A Formula One fan took to social media to hit out at the ticket prices set by the Australian Grand Prix (GP), describing his experience over the weekend as “quite a farce.”
Paul O’Connor posted a clip of two photos to social media, showing spectators on the grass and behind a fence at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne.
“Bit of a ripoff at @ausgp sold tickets in the Clubroom. @ausgp oversold the place and we can’t get in the stand. Security wouldn’t originally let us have chairs on the outside grass. Quite a farce,” he wrote to Instagram.
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Speaking to Storyful, O’Connor said he did “genuinely feel ripped off by the experience.”
“We spent a lot of money on it to have a good experience and the GP didn’t care at all. Spoke to a lot of people where we were and they all felt quite aggrieved by the situation.”
Three-day tickets for the Australian Grand Prix started at $1,195 and offered “spectacular views” of the race, according to the GP’s website.
Storyful contacted the Australian Grand Prix for comment. Credit: Paul O’Connor via Storyful