Today was race day at Albert Park, Melbourne. A surprising win for Mr Button as he started in 6th position. This time I only watched the first 5 laps. It was going to be an interesting race as cars swung out of control at the first bend of the first lap. The safety car was out for two laps after that.
I can still remember when the F1 was held in Adelaide, a city street course. We lived 15 minutes from the city, but because of the way the suburbs surrounding the city was built, no tall buildings, race car sounds could be heard from our garden. I attended a session once with walkabout tickets. It was during Aryton Senna's time. I vaguely remember that there weren't all that many people walking around, could be because it wasn't race day and summer in Adelaide is extremely hot.
Last year, I was given some three day walkabout tickets for the night race in Singapore and the experience was so different. Grant that the weather was still hot and humid as I also watched the Porsche and Aston Martin races which were held in the late afternoon, but the actual race itself was amazing! I think being right next to the racecourse beats any grandstand tickets hands down. Depending on which area you chose to watch from, especially at the bends, cars were literally heading directly towards you. The heart beats a little faster each time you think the driver might just lose control of the car and crash into the safety barrier three feet from where you're standing. Hopefully we'll get free tickets again this year.
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