The Silverstone race is but to promote out its full capability forward of July’s occasion, having achieved a complete attendance of 480,000 final yr throughout the grand prix weekend.
Though the circuit’s managing firm places this all the way down to a number of areas: the post-COVID bounce shedding its impact, altering habits amongst ticket patrons, and the dominance of Pink Bull, the worth of tickets has additionally been instructed as an element by these looking for to attend the grand prix.
The remaining four-day grandstand tickets are all priced at about £600, with basic admission in that span at present obtainable for over £400.
Hamilton said that making certain ticket costs don’t improve any additional must be high of Silverstone’s priorities, and also needs to work on making it a extra reasonably priced occasion total.
“I imply, it is an unimaginable occasion. In the event you take it from a hen’s eye view, the entire occasion is…all of the house is used up. So many followers come and have a fantastic weekend.
“The one factor I might ever say is that we now have to observe ticket costs. I feel they’re persevering with to rise and the price of residing these days, I feel it is too excessive.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Workforce
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“I am simply pondering from the attitude of a fan that may include a household. It is massively costly, so I feel it is wanting into methods the place you can also make higher accessibility for folks.”
Silverstone chief Stuart Pringle had instructed earlier within the week that “it is actually been loads more durable with Pink Bull dominating” to promote tickets, having been used to Hamilton’s success within the seasons prior.
“I do not suppose it is my fault. I imply, the F1 season may be very thrilling. There are plenty of groups combating for wins now,” Verstappen countered.
“And if a promoter cannot fill the seats and so they blame it on somebody, then I feel they first have to take a look at themselves, what they’re doing fallacious. As a result of elsewhere it is fairly straightforward to fill.”
