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Record attendance for Belgian GP weekend
The Belgian Grand Prix achieved a record attendance in 2017, aided by the presence of local drivers Max Verstappen and Stoffel Vandoorne. Official figures issued by Formula 1 revealed that 265,000 people visited Spa-Francorchamps across the course of the four-day weekend, a rise of 11.6 per cent on 2016. A large contingency of spectators travelled from the nearby Netherlands to support Verstappen, while home racer Vandoorne also had his own grandstand at the iconic venue. “The record number of spectators that came to Spa-Francorchamps is very pleasing and shows that Formula 1 can really energise and grow audiences,” said F1 commercial chief Sean Bratches. “It was...
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