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Jericoke:
I want to see how our viewing experiences compare with the history of F1's 999 races:

The first race I watched was #582 - 1996 Australian Grand Prix (Jacques Villeneuve's debut)
The first race I attended was #923 - 2015 Canadian Grand Prix

Ian:
The first one I attended was the 2010 Italian GP, not got a clue where it comes on the list.

Calman:
I also can't identify exact numbers, as I used to visit my uncle and watch F1 in the Mansell Era.   I started watching F1 with real interest 2-3 years before Damon Hill came along.

Best Regards,
Cal :)

lkjohnson1950:
Don't know the numbers, but the first race I saw was the '64 or '65 Belgian GP. I lean a bit toward '65, but it was so long ago and I was sick, just channel surfing when I stumbled across it. The first race I attended was the '78 U.S. GP at Watkins Glen. Mario on pole in the beautiful Lotus, but Carlos Reutemann took the win for Ferrari. I remember I drove a FIAT 128 in those days. It was difficult to engage reverse in that car. You had to push down on the shifter, then while holding it down move it to the right and back. It was often accompanied by grinding gears to my embarrassment and chagrin. We saw Carlos arrive at the circuit with his family in a 128. When he went to back into his parking place he clanked the gears as well. After that I wasn't so embarrassed. The entire garage area was a smallish Quonset hut with the teams stuffed in cheek by jowl and a spectator aisle down the middle. Lotus was desperate to keep the side pods of their cars covered, but it was virtually impossible. I have 8 or 10 rolls of film from there but no way to upload them.

Jericoke:

--- Quote from: Ian on April 11, 2019, 05:27:26 PM ---The first one I attended was the 2010 Italian GP, not got a clue where it comes on the list.

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834
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Italian_Grand_Prix


--- Quote from: lkjohnson1950 on April 11, 2019, 07:04:14 PM ---first race I saw was the '64 or '65 Belgian GP. The first race I attended was the '78 U.S. GP at Watkins Glen. Mario on pole in the beautiful Lotus, but Carlos Reutemann took the win for Ferrari.

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124 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Belgian_Grand_Prix
or 134 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Belgian_Grand_Prix

312 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_United_States_Grand_Prix

I'm using Wikipedia, have to count off from the nearest hundred, but I can do it if I take my shoes off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_Grands_Prix

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