F1 Silverstone Tickets - First Timer...
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Hi,
Looking to get some tickets for the 2013 Grand Prix. Can anyone here even recommend it? Or should I sod off abroad?
Budget for the tickets is around £600 for 2. Been on the website and there is a plethora of options. Any advice on the best stands to get for that price?
Looks like a lot are also sold out. Cheers
Looking to get some tickets for the 2013 Grand Prix. Can anyone here even recommend it? Or should I sod off abroad?
Budget for the tickets is around £600 for 2. Been on the website and there is a plethora of options. Any advice on the best stands to get for that price?
Looks like a lot are also sold out. Cheers
went to Club corner/edge of Vale grandstand in '09 and it was a fantastic place to view the race, Silverstone sales team advised us as to where we could see the cars the longest, and where the most action potential is. They are dam fast, but won't be at top speed. I have been around the track for WEC and would still recommend Club corner as a place to be. its now the start/finish just after it so you would see lots of pre race stuff too!
your budget should be close to 2 decent grandstand tickets.
have an awesome time!
your budget should be close to 2 decent grandstand tickets.
have an awesome time!
We always used to sit around by becketts.
Few tips though there is next to nothing on the far side of the circuit apart from stands all the action is around the back of the pit straight and the complex, its a right mission to get to the far side so if you want all that sort of stuff sit on that side of the circuit.
Secondly food and everything else is an absolute rip off, talking £5+ for a burger.
My personal opinion is it isn't worth the money, I used to go every year but I enjoy it far more sat in front of the TV these days the tickets, accomodation and food etc is just too much to warrant it imo, you can go to a foreign grand prix for less.
Few tips though there is next to nothing on the far side of the circuit apart from stands all the action is around the back of the pit straight and the complex, its a right mission to get to the far side so if you want all that sort of stuff sit on that side of the circuit.
Secondly food and everything else is an absolute rip off, talking £5+ for a burger.
My personal opinion is it isn't worth the money, I used to go every year but I enjoy it far more sat in front of the TV these days the tickets, accomodation and food etc is just too much to warrant it imo, you can go to a foreign grand prix for less.
timtoo2 said:
went to Club corner/edge of Vale grandstand in '09 and it was a fantastic place to view the race, Silverstone sales team advised us as to where we could see the cars the longest, and where the most action potential is. They are dam fast, but won't be at top speed. I have been around the track for WEC and would still recommend Club corner as a place to be. its now the start/finish just after it so you would see lots of pre race stuff too!
your budget should be close to 2 decent grandstand tickets.
have an awesome time!
Hi mate..your budget should be close to 2 decent grandstand tickets.
have an awesome time!
Thanks for the response...
Looking and its "uncovered"..not to fussed about that. Looks like a decent view, trying to understand whats the difference between the P7, P8 etc..
can't remember all the details as it was a while ago, but like what was mentioned above food/drink is expensive. 50% goes to Mr E, 50% split between the vendors and Silverstone circuit, so yes you will personally give £2.50 to Mr E for each Hot Dog! (if your lucky to find a hot dog for £5.00...)
The grandstand was covered at WEC last year, but not for the Grand Prix. I wouldn't pay for covered grandstands unless you have extra cash to burn as there is no difference (they used to be a premium i thought, but maybe not anymore?). I sat right at the top of Club (back row) and was by far the most awesome view - you can actually see tiny bits of the cars going down hanger straight from there!.
I would be going again but getting hitched this year.... (postponed ceremony so I can at least watch Quali!) however my partner has agreed future holidays will be based around international races wooo!
If you have a grandstand ticket you don't need to get their at 5:30am, if you dont, as soon as the gates open you have to run. we got their at 5:30am anyway, gates opened around 7am, absolutely buzzing, walked around the entire track (60-70 minutes i think) and still had time to get back to Club to watch the support races.
Take a ruck sack, for tonnes of food/drink, charged camera and clean SD card (I have 700 pics, 300 just from the f1 race!) and no matter what do not forget EAR PLUGS!
The grandstand was covered at WEC last year, but not for the Grand Prix. I wouldn't pay for covered grandstands unless you have extra cash to burn as there is no difference (they used to be a premium i thought, but maybe not anymore?). I sat right at the top of Club (back row) and was by far the most awesome view - you can actually see tiny bits of the cars going down hanger straight from there!.
I would be going again but getting hitched this year.... (postponed ceremony so I can at least watch Quali!) however my partner has agreed future holidays will be based around international races wooo!
If you have a grandstand ticket you don't need to get their at 5:30am, if you dont, as soon as the gates open you have to run. we got their at 5:30am anyway, gates opened around 7am, absolutely buzzing, walked around the entire track (60-70 minutes i think) and still had time to get back to Club to watch the support races.
Take a ruck sack, for tonnes of food/drink, charged camera and clean SD card (I have 700 pics, 300 just from the f1 race!) and no matter what do not forget EAR PLUGS!
I'd suggest sodding off abroad to Monza or Spa before you do Silverstone - so much more characterful circuits / atmosphere / surroundings, than a cold flat old windy & rainy ex-airfield in the middle of Northants, imho.
You won't believe how steep Eau Rouge is or how an F1 car can go through it flat out until you see it with your own eyes, nor when you climb up onto the almost vertical old concrete Monza banking in the middle of the circuit...
Once you've got a taste for overseas races, then do the one which is like more than half a season of F1 in just 24hrs - Le Mans, which is more like Glastonbury but for 250,000 PistonHeads.
You won't believe how steep Eau Rouge is or how an F1 car can go through it flat out until you see it with your own eyes, nor when you climb up onto the almost vertical old concrete Monza banking in the middle of the circuit...
Once you've got a taste for overseas races, then do the one which is like more than half a season of F1 in just 24hrs - Le Mans, which is more like Glastonbury but for 250,000 PistonHeads.
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