How EXPENSIVE Is Everything At F1 Miami Grand Prix? 

The cost of stuff is one of the main reasons I don't attend F1 races anymore.

As a comparison. I paid $1200 AUD for 3 days of hospitality which means unlimited drinks including alcohol, 3 meals and unlimited snacks per day with a track side seat at the Australian MotoGP. IMO they don't even compare. MotoGP is way more exciting and clearly better value for money. The owners of F1 just bought MotoGP so we'll see how long it lasts...

Clothing prices are absolutely ridiculous.

To sum it up, we all eating peasently outside of the F1 paddock😂😂

I was at suzuka last month, a Heineken was ¥500 which is about $3.20. Food was cheap also + no tipping. 👍👍

Always the best seat in the house is at home

Cool stuff! I remember your drone videos of when they were building this track. Great insight!

Great Video mate , I was sitting back here in Australia wondering what the Miami F1 & it’s attractions were like .. now I have a pretty good idea .. . Well done Joel Subscribed 👊

Hey ! Thanks so much! I went to the inaugural race in 2022 and I remember watching your videos to get an idea of how it would be. I truly enjoyed it, I thought it was superb. Looks like the food options are still solid. And I agree, the food was expensive but good. I’m not talking ridiculous expensive like in some other sections. I had tickets at the Beach grandstands and had a blast. You chose your tickets wisely. Thanks again, very nice video.

Great video! I'm not really surprised by the prices though. I've been to many F1 races around the globe. Also, the layout of the facility was very informative. What did surprise me is, I'm assuming your a Floridian as I and you kept referencing the heat, that you would wear a black t-shirt and dark ballcap on a hot, sunny day. Lite colors are the way to go. That being said, looks like you enjoyed your first F1 race. Again, great content. 😎 🏎 🏁

Thanks - a great presentation... good job on the overview. :)

Our shuttle driver also got lost. People got mad and ended up getting really aggressive. The driver wouldn’t let us out so someone ended up hitting the emergency door release. That ended up disabling the bus in the middle of the street and we all ended up having to push our way through the door.

You will be pleased you didnt have a paddock club pass, if you wanted to see insane food prices like a Hamburger and Fries for $350 and it wasnt a big fancy Burger it was what you would expect at a average family restaurant, Salmon on a big plate just to show you how little Salmon you get for $400. Your merch prices are crazy they are at least half the price elsewhere and on the F1 shop.

GREAT VIDEO !!....Thank you , Joel.....

At least you went to the place where they were selling single serve items to the crowd and not platters to the suites. Tacos were not $190 but still 2-3 times more than normal.

Great vid. Thanks, I enjoyed that a lot

The merchandise prices were crazy

Tacos for 19 dollars is crazy lol. Those better be the best damn tacos of my life. The alcohol all seemed very reasonably priced lol.

Wow, that´s crazy! Last year I paid less than 100 Euro for best tickets in German Touring Car (DTM) including pit walk. You were allowed to bring your own food and drinks. Prices for food and merch were very moderate. Parking was free. It is not Formula 1 of course. But I saw great races the whole day.

I attended Austin gp at cota in early 2010s…stuff seemed ridiculously pricey even then.

Why tip? Literally just did their job, nothing special to deserve a tip.

A very interesting video. In Europe, the prices are much cheaper and the spectacle around the racetrack is also lower. For this, there are usually more series (F1, F2, F3 and Porsche) on the racetrack in a weekend.

cool video, I took my eight-year-old for our first GP and it was awesome. We paid $305 for general admission tickets, had free drinks and food at the Chase Sapphire lounge and watched the race in the AC. 13 bucks per pizza and a few souvenirs for my kid overall wasn’t too bad. I will definitely go back next year with him. Only thing disappointing was they did not let me come in with my canon R5 with 70-200 mm lens. I even brought the RF 200-800 MM and they made me check everything outside in storage. I’m just bringing my phone.

