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[LewEngBridewell]

There is the track and then there is the atmosphere. It is never fun watching a race where the stands are empty. There's at least five circuits on the calendar where that happens.

Austin is sold out BTW.

I agree. It's also not a great advert for the sport, seeing all the empty grandstands. Great to know that Austin is doing well. I thought it would do.

[darwin dali]

I just dedicate more time to the important races like Spa. The last two rounds i just watched the quali and race on delayed coverage, and that was it. Didn't miss out anything from it i think - no point spending all that time dedicated to what are most likely going to be crap races.

Yeah, I've tried to do this. But I have crap will power. I feel if I don't watch the whole thing live, that I'm going to miss out on something spectacular.

I would think of it as pretty selfish to basically punish other fans for your lack of will power or the lack of understanding from your wife by lowering the number of races and/or lengthening the off-season.
Get a grip! Either you're a fan through and through or you deal with your conundrum responsibly as if you would with alcohol (or not... )

[racechick]

It depends on how much of a market there is and I guess one of the biggest risks is then demand being over-estimated - like Turkey.

Turkey wasn't promoted properly. At the first race the grandstands were packed. how many times do I have to post that picture of packed grandstands at Turkey? I know! You just want to keep seeing me in Alonso gear don't you

[andrew]

It depends on how much of a market there is and I guess one of the biggest risks is then demand being over-estimated - like Turkey.

Turkey wasn't promoted properly. At the first race the grandstands were packed. how many times do I have to post that picture of packed grandstands at Turkey? I know! You just want to keep seeing me in Alonso gear don't you

Wasn't it? From what I've read there wasn't much local interest but there were plenty travelling fans.

[myownalias]

It depends on how much of a market there is and I guess one of the biggest risks is then demand being over-estimated - like Turkey.

Turkey wasn't promoted properly. At the first race the grandstands were packed. how many times do I have to post that picture of packed grandstands at Turkey? I know! You just want to keep seeing me in Alonso gear don't you

Wasn't it? From what I've read there wasn't much local interest but there were plenty travelling fans.

Maybe it was too expensive for the locals? I never made it to Silverstone because of the cost of tickets!

[LewEngBridewell]

It depends on how much of a market there is and I guess one of the biggest risks is then demand being over-estimated - like Turkey.

Turkey wasn't promoted properly. At the first race the grandstands were packed. how many times do I have to post that picture of packed grandstands at Turkey? I know! You just want to keep seeing me in Alonso gear don't you

Wasn't it? From what I've read there wasn't much local interest but there were plenty travelling fans.

Maybe it was too expensive for the locals? I never made it to Silverstone because of the cost of tickets!

I'm still recovering from 2011

[andrew]

It depends on how much of a market there is and I guess one of the biggest risks is then demand being over-estimated - like Turkey.

Turkey wasn't promoted properly. At the first race the grandstands were packed. how many times do I have to post that picture of packed grandstands at Turkey? I know! You just want to keep seeing me in Alonso gear don't you

Wasn't it? From what I've read there wasn't much local interest but there were plenty travelling fans.

Maybe it was too expensive for the locals? I never made it to Silverstone because of the cost of tickets!

I'm still recovering from 2011

How affluent is that area of Turkey? Certainly ticket prices will be a factor but unfortunately they have to be pretty high so that enough is generated so that everyone can get their slice of the F1 pie. High ticket prices are a necessary evil.

[myownalias]

High ticket prices are a necessary evil.

But it's a vicious circle; high ticket prices keep people away from the races, even more so in an economy where every penny counts! Not enough tickets are sold; so the venue makes a loss, eventually the venue either goes under or is removed from the calendar. As a business decision (for the circuits), it's a massively flawed one, although it's great business for Bernie and CVC.

[andrew]

It is indeed an awkward situation. Put prices too high and they'll have empty seat and make a loss. Put them too low and there won't be enough income generated for all the interested parties.

[LRW]

I just dedicate more time to the important races like Spa. The last two rounds i just watched the quali and race on delayed coverage, and that was it. Didn't miss out anything from it i think - no point spending all that time dedicated to what are most likely going to be crap races.

Yeah, I've tried to do this. But I have crap will power. I feel if I don't watch the whole thing live, that I'm going to miss out on something spectacular.

I would think of it as pretty selfish to basically punish other fans for your lack of will power or the lack of understanding from your wife by lowering the number of races and/or lengthening the off-season.
Get a grip! Either you're a fan through and through or you deal with your conundrum responsibly as if you would with alcohol (or not... )

Deal with alcohol responsibly ?