The Autodromo track itself is a fantastic setup/configuration and Stand Q, where we were situated, was a great place to be for a lot of action packed fast driving with visuals of Turn 1, the Pit Exit and Turn 2 and 3 on your line in front of you. The racing was epic, the cars, the thrills, the sounds, the track battles all really awesome.
The Brasil GP "off track experience" itself was a great letdown to be honest. We were expecting this big hype and atmosphere with activities and events and beer tents and sponsor tents and giveaways and attractions - NOTHING.
You can only enter the track area at entrance Q, no other place allowed (so make sure you get dropped at that entrance if taking a taxi/Uber or you will be walking through sewerage strewn back streets}, no other exploring, no other interaction across the GP experience besides your section.
The facilities available behind the stand were quite average... Toilets were very clean, but no Mercedes-Amg or other teams dedicated memorabilia stand, only one for Ferrari. There is a general stand but no variety.
The vendors on the stands walk through continously pushing through and past people with their big bulky boxes, when they could rather walk up and down the walkways without being a nuisance.
There are no trash / rubbish bins on the stands to throw away your containers... Terrible. Everyone was dropping them under the stands.
The security officials irritatingly do not allow you to stand up against the fence to take photos which you can clearly see was a big irritation for the spectators wanting to get some photos of their favourite drivers and the action. People were just Hoi G to the fence behind the security guards back, and irritating the security but what else could they do.
Getting out of the vicinity after the race is a nightmare, with the traffic officials not getting it right and roads just jamming up - that could really be easily be improved with better management. Expect at least an hour to get out of the vicinity ~ better still, just walk a few blocks and call an Uber (just make sure you walk into the right area if security conscious). This is also due to there being no off track experience as everyone literally just leaves altogether at the same time after the main race. If there was other entertainment then it would stagger this.
With saying that, there a A LOT of police present on foot, motorbike and in vehicles all over and within the vicinity.
Overall the "F1 RACING" experience was phenomenal to see for the first time, but the spectator experience off track could really be pumped up and encourage the fans to spend more time at the track (and spend more...
Read moreInterlagos(São Paulo) certainly one of the best and most traditional routes in the world.There have already been legends with Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Louis Hamilton. In 2017 there was an infrastructure reform that was more beautiful and received a mural in honor of Senna. The Autódromo is located in a large place, where it is possible to hold several concerts simultaneously, festivals and other types of events for large audiences, such as Lollapalooza. Next to the race track you have a few restaurant options, such as fast-food bakeries and etc. there are some restaurants inside but I don't know if they are good. Certainly there is the best place if you like car racing and Formula 1, like the GP Brazil. —————————————————————————
Certamente um dos melhores trajetos e mais tradicionais do mundo fica em São Paulo. Lá já passaram lendas com Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher e Louis Hamilton. Em 2017 Teve uma reforma de infraestrutura que ficou mais bonito e recebeu um mural em homenagem ao Senna. O Autódromo fica em um lugar amplo, que é possível realizar diversos shows simultaneamente, festivais e outros tipos de eventos para grande público, como o Lollapalooza. Próximo ao autódromo tem algumas opções de restaurantes, como fast-food padarias e etc. lá dentro tem uns restaurantes mas não sei se são bons. Certamente lá é o melhor lugar se você gosta de corrida de carro e de Fórmula 1,...
Read moreWent for the 2019 F1 GP, what an experience! We walked from the autódromo train station on the esmeralda line, there are lots of buses that you can get on to take you to the track but really there is not much need, it is quite busy but the police presence is exceptional. I felt very safe walking the whole way there (only around a 10 minutes walk if that) lots of food stalls were there and places to get drinks.
We were in Grandstand Q which is on the long straight just after the Senna S, brilliant view of the track, I would say we could see around 60-70% of the track.
Food and drinks was adequately priced aswell with small cans of Heineken for $12 and kebab sticks for $13. Merchandise stalls were quite empty by race day so I would advise if you want caps or anything like that to go to the practice/qualifying days, I got a cap but it was a 2018 one just...
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