The picture of GOAT’s, a galaxy of celebrities and an unusual police escort: the color of Formula 1’s first time in Miami

The bar, in the former, is high. The first time Formula 1 could not fail compared to other events that, even on American soil, had achieved a unique importance. It started well with preparation, on the “false lake” and on the activities in the past that showed the pilots more relaxed than ever.

And this Sunday, in the fifth final of the season, the United States did it again. He brought together a galaxy of celebrities around the circuit, charged (and spent) millions of dollars and even had the luxury of putting together. four historic athletes who could receive the nickname GOAT’s in their disciplines.

It happened before it started when, in the paddock, driver Lewis Hamilton, basketball player Michael Jordan, soccer player David Beckham and multiple NFL champion Tom Brady crossed paths. Of their four gathered 42 titles.

Beckham himself went on Friday to a party attended by many celebrities in South Beach that means the “green traffic light” for the participation of world celebrities in this Grand Prix, such as presenter James Corden, the NBA star LeBron James and musician Wyclef Jean.

The promoter of this career, Stephen Ross, also owns the Miami Dolphins, NFL, and Hard Rock Café in Miami, so sports and music shows are his specialty.

It was shown at the assembly of the final podium, mounted on one of the sides of the Dolphins stadium, up to Verstappen he arrived in a jeep and was accompanied by an unusual police escort in the corridorsbecause the only ones entering and walking beside them are those responsible for the teams.

high price

All of them will hardly have any problem paying for the most expensive tickets throughout the Formula 1 World Championship, just behind the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, with 640 dollars the cheapest, which flew on the first day.

In the area called “Club de Yates”, the most exclusive on the entire circuit, prices are between 9,500 dollars for a ticket, 19,000 for a double and 38,000 for one giving access to four people .

Although there is, no doubt, more expensive.

Tickets of up to $ 20,000 can still be found this Sunday at Ticketmaster for resale in a sector located after turn number 8, where circuit designers have certainly decided to make a marina that has tried to emulate one. in Monte Carlo.

Organizers can be proud of the success of ticket sales, as the nearly 240,000 that went on the market for the three days of the event disappeared within hours.

It shows the good moments of Formula 1 in the United States: the former Austin Grand Prix (Texas) and the Miami premiere will be accompanied in 2023 by another urban circuit, in this case the famous Las Vegas “Strip” (Nevada ).

“I think Miami will be like our Super Bowl”Hamilton said last Friday in a comparison to the final of the NFL American football league that doesn’t stop ringing these days in South Florida because of expectations, on the economic benefits and the level of “popularity” it has generated.

The tourism promotion company of the nearby city of Fort Lauderdale calculates that the revenue that Formula 1 will generate this weekend will, according to projections cited by CBS, higher than a Super Bowlthe largest sporting event in the United States.

Because it was, without a doubt, a high-flying party.

The idea of ​​the Grand Prix organizers went beyond three days of racing and they wanted to make this Grand Prix almost a top-level music festival as well, and for that reason they hired Post Malone, The Chainsmokers. , DJ Tiësto and the Colombian Maluma, who sang from the podium shortly after the race.

Another character who monopolized the networks for his presence at the Miami Grand Prix was singer Bad Bunny.

With information from EFE.