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@AfricanHut

Жыл бұрын

i saw 83% off , and got exited that it might of been for a F1 ticket.

@VirtousStoic

6 ай бұрын

You should be an F1 ambassador wow Tysm for this amazing guide. May god bless you and your family❤

It’s crazy to me that as an American it’s actually cheaper for me to go to the Canadian GP than to go to any of the THREE American GPs

@pablogl9z

Жыл бұрын

As a Canadian, it’s cheaper for me to go to the Barcelona GP 😂

@mylesbartunek5920

Жыл бұрын

Yeah its bullshit.. Why is it soo expensive 😢

@Gbiese

Жыл бұрын

@@mylesbartunek5920 Supply and demand

@petiertje

Жыл бұрын

@@mylesbartunek5920 US has a lot of celebrity's from sports and entertainment, to make it appealing to those people (more exposure for all parties concerned) they go exclusive in terms of packages offered. It's all just a vanity show for those big prices, nothing more. (off course a few exceptions for those who actually like racing) I don't like it, but money rules the world and not the other way around.

@michaelmilitello5644

Жыл бұрын

When it was in Indy it was very affordable. Granted it was last in 2007, you could get a three day general admission pass for $75. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has always been reasonable.

For just $12.95 a month, I get access to F1 TV which allows me to eat all the food and drink I want from my own fridge, sit on a comfy leather recliner, ride along with the drivers on helmet cam, see the entire race and replays in case I missed something, control the temperature or sit outside and watch with my laptop, see driver interviews, and see the majority of the action unincumbered....Uh, I'm good with that!

@soisaidtogod4248

Жыл бұрын

I find the best part is zero Croft.

@George-xb5ey

Жыл бұрын

Croft annoying AF literally ruins the race for me

@youtubeking2686

Жыл бұрын

But you can't meet the drivers in person or take selfies with them

@bepreparedforwhatscoming4975

3 күн бұрын

@@youtubeking2686is that worth 30k?

I miss when f1 wasn’t that popular. You could get a grandstand turn 1 seat at Monaco (this was 2017)for the race for €150. And on the Friday (off day) you could go into the pit lane. Met kimi, Lewis, etc.

@motorpolitan8884

Жыл бұрын

Double edged sword. There's a good chance we'd have just 7 teams competing right now if F1 didn't become as popular. I doubt Force India, Williams, and Haas would've survived.

@mvd4436

Жыл бұрын

Inflation

@julianschwertzthewoodlands4161

Жыл бұрын

Would be interesting to see what prices were throughout the years

@LilSebastian_

Жыл бұрын

Inflation didn’t cause the price of a ticket to an F1 to be absurdly expensive. It has always been expensive.

@LilSebastian_

Жыл бұрын

Drive to Survive caused this and it’s not a good thing. Drive to Survive is the worst thing to happen to F1 since Senna died.

As an American, It's cheaper for me to go over seas to Austria than to even drive 8 hours to Miami, plus I can turn it in to Vaca over there while I don't care for Miami/Las Veges (not a gambler). Been to Austria one time and absolutely loved it

@Banyo__

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I'm 3 hours out from Austin, have plenty of friends that live there so could easily get free room/board, but it's cheaper to fly out of the country for the tickets they had left then to attempt to go there, Miami, or forget about Vegas.

@Hunter-th2fr

Жыл бұрын

@@Banyo__ Dude yeah, I'm in NC and nothing in the US is affordable, maybe in a couple years the prices will drop. In the mean time I'll just look into going to Indy races (can go to the indy 500 for $50 per ticket)

@Banyo__

Жыл бұрын

@@Hunter-th2fr F1 is like $50 is for your parking ticket!

@soisaidtogod4248

Жыл бұрын

@@Banyo__ Half of it. lol

@williamtynan6484

Жыл бұрын

Living 10 minutes from Miami ( HardRock Stadium ) it’s crazy after following F1 for 50 yrs that I can’t seem to be able purchase even walkabout tix reasonably priced ! $500 & Parking/Uber Triple or Quadruple $ tix within minutes of opening bell, new paddock will be installed inside the stadium! Even father from fans !

The pricing differences of F1 versus other motorsports is astonishing to me. My Indy 500 grandstand ticket is $100, and any fan can gain paddock access to IndyCar for around $50, depending on the circuit. Last year at Belle Isle/Detroit, the paddock was completely open for any fan to access both IndyCar & IMSA, and stand less than a meter from the cars

@mvd4436

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but F1's time is now. Nascar tickets in 2005 were probably pretty high for the time because that was peak Nascar. I remember Vancouver Indy tickets in the 90's. They were more than $100 US. That was peak CART. Indycar is slowly building itself back up. One day it will be a hot ticket again.

