Formula One 2019

[Red October1984]

First ever F1 event was awesome!


720-ish mile drive one way down to Austin, but managed to do it in ~11.5 hours on Thursday.



Thursday night, I casually bumped into Alexander Albon in the neighborhood I was staying in. So it was a pretty cool start to the weekend.


Friday morning, got to the track and watched all the support race practice sessions. The historic F1 cars had to have been my favorite.



Watched all weekend from the grass field next to Turn 1. I could see all of Turn 1 and all the way down the pit straight.



Cars sound fantastic in person, but they're definitely a lot quieter than I might have expected. But watching the practice sessions was great. Qualifying was exciting and on Race Day the track was sold out. The crowd was absolutely crazy.




I got autographs from Ross Brawn and Pierre Gasly. Got a picture with and an autograph from Antonio Giovinazzi. Just missed Kimi and Max by a few feet.



All in all, an incredible experience. Even though I don't like Lewis Hamilton, it was pretty special to be there for his championship win.


15 out of 10. Recommend very much. Will definitely be going next year and I think I might try to make it to the Canadian GP too.


Arrived back home at 0430 with just enough time to sleep a couple hours before my classes started at 0900.