LVDell

As the title says. If anybody has been to the F1 race that could offer some insight on seat selection that would be awesome! Pics would be great too.

Here is the track map and seat locations. I am thinking 1 and 2 are the best followed closely by 11 and 12.

By the way, anybody going???

CWay27

Stand 12 or second best 15. With twelve you see the start, the rush to senna corner and usually the carnage that comes with it.... Like this one back a few years ago (can't remember what year but I was there).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwR98Q8qZaw

DHI

12 is popular because of the passing opportunities it offers and the resulting carnage. Cars carry little speed however and feather the throttle through so the the experience never really raises the little hairs at the back of ones neck.

21,24,15 (in that order) at L'Epingle (east hairpin) is also fertile grounds for significant passing, but also offer a better sense of the mind-bending braking and acceleration F1 cars are capable of, not to mention the absolutely hair raising aural experience of hearing these things bang down through the gears and then back up again as they enter the run down the Casino straight. The lower in the grandstand the more accentuated the speed effect. I recommend this over 12.

1,2 (and likely 3 and 4+ more as tickets sellout) are always Gold seats, meaning you get proper bucket seat with seat back. Comfort offered by the seats offsets the sunburn/face toasting, because the day starts off with the sun to your left, stares you down all day long as it starts setting on your right. Seeing the pit action, grid preparation, and starting line action is a plus, and seeing 20+ F1 cars making a start is a truly memorable "concussion" for the mind, body and soul . However the continual siren song of an F1 in nothing but straightline performance gets a little dull, and the fact that you can't see the cars downshifting/braking into the Senna esses makes you feel like you are missing something everytime a car goes by, especially when one car sets up on the front straight to overtake into the corner.

Having sat in every grandstand over the many years I have attended (including The Paddock Club and the slightly more modest VIP tents just adjacent to these), I began to think that the organizers should have tickets that rotate your seating location to a different grandstand every half day (of the three day race weekend) in order to savour these cars in all their capacities and glory whether it been straighline speed, braking, cornering or acceleration. Difficult to get all that in one grandstand and that's why I would re-direct you to 21 or 24.

As for myself, I do not YET know if I will be present entertaining clients, or on my own.

speedcat

I sat in grandstand 1 a few years ago; didn't have a bucket seat but did enjoy the start/finish, pit lane and celebrations after the race. Watched a lot of the race action on the big screen in front of me. After the race, walking back to the bridge on the track was neat.

LVDell

Wow! Thanks for all the great input y'all. I am going to decide on grandstand choice probably tomorrow after my partner in crime for the race and I figure out what sounds best. Thanks again!

Would love to meet up for drinks if anybody is in the area.

DHI

LVDell,
The organizer's classification of Gold, Silver and Bronze seats are fairly represented.

LVDell

I didn't see gold silver and bronze. Just saw numbers. Can you elaborate?

speedcat

Don't miss the Crescent Street Porsche Meet!

DHI

You are correct. Apologies. In past years the grandstands were classified by Gold Silver and Bronze. It appears that the new organizers (Octane) have done away with those designations.

With that said, the more expensive seats more or less coincide the old Gold seats, and the lower cost seats, the Bronze.

Idea... if you are 4 people or more... get 2 seats in the 1 and 2 others in the 12. Like that you can mix it up all weekend long with your clan !

CWay27

Not saying you should buy tickets through these guys but I post the link just so you know which stands are bronze, silver and gold.

http://www.2tickets.ca/sports/f1/can...-prix-tickets/

4porsh

I'm liking stand 21 no pun intended.

http://www.gptours.com/Canadian-Grand-Prix

Have fun.

Joe

tlarocque

I went in 2007 and decided that next time I'd do sit on the front straight. I'll be there!

taffin

Paddock Club is the only way to watch F1

LVDell

Can I borrow $8K? I promise, I'll pay you back

LVDell

Tickets have been purchased, hotel and flights are confirmed! WAHOOO!!!!!

FYI....we decided on grandstand #21 and got 21, Section 1, Row T. **any idea where in 21 this is???**

Thanks for all the help everybody. Now about that beer...........