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I've only stayed over over on the Sunday night, and it wasn't a pleasant experience. This was on the Maison Blanche site, so other areas might differ.
Once the race finishes the ACO doormen/stewards disappear so anyone can gain access to the site, and hoards of scavengers come around looking for left behind goodies.
The atmosphere on the site after a couple of hours once most people have gone is very sombre, sort of an anti-climax/hangover vibe.
We ventured upto the bar near the circuit entrance, and it looked like a bomb had hit it, leaving a couple of comatose punters steaming in the corner.
Since then we've followed the same routine of walking the track after the race and then breaking camp until the traffic is clear. Then we head towards Rouen, passing plenty of waving locals along the route, grab some dinner somewhere on the way and stay over at either the F1 or Hotel Etap to the north of the city. After a week in a tent either of these places is like a 5* abode. Then have a leisurely couple of hour drive to the port for a lunchtime crossing.
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