Re: Silverstone F1 Grand Prix : Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:13 am  

You can buy little radios at the shop. Think I was £6. If you are not camping then you could use your phone for one of the radio apps. Also they give out earplugs, just the foamy ones but they are good enough to keep it loud without deafening you.

There are quite a few screens around. We could see one from all three places we sat. The screen locations are on the circuit map so you can check that when you are booking.

Have to say though it might be a heck of a long weekend if you don't actually like it! Do you like racing and just find F1 boring? If so you might enjoy the GP2 and Porsche as they have more action, but if you don't like racing at all then I hope your FIL appreciates the effort!

Re: Silverstone F1 Grand Prix : Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:40 am  

Glasgow Gal wrote:

You can buy little radios at the shop. Think I was £6. If you are not camping then you could use your phone for one of the radio apps. Also they give out earplugs, just the foamy ones but they are good enough to keep it loud without deafening you.

There are quite a few screens around. We could see one from all three places we sat. The screen locations are on the circuit map so you can check that when you are booking.

Have to say though it might be a heck of a long weekend if you don't actually like it! Do you like racing and just find F1 boring? If so you might enjoy the GP2 and Porsche as they have more action, but if you don't like racing at all then I hope your FIL appreciates the effort!

Thanks again!
No I was being a tad mischevious, I find the cars and the technology amazing and I like watching the start (for any crashes!), the finish and when you get some battles between 2 drivers! It's sadly the bits in between that bore me! But then that's watching on TV at home without the atmosphere and the other things going on at the track so I'm sure there'll be enough to keep me interested. And the father-in-law loves it, it's mostly for him but I couldn't pass up the chance to go myself too since it's something I've never done and would probably unlikely to do without someone who's really into it.

I was fascinated as a kid by the Senna/Prost/Mansell battles, and wish F1 was a little more like it was back then!

Re: Silverstone F1 Grand Prix : Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:03 pm  

Him wrote:

Thanks again!
.... I like watching the start (for any crashes!).....

That tends to be the view of many who "watch from a distance" on TV.

The first time you see and accident live will change your mind. It's one of the most gut wrenchingingly awful things you can see especially if someone is seriously hurt or worse.

Re: Silverstone F1 Grand Prix : Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:08 pm  

Him wrote:

Thanks again!
No I was being a tad mischevious, I find the cars and the technology amazing and I like watching the start (for any crashes!), the finish and when you get some battles between 2 drivers! It's sadly the bits in between that bore me! But then that's watching on TV at home without the atmosphere and the other things going on at the track so I'm sure there'll be enough to keep me interested. And the father-in-law loves it, it's mostly for him but I couldn't pass up the chance to go myself too since it's something I've never done and would probably unlikely to do without someone who's really into it.

I was fascinated as a kid by the Senna/Prost/Mansell battles, and wish F1 was a little more like it was back then!

I'm like that too. Despite living in the Northamptonshire F1 corridor, and having several local friends involved in teams, engineering and support functions, I had no interest. I am (or was, sold it today as part of moving to SA) a sports car driver, having had an S2000 and Z4M, and still not interested in F1.
The noise was fantastic though. Some good pics taken and food and booze was cheap there, so I drank a lot.