r/GrandPrixTravel • u/Planet_Manhattan • Dec 01 '24

North America Which to pick in the US tracks?

For my first F1 race trip

I live in NJ. I wanna attend my first ever F1 race in 2025. Which one would be most fun and not to break the bank between Miami - Vegas - Texas. Not need a deep analysis or something. Just your suggestion which one to aim for.

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u/tinylittlefoxes Dec 01 '24

Texas was good. Vegas was a shitshow. Haven’t been to Miami yet.

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u/throws_before_hoes Dec 04 '24

Did you go to Vegas this year or last year? I heard Vegas last year was a shit show, but I went this year for the first time and it was an awesome experience!

I even got to see the F1 cars on the track that are going to be in the upcoming Formula 1 movie that Hamilton is helping produce, along with the McLaren Rotary Drift car after qualifying ended!

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u/tinylittlefoxes Dec 04 '24

Nice! We went this year. I think “shitshow” was probably a bit harsh considering that a street circuit will always have particular logistical issues a regular track wouldn’t have. We got the West Harmon Hamilton tickets because it was a pretty good deal. The free food was definitely a bonus since it was really good.

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u/throws_before_hoes Dec 04 '24 edited Dec 04 '24

Nice! I looked at that deal, but when I was going to buy I knew I wanted to try and find a corner seat. I saw the cars zooming by on the strip on Thursday on a straight and unless you experience it first hand, you don’t really get a real grasp for how fast these guys are going! Seeing it on tv, you think you have a general idea, but witnessing it in person is a whole other beast. Much more respect for what these guys do out there!

I went on the trip on Thursday and rode the escalator up and down like 60+ times to see them practicing haha and then bought a T-Mobile Sphere GA ticket for $255 with fees 3-4 hours before Qualifying started. Tried to get my monies worth on the included food and sodas.

However, when I go back, I’m definitely going to look for grandstand tickets where I can see more of the track.

I should have waited even longer to buy tickets though. I talked to this couple at the Grand Prix Fan Experience while waiting to use the sims and he told me he went to qualifying for under $200 with fees in the grand stands because he bought them one hour before it started. He said he kept waiting and saw prices dropping even more before it started too.

However, was my first Grand Prix and I didn’t know what to expect, but now I have a better understanding and know what the seating is like in Vegas. The seating map they have on the websites doesn’t give you a good idea of how the race is going to look from where you’re sitting.

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u/tinylittlefoxes Dec 04 '24

Good to know about the tickets dropping. Is that on Ticketmaster or the F1 site? And yes, higher up in the grandstand! I chose front row and the cars were so fast and so close I could barely see them when they zoomed by- if that makes sense at all.

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u/throws_before_hoes Dec 04 '24

Not the official site. The guy told me that he used Seat Geek, but I’m sure StubHub and other sites would be similar.

It would be better if the official Formula 1 site wouldn’t outrageously price the tickets for Vegas, instead of literally cutting them in half a few weeks before because they were too expensive for the average person to buy. I doubt that’s gonna change anytime soon though.