Tom Garfinkelwho is the top leader of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, and also head of the Miami Dolphins, an NFL team, spoke to some media outlets, including Motorsport.com, before the third edition of the race. in Florida.
I affirm that event prices reflected the widely varying income levels of race attendeesfrom regular and less wealthy fans to wealthy businessmen and VIP guests, located in the venue’s hospitality areas.
“The other day someone posted a tweet saying that a lobster roll cost $280, and sent it without further comment.“Garfinkel explained. “And the context that wasn’t included is that it was for a suite. It was a lobster roll, probably for 10 people, for $280.“.
A crowd of 275,000 fans attended the Miami circuit over the three days of the grand prix, 5,000 more than last year, and an increase of 45,000 since the inaugural race, in 2022.
Garfinkel noted that tickets for the general public, The $150 passes – which were introduced after criticism of expensive ticket prices – provided an affordable three-day optionwith varied viewing points around the track, and above the F1 paddock in the upper seats of the NFL stadium.
“I think it was really fun to see, probably for the first time in three years, that the 300 level of the stadium was almost half full [con] subscribers,” he said.
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They can go right to the other side [señalando un punto fuera de la frenada de la curva 1, donde se encuentra una plataforma para espectadores]where there are bleachers that people can stand up in if they buy a pass for $150 a day – you can stand right next to the race track.”
“And those stands exist in various areas around the circuit. You can go up to the top of the stadium, walk around, see most of the track, and the stands are open just like for American football. So there are options that are less expensive, and there are many throughout the campus. And then there are options that are more expensive, and there are some that are really expensive because [el famoso chef neoyorquino] “Mario Carbone is there making his vodka rigatoni, and it’s going to cost a lot of money.”
“We try to offer all kinds of options, and sometimes people point to a dish and say ‘that’s too expensive,’ without taking into account that it’s a lobster roll for a suite of 10, right? So there are also cheap options, which is important for us,” he concluded.
