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Originally Posted by gary
There's a small group of us here where the Venn diagram of
"amateur astronomy enthusiast" forms an intersection with "F1 follower".  |
Add me to that group!
I've been to a few F1 races, but an absolute highlight for me was the 1989 Silverstone Grand Prix, where I managed to spend some time in the Benetton pits (as in INSIDE the pit garage - "Look, but don't touch anything!") during Saturday practice and qualifying, thanks to a cousin who was a mad-keen club motor-sport participant, and had some good connections with some of the British F1 teams.
And then in 2012, I was lucky enough to score a double-pass to the Qantas hospitality suite in Melbourne, which is built on top of the pit garages. I got some fabulous photographs leaning out the window (glass of champagne in hand), looking straight down on the mechanics working on the Red Bulls, Ferraris, McLarens ...
(Oh yes - and on the subject of Suzuka 2014: Go Daniel!)