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Originally Posted by Rtrorkt
A bit off the subject. Worked the race and had time to visit some team stores and the official F1 store. Holy moly, they wanted $135 for a baseball hat (figured less than $10 to make) and between $85 to $135 for a $20 t-shirt. Not particularly fan friendly pricing.
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That's the Liberty Media tax.
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the Miami race contract extension to 2041(?). Meanwhile, Spa will be an ad hoc scheduled race and Hockenheim, Nurburgring have no race at all.
I could be wrong, but I believe when Hammy retires, a lot of the celeb and fair weather fans will leave. Maybe then the market will correct itself WRT prices and traditional track venues.