Bobby Balboa

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I received a nice surprise this morning whilst at the Chinese Embassy in the UK to pick up my Visa (a real ordeal by the way, for anyone considering doing this!). The entire McLaren F1 team were doing exactly the same, including Lando Norris. I didn’t go and bother them as it was stressful enough already, but it brought this F1 nerd a smile on a…[Read more]

Thanks @ned-flanders, really helpful. The language part was my biggest concern, though not such a big problem with smart phones etc. Great to know that the metro goes directly there.

I’ve bought a ticket for the grandstand at the main hairpin. I’ve heard there was little other than the F1 happening, but that’s not a huge issue for me – I bought…[Read more]

Perhaps I can help a little! I was there in 2017.

It’s really easy to get to the track by public transport. I was staying in a hostel outside of the city centre and as I recall it took about half an hour on the metro to reach the track, which has its own station. Though on race day it was a lot busier and took a bit longer, and if you wanted to…[Read more]

I’ve now booked this – flights and tickets! Very excited, though currently a party of one… if anyone else is going and needs a friend, let me know!

I’m actually seriously considering this and would welcome any advice; both on travelling to/around China and attending the Grand Prix.

My wife will be in Singapore for work and I’m due to meet her for a holiday on April 16th (only paying for one flight etc…). This makes perfect timing to “drop in” to Shanghai on the way for the 1000th Grand…[Read more]