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Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
How to score last-minute F1 Miami Grand Prix tickets - and the best hotels still available nearby
Formula 1 is back in the United States with the upcoming race in Miami taking place on Sunday, May 4. This is the third year Miami will be hosting Formula 1 and it's one of the most anticipated events of the year for racing fans. Other than Miami, you also have the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the Austin Grand Prix which take place yearly too. If you're wondering when festivities kick off, your best bet is to arrive in Miami early Friday morning or Thursday evening. What are the best seats for the Miami Grand Prix? You can choose to buy a single-day ticket or a three-day pass for the entire weekend. Prices vary vastly, but if you're looking for the best seats, you'll want to be seated at the start/finish grandstand or on one of the beach grandstands, which are right by the 90-degree hairpin and Turns 11, 12, and 13. The Turn 1 grandstand is also an exhilarating spot and will get you a good view of the cars racing after lights out. Free practice and the sprint qualifiers are on Friday, May 2, starting at 9:30 a.m. ET. The sprint itself, which is a much shorter race, will take place on Saturday, May 3, as will the qualifiers for the Grand Prix on Sunday. Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Tickets Get a three-day weekend pass now to attend all the events with ease during race weekend. This year, the race will take place at the Miami International Autodrome stadium, with festivities kicking off on Friday. Miami is also one of the only circuits that holds a shorter sprint race before the main event, so snag tickets ASAP. $377+ Shop Get ready for race day on May 4, with festivities beginning at 4 p.m. time and running through the day. Last year, Lando Norris of McLaren took pole position, but it really is a toss-up who ends up at the front of the grid this year. Who's performing at Miami Grand Prix? The race weekend is more than just these events though. Every year, tons of extra music events, parties, and limited-time pop-ups take place in Miami during the event. Expect performances this year by Steve Aoki, Don Omar, Kaskade, Ed Sheeran, and John Summit. Kaskade in particular is set to DJ the starting grid. What's more, Marc Anthony will be performing the national anthem at the event. The party, of course, doesn't stop there, with various concerts and celebrations heading into the after hours. Best Miami hotels for Formula 1 If you're looking to attend, here are the best hotels to stay at during your visit, as well as their distance from the Miami International Autodrome stadium. Acqualina Resort & Residences On The Beach Located just 30 minutes from the Miami Autodrome, this hotel is a great pick for its location and top-notch facilities. There's a beautiful oceanfront lounge you can sit and enjoy the water views from, included in your reservation — saving you the hassle of chasing after beach chairs. And the hotel says you'll even be able to watch F1 broadcasts across the televisions throughout the resort. Rent a cabana by the pool, grab a drink, and tune into the race if you're not heading to the Autodrome for all three days. $1,900/per night+ Shop Courtyard Miami Aventura Mall If you want something a little more affordable but still pretty close to the circuit, this is your best bet. The hotel has everything you need, including a pool, large rooms that fit four, and an extremely affordable breakfast add-on — at just $12. The drive to the stadium is under 30 minutes, making this a great midrange pick for Formula 1 visitors. $600+/per night Shop Fontainebleau Miami Beach If you don't mind living just a little far from the circuit — Fontainebleau is about 16 miles away — this hotel is very worth it. It's right on the beach, has large spacious rooms, and one of the best nightclubs in all of Miami. It also offers a free airport shuttle and has nine dining establishments, truly giving it that resort feel. The resort has multiple pools too, direct beach access, and a children's playground for the little ones. $900+/per night Shop Hampton Inn Hallandale Beach-Aventura You do need to book a minimum 4-night stay for this hotel for the Grand Prix dates, but this could work to your advantage as you can choose to either arrive a day earlier or leave a day later, without the hassle of rushing to the circuit. This is one of the only hotels which offers a free breakfast daily included in the stay. And, there is a heated swimming pool too to calm down and refresh. It's also under 30 minutes away, and is a great option if you're traveling in a group. Since it's quite late in the game, you might have to tinker with the dates to find the best price — right now you can still book from May 1 to May 6. $400+/per night Shop Hilton Miami Downtown For a more urban hotel, go with Hilton located in trendy Downtown Miami. It's also on the more affordable end, but comes highly rated by visitors. It has a chic rooftop pool and bar, and the rooms are comfortable and spacious. Breakfast can be added for under $30, and there's even airport shuttle service available. It's about 35 minutes away from the Autodrome, even during rush hour, so it's a great pick for those of you staying for Grand Prix weekend. $350+/per night Shop Don't wait — most Miami hotels are already sold out for Grand Prix weekend, so you'll want to shop these deals before you miss your chance. Make sure to also have all your passes in check for Miami Grand Prix weekend!
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Airtasker is expanding to Austin: What to know about the online community marketplace
An online community marketplace is expanding to Austin and kicking off a Formula 1 campaign behind the scenes to coincide with the 2025 season, including the Austin Grand Prix. Australian-based Airtasker connects people with "skilled local helpers." Tim Fung, who founded Airtasker in 2011, described it as a platform where users can request assistance from their community for a task or post a job, allowing anyone in the community to offer their help. "There's so many jobs that don't fit neatly into categories," Fung told the American-Statesman. "It's a plumber or it's an electrician, or it's a moving company or something like that, but so many jobs are just like, 'I just need some help.' It's not specific." "By partnering with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Mercurius Media Capital, iHeartMedia, and TelevisaUnivision, Fung raised $21.75 million in media capital in the U.S. He then focused on marketing campaigns and collaborations to boost the website's visibility Visa Cash App Red Bull F1 racing team approached Fung, an avid F1 fan, about a possible partnership, but he initially declined. "F1 is all about elite brands, and Airtasker is not about the elite and the luxury and all that," Fung said. "Airtasker's about common people just trying to make an honest living, sharing their skills and making some money. People can make good money on Airtasker, but we're not talking about the billionaires of the world." Fung attended a race with a friend a few months later and started noticing the hundreds of people behind the scenes of the racing teams: the ones who build the cars, the ones who fine-tune treading on rubber tires, the ones measuring the car lengths with laser pointers and the ones with clipboards managing the operations. Fung said he wanted to highlight those people, and the partnership with the team will highlight the various people who work behind the drivers and make it so the team is capable or competing and winning. "We want to celebrate these people, because that is Airtasker, that is people with unique skills doing stuff. ...," Fung said. "The thing that motivates me more than anything is watching people do their thing and doing it the best they can do it. It's so motivating to see people use their skills and give a shit and do it really well." Given Austin's connection to the F1 Grand Prix in the fall and Airtasker's media partners owning several television stations in the city, Fung said they knew Austin was the next U.S. market to expand into after Los Angeles. Airtasker currently has 3 million "taskers" who have completed 4.3 million tasks. The website has its own secure payment system, Fung said, and allows users to tailor what kind of people they want for their jobs, from running background checks, requiring distance or approved to work with children. Fung said the central thing he wants Austinites to know about Airtasker is that it's not like other online marketplaces or trade apps like Uber, Instacart, Craig's List or Facebook Marketplace. He said it's uniquely more community oriented. "Your food delivery or your rideshare apps, they're trying to standardize labor and make it as cheap as possible. And that isn't really great for workers. Eventually, there's talk about automation and artificial intelligence and getting rid of workers," Fung said. "Airtasker is the opposite of that. The taskers determine how much they want to charge and what work they do. They only pick the jobs they actually want to do." This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Airtasker launches F1 racing partnership and Austin expansion
