Drivers’ Autograph Session: This operates quite differently to other GPs. You either have to have purchased a more expensive ticket or get lucky in a promo draw to attend this super-exclusive event. If you have already purchased tickets, check your email regularly for details of the competition to win tickets for this event—submit your ticket transaction number, cross your fingers and hope that you win one of the much-coveted passes.

Driver-Spotting: If you don’t get lucky in the competition, not all hope is lost. You can still see your favorite driver/s in person using one of the following methods!

> Note the times and locations of the Driver’s Autograph sessions. Go to said locations and try to catch them when they arrive or leave > F1 teams usually book the same hotels every year, so use your best sleuthing skills to find out who is staying where, then stake them out to see the drivers as they’re about to leave or enter the hotel. Be sure to be respectful and stay on the good side of the hotel personnel. > If your ticket gives you access, wait outside the Paddock/VIP entrance at the track and try to catch the drivers as they enter or leave the circuit. Again, be respectful and don’t provoke the ire of security personnel. > Keep your eyes peeled! I once chanced upon Nico Hulkenberg in a taxi queue outside a shopping mall! The city isn’t that big so if you know where to look, you’re bound to find members of the F1 circus!

Drivers’ Parade: This occurs at 18:30 on race day; the drivers are given their own vintage car to ride around the track. If you position yourself in one of the sparsely-populated areas (like some viewing platforms in Zones 2 and 3) during the parade, you can get really close to the barriers, and if you’re brave enough, you can shout your favorite driver’s name as they pass and get them to acknowledge you.