The F1 Spectator Blog

Formula 1 blog covering race analysis, fan guides, ticket tips, and travel advice for Grand Prix weekends around the world.

Albert Park Names 5 New Grandstands to Boost Australian GP Capacity

Tickets for the Australian Grand Prix have been selling like lamingtons down under, prompting 5 new grandstands to be built at the Melbourne track. Organisers of the Australian GP have noted a surge in pent up demand having been cancelled for the last two years due to Covid-19 restrictions. Disappointing many spectators, the 2020 race …

Takeaways from a Belgian Grand Prix Fiasco

This year’s Belgian Grand Prix will live long in the memory of F1 fans for all the wrong reasons. As much as I’m an advocate for going to see F1 live at the track, no one would envy the poor souls who endured Sunday’s weather affected Belgian Grand Prix. Now the brollies have been folded …

What Japan Bowing Out Means for the 2021 F1 Calendar

Suzuka’s departure means a calendar reshuffle and a potential brand new venue hosting a Grand Prix this Autumn. We recently bid Suzuka a sad sayonara as we lost the Japanese GP for a second year running due to the coronavirus pandemic. The venue near Nagoya is a long time favourite for fans and drivers alike …

Super-sub Istanbul stands in for cancelled Canadian GP

Yesterday came the long anticipated confirmation that the 2021 Canadian Grand Prix would be cancelled, to be replaced by the Istanbul circuit. This latest 2021 calendar news means that for the second year in a row the Canadian round of the F1 Championship has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Canada maintains strict …

2021 F1 Calendar drops Hanoi, adds Saudi GP night race

Formula One has released it’s draft calendar for 2021 which targets an ambitious 23 Grand Prix and fans present in a ‘close to normal’ season. Although some uncertainty remains, F1 spectators will be pleased to hear that the closed-door events and empty grandstands of 2020 should be a thing of the past by next year. …