Away We Go Podcast - Ep92 | Who Can Still Afford to Go to an F1 Race?

A three-day F1 ticket in China costs about US$68, while a weekend in Lewis Hamilton’s House 44 in Las Vegas runs to around A$26,000.

Dianne Bortoletto and Ciara Gillan dig into the real cost of attending Formula 1 races, from a full season done on £20,000 to Paddock Club passes that do not actually get you into the paddock.

Ciara argues everyday fans are being priced out of their own home races, while Di weighs up whether influencers belong at the track when sponsors such as Louis Vuitton and Barilla are paying to bring them. So who is Formula 1 really pricing its races for?

Plus a €20 sandwich in Hungary, and why Melbourne’s four-day motorsport festival still delivers.

In this episode:

Why cheap general admission can mean no view and no big screen
Full Time Formula’s 24 races on £20,000, finishing £487 over budget
China the cheapest ticket on the calendar, Las Vegas the dearest
$13,000 a head for Red Bull hospitality at the Australian Grand Prix
Wimbledon drops content creator passes, and Di is conflicted on F1 influencers
An English fan who can’t afford her home race at Silverstone
€20 sandwiches, a rumoured food ban and one water fountain in Madrid
Paddock Club from A$7,700 in Azerbaijan to A$21,500 in Melbourne
2027 grandstand prices for Hungary, Austria and Belgium, with Belgium up 10 to 15 per cent
Why Melbourne’s four-day festival is worth the trip

Links to mentioned episodes
Colin Johnston's Ep77 https://youtu.be/ZzdvPT5yoSA
Chris Chamberlain Ep71 - using points to access F1 hospitality https://youtu.be/W_KUs7eVB4M

Chapters
0:00 Sticker Shock Intro
0:45 Welcome to Away We Go Podcast
1:10 The GA Reality Check
2:45 Views, Screens and Commentary
5:00 24 Races on a £20,000 Budget
9:05 Cheapest vs Vegas Prices
10:20 Influencers at the Track
11:15 Hospitality Price Tags
14:50 Sponsors and Creator Value
16:45 Fans Priced Out of Their Home Race
18:20 Food, Water and Facilities
20:20 Paddock Club Myths
21:10 Ticket Rush and Sellouts
22:00 Paddock Club Prices and House 44
22:45 Using Points for Hospitality
23:35 Next Year’s Ticket Prices
24:40 Why All Motorsport Costs So Much
26:05 Prices Keep Rising
27:40 Is It Worth Going?
28:25 Why Melbourne Delivers
29:30 Final Thoughts

Hosted by Dianne Bortoletto, Instagram @travelletto.
With Ciara Gillan of Formula Live Pulse, Instagram @ciaragillan16.

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