Ferrari seemed a bad place to be in 1996 and look what happened... Never underestimate the prancing horse, NEVER
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Ferrari seemed a bad place to be in 1996 and look what happened... Never underestimate the prancing horse, NEVER
Cellos88GT
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Then he can opt out of F1 and not race. Between not racing and racing for Ferrari, I'd pick the latter. Furthermore, has any driver turned down a Ferrari contract?
They've said that for several years.
Kimi kind of did
. Fisichella should have, that would have given him a shot of winning a race.
Thunderchild
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Kimi kind of did
The whole Kimi situation is what I was thinking of. Kimi and Ferrari obviously weren't a good match, and I doubt it will be any different with Webber.
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Cellos88GT
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Right, they only just won a championship together...
john surtees
Quitting and turning down a contract are two different things...
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With one point more than Alonso. And we all know how happy he was with McLaren...
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Tickets are not going on sale until June 17, but I'm wondering what price range should we expect for the US Grand Prix in Austin.
Anybody care to hazard a guess? If there are tickets under $100 I might consider going.
Anybody care to hazard a guess? If there are tickets under $100 I might consider going.
bone
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knowing that a general admission ticket for the belgian grand prix is 180?, and knowing their hostingfee is "only" ?40milj, i suspect the austin gp might be more expensive than $100
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NASCAR tickets generally start around $60.
Not that this is any indication, but if they want to be "competitive" and draw a substantial audience, I think they need to consider this.
Not that this is any indication, but if they want to be "competitive" and draw a substantial audience, I think they need to consider this.
Cellos88GT
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How much were the tickets back when it was at Indy?
It is ?120 plus 16 for a parking space, so a bit less than you were thinking.
They had 185000 seats, I don't think there will that many seats in Texas, so prices should be higher. The tickets were the cheapest of the season as far as I remember.
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I'm betting on close to $200 for Austin GP. The track is brand new remember.
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They're raping people (pardon my word choice) for PSLs right now. I'm talking over $3,000 for a basic one and over $5,000 for a good one. And I'm sure most of the grandstand seats will be gone by the time general admission opens up. Consider your chances of getting a grandstand seat next to nothing unless you want to pay Super Bowl prices or more.
When the other sections open up, I expect tickets between $300-500 for decent seat. You can probably get some of the really lame seats for less, let's say $120-200.
I plan to go with a few friends. We were gunning for Turn One seats, but obviously we're waiting to see what the prices are going to be. If it's on the $300 side, we'll do it, but if it's $500 we're not getting anywhere near it. We'll do New Jersey next year instead. You have to also remember that hotels in the Austin area are going for like $400/night for a remotely decent one and since there are apparently a ton of things going on in Austin that weekend most are already booked up. It's going to be an expensive trip for sure..
When the other sections open up, I expect tickets between $300-500 for decent seat. You can probably get some of the really lame seats for less, let's say $120-200.
I plan to go with a few friends. We were gunning for Turn One seats, but obviously we're waiting to see what the prices are going to be. If it's on the $300 side, we'll do it, but if it's $500 we're not getting anywhere near it. We'll do New Jersey next year instead. You have to also remember that hotels in the Austin area are going for like $400/night for a remotely decent one and since there are apparently a ton of things going on in Austin that weekend most are already booked up. It's going to be an expensive trip for sure..
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Is this what you wanted here bone?
Firefox > Right click on image and select "copy image location"
Firefox > Right click on image and select "copy image location"
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