@diogeneslantern18

Жыл бұрын

Indy is a LOOONG way off from the spectacle that is Formula 1

@madman1101

Жыл бұрын

@@diogeneslantern18 yep, one's a race, the other is a parade.

@xtlm

Жыл бұрын

@@diogeneslantern18 Indy's main race will forever be a greater spectacle then any F1 race.

There are very few people that I say I love in F1, and you are definitely one of them. Honestly I have been watching F1 for years and I've never had the plessure of knowing so much about the inside stuff. You are a blessing to fans like us.

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

I’m honoured John

@dailysneakers_

Жыл бұрын

@@KymIllmanyo, thanks for your videos, I’ve just watched two and was SO MUCH INFORMATIVE, as a new fan, thanks man!

I live in Monaco. The view from the side of the rocher is absolutely amazing. Probably the best experience in all of the circus.

My wife brought me to Silverstone 2022 GP, Champions club with F1 experience 3 day, absolutely insane weekend, celebrity chef catering, all the champagne and beer you could drink, F1 personalities come each day for a talk, track tour on Saturday and paddock tour on the Sunday just before the start of the race, got pictures with a load of drivers as they were making there way back from the pre race drivers parade, it was expensive but worth every penny, would do it again

@Nutty...

Жыл бұрын

How expensive was it?

Жыл бұрын

@@Nutty... I got as gift 2 days paddock club last year for Austrian GP and it was around 5000 euro and it was a lifelong experience, even got photo with Verstappen and loads of other drivers😁

@FrontWing-EndPlate

Жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing.... how much for that type of experience????.

Thanks Kym. I really enjoy your videos. As I'm a keen photographer and F1 fan, and like many others cannot gain press access to these races, I would be keen to see a video on the best tracks and locations for taking photos. Cheers.

Thanks Kym! Good video, I can confirm that “general admission” or “campus” passes let you go to a wide variety of spots in Austin and Miami. Most don’t have seats, you have to bring a blanket and/or chair, and don’t include food or drinks. I can also tell you that both general admission and grandstand tickets in Vegas include food and beverage- BUT both are restricted access to a “zone” that you have access to, and a seat (if you buy grandstand). You cannot gain access to another zone. In Austin and Miami a grandstand ticket gets you access to your grandstand AND to any GA or Campus area around the entire track.

at $32k they ought to let you have a go in one of the free practice sessions

AWESOME video Kym - haven't seen anything like it before. Really cool. Suggestion for a video - same concept - options at different price points while you're at a race. Like - here's the best thing to do for $100, $1000, $10,000 if you're already at the Austin race

I think the best value package, albeit a special one, is the Grada CS55 at the Spanish GP. 3 day admission, the grandstand view is also good. Top it off with the official CS cap, Ferrari flag and a pack of beer, all at £180, it is the best there is .

@vrccb

Жыл бұрын

I have bought it. x

@subarnodas1833

Жыл бұрын

@@vrccb consider yourself blessed by the almighty 😂 congratulations

@florinmocanu2005

Жыл бұрын

Also Hungary. Bronze Grand Stand, with very good viewing, 127 euro per weekend.

Loved the way you integrated your sponsor into the video! Completely related to what your talking about!

1976 took train from Cannes. Saw vintage cars arrive on freight wagons. Then climbed the "Pelouses roche" for qualifying. Petersen in 6-wheel Tyrrell. Great view of cars and city. Next F1 was qualifying at Donington - Andretti in Lotus. What a sound!! Now I stick to TV as crowds to much.

Every year me and my dad went to the British GP, prices are now so stupid we’re saying no and because it’s actually cheaper to go to Italy and watch monza and stay in Italy, for the full weekend

It became very expensive to the point that it is mostly not worth it. Sport popularity sky rocketed last 5 years. I don't know if it is Netflix series or the new owners' plan just worked, but I have never felt the sport growing so much ever. I miss the days that tickets were affordable, but at the same time popularity is good for the sport.

