EUROPEAN FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX

circuit was well organised and we easily found our seats. However I thought that the amenities were not as good as expected. We have been to Silverstone before and were impressed with the stalls and merchandise available. However we do appreciate it is a road race rather than a purpose built circuit. Pity neither Lewis or Jensen claimed points!

Had excellent weekend. Valencia was well organised and tram facilities were great. Well organised but not sure why we had to take our tops off the bottled water! If anyone knows I'd be grateful if you could let me know please?

The view from M7 is overlooking the vast beach of Valencia, from a racing perspective wasn't the most exciting but was still worth it. If you get M7 try to get the back row or closest to the corner so you can see the corner exit.

gp good BUT facilities v poor no alcohol allowed in but when inside only beer, pop & water sold and AND VERY EXPENSIVE also ran out!!!. not allowed to view other parts of track access limited to where your ticket seat were. If you took water or pop into race track they took all the bottle tops of the containers. Whilst we all enjoyed the experience wouldnt go there again - would prefer the facilities at a fixed circuit track

Great service and thrilling experience, Book F1 did a professional job

Having arrived on the Thursday looking forwards to acquiring one of the few tickets to gain access to the pit walk via Beach park, was our first of many annoyances with the organisers. We were directed to everywhere but beach park by the circuit attendents and when we finally arrived at Beach park we were told there were no tickets available. We were given a free ticket to access the pit straight on Friday after all the circuit action was completed.

We found our way towards to pits, to find we had to barter with the circuit attendents to gain access in the pits/ paddock area as our main tickets did not allow us access. The facilities within this area of the track were much better than at M7. Allow once within here we were told we couldn't gain access to the pit straight to walk it as it was clearly advertised on our ticket. Further dissapointment.

Having previously been to two Singapore GP's and left feeling totally satisfied that everything was organised well and the facilities were of a high standard we were left feeling the opposite here.

The tickets stated no food or drink could be taken into the circuit, although people were taking in cooler bags and boxes. Attendents were removing bottle tops from all bottles due to safety reasons, reasons which I am still unsure about.

The lack of understanding shown by many of the people in the grandstand M7 led to the first few laps going by in a blur as people were standing to see the cars going past. Not impressed!!! Had to repeatedly ask the spanish people in front of us to sit down to allow others to see. The race viewing was hampered by high fences which gave limited viewing of the cars as they braked into turn 8. The TV coverage on the main screen in front of M7 was 2 seconds behind the live racing, which was another frustration!

There was just one merchandise stall and one drinks stall servicing about 10,000 people in M7, which led to very long queing times and again very unhelpful staff managing the stands.

The stands themselves were not very spacious and in the heat i'm surprised no body suffered from heat exhaustion.

Beach Park which was sold as an activity area before and after the race was another let down, with limited bars, food suppliers and entertainment.

No sooner had the race finished we were told to vacate the stands, which was the final tip of the iceberg for us making the decision we would not return to this race in the future. Instead we shall be heading to a much more exciting track, which is better oraginsed with a better race to be seen.

Valencia in summary was a very poorly organised event, in a very poorly run city with very rude people. Not a place I would recommend anyone going to. The sooner this race comes off the F1 calender the happier i'll be.

Valencia is a lovely city and we were able to combine enjoyable city tours, the beach and the race. Good atmosphere and excellent experience despite few thrills on the track. View of pits and start line from an expensive M4 seat was disappointingly largely blocked by a temporary pedestrian bridge.
Stayed in hotel midway between the old town and the circuit, so able to walk both ways. Local bus service also good and easy to use.
Excellent service from 'bookF1', thank you!

Great race to watch.

It was very difficult to find our way to the correct entrance on foot. Walked for miles found many roads closed by police and no indication of which way to go. Gave up in the end and took a taxi!

This was the first time I'd been abroad to watch a Grand Prix and I had a fantastic time.

Its a fantastic place to have a mini break and take in a race. It's an easy ride on the metro from the airport to the track. The staff at the metro were very helpful showing us where to go and how to pay and later top up our metro ticket.

I'd read comments on here about the locals not being too welcoming to anyone in McLaren attire but had no troubles at all personally, everyone was in good spirits.

The space behind our stand (G1) was fairly big and could have been utilised a lot better. A big canopy to provide shade would have been useful and I think they could have made more out of food/drink/merch sales in that respect. Although I can't say any of that bothered me.

Took advice of people on here and put bottle caps in pocket to keep hold of them, plenty of sun cream, cap and sunglasses all needed!

The race wasn't the best, and although our seats were nice and close and we could see 3 corners, it's a pretty quick section so you don't get much action. I'd probably go for a seat in a stand where there's more likely to be a bit of braking if I went again.

Plenty of big screens up so you could follow the rest of the action and all in all had a fantastic time. Yes, being a street circuit, the views aren't the best, and it has tended to struggle to produce good races.

That said, the weather is awesome, the atmosphere is great, its easy to get too and its a wonderful City with a beautiful beach, great places to eat and drink and some fantastic architecture.

The monday after the race parts of the circuit were open to the public so we were able to walk a lot of the track which was good fun too.

