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It's about right in most places I've been to recently, except Silverstone which goes over the top because of its F1 status. I wouldn't spectate from Chippenham Road car park at Combe, and feel a touch vulnerable watching at the Esses at Mallory. To say that if there's small crowds you could run away is a bit daft, because you can't out-run bits of car coming at you at 50mph+!
Can I just reply to that! I worded it very badly ( I am from oop north so english is not my first language....!)
When I spoke of feeling safer because of smaller crowd numbers, I was really refering to the major disaster scenario of a car into the crowd. fewer spectators means less likelehood of anyone being hit by anything, as opposed to something flying into a packed crowd.
Silverstone is one circuit I no longer attend due to poor viewing areas. I like the being able to see the drivers working hard at the wheel. ( Although to be fair I have not been to Silverstone since 98 (IIRC) when I was unhappy to be charged £5 to sit on a plastic potty at Abbey hairpin!)
Mallory is a great viewing circuit and the Esses has a large section of catch fencing now, But I agree that this was always a bit too hairy to stand for me.
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