I am thinking Silverstone have shot themselves in the foot especially as the article had the photo above highlighting what crowds do. the argument that crowds are spread out over the 2.5km circuit is just not that true and should have kept a lower profile and waited for this weeks announcement first. Whoever jumped the gun printing their press release is not super intelligent and has definitely jeopardized how many fans could attend.
I saw people were getting excited on twitter tonight as Silverstone the home of the British Grand Prix announced ticket allocations will be announced later this week. The extended lockdown is supposed to end on the 19th July which happens to be one day after the event on the 18th lol. Bad timing or just maybe close enough to opening up so will it be allowed or not? The problem is what happens from now until then as anything is still possible. Fingers and toes crossed as I would also like to travel to the UK sometime in the future to see my family.
The British Grand Prix would normally expect to have a crowd of around 150 000 which I just don't see happening to be honest. The argument is the crowd is spread out around the circuit which is not exactly true as they do have grand stands just like you would for football or any other sporting event.
The British grand Prix is one of the test sports for covid research on the government list along with Wimbledon and the Euro 2020/1. The current ruling is 25% of fans so if the capacity is 150 000 then 37 500 would be the ticket limit. Not what Silverstone would be hoping for, but at least better than nothing like last year.
Obviously this is not what the racing fans will want to hear but realistically this is the best scenario. Donnington who announced ticket sales for next months World Super Bike Races had to retract that statement earlier tonight as according to the Government no fans are allowed still. maybe Silverstone should have waited a little longer.