@ramus29

Жыл бұрын

I went to my first gp in barcelona from thursday to sunday g admission with an incredible view and unforgattable memories (even got to see the podium at the end with a bit of running xD) it cost me only 600$ for everything (from paris)

The $32,000 garage package feels like the worst experience of the lot. You get all the noise of the track and pit lane without seeing any of the actual racing, except through a TV. Obviously not everyone who goes to a Grand Prix goes for the racing, and I guess having those people in a garage is better than having them take up space in areas that actually have a view of the race, but to me it's just another example of "so extravagant that it defeats the purpose."

0:14 $ ??,??? - Hmm, I wonder what that's going to be when I've not seen the title and description of this video already. 🤣

Laughed out loud at Michael Douglas as the priviledged. Keep up the great work Kym, love the perspective you bring to F1

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Mr. Illman, I Looove your videos!! They are both entertaining and informative! This video has been helpful in helping me plan and understand how admission to the GP works (as I have never been before). If you have any other tips or advice, please continue to share❤

@KymIllman

3 күн бұрын

My suggestion is to see my Race by Race guides at www.kymillman.com

Japan Suzuka and Fuji I remember for the rain ...... but I did find an article that said The super-soaked races were Fuji 1976, Suzuka 1994, Fuji 2007, and Suzuka 2014. The cross over is a unique feature.

Great video. I am happy that i found your channel and subscribed.

I remember back in 2011 or 2012, when I was still living in Shanghai, there was free access to the gp circuit on free practice and qualifying days for any race that happened there (motogp, touring cars, f1, etc).

Hey that background music during the surfshark advert, it's the same as my favourite video from Hagerty

I like the fact that F1 is popular and has a huge fan base, but the costs are getting insane day by day. I paid 100 Euros for a General entry on a FRIDAY for the AustrianGP(the cheapest one I could find), the prices of DucthGP tickets are unfathomable. It is increasingly becoming a rich people's sport. It has always been to get into the sport, but I don't think there have been such huge costs for watching the races or following the sport.

@denisljutic9182

Жыл бұрын

I have been watching relatively affordable tickets for Austrian GP weekend since November (pretty late i know) but no luck. Tickets are either sold out ( i presume orange army bought most of them, and left not may of them rest of us f1 fans from this region( p.s i am not from Austria but this is my closest f1 gp track and it on my bucket list)) or too expensive for my taste. I will try my luck this year when tickets for 2024 comes out.

Your content and genuinely unique insights are absolutely awesome Kym. Keep up the good work and thank you! 😁

Austin GP 3 day GA pass was selling for $350 at Costco!

That $83 Monaco ticket reminds me of the top of the mountain at Bathurst.

Ive always wanted to go to a F1 race and make great money but anything more than $1000 for a ticket to see a car fly by in less than one second is absurd. On tv I get to watch ALL the action.

I was always curious about Ticket prices like this it would be cool you make a pt 2 I know there is more ticket options out there

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

You can look them up on the net and see everything

General admission under a tree right by the track wall in Montreal was much better than the grandstands under the sun.

Got me some tickets for the Monaco GP at Le Rocher GA, should be fun

i paid €550 in 2022 for tickets to have (normal) acces all 3 days at Zandvoort (bought them over from SIL that had recently given birth). was sitting at the beginning of the main straight across pit entry/ next acces point for the track for the other classes. you could walk up to the PSC cars that were lined up there with only a simple crowd control barrier between you and the cars/drivers. they would chat/take pictures and some kids even had the chance to sit in a car. was a great first time race experience and 3 days of fun with my brother (despite having a good sunburn from day 1, we forgot our sunscreen)

At Monza 2022 I got a general admission ticket and managed to get into grandstands on the main strait

im surprised the 'hopping stand' thing isnt common everywhere. remember doing this in melbourne in like....2007

Kym, you missed pointing Baku GP which offers the cheapest paddock club ticket for the year.

travelled all the way from Melbourne to Monaco just to see Dan get dudded by his own team. But sat at Tabac and had an amazing day. Not that expensive either.

Any info on the las vegas grand prix coming up?

i guess ill just continue to watch from home.

The $500 Vegas ticket is a general admission ticket that gets you to a very specific standing only section.

My dream is to become an F1 photographer like you. Doing shoots at my local gokart track now, trying to get to know the parents of young drivers who want good photos for sponsors, ect. Saving up to buy a sony 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 now. Will get there one day

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

Good for you.

In Bahrain there are also invite only tickets for the tower where all the royals and celebrity guests of the Al Khalifa family are. It is amazing in there!

