> The rich people bit was a dig at Abu Dhabi & Azerbaijan which seem mostly empty. Tho that's not really a new thing, it's been more of a "rich people" sport f

> The rich people bit was a dig at Abu Dhabi & Azerbaijan which seem mostly empty. Tho that's not really a new thing, it's been more of a "rich people" sport for a while, at least for watching live, as races often happen in rather "exclusive" and expensive locations like Monte Carlo. That's why the people watching F1 live, shown during broadcasts, usually look nothing like football fans but rather like rich people on an expensive vacation, at least that's what stuck most with me from watching a bit of F1 in the 90s.