Neu Hattlich

Today we got up and it was a chilly morning to begin. We got ready for race day and set off for the track early. We got to go in a different entrance so we saw some other views of the track and areas to sit if we ever come back. We trekked up to the area we sat in yesterday morning and found a position closer to the screen so watching the race was easier. We set up our little camp to spend the day there. We took turns going for beers, coffee and toilet breaks. We played some games, usually drinking based ones to pass the time as well.
The F2 race was super crazy with lots of incidents and good racing. We were lucky enough to see the Aussie Jack Doohan win the race which was super fun. He and 2nd place did a shoey and we sung along to the Aussie anthem. They had another category of racing, then the drivers parade started. The vibes were low from our section but we tried to hype up the drivers when they came past. We got out the Aussie flag too and got a wave from Piastri, two thumbs up from Riccardo. I think other drivers waved at us too. Some drivers definitely weren't feeling the parade though which is always interesting to see.
The race was fun to watch live, it felt like it went so much quicker and it was crazy to see the actual gaps as its hard to tell on TV. Unfortunately, our Aussies had a bad day and it was a standard result of a Max win but we were happy with a ferrari on the podium. A few of our other faves had solid races too.
We then headed back to the fan zone witnessing many many people jumping the fence to head onto the track to watch the podium. It was actually chaos. We could see the celebrations in the distance from the path and as we walked closer to the other side of the track, there seemed like lots more people than those that jumped... We crossed under a tunnel and then saw the track was open, so we got to have a walk and took some photos. I did a cartwheel for good measure.
Next we grabbed some drinks to use up all our coins and had a dance as there were DJs playing. We didn't plan to stay long but some how 2 hours later we were still there. It was so so fun, especially with such a diverse crowd. People were dancing, playing limbo with flags and just havong a good time. We met some interesting characters and people who enjoyed our Gunther "no risk, no fun" shirts. We even met some Aussies. It was so nice to have a dance, the second DJ was called Peter Lutz which sounds like Peeter Ups (Liisa's dad) which we laughed at a lot.
We started the final trek home, got some dinner and another drink then headed to sleep after a massive few days.Read more