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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,381
    Just found out I will be in Austin, TX next month when Indycar is racing Circuit of the Americas!  Anyone ever see the F1 race there and have seating suggestions? 
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Jason P said:
    Just found out I will be in Austin, TX next month when Indycar is racing Circuit of the Americas!  Anyone ever see the F1 race there and have seating suggestions? 
    Yes.  I have attended several F1 races at Cota. For me I love GA which allows you to pick a different spot each day but it does require planning. bringing a chair, and getting there early, especially on race day.  What we do every year is buy a parking pass for lot T and then sit on the hill by turn 1, or by the chicane on turns 4-6, or by turn 19.  Never sat in the middle near turns 12-16.  Different layout for indy, fewer grandstands.  Based on what I am seeing, you should have no problem getting a grandstand seat for turn one or the main grandstand. You can see most of the track from the top of turn 1, which most people regard as the best seats. Damn the tickets are about 1/3 cheaper than F1! Definitely worth the trip.
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,381
    Get_Right said:
    Jason P said:
    Just found out I will be in Austin, TX next month when Indycar is racing Circuit of the Americas!  Anyone ever see the F1 race there and have seating suggestions? 
    Yes.  I have attended several F1 races at Cota. For me I love GA which allows you to pick a different spot each day but it does require planning. bringing a chair, and getting there early, especially on race day.  What we do every year is buy a parking pass for lot T and then sit on the hill by turn 1, or by the chicane on turns 4-6, or by turn 19.  Never sat in the middle near turns 12-16.  Different layout for indy, fewer grandstands.  Based on what I am seeing, you should have no problem getting a grandstand seat for turn one or the main grandstand. You can see most of the track from the top of turn 1, which most people regard as the best seats. Damn the tickets are about 1/3 cheaper than F1! Definitely worth the trip.
    Thanks for the tips!  I was planning on GA for at least for qualifying so I could scout the track.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Jason P said:
    Get_Right said:
    Jason P said:
    Just found out I will be in Austin, TX next month when Indycar is racing Circuit of the Americas!  Anyone ever see the F1 race there and have seating suggestions? 
    Yes.  I have attended several F1 races at Cota. For me I love GA which allows you to pick a different spot each day but it does require planning. bringing a chair, and getting there early, especially on race day.  What we do every year is buy a parking pass for lot T and then sit on the hill by turn 1, or by the chicane on turns 4-6, or by turn 19.  Never sat in the middle near turns 12-16.  Different layout for indy, fewer grandstands.  Based on what I am seeing, you should have no problem getting a grandstand seat for turn one or the main grandstand. You can see most of the track from the top of turn 1, which most people regard as the best seats. Damn the tickets are about 1/3 cheaper than F1! Definitely worth the trip.
    Thanks for the tips!  I was planning on GA for at least for qualifying so I could scout the track.
    I personally love GA, but it does require some effort.  Also helps if you are with a group to stake out space. Also, plan to walk a lot if you want to see the entire track, I think I clocked about 8-10 miles a day last year.  And if there has been any rain, the grounds will be very muddy.  Very muddy.  
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Netflix series Drive to Survive is very good even though Ferrari and Mercedes declined to participate.  Highly recommended as a tune up for the start of the season which starts this week!
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fia-f1-race-director-charlie-whiting-passes-away.3Su01LCNwgrPic2Ex8FBQP.html
    Pretty shit way to start the season.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Yeah, kind of puts a damper on the whole weekend. Very sad.
  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 627
    Looks like things are starting where they finished last year with Merc dominance
    overall a good race
    too bad Ferrari is still protecting Seb
    feel sorry for Ricci for not finishing his home gp
    looks like it could 
    be a competitive season
    i like the extra fastest lap point
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  • Get_Right
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    +1 on the fastest lap point.
    Seb and his $50m will always be #1 driver for Ferrari.  I was surprised how fast Leclerc was.  Hurray for Honda and the podium finish!
    Otherwise, this was not a very exciting race. Tough track for passing. Middle field all jammed up with nowhere to go. 
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,381

    Got my tickets to COTA next week.  Ended up getting seats in Turn 15 but will spend Saturday checking out different vantage points around the track for qualifying and the Indy lights race.  

    Australia was pretty ho-hum.  Would have been nice if it was five laps longer to see if Max could have gotten within a second of Hamilton in a DRS zone.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Nice that should be a great view.  Are you going to check out Muse or stick around for the track walk?
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    Nice set up for a 6th year of the same boring crap.  I think I tossed this entire season by FP2 of the first race.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Well Bahrain was certainly not boring! Ferrari is fast but like any Italian car, prone to reliability issues ha!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Jason P said:

    Got my tickets to COTA next week.  Ended up getting seats in Turn 15 but will spend Saturday checking out different vantage points around the track for qualifying and the Indy lights race.  

    Australia was pretty ho-hum.  Would have been nice if it was five laps longer to see if Max could have gotten within a second of Hamilton in a DRS zone.
    So how was it?
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,381
    Get_Right said:
    Jason P said:

    Got my tickets to COTA next week.  Ended up getting seats in Turn 15 but will spend Saturday checking out different vantage points around the track for qualifying and the Indy lights race.  

    Australia was pretty ho-hum.  Would have been nice if it was five laps longer to see if Max could have gotten within a second of Hamilton in a DRS zone.
    So how was it?
    The only thing I saw was the pre-race flyover as they were rushing me to the infield med center in a stretcher.  I won't get into the details, but I'm just happy to be breathing today and not in a pine box.   
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,965
    Jason P said:
    Get_Right said:
    Jason P said:

    Got my tickets to COTA next week.  Ended up getting seats in Turn 15 but will spend Saturday checking out different vantage points around the track for qualifying and the Indy lights race.  

    Australia was pretty ho-hum.  Would have been nice if it was five laps longer to see if Max could have gotten within a second of Hamilton in a DRS zone.
    So how was it?
    The only thing I saw was the pre-race flyover as they were rushing me to the infield med center in a stretcher.  I won't get into the details, but I'm just happy to be breathing today and not in a pine box.   
    Ah jeez, man. Hope you're okay.
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Jason P said:
    Get_Right said:
    Jason P said:

    Got my tickets to COTA next week.  Ended up getting seats in Turn 15 but will spend Saturday checking out different vantage points around the track for qualifying and the Indy lights race.  

    Australia was pretty ho-hum.  Would have been nice if it was five laps longer to see if Max could have gotten within a second of Hamilton in a DRS zone.
    So how was it?
    The only thing I saw was the pre-race flyover as they were rushing me to the infield med center in a stretcher.  I won't get into the details, but I'm just happy to be breathing today and not in a pine box.   
    Holy crap, what happened?  Hope you are OK!
  • Pap
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  • Get_Right
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    China was not that exciting other than seeing that some of the young guns can really drive.
  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 627
    Agreed, not much excitement in China. The future looks bright for Norris and Albon, and Ferrari can only protect Vettel so long from Leclerc 
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