![]() ![]() As it turns out the gates I went through were the only ones with any kind of organisation it seems. Half an hour after that race had finished, my mum messaged me to say she was still queuing having been there for like 30 mins. I entered via the gate by the main stand and was able to catch half of that race thankfully. ![]() Saturday we unfortunately mistimed it and missed the start of the F3 race (the traffic wasn’t bad at the carpark opposite the main stand, that was more on us) When we were about to park I made a dash for it so I could catch as much of the F3 race as possible (my mum and brother werent as interested so let me go). Whilst I was watching one of the feeder series sessions, my mum and brother spent like 40 mins queuing to get water (and witnessed someone pass out from the heat), and then actually left the venue to get water from a nearby hotel. However having read about many others’ experiences and some things my mum experienced, I can say I was one of the lucky ones.įriday there was not enough staff at the food and drink stalls. I was there for my 24th birthday and I did have a very good experience and at first I thought what were the complaints all about. Unless serious changes are committed to, we would definitely look to a different circuit to visit for the 2023 season. Overall, a fab weekend of racing, but the circuit needs several upgrades to prioritise fan welfare, over pure profit. The hot temperature was unavoidable, but having to queue for over an hour for a small, overpriced bottle of water was a clear disregard for fan welfare – we saw 3 people who had passed out over the course of the weekend. The queues to get into the ground and through the turnstiles were also bad, people were pushing in and it was basically a free-for-all, then to top it off there were only 4 staff members searching bags at our gate, so getting through took longer than it should have. The food was terrible, expensive and the queues were awful – hundreds of people queuing at some points in the day on Sunday in the blistering heat. They were not properly checking parking passes, which meant that there were literally more cars than spaces. There was no organisation of car parking whatsoever, we paid for a space and couldn’t find one because there was no management of the allocated spacing within each section. The traffic was horrific and badly managed – no queue organisation, cars and taxis dropping people off in the same areas as car parking which added to the queues. You need to arrive at 7am (at least) on the Sunday to be in with a chance of getting a decent spot, which makes it an incredibly long day in the sun. Pelouse felt like “cattle class” and I would not buy the GA ticket again if I were to go back, it’s not worth it. It was also far too crowded and the grass verges were incredibly steep – too steep to sit comfortably. There is literally no shade whatsoever in the Pelouse areas, unless you go under the trees and lose your track view. I think the circuit could also do more to provide shade for fans. ![]() There were no speakers in the Pelouse area (that we were in). Great weekend, however it did feel tainted by the poor organisation. ![]()
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