Formula One Much More Than a Race
Though the race is the main event, Formula One spectators are expected to do a lot of things downtown as well. Photo by flickr.com/photos/dansapples.Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
November’s Formula One race is coming up fast. KUT’s Wells Dunbar talks with the Austin American-Statesman’s Ben Wear about what to expect, traffic-wise. Wear says F1 is less of a race and more of a traveling party – although Austinites stuck in traffic may not be ready to celebrate.
People who are familiar with how F1 events work around the world, they’re unique in that a lot of people go from race to race and you can expect to have a lot of international visitors and they come several days early. And they do a lot of partying. It isn’t going to be just a matter of people showing up, staying in a hotel and going to the race, they’re going to be doing a lot of things around town.
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