Attending the Monaco F1 Grand Prix - is it worthwhile for a non F1 fan?

On Wed, 27 May 2009, Tom P wrote:

Is there something wrong with drinking German tap water that we should be
The tap water is even better quality than the bottled water.

and has no gas !

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Giovanni Drogo wrote:

On Wed, 27 May 2009, Tom P wrote:

Is there something wrong with drinking German tap water that we should be
The tap water is even better quality than the bottled water.

and has no gas !

I like the gas- that's the only reason I order water in a restaurant or
buy it at home. I'm also partial to white or red wine spritzers...

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Martin wrote:
On Wed, 27 May 2009 12:13:27 +0200, Tom P wrote:

Martin wrote:
On Tue, 26 May 2009 23:30:18 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

Tom P wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
Ian F. wrote:

"tim....." wrote in message
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If you turn up on the day without a pre-booked ticket for a seat, at best
you will be fighting for the standing spaces.
Call me anal, but I can't for the life of me imagine why anyone would just
turn up to an event like this without having a ticket!

If it was me, I'd have pre-booked months before, confirmed, photocopied the
tickets, and put them in a safe until the day! A slap-dash attitude just
puzzles me, that's all - to my mind, it's just as easy and much less
stressful to have all your ducks in a row.
I find it easier to find F1 completely uninteresting!

I had lunch right after the start and fell asleep on the sofa ..
The language mix in the ingredients probably put you to sleep. Certainly
bored the tits of me.
)

Is there something wrong with drinking German tap water that we should be made
aware of?
The tap water is even better quality than the bottled water.

In most places.

I wondered why you were drinking bottled water. I still don't know )

I like water with fizz.

Your void life is of no interest...

"Martin" a écrit dans le message de
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On Tue, 26 May 2009 22:22:34 -0700, poldy wrote:

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Rod wrote:

I guess my main problem is that I'm not sure I'm that interested in
the race itself - rather I think the "atmosphere" might be fun around
the place, and I rather question whether I wouln't enjoy p***ing away
the cost of a seat (270-450 euro for race day) in the casino more...

That's ridiculous price.

Just to stand at one turn of the race to see cars going by?

I can see checking it out for an hour or so but the whole day?

Well I guess you have to be an F1 fan but if you're only seeing one
small section of the track, how do you get a sense of the whole race?

Probably better off watching on TV.

The first time I went to the Dutch F1 I bought an expensive ticket and sat
in
the stand. I had a very boring afternoon. After that I used to buy the
cheapest
ticket, which allowed you to walk around the circuit in the dunes. That
was much
nicer. In the dunes or in the stands, I hadn't a clue who was winning much
of
the time. The main difference between dozing in front of the TV and paying
some
enormous amount for a ticket, is that on the sofa you can follow the race
and
occasionally rest your eyes whereas if you go there you have the enormous
noise
level from the engines and haven't a clue who is winning most of the time.
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Martin

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:49:03 +0100, Rod wrote in post :
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and I rather question whether I wouln't enjoy p***ing away
the cost of a seat (270-450 euro for race day) in the casino more...

I'm sure you would, especially if you pay the extra bit, put on a suit and
tie and go into the "private" section on the left. It was my first ever
visit to any casino in my life, and I loved every minute, for the
atmosphere.

--
Tim C.

On May 25, 12:26*pm, Rod wrote:
I'm not really a F1 motorsport fan (I don't actively dislike it - just
never been that interested in it), but the recent Monaco grand prix
did make me think that if I was to make a "once in a lifetime" trip to
see a F1 race, Monaco might offer a bit more than normal.

I was wondering if anyone here had some practical advice on what to
expect - e.g.

1. It looks quite feasible to stay somewhere like Nice and take the
train to Monaco. *I assume the service is as normal on race day? *Are
the trains mobbed?

2. It seems from the various websites that you need to get tickets for
seats in the various areas .. is it essential to get
them purchased in advance?

3. Is it possible to move around Monaco easily during practice and
qualifying days (or race day itself for that matter) *- and perhaps
catch views of the action from locations outside the seating areas?

4. Do I need to take ear plugs ;-)


It is quite possible to stay in Nice, Menton, Beuleau sur Mer, Antibes
and take the train to Monaco, The train on race days will be crowded.
Times are between fifteen and forty minutes (Nice is 25 minutes)
depending on where you're staying. The exits through the underground
station at Monaco are changed with some different pedesrian routing
during race days. Enjoy a trip to the Cote d'Azur that includes the
GP. If you timed it right, you could catch the end of the Cannes Film
Festival and go to the Monaco GP, usually about a week later. If you
have a car, best not to try to drive on race day, you'll have to park
as far away as the train or bus would be, but before or after you can
drive on the armco barracaded street race route through town. The
barracades are up for a couple of weeks before the race so you can
take your time.

