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    Posted: 26/October/2020 at 14:29
The organisation was the usual farce, sadly. We caught the 11AM shuttle from Praia da Rocha, there were 12 people on it... Maybe if they actually told people it existed it might just help ease the ridiculous traffic congestion Richard mentions? It took us two hours to go just over 20km. The only point at which we were given priority was about 300m from the circuit, which did mean we actually got in to see the start (just), but it is hardly an incentive to leave the car at the park n ride if you just have to sit in traffic with all the cars anyway. There are three lanes on the road leading into the racetrack, for some inexplicable reason, one was coned off from the motorway all the way to the venue. That will be down to the GNR, of course, not the Autodrome. When we arrived there was no clear signposting to tell us where to go for our seats. We had green tickets - the sign on the gate saying "Verde" was red and white. Is it beyond the brain power of the management to use blue signs for the blue area, red for the red area and green for the green???? 

There was no way of knowing what was happening in the race, as the promised commentary over the tannoy did not materialise, and you could not see the big(ish) screen from where we sat.        

The race itself was a great experience, and we were delighted to be there to see Lewis break the record.   
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Richardk Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25/October/2020 at 19:23
Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton by winning today he has passed Michael Schumachers record.
Great to be there but traffic was chaos and this was with considerably reduced attendance. God knows how they would cope  -  took us 3 hours to get in from Albufeira.
Seats were allocated after approval by DGS - there was a spare seat between us and others -  not brilliant  but I didn't see anyone not wearing mask on North Stand but cannot speak for others- either way we will be in self imposed exile for next week or so.

Great day despite poor organisation and autumnal weather 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jayjan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25/October/2020 at 15:25
Just seen a picture on Bombeiros Portugueses facebook page, showing lots of folks not adhering to social distancing  rules at the F1. mmmmm, wonder if Portugal will see another rise in figures. 
 Portuguese comment:  "Grand premio de F1 Algarve sem distanciamento fisico. Ja era de prever. As pessoas continuam a nao respeitar as regras"
Translation. "Grand Prix of F1 Algarve without physical distance. It was to be expected. People still dont respect the rules"

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jock Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25/October/2020 at 14:54
Enjoyed the race, thanks to Mobdro, but it's becoming a bit predictable.  Hamilton is a very talented man.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote bob d Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21/October/2020 at 21:06
The main stand on the start / finish straight is covered, no other stand is. All open to the elements. 
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IPMA has a 64% chance of rain at 3pm and says only 18º, quite windy. Winter woollies as well perhaps. And according to them the only day with any rain from Saturday right through to the next Saturday!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Algarveaddick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21/October/2020 at 09:11
Seems to depend where you look mate? Met Office has 19% or 20% chance of rain around racetime, Accuweather 54% chance sometime in the afternoon, World weather on line 0% to 33% racetime, Time and Date.com 48% sometime during the day and the BBC 4% or 5% racetime. 

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Sunday's weather forecast doesn't look too promising at the moment. Take your rainhats.
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World Superbikes are held here every year and it’s one of the best if not the best race tracks on the calendar. 

Also Motogp are coming for the first time on the 22nd November. Valentine Rossi et al. 
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A great pity but inevitable.  Once Covid is under some sort of "control", if ever, there shouldn't be any reason not to have a Portuguese event.  Even in this climate the tickets were selling so there shouldn't be a problem in "normal" times.
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Let's hope it doesn't completely fall apart so that similar events will come this way. If anyone's there at the moment they will not very gruntled.
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Apparently so many foreigners wont be able or want to come with the restrictions they wont need to enforce any cancellation. Its only going to be 27.5% capacity so should be plenty of room.
No food nor drink to be taken in so no doubt make up some of the shortfall that way
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12,500 refunds to arrange. I wonder how it will be decided who cannot go. The weather for next weekend is not looking too marvellous either
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Originally posted by Jayjan Jayjan wrote:

Read this earlier today that they could review it going ahead depending on infection cases rising even further. mmmmm. 
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The Resident has updated their article. Attendance being reduced from 40 k to 27 5k. 
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