Here's the on the ground perspective. very on the ground, my office is about 600m from turn 10, but facing the wrong way so i will be able to hear but not see.
I have seen the lights on, and they are F$%^&@g bright, seriously this is not a night race, the only issue will be if it rains, and it has been unusually wet here of late. Bright lights and rain drops will make it tough for the drivers.
The night race was so the european types can watch the race at a respectable time, kick off is 8PM , which is 1pm in UK, i think the organisers are hoping that gives them an edge to keep their slot open compared to other non european tracks.
Getting home afterwards gonna be fun, 11pm on a sunday night with however many thousands pouring out looking for public transport,its hard enough getting a taxi these days after a night out. Hopefully i will find myslef in a bar toasting Lewis!
I am (was) a long time Ferrari fan, starting in the post Lauda days, and had the pleasure of watching Giles trying to manhandle his T3 around Brands Hatch during qualifying for 1978 Brit GP, foot hard on the accelerator in a car which clearly had zero handling compared to its comtemparies. I even stuck around after they starting winning again, but the current situation is a farce, it will take a long time before i again support the red ones.