Went to the us gp in the late 90’s. It was the first one at Indy but I don’t remember the year exactly. The cars back then were so loud I had ear plugs, gun shooting earphones over them and my hands over them as well and it was still too loud for my teenage ears.

Good video! Good info too.

great coverage, thanks! I used to go to F1 races in Germany and it was so much easier and more chill, I just don't have to motivation to go through this mess. It's also easier to follow on tv. my buddy went to the race in spain, got some last minute tickets and they were very good and reasonably priced. the miami tickets are crazy for what it is. just not worth it imo. It also bums me out this isn't down 395, it's not even in Miami.

I’m just glad you’re showing the actual prices, not taking things out of context like with the suite platters. But still, the prices are insane. Just not as insane as people are making it out to be.

Great video, thanks

Been in Tampa since 2019, attended 8 Nascar races, 3 indycar, 8 IMSA, 3 NHRA, many many dirt track races, all total do not come close to the 5k yacht club admission 😁

Not to mention the cheap tickets for the event are like $2000. For better seats $3000-$10,000

Thanks for the insight from UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

The MIA marina, the water is MIA 😉, the merch prises are pretty steep, you can buy the same merch cheaper online in the team stores, the same Max Verstappen shirt sells for 70 euro's in the Max Verstappen store online

thanx for sharing

The sad thing is that these prices seem pretty reasonable compared to the west coast music festival i just went to

So I went to this last year and being it was my first F1 event ever (plan to go to more) I definitely enjoyed it. But this video is definitely informative to people who are planning to go to the Miami GP. There is a ton of walking and a ton of traffic coming to the event and even worse leaving. To anyone who’s been to other F1 events, would I expect the same experience at another GP like in Canada for example?

I sat in the exact same section. Sucks that the lower seats are in the sun, got pretty hot. Otherwise, great views from that section.

"Churro and ice cream truck" ?!?! You HAVE to try Santo Dulce!

I went there. Wanted the mclaren miami hat. Saw the price and ended up leaving with those free track maps at the gate 😂😂

6:37 Don't know why, but wasn't triggered until the $8 bag of chips.

Wait what happened at champagne o clock? 😋

After watching INDY 500 today …i realized how much better indy is to watch

This video definitely made me happy I went with hospitality suites

Joel, great video. ALL F1 races are going to be very expensive. Starting with the tickets and everything inside the event. I paid $180 for a McLaren cap in Austin. One big thing I noticed thru your video is that the Miami GP fan experience seems to be MUCH better organized with many more fan options than what we saw in Austin. Looks like you had plenty of food, merchandise booths, tables to take a break, and bathrooms, all of which were in scarce supply in Austin...plus no re-fills on the water. Your F1 event also had that Miami vibe going. It wouldn't surprise me if the Miami GP and/or the Las Vegas GP are the best of all the F1 events.

Crazy a friend of mine gave me some tickets that were about $1800.00for free. All I can say is F1 is for rich people and I never felt more poor in my life.

prices the same (or less than) my Yankees Stadium and Madison Square Garden; Go Rangers !! I know at one NASCAR track (forget which) they have hot dogs for $2 or such. Traffic???? my (true) story I tell everyone is trying to get out of the parking lot at Met Life Stadium (New Jersey) after a NY Giants football gave. There are no lines on the pavement (there are at Disney World in Orlando !!!) and it has taken us 2 hours just to leave the lot . . . then comes another 2 hours to home. So we tried "public transportation; Long Island Railroad to Penn Station; then to NJ local train then to Stadium Shuttle . . .leaving we waited for 9 shuttles (each had 8 cars and fans packed in like rush hour . . .just to start journey home. GREAT VID btw. A+

I love Indy car Racing at Road America a ticket and parking $90 dollars and you can bring your own food and drinks.

Those merch prices are criminal.

FIA covets the rich fans and cares very little about the everyday, committed fans. 😫

And this is why I do the Rolex 24 at Daytona. So much cheaper.

