This sub seems near death. Could the focus of the sub be expanded to include local fan meets and watch parties rather than only fans traveling to GPs?

I Live in Toronto and im thinking of going to the Montreal grand prix. would be great to meet up with some local redditors or even split a camp site

I'm getting really excited.

Alright Alright Alright!! The hype is getting real fans! Myself and hubby have been big fans of F1 since being introduced in 2018 and are SO EXCITED to be able to make this year's race at Circuit of the Americas in Texas! We would love to meet some other fans that may be heading that way too... First time being able to go to a race, and are also looking forward to the Twenty-One Pilots concert on Friday night after Practice.

Dates - Oct 22 - 24 2021

FYI - Race day tix aren't yet available, but Friday & Saturday have some limited tickets available now.

Flying out to the Mexico GP. Let me know if you wanna hang out!

Hey,

I am in contact with a guy from F1 Experience about potential Tickets for the Nürburgring GP this year.

I have never been to a GP before, originally planned to go to Spa this year. Covid changed things, now there might be fans allowed at the nürburgring in October.

Did anyone else sign up for the F1 experience program for the Nürburgring? Do you guys know anything about pricing?

I am actually not looking for very expansive or luxurious tickets. Just want to go to my first GP.

Greetings Tim.

I'm just trying to gauge interest right now. Comment below if you think you would come. If enough people are interested I'll try to put something together.

The meetup would probably be at lunch or in the afternoon of the Wednesday before the race (Oct 29). I think I can line up a venue near the track, but the venue is probably only available on Wednesday. Thursday might be possible, but unlikely.

You will probably need transportation to get there and back. You'll probably need to pay for what you eat and drink, but this should be relatively cheap.

If you are interested, please comment below, and mention when you get to Austin (or if you are local), and where you will be staying, and when you'd prefer the meetup to happen.

I live in Austin, and I have a few other F1 crazed friends that I'll recruit to help out.

I originally posted this in /r/formula1 here: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/2hd6ph/anyone_interested_in_a_rformula1_meetup_before/ because I didn't know about this sub-reddit.

Hi all-

I'll be going up to the Canadian GP again this year. SOOOOOO excited. I'm heading up from the Boston area on 5 Jun in the morning and expect to be in the area in the mid-afternoon. Let's toss around some ideas and meet up!

EDIT: If you're interested, PM me your email address and I'll put us all together on an email about 2 weeks out so we'll all have the pertinent info.

EDIT 2: forget the email list. Instead I've talked to a mod for /r/formula1 and he's agreed to sticky a post with all the details. It will go up the Tuesday following the Monaco GP.

who's going?

My wife just got me a 3 day pass to the race - can't wait!

i will be in grand stand 11 at senna corner!

hope to see some fellow redditors there!

Everything you need to have a great time at the track!

• Tickets

• Parking Pass

• Earplugs

• Hat

• Comfortable Walking Shoes

• Cash (ATMs available throughout track)

• Sunscreen

• Sunglasses Rain Poncho or Jacket

• Binoculars

• Camera

• Autograph Pen

• This list is from the COTA Website

So folks, I'm looking for some suggestions on when people think would be the best time to meetup. I know some people will be attending Buxton's party, so we should plan on getting together then. What about the other nights? And what about a meeting at the track?

I'll take a cot in a shed, if you've got it.

Hi all,

I'm a 27 year old Australian moving to Japan in August and need a new F1 crew! I'll be living around the Kobe/Osaka region if anyone on here is keen for a few beers and watch the races! Also keen to head to Suzuka in 2019!

Cheers!

After reading through the other thread regarding meetup planning, this seems to be the events and meetups that have been suggested. Please make suggestions here, or pm me if you'd like something added

WEDNESDAY:

3:00PM (Untill 5:30) - Easy Tiger Beer Garden. Meetup before Fan Forum. 709 East Sixth (About 3 blocks from the Hilton)

THURSDAY:

9:00PM - The Driskill Hotel, at the bar, downtown Austin, 7th and Brazos. It's proposed that those attending the documentary meet here for a drink afterwards

10:00PM GT Academy Meetup (Related thread here)

FRIDAY:

11:30AM in GA area between turn 6 and 9. Unless you're part of the paddock club, there isn't much going on between FP1 and FP2. There are two concession areas near here and a good bit of open space

8:00PM Will Buxton's Big Bash at Fado downtown Austin 4th and Colorado. Signup here: http://www.theaustingrandprix.com/nov16

SATURDAY:

10:00AM - Circuit of the Americas Grand Plaza. The afternoon today is fairly full and the last activity at the track is around 4.

7:00PM - Someone suggest a place, and I'll fill in the details here. I was thinking West 6th, but downtown is likely to be a madhouse with so many folks in from out of town.

I wrote this up to send to a group of my friends who are coming (or live here) for the F1 race in a few days. I figure that it might be useful for the people here in /r/f1meetup

Teams in Austin: Most of the F1 teams got to Austin at the weekend. A number of teams stayed at Abu Dhabi after the last race for a young driver program testing event, so a lot of them flew directly from Abu Dhabi to the US. Most of the crew have today off. The roadies are out at the track today (Monday) delivering the cargo, and the rest of the crew will have their first working day tomorrow setting up their garages.

Weather: The weather in Austin looks promising. It's actually quite cold here right now (there is a freeze warning for tonight!), but the forecast for the weekend is 50F low to 70F high (50 Fahrenheit = 10 Celsius, 70 Fahrenheit = 21 Celsius). There is also a ~10% chance of rain. The wind levels will probably be low.

If you're packing for Austin, you should plan for cold evenings and the possibility of rain. I'd suggest having lots of layers so that you can add/remove for comfort, and at least a hat or two. It can turn sunny and hot here at short notice too, so bring sun block and sunglasses.

Moving the race from it's original scheduled data in mid June to mid November was definitely the right choice. Spending the weekend outdoors in Austin in June can be brutal, especially if you're not used to our weather.

Traffic: I still think that traffic is going to be a DISASTER. Someone told me that the track is expecting 3 hours to get in or out, but I suspect that they are being a bit optimistic.

Here's a news article about traffic: F1 traffic plans will be more effective than at weekend footrace, officials say The authorities claim that they have learned from the 5k run on Nov 3, but if all they are going to do is post a few more cops at intersections, it's not going to get a lot better. :-(

Here's another article including lots of info on routes: How to navigate in and around Formula 1. If you are driving to Austin for the race, and particularly if you are coming from the East (i.e. Houston), then you probably need to take a look at it to plan your approach. Maybe also go to the official source here (here or here) and make sure that there aren't any changes.

The city of Austin has created a web site for this event, it's not great, but here you go: AustinTexas.gov The site does have some information on traffic routes and the shuttle services to/from the track.

The track's web site is OK, not great: Circuit of the Americas Here's their page on transportation to/from the track. I think that their maps page is actually pretty good, I suspect that they will be giving these maps out at the event, but I'm going to print a copy or two just in case.

Lotus preview of the race: Worth checking out, especially if you are a Kimi fan link. Apparently Kimi got a bunch of these shirts made for the Lotus crew and factory after the last race.

Concessions at the track: Someone posted this picture of a menu at the track. $8-10 for a sandwich, $4 for a water, and $8-11 for a beer. Not cheap, but not as bad as I feared. Perhaps I won't have to smuggle food into the track after all. Nah, I'm only kidding, I will definitely be trying to smuggle in as much as I can.