Le GP des USA : un flop ?

[theophil]

quelques impressions de spectateurs .... plutot mitigés ...

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...?article=26539

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...?article=26532


aller je vous offre un extrait d'un fan de F1 !!! (bon j'ai pas tout compris ... si ce n'est qu'il est emballé par le spectacle et que la F1 c'est hors de prix !!!)

Let me give you my perspective as a longtime Formula One fan attending my first motorcycle event. First, AMA and MotoGP have races that actually involve passing, often more than once in a given lap, and riders who give 110%. This is fantastic and exciting to watch. Second, you have sanctioning bodies that appear to care about the audience and the quality of racing, not just about making money. Third, Laguna Seca is a world-class racetrack, even if the new surface is less than perfect. Yes, four dollars for a bottle of water is steep. On the other hand, I've never been to a car race where they dropped concession prices during a race weekend. As I walked under the corporate suites late Sunday, watching folks up there toss hundreds of free bottles down to the fans in line to exit the track, it occurred to me that this would never happen at a Formula One event. Given the heat, the crowd was remarkably good-natured. Certainly there was room for improvement, but it was a great show from where I was sitting (turn 4 grandstand).

Next June, when I pay $250 for a ticket and $1700 for a hotel for the F1 race in Montréal, four dollars for a bottle of water won't seem that bad.

Jim Pranger
Chicago, Illinois