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I stand by what I said. Anyway moving on, let’s see if Saudi can do better than Bahrain and UAE in terms of building a great race track and getting a good attendance
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One major difficulty attendance is that the Islamic working week is Saturday to Thursday. That leaves only Friday free for attendees. And that is prayer day.
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I'm pretty sure that Liberty wouldn't mind a Saturday race.
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19 Jan 2020, 21:06 (Ref:3952348) | #2254 | |
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Last Saturday race was South Africa in 1985. Now MotoGP don’t even run the Dutch TT on a Saturday anymore.
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19 Jan 2020, 23:41 (Ref:3952373) | #2255 | |
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I think it’s all controlled now, so it’s always a Sunday race
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If there was a good enough reason, religion/different sabbath, and the was a $$$$ufficient smoothing process for it.
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My point was more that Bahrain and Abu Dhabi suffer from poor crowds because of this circumstance.
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We may not like many more races in the region, more say than in Europe or even the States but there has to be proper planning to take into account local traditions and culture. Otherwise no-one will show up and that would defeat the object. |
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I would have thought that poor track attendance is due to motorsport just not being part of their culture. Not wanting to be xenophobic, but motorsport is culturally and historically European/Western. This is where the automobile industry started.
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BJ, I suggest that you don't try telling the Japanese that. There they have some of the most fervent followers of all forms of motorsport in the world. For example, immediately after the end of the GP in Silverstone, the entire place becomes like a ghost town, apart from the relatively few who stay to go to the entertainment stage. However, in Suzuka, after the end of the race, thousands continue to sit overlooking the track to watch re-runs of the F1 race on the giant screens dotted around the circuit which continues into the night. |
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21 Jan 2020, 15:48 (Ref:3952599) | #2263 | ||
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i would add the cost of tickets (last time i looked, Abu Dhabi main grandstand is close to twice the price of a comparable seat in Montreal) paired with income inequality within the region. they draw upon a smaller group with the required disposable income, desire, and/or ability to attend.
so i think it has to be said that the promoters are not looking to host an event that draws in over 100K+ people on race day. imo, they are looking to create an exclusive event/experience with a much smaller, and all be it wealthier, crowd by design. i dont have numbers, and in fairness, but how different are the attendance levels of Abu Dhabi compared to, F1's traditional mecca of exclusive events, the Monaco GP? |
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I’m sure there are plenty of fans who would rather go to Monaco once than Abu Dhabi five times. So I would suggest Monaco attendance would be somewhat higher
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Every time I've watched the Abu Dhabi GP, the crowd predominantly seems to be made up of European ex-pats, with a few celebrities thrown in, for good measure.
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Monaco GP attendance figures are usually circa. 37k
Bahrain usually circa. 33k Abu Dhabi sells out at 60k, and is the most expensive ticket on the calendar. |
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That is the actual capacity of the grandstands etc.
I have read that the actual weekend unofficial spectator figures, which include those watching from balconies, yachts and various buildings, puts the total number closer to 200,000. Not bad for a country with a normal population of c.30,000, and smaller than New York City’s Central Park! |
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A revised map of the proposed Miami circuit has been published.
It no longer uses any public streets. There appears to be significant opposition to the GP in the local area, although I suspect noise level will be no worse than your average rock concert and crowd levels probably not much different to well attended match at the stadium. The stadium apparently currently has zoning for auto racing. https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/14...d-public-roads |
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It’s good they’ve managed to find a good space in the city that doesn’t impact the traffic. We’ll see if it happens. Even if F1 doesn’t go there, wouldn’t mind an American series going there. Would be good to have a Miami GP sportscar race again
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I've been to both Abu Dhabi and Monaco. (as well as Japan and Canada) Monaco I paid $900AUD for race day alone. Around $350 for qualy. Abu Dhabi was around $650AUD for the weekend, comparable to Japan and Canada in pricing if not a tad more expensive. Those figures above are for a three-day grandstand pass. |
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Prices for 2020 remain largely unchanged from last year and are expected to still be the most expensive on the current F1 calendar.
https://f1destinations.com/tickets-a...f1-grand-prix/ |
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The writer of this article probably should have done his research then. Abu Dhabi is on the higher end, but a simple search shows that by measurement of Main Grandstand weekend tickets: Monaco has it covered https://www.monaco-grand-prix.com/en/2542-monaco-f1/ Baku is almost identical https://www.gootickets.com/en/7-form...01-azerbaijan/ And that was only a very quick ticket search. |
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I can see why people think Abu Dhabi is the most expensive. It’s in a rich part of the world. But how much do other grandstands cost?
Certainly Monaco is expensive, but then you get better value for money. Certainly it’s better than Baku. Just remember there’s always someone willing to pay that money if they want to and have it |
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I sat in the Grandstand at the hairpin exit just prior to the DRS zone, that's currently 360 Euro for the weekend. It's definitely in a rich part of the world, but I found the whole weekend pretty affordable in comparison to other GP weekends. Monaco definitely worth it if you have the funding. |
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