Howzit 😜 Thank you so much for this! I have been watching F1 as a little girl with my dad since 1994. Looooong before DTS 🤣 I love the "old school" tracks. One of my biggest dreams is to attend an F1 race. My favourite track is Suzuka because I believe it is the most challenging ☺️

@beyondcitylimits

Жыл бұрын

Dr Rudi? (from the tv show Life Support)

@diogeneslantern18

Жыл бұрын

I spot a Saffer in the wild!

@karidutoit

Жыл бұрын

@@diogeneslantern18 Yebo you do bru!

@diogeneslantern18

Жыл бұрын

@@karidutoit 🙆🏻‍♂️🇿🇦

Best way to get to the paddock in the dutch gp is work a few weeks prior at some club and work when f1 is, then after you can go in the paddock

Great insight Kym. What would be a good video would be your rating of various tracks for amateur photographers like myself who don't have trackside/pitlane access.

The American Grand Prix in Austin Texas last time I checked for 3 days was around $600. Idk why that was left out here

I went to the 2000 USGP @ Indy. $100 ticket for all 3 days. (2nd row from the top across from the McLaren pits.) It's not $200 now. It's $500 or more for 3 days at Austin. At Montreal in 1983, it was $90 for a 3 day PHOTO pass. Lol. I don't think I'll be at another F1 race any time soon. I forget what the price was at Zandvoort in 1983, but it was comparable to IMSA GTP at Lime Rock both with Paddock Pass.

how about some insider tips for the fans who don't have the money to pay all these entry tickets ..... I've seen quite some italian youngsters climb over the wall that surrounds the Parco di Monza, and when you're in the queue to get into the gates at Montmelo, you notice that wall isn't so high neither .... in Monaco you have a beautifull overall view from at the pedestrian area opposite the building at no. 9 boulevard du Jardin Exotique .... in Montreal when it's again Sold Out ? Just go to the Casino, right in the middle of all the action.

Awesome. We are coming to Austrian GP this year. Will be my first race. Coming from South africa. We booked F1 experiences tickets. Very excited. Hope to meet you at the track.

I feel like people forget about thier local tracks. Mine is Brands Hatch UK. Some amazing racing there and top series too. Almost all tickets are under $50 for the weekend

when I visited spa I got the cheapest ticket, whilst it might be a lot of walking. it was amazing because you could sit anywhere you like, just bring your own chair. i chose to sit at pouhon and was able to get some really nice photo's. also, there are no trollys alowed so dont make that mistake.

Grand Desert rentals 11/14-11/19 short walking distance to F1 start/finish

Kym love the way you cover F1 great content,On the off chance you read the comments is there a ticket that includes a hot lap with one of the drivers,I’ve seen that they do that at some races and wondered if you knew any details,Thank You

@KymIllman

10 ай бұрын

It’s a pirelli thing. Not sure if they sell them or give them away.

@cutoverpark9596

10 ай бұрын

@@KymIllman Ok Thank You…

Great Video!

Austria General Admission is also a pretty sweet deal. I went there last year pretty last minute for 150€ and it was amazing. The area is between turn 3 and 4 and since it's on the hill you have a pretty nice view into turn 1-4 and 6-7. You'll have to turn up early tho to get good spots

@KymIllman

2 ай бұрын

Good to know!

is there a list of best track locations for general public photographers.

Could you please do a part two for the 2024 season 🙏🙏 I’m planning on going for the Chinese grand prix

Great content, thanks!

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Got mine for Miami can’t wait

This is random but, I like the room you're recording in. Very aesthetic lol

I went to the hungarian GP with the entry level f1 experiences package after finding out that it was going to be cheaper than any of the US gps and about equal to the canadian gp. Not cheap to be an american F1 fan.

Got spoiled in the early 80s. Foca photographers pass. Montreal 3 years. Canon William's and I sold loads of canon and nikon and hasselblad. Swc in the pits made great pics.

As a f1 fan i doubt will ever watch a race live. It's for a really different range of people.

With $2000 I can go away to remote safari locations in five star resorts for 3 weekends and watch the F1 from the ultimate seclusion and luxury. I get to see everything that goes on the track with the commentary.

I would never ever spend any money visiting a race...i see more on tv...besides cheapest on spa was bout half a month earnings....this is absolutely discusting these prices over 1200€ for a weekend

Love these vids Kym

Well I would spend whatever attending the Australian F1 Grand Prix but it’s sold out the second year running & I’m still super pissed off about that.

What would have been even more awesome for this video is if you were able to shoot pics from the grandstand seat perspective on a practice day or thursdays. Maybe for part 2 of this video

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

It’s unfortunate that we have so little time that that would be impossible

@syd2o2

Жыл бұрын

I was at Bahrain, and I posted a few videos I shot from around the track and my seat at turn one grandstand on my channel, if you want to see what it looks like from fan perspective.

