow higher attendance. I'm not sure that is going to be possible by July and there will be a whole chunk of people that haven't had the second jab (if even the first) so will make it a whole lot more expensive if you have to have a proper paid test result to attend.

[resolve10]

paulguitar said:

That's a really wise decision to get grandstand seats. You're free to view from any of them on Friday and Saturday, and then for the race, you can show up a few minutes before the start to take your seat, which really does remove a vast amount of stress.

Yes the roaming grandstand on Friday/Saturday was one of the things that sold it to me. Sadly can't make the Friday because of school but will be there all day Saturday. I'm just hoping they don't go ahead with the sprint race proposal as I really want to see the cars in quali trim and the proposed change of schedule will move quali to the Friday.

[Terminator X]

I have tickets from last year that I let roll to this year. Becketts + the F1 paddock or whatever it is called now.

Will be interesting to see if they let the full 100-150k crowd in or try to limit it + Covid passports perhaps

TX.

[Planet Claire]

We've got grandstand tickets for Sunday. Bought them back in August and if it doesn't go ahead with spectators for whatever reason I'm happy for them to roll over to next year.

[super7]

£40 buys you a ticket in the stands for a premier league football match. That involves 90 minutes of football in one afternoon of a national torunament.

£295 buys a grandstand ticket at Vale for a World championship .... that includes, Friday / Saturday / Sunday. It includes this year, 3 GP2 races, 2 F1 races (sprint & full length), F1 Qualifying, F1 Practice, GP2 practice / qualifying. Porsche Carrera Cup practice / qualifying / race.

Sidelines include world class air displays, track displays, other trackside rubbish.

Is it expensive then compared to football / rugby / tennis ??????

[resolve10]

super7 said:

£40 buys you a ticket in the stands for a premier league football match. That involves 90 minutes of football in one afternoon of a national torunament.

£295 buys a grandstand ticket at Vale for a World championship .... that includes, Friday / Saturday / Sunday. It includes this year, 3 GP2 races, 2 F1 races (sprint & full length), F1 Qualifying, F1 Practice, GP2 practice / qualifying. Porsche Carrera Cup practice / qualifying / race.

Sidelines include world class air displays, track displays, other trackside rubbish.

Is it expensive then compared to football / rugby / tennis ??????

I agree if you go for the full weekend it represents fair value, but for people only wanting to see the Grand Prix then it's quite expensive as, understandably, the Sunday tickets are more expensive than the other days.

When doing a bit of research Silverstone also seems disproportionately expensive compared to Belgium, Spain, Italy to name a few, which is why I'll probably only go once.

[SpudLink]

I will be there all three days. Luffield B, so should see some attempts at overtaking as they approach Brooklands.

No, it’s not great value for money, but I’ve not been for a while, and I live in Northamptonshire so it’s not like travel or accommodation are a problem.

[mattyn1]

We are going - In Club Corner for a change.

Cannot wait.

[PD9]

Myself and the good lady heading there for the weekend- makes for a great trip / experience especially as family nearby. Wonder what this year will bring though with COVID etc. Saying that we’ll be taking our 11 month old along with us this time too which will be ‘fun’!

[Cold]

A number years ago a few friends and I went to Spa for the whole race weekend for a cheaper price than Sunday at Silverstone. I'd be surprised if costs have changed much.

[audi321]

super7 said:

£40 buys you a ticket in the stands for a premier league football match. That involves 90 minutes of football in one afternoon of a national torunament.

£295 buys a grandstand ticket at Vale for a World championship .... that includes, Friday / Saturday / Sunday. It includes this year, 3 GP2 races, 2 F1 races (sprint & full length), F1 Qualifying, F1 Practice, GP2 practice / qualifying. Porsche Carrera Cup practice / qualifying / race.

Sidelines include world class air displays, track displays, other trackside rubbish.

Is it expensive then compared to football / rugby / tennis ??????

I think it's the pricing strategy that makes people think it's expensive. £295 for a grandstand for 3 days is bloody good value, but to take advantage of this, you either need to live very close, or spend further hundreds on hotels/b&b's etc.

To turn up for a single day (Sunday) is £255 for the same seat, that's where it gets pricey for a family (easily a thousand pound for a day).