Crowd of just 38,000 saw Verstappen win F1 title in sprint race
Crowd of just 38,000 saw Verstappen win F1 title in sprint race
In the round-up: 38,000 saw Verstappen win title โข Alonso protege gets F3 test โข Karting champion has surgery after being hit by rival
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Verstappen won his second title at Suzuka last year with over 90,000 in attendance for the grand prix which was run in heavy rain.
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42 1 Replywas that during sprint tho?
5 0 ReplyIt's just a quote from the article. Point being it shows how unpopular events in Qatar are.
That said I think it was a sprint.
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Next year, a few (6?) weeks later
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That looked like such a miserable experience for everyone involved. What a stupid location.
28 0 ReplyNot safe for women or lgbtqia+ people, hot as all hell, located in a place that has nothing to do other than attend this race. Why would anyone go here
25 0 ReplyCould not said it better myself
FIA would like to argue tho: they do give them a lot of cash
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At least it was interesting on TV. But honestly: not worth it
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