I think I paid $15 for a general admission ticket to the 1973 US Grand Prix.

Was looking at silverstone this year too expensive can go on holiday for that price

Great video , its not like the hair ranking at all.

Off to Austria in GA, £90 & Silverstone in Stowe, £350 - cannot wait

For some of those tickets you can buy a quite decent mid sized car in my country. (yes, even with heavily inflated prices these day's)

@geert574

Жыл бұрын

30k is not a midsized car my man 🤣

Have been going to races for 20 years, and remember at Nurburgring 2003, we paid 240 Euros for the weekend at a Silver T- 13 grandstand, in 2012 Gold 3 at Spa cost 400 euros for the weekend, & last year at Monza sitting in Parabolica was 500+ Just insane how high the prices have become! If you buy EARLY Birds, you can get lucky & get tickets for fair prices, but that backside to that is that you need to order the tickets 7-9 months in advance, which is imposible for a lot of pepole! Pre COVID, you could easily get good tickets 2-3 months in advance of not later. Kym may i ask a question, at which GP is it easiest to get accsess to the paddock?? it used to be Budapest if i am not mistaken. Has this changed since the boom started in 20-21?, & if so what is the cheapest ticket/ Paddock Club to get the possibility? :)

Wow, thanks Kym. I will never be able to buy those tickets! Those prices!!! 🙈

F1 was always for the rich, but with how much money the internet has put in the hands of who otherwise would be normal people, the prices suite the demand. Watching F1 live would forever be an impossible dream for a lot of us who live outside europe.

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is insane, I was looking forward to getting a room at the cosmopolitan but 3 nights in a room with a balcony is $28,000!

As an American it is be cheaper to go to Canada or Mexico than any of the three US races. Prices at COTA have doubled. T15 2022 750 dollars. 2023 1500 for 3 days.

Imola is quite cheap. This year general admission for the whole weekend in 90 euros.

im possibly going to the miami gp with vip paddock passes!

Thanks Kym, but I think you missed Saudi Arabian GP for being the cheapest. I got 3 day General Admission just for 20 euros and 3-day Grandstand ticket for 50 euros. (though it wasn't the official price, I got it from another website that was selling the ticket at 70% discount 3-4 days before the event.)

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

Noted.

@RealYosif

Жыл бұрын

What is the website ?

@ammarsamiullah8729

Жыл бұрын

@@RealYosif P1 travel

30,000 that's expensive, but that would be an amazing experience

I think if I stretch my budget to the max I can probably afford a 3k pass which I think is not a bad deal.

40%+ subscription rate is insanely good my dude.

If only Sepang circuit still in calendar

nah, we bought bronze grandstand tickets for HUngary, weekend long, 127 euros. and you get great great viewing. Much better than the Monaco tickets.

Sometimes the cheapest price tag are awesome.

I've not finished the video yet so you might cover this but Silverstone are taking the piss by moving to dynamic pricing.

Going to the Vegas Grand Prix. Actually paid $425 per ticket. F1 offered an extra discount 1 or 2 weekends after the presale started. Was extremely extremely lucky.

@jmohomed18

10 ай бұрын

This is the General Admission Ticket

I need to know about that pig table

When buying silver stone tickets this year the prices where going up in real-time whilst people where in the queue. Absolute scandal

You can get tickets for $180 dollars now. 10,000 unsold seats

Wynn Las Vegas has a $1 million dollar package for six total people over the weekend. Includes 6000 sq ft room. Multiple hotels on the strip have packages starting at $35k and up… Said for the real fans wanting to go for actually watching the race...

@KymIllman

Жыл бұрын

And that doesn’t include anything at the track

Going to Miami gp was so much fun but a terrible way to watch the race 😂 i missed so much

Don't turn the *BEEP* up so feckin loud.. some of us have proper systems!!

Only 10 races have the $32,000 garage pack? What am I supposed to do for the other races? I wish I had enough money to afford spending $320,000 to spend on 10 races! That’s almost how much my 1 bedroom condo cost!

82 bucks to chain your own chair to a tree on a steep unkempt hill for only Saturday, what a bargain lol I guess it's good for locals that can't just look out their window lol

How much would be your approx. cost per season including flights + hotels + tickets + food ?

@74_pelicans

Жыл бұрын

1 million us, easily.