4th gen Suthen' wrote:One very well spoken but disgruntled race fan was interviewed, he was complaining about paying $80 for his ticket......I thought it would be a lot more than that in the GB GP......................emdy
About £100 for standing, £180 - £190 seated in the grandstand
Grand Prix is not that big in the US so that's why tickets can be cheaper. Nascar was running at the same time over there too, so two major motorsporting events at the same time. Indianapolis Raceway actually runs the Grand Prix at a slight loss, its other events will make up the shortfall. They want the prestige of hosting the US Grand Prix and are obviously willing to pay for it
Personally, I felt the whole thing was a farce
It's easy to point the finger at Michelin for bringing tyres that were unable to withstand the rigours of the banking at the circuit. Or at Ferrari for refusing to allow a chicane to be added at the problem corner. Or at the new regulations or whatever.
The sad fact is that there didn't seem to be anyone capable of some leadership there who could just make a decision and sort out the problem. As Coulthard said, 'mature' adults couldn't come up with an answer that would have allowed the drivers to go racing.
F1 just shot itself in the foot big time. There is so much internal politics going on. Everyone has there own agenda. I reckon there won't be another US Grand Prix now and Michelin will probably be forced out of F1.
It'll end up as a
go-kart race and the driver with the best pedalling technique will win.
Malky