It is possible to buy a ticket on race day, but most of the best
stands will be sold out. You can buy single day tickets or a weekend
ticket. If this is a "once in a lifetime" trip to F1 at Monaco I'd
suggest it would be worth getting a good ticket in advance. You have
some time now. At road courses there are areas where you can stand
around the circuit. At Monaco this doesn't work so well. You can walk
around through the stands access areas, but the track is mostly fenced
off and you'll get "nudged" if you stop too long to watch through the
chain link, mostly blocked off anyway to avoid this. There are some
restaurants around the track where if you get a reservation you can
sit, but these are taken far far in advance. Many are taken up by
package providers.

Getting around on practice and qualifying days is less crowded. If you
wanted to go cheap and just get the feeling and you could just buy a
separate ticket to one of those days and wander around more, and not
even go to race day. Go after the race for the partying and wander
through the opened streets full of race atmosphere.

If you can spend more, get one of the race packages that include party
events and meetings with drivers, etc. Not cheap, but interesting even
if not a total fan. If you have a thousand+ euro or so handy, the
Fairmont Hotel has a cocktail lounge and balcony over the hairpin turn
for which they sell individual tickets or a hotel stay package.

For an alternative, next year (2010) they will run the Monaco Historic
Grand Prix with vintage race cars running on the Monaco Race circuit.
It's only held every other year. It runs about 2 weeks before the GP,
while the Cannes Festival is still going, so easier to combine the
two. It's less crowded, cheaper and allows more wandering around. You
can try seats in different stands during earlier sessions.

Michael

http://www.bargaintraveleurope.com/M..._Prix_Race.htm
http://www.bargaintraveleurope.com/M...Grand_Prix.htm

On Thu, 28 May 2009 08:21:42 -0700 (PDT), michaelj
wrote:

On May 25, 12:26*pm, Rod wrote:

[Lots of good stuff deleted]

For an alternative, next year (2010) they will run the Monaco Historic
Grand Prix with vintage race cars running on the Monaco Race circuit.
It's only held every other year. It runs about 2 weeks before the GP,
while the Cannes Festival is still going, so easier to combine the
two. It's less crowded, cheaper and allows more wandering around. You
can try seats in different stands during earlier sessions.

Michael

http://www.bargaintraveleurope.com/M..._Prix_Race.htm
http://www.bargaintraveleurope.com/M...Grand_Prix.htm

Thanks a lot for all that Michael - some good stuff there.

The historic GP sounds like an interesting alternative. Plenty to
think about...

Rod

On Thu, 28 May 2009 11:20:53 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
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On Thu, 28 May 2009 09:23:58 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:49:03 +0100, Rod wrote in post :
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and I rather question whether I wouln't enjoy p***ing away
the cost of a seat (270-450 euro for race day) in the casino more...

I'm sure you would, especially if you pay the extra bit, put on a suit and
tie and go into the "private" section on the left. It was my first ever
visit to any casino in my life, and I loved every minute, for the
atmosphere.

You forgot the bit where you won €5 million, Are you trying to avoid begging
letters?

The only casinos we have been in are in Las Vegas and S Australia. In both
places the attraction was the cheap meals and accommodation. We never spent a
cent gambling in either

I won the price of the weekend ticket back :-)

--
Tim C.

On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:55:50 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:26:05 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:

On Thu, 28 May 2009 11:20:53 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
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On Thu, 28 May 2009 09:23:58 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:49:03 +0100, Rod wrote in post :
om :

and I rather question whether I wouln't enjoy p***ing away
the cost of a seat (270-450 euro for race day) in the casino more...

I'm sure you would, especially if you pay the extra bit, put on a suit and
tie and go into the "private" section on the left. It was my first ever
visit to any casino in my life, and I loved every minute, for the
atmosphere.

You forgot the bit where you won €5 million, Are you trying to avoid begging
letters?

The only casinos we have been in are in Las Vegas and S Australia. In both
places the attraction was the cheap meals and accommodation. We never spent a
cent gambling in either

I won the price of the weekend ticket back :-)

Grand Prix!

Oy, who you calling a prix ??!!!!
--
Tim C.

On Fri, 29 May 2009 10:28:20 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 10:13:15 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:

On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:55:50 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
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On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:26:05 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:

On Thu, 28 May 2009 11:20:53 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
om :

On Thu, 28 May 2009 09:23:58 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:

On Tue, 26 May 2009 20:49:03 +0100, Rod wrote in post :
news:19go151lqjmehakrrbl5fv3bai08c341po@4ax .com :

and I rather question whether I wouln't enjoy p***ing away
the cost of a seat (270-450 euro for race day) in the casino more...

I'm sure you would, especially if you pay the extra bit, put on a suit and
tie and go into the "private" section on the left. It was my first ever
visit to any casino in my life, and I loved every minute, for the
atmosphere.

You forgot the bit where you won €5 million, Are you trying to avoid begging
letters?

The only casinos we have been in are in Las Vegas and S Australia. In both
places the attraction was the cheap meals and accommodation. We never spent a
cent gambling in either

I won the price of the weekend ticket back :-)

Grand Prix!

Oy, who you calling a prix ??!!!!

Tim?

"What is your name, Oh great wizard?"
"My name is 'Tim'. ...But some call me 'Tim' ".


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Tim C.