Monaco GP 2023 - first time visitor

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Having become obsessed with F1 this year off the back of the Drive to survive series on Netflix we’ve decided to take the plunge and head down to Monaco for the race next year. We’re planning on driving down and combining it with a two week trip to various other spots around France.

Accommodation is all sorted as my brother in law’s family have a house in Valbonne and I guess we would take the train across, as I’ve read parking is more or less non existent.

We’re looking at the Z1 general admission for Sunday which seems to be a reasonable compromise between cost and actually seeing the race (I read Roche is a bit of a pain). Has anyone else watched from Z1 and is it worth it? Or should we be going for grand stand ticket?

When do tickets tend to go in sale? I’ve set up alerts on the official F1 site.

Any tips or advice would be much appreciated!

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for all the replies. Very helpful to get some insight from people who have actually attended.

It’s disappointing to hear that Monaco is looking uncertain for next year… I hadn’t heard that before. Fingers crossed it continues as it’s one of those iconic races which would be a real shame to loose.

Re the Netflix doc, obsessed was probably an exaggeration however it has definitely reminded me how much I enjoyed F1 having not followed it for a number of years and got me back into it. As has been said, I know there are cheaper and possibly better tracks to attend as a spectator however going to Monaco is a more about the experience and frankly a gives a jolly good excuse for a road trip to the south of France!

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LukeBrown66 said:

Another person coming to the sport after watching basically reality tv, it shows to me what a garbage job F1, SKY BBC all did in getting these viewers into the sport.

They seem to have massive disposable income to spend as the staggering prices of tickets shows yet tracks are selling out routinely, they seem to be happy to go to races.

I do also wish to ask, what was it about a slightly OTT reality tv show that makes a person happily dole out hundreds of pounds, you will get nowhere near the access you get in the show!!

I am not criticising btw, it's great you are happy to dio this, but was the previous coverage etc not enough?

I used to watch and compete ( all be it enduro racing) in a lot of motor sport when I was younger, however I just fell out of love with it and stopped watching and taking part. I completely get that the show is massively dramatised, however it was just something that reminded me of what fun it is, hence why I now watch all the f1 races on sky which seem to do a reasonably good job coving it.

I think most people fully understand that the track coverage is very different to watching it on the sofa. I went to lots of days at days at brands hatch in my younger years so know what to expect. For me it’s a fun experience which will be combined with a long planned tour through France. It’s not cheap but I can afford it as a one off treat. I doubt I would personally make a special trip to Monaco and would probably attend silverstone instead as its far more convenient and much better value for money!

I guess F1 moving from terrestrial to sky probably stopped a lot of people watching it. It’s now far easier to get back into it with the likes of NowTV as you don’t also have to also pay for a 1000 channels full of rubbish which you normally get with a sky package and can simply cancel sky sports when the season is over.