The physical circuit is really nice. Visited for ...

The physical circuit is really nice. Visited for the Formula 1 Grand Prix and was seated in Bleachers at Turn 4. Excellent view and good value for money. The $40 champagne & fast track trip up the Observation tower was also excellent value. However, that's where my positives end.

The infrastructure during the F1 weekend was very poor. Despite there being a concert on Saturday evening at 8pm, many of the food stalls had run out of food. The large Pizza Hut near the main entrance appeared to close as soon as Qualifying finished at 5pm. It generally felt unfinished as a venue. I appreciate rain is unusual in Austin, but I didn't expect to need wellies in order to use some of the toilets. Paths were incomplete and we got back to our hotel quite dirty.

Signage within the Super Stage was also very unclear and we inadvertently ended up in the wrong queue. It appears they were selling "concert only" tickets, which we also found disappointing. At other circuits, you need to have a race ticket to see the concert. In my opinion, this meant that there were too many people and those who had full weekend tickets found it hard to get a good spot or even IN on time because "concert only" people had been queueing since before Qualifying started at 4pm. Because of our experience on Saturday, we didn't stick around for Sunday's concert. If they're going to continue with concerts (which they should), they need to learn how it's done in Abu Dhabi.

The circuit recommended Uber as an efficient way of travelling, but the roads simply couldn't cope. Advance booking Uber (or Lyft for the matter) seemed pointless, as drivers wanted to take advantage of surge pricing, which at one point pushed my journey up from $21 to $96. When you did order one, they'd cancel on you because of the lengthy traffic delays getting in/out of the designated drop-off/pick-up point. (I have some recommendations on that which I intend to email the circuit about directly, as I have some experience in this field!) There's also absolutely nothing around the venue. It truly is in the middle of nowhere. You can't escape the queues to leave by grabbing some dinner or going to a bar, cos there aren't any! Not even a hotel.

Overall, I was disappointed. It's the 6th venue I've visited for an F1 event, and it's 6th on my list of venues I would return to.