Here are some suggestions from some fellow members of mine. It's gotten so over-crowded through the years that some "regulars" take the train into Monaco and stay at nearby towns. Thursday are free practices. Remember Friday is rest day so you can take in the sites and sounds or go pit walking if possible.
enjoy it if you go. Take alot of pics and possibly share it with theScuderia.net.
[2018] Get a hotel or nice AirBnB outside the principality in a location that allows you to take a short train ride into Monaco each day. A lot of the journalists do this. For viewing, I'd recommend stand B (Casino Square and easily the best for qualifying) or stand V (Anthony Noghes, the last corner, which is also handy for the train station). And be prepared for the most obnoxious cops of any F1 race.
[2018] If it has to be a grandstand ticket get one at Swimming Pool complex (M N O P stands). The speed these cars carry through Swimming pool 1 (the left right) is one of the most impressive things you'll ever see.
[2018] Hotels: Almost all rooms in town are booked year-to-year by the teams for their personnel (or by people like me who have a standing relationship with a hotel), and are much pricier than usual during race week. All require a minimum stay- usually 3-5 days. Staying in town is vastly preferable to staying in Nice or elsewhere, as you get a first-hand look at how the atmosphere builds day-by-day as Sunday approaches. Having said all that, there are nearby French towns within walking distance, such as Beausoleil, Cap d'Ail, etc., but rooms there are rare and expensive too during this period.
Seats: I prefer a high row in the K grandstands, but I'd guess they're already filling up fast- bought my seats the day they went on sale a couple of months ago. The view from there is pretty panoramic, and if you're in a high enough row of K1, K2 K3 you can see from just after the exit of the tunnel down to the swimming pool complex. Caveat: the top 4 rows are now sold separately and command a premium price- about $1,400 each for a three-day ticket.
[2018] "The views into the pits for non-VIP ticket holders are especially good - when you stroll down there on Friday."
Actually, although the Friday afternoon pit walk is still available, when it was open to anyone with a ticket for the race or for qualifying it got so crowded that it was of little value, As a result, as of 2018 it's now open to a smaller sub-set of people, and is much better- the catch is that now you need to buy a Gold or Silver Package (or have access otherwise) in order to qualify.
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