$100 for a t-shirt? what are they smoking?

Can’t be any worse than the shuttle bus at Miami Airport use to be!

some of us are seeing it all on T.V free AF.

Paddock club is 20K+ bro

Looks exhausting. Great video. Will never buy a ticket.

The guy at the start sounds like Lance stroll.

Noah is fedorable 🤗

You won't be surprised to know that the Miami grande prix has the record for most pedestrian bridges. It's killing me I haven't found a way to go, the cost is too much for this retiree

really the fadora?

How much was the toilet paper?

omg the prices fdor the merch in miami is ridiculous i got the hat for checo peres at belgium in last year's race for 50 bucks hahahahaahahaa wow

It ain’t Miami if it ain’t overpriced

You are all doing it WRONG. My gf had a clear backpack. We carried an iced coffee, water bottles, lots of snacks, and Subway sandwiches in the bag. All 3 days, no one bothered to check the bag. It was silly. We had water bottles etc in the bag at the same time I was carrying a water bottle in my hand. The same person who told me the plastic water bottle had to be empty and made me pour out (waste) the water, never bothered to check the clear backpack. Lol. Crazy. 😂

I'm shocked and quite frankly, saddened, that it doesn't even seem that expensive. That's what living in the UK does to you. (other than the merchandise, those prices are disgusting!)

I FOUND THOSE SAME WATE BOTTLES FOR $4 HAHAHA. Also you could take your own plastic water bottle

Bet Noah was rushing home for Shabbos

If you can’t afford it F1 doesn’t want you there. They have plenty of demand

I dunno, I find the prices average for an event like this or any other event. 🤷🏻‍♂️

It's become more about $ and less about racing with so many spectators now.

8$ bag of chips 🤣

That is load!

Ppl are paying top dollar to spend their time on lines to get refreshments or foods 😂…. 20 cars in the grid but only 6 cars is racing for real, everything else is a waste…

6$ for water good dea😂😂😂😂😂

the ice& churros car has a realy long line... you amateur, try waiting 1 hour in the Spanish sun with 38 degrees Celcius for a drink at the 2022 Barcalona GP

All this experience looks like hell on earth, and also you get to pay through your ass, noice..

Expensive weekend to watch a high speed parade (I mean F-1 race) , No Thanks

2 Tacos,, $19. A crappy Heineken for $13. A double cocktail for $23, 1 drink. Laughable. I'll wear my Flask shoes. If you see a guy drinking from his shoes,, DON'T JUDGE!!. A buddy went to both and said that the Vegas race was much better than Miami. He found a good spot to sit and see the main straight and didn't pay a dime extra.

Parking lot GP, so yank.

This is the reality of when two bob FAKE millionaires realise, they’re not millionaires

It’s just not worth it going to the American races for f1 their overpriced you do better going overseas to watch them and that’s coming from a American

Great video but awful place for a race. Money talks!

"EXPENSIVE" is in the eye (mind?) of the beholder. Have you attended a Super Bowl? Taylor Swift concert? Considered buying a home in Beverly Hills? Probably not. For this F1 race, it is an incredibly expensive, purpose built facility for use over only 3 days and then broken down. Merchandisers pay exorbitant rents. Costs of bringing 10 teams for a 3-day event? A lot. Solutions? "Capping costs"? Sounds like communism in a 'free market economy'. Hypocritical? D'uh! Workable solutions? Crickets!

So much for all the American fans on Reddit saying that 'ALL' American fans will be boycotting F1 due to Andretti not getting into the F1 club!!!!

So booze and Mexican food..................is what you can buy....................😁

pretty cheap tbh

What a ripoff.

This isn't Nascar or Indy. This is real racing at a high level. You come to a premium race event and expect to pay budget Nascar prices.

ripoffs

Quit crying and stay home

😂🤣parking lot GP🤣😂very American🤣😂