If you're looking to see a great race, with great vantage points, I can see why Valencia wouldn't be your first pick! However, as a short break, its a fantastic little trip. Sun/Sea/F1, I'd certainly like to go again!

The facilities were very clean & well maintained. The circuit was easy to find and easy to access, however access to the F1 village where you could buy official merchandise was limited and we were turned away on 3 seperate occasions. This was due to the fact it was based in the Principle area that could only be accessed by the main gate and as we had a M1 pass they would not let us in. We were eventually allowed access on race day only after the race - very dissappointing considering we wanted to by McLaren tops, hats & sun glasses to show our support & basic stands did not have these! Only other comment would be that Valencia was very hot, ice lollies & ice cream were readily available & the crew walked the stands to allow easy access throughout the races - it would have been great if water was also available to buy from the same vendors.

Race seats next time M6 Grandstand. Qualifying next time P3 Grandstand. Friday practice next time N4 Grandstand. The pit lane Grandstands are covered with canvas roofing for shelter all others are open to the elements. There is very little shade from the intense sunlight even between racing events. All drinks brought to the track and bought at the track must have lids removed. Strange concept, its the only track that seems to do this and cold drinks are a must. Transport to/from the venue was excellent although no buses were running aound the circuit for the support races on Sunday. Being a street race, viewing is limited to one or two corners at most of the Grandstands. The atmosphere was brilliant, the fans were friendly and very excited which made the weekend a special one.

pit walk was superb

We had P5 seats and where really satisfied with the view. Without the big screen it would not have been that good. VERY good with all toilets =)

The most NEGATIVE thing was that the entrance/exit was SO far. It should have been one more entrance to the left of P5. We walked a lot that day and missed open pit lane because we didn't get around to P5 in time.

We where able to attend both Saturday & Sunday, both fantastic viewing, our seats were great high up with great panaramic views, great meeting the Spanish fans & other Brits who had made the trip.
ALthough our villa is only one hour away we had booked into a local hotel not fare from the Metro, this was good as within 30 mins we were at the track, likewise the return to the hotel. In all a great time. Hopefully we will be back next year..

We really enjoyed the day - we took the train from Gandia to Valancia and then then the bus from the station to the circuit. They did take the tops of our plastic bottles when they searched our bag on entereing the circuit (not sure why - but we did take spare ones in our pockets). It was very hot, but luckily we had a little breeze, so hats and sunscreen essential, as are the ear plugs. We went on the final Sunday, and was dissapointed that there wasn't anything to entertain the crowd prior to the final race. Also, it would have been better if they had provided some shade / covered areas. We got there about 12noon and waited for 2 hours for the final race to start, there were a few expensive concession stands and as stated - no shade and no entertainment.But we all enjoyed the day, it was an experience which we can now cross off the bucket list.

Let me start by saying... Go to Valencia for the race, it's a fantastic place to visit. Between the ultra modern beautiful buildings for science, opera etc and the magical historic centre it is a great holiday destination. There were some great vents orgainsed, but were a bit pricey as is the norm for F1 events. The race track was well organised, and the facilities were minimal. The race itself wasn't great and not even DRS could improve things. There were at least 2 large screens to watch too, and comentary in English and Spanish, however this got drowned out by the noise of the cars. I've been to a few F1 events and it was a great weeks holiday break, but I wouldn't rush back for the F1.

Valencia is a great place for a GP, the weather is fantastic and we had a great Hotel too. We could walk to the circuit from our Hotel, use the bus or the Metro, all of which was very straightforward. Our view from G2 was great, two bends and a small straight. Unfortunately the GP itself was quite dull, virtually no overtaking and no thrills or spills. The general consensus is that this is due to the track so is unlikely to change. The facilities at the track are quite basic - you can buy water, beer and bocadillos (baguettes !) at inflated prices and T Shirts (mainly Ferrari). We went to Monza last year which is a great track but much harder to get to so you have to balance the pros and the cons. The fantastic weather is a big plus! A track walk is available but the information on this is limited and it is difficult to get hold of a ticket. Overall a great weekend.

We stayed in central Valencia (Hotel Villa Real) and travelled in by metro /tram(change to tram at Maritim-Serreria) every day to Neptu station (on line 5) from Avenue Guimera station. A ticket costing ~7.5 euros for TEN journeys can be purchased (Bono diez viajes). There is a tourist info. kiosk nearby at Neptu. We aquired FREE track walk tickets for Friday and Saturday evenings (7.00pm start) from the tourist info. desk/ "Milar" sports outlets !!
The restaurants on the (circuit adjacent) Las Arenas Beach, are very reasonably priced.
Worth seeing as well is the superb Oceanografic Marine Park, if time allows.

We also "bumped" into Lee McKenzie from the BBC F1 broadcast team at a restaurant last Saturday (25th) !!

The map and parking directions sent by bookf1.com were so vague as to be virtually useless. We only found the parking zone entirely by accident.

Visibility in the N2 stand was awful.

Myself and my fiance had an amazing time in Valencia. The weekend was pretty special , we just couldnt believe we were there! The race was a little boring but just being part of the f1 weekend was special. we managed to get into the pit lane walkabout and meet some of the drivers for photos and autographs on the thursday. We are already arranging our next f1 trip.