Formula 1 turns 75 next year. To celebrate the anniversary, F1 decided to do an all-team livery launch at The O2 arena in London. it seems like the event was not for fans as many struggled to get tickets. The F1 75 event will take place in February.
Some fans turned to the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their feelings about trying to get tickets.
Fans Weigh In on F1 75 ticket sale
Fans were upset not only because they couldn’t get tickets, but also because they felt F1 kept most of the tickets for itself. Many fans felt as if F1 “snubbed them out” of tickets.
“Fan experience” and the fans can’t get the tickets
What a scam— ⁴⁴₅₅¹⁶ ₈₁ Joy❤️🔥 (@JoyJMurraya) November 15, 2024
Users widely believe that F1 kept the tickets for influencers. One of those X users @AngelK526931 said the same thing: “No one got tickets, only bots for resale and influencers what an absolute joke. My favourite sport is being ruined now.”.
Many fans understandably felt upset at the idea that F1 only released a small number of tickets. Fans waited hours in queue for the chance to see their favourite teams at a legendary event.
According to O2 there’s barely any tickets available for purchase because you’ve kept most of them for sponsors and guests, lmao
— JC (@vernitosl) November 15, 2024
@Charlie_Gaze also thought the same “Real fans deserve better. Stop polluting our sport with ‘influencers’ and celebrities faking an interest in it”.
Fans miss out as resellers take advantage
As thousands flocked to the AXS website to buy F1 75 tickets, many left empty-handed. Fans had the opportunity to log into the waiting room at 9:30 A.M. for the ticket launch at 10. Immediately after fans joined the queue, the tickets seemed to be gone. Fans were left disappointed after losing the battle between AXS, bots and scalpers.
Formula 1 has described this as their “first-ever season launch event”. From the new ‘Drive to Survive’ fans to the die-hards, everyone wanted to attend this event. Some families even planned on bringing their children to help foster the next generation of F1 fans.
One fan,@alexn100, wrote, “It’s a grift. Trying to get tickets for our daughter. The young are the industry’s future, and you disenfranchise them like this. A scamming disgrace”.
However, he is not the only one who feels F1 messed up the ticket launch. Fans were unable to buy tickets on both Thursday and Friday. Despite an American Express pre-sale and a general sale, the common consensus is that the “regular fans” were not able to buy tickets.
In virtual queue for over an hour. Already seen tickets not available. This system is a joke. Sad so many fans will be missing out
— Gemma Lawal (@Gemma_Lawal) November 15, 2024
What do you think? Were there enough tickets or do you think they held some back? Was the F1 75 sale fair to fans all across the world?
