Silverstone apologizes to ‘loyal fans’ for inconvenience caused by halting of ticket sales

Lewis Hamilton celebrating his victory at Silverstone, in 2021.

Silverstone suffered a setback yesterday when they had to halt their ticket sales due to a problem occurring with the online ticketing platform they usually partner with. This news sent the fans of F1 into a frenzy of rage as they were already unhappy with the rapidly increasing ticket prices, but with the sudden halting of sales and the issues with the ticketing platform, their patience reached a limit and they spoke out against the management of Silverstone.

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is one of the most prestigious and sought-after races in the F1 calendar. Fans and celebrities from all over the world flock here to see the action unfold before their very eyes and mostly to see their favourite drivers compete against each other and the rest of the grid.

British drivers such as Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are most revered at this track, as it is their home track and the fans love to see them perform well here. With the recent inconvenience caused by the Silverstone management in regards to the halting of the ticket sales, fans have taken to Twitter to show their discontent and are extremely angry about the rising price of the tickets as well.

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F1 fans go on Twitter to express their discontent towards the Silverstone management

F1 fans took to Twitter to show their rage towards the management of Silverstone when they abruptly halted their ticket sales due to an issue with the online ticketing platform. The management has gone on Twitter today to apologise for this inconvenience and assures their ‘loyal fans’ that the problem has been resolved.

Formula 1 British Grand Prix ticket update pic.twitter.com/eruBetVrOa
— Silverstone (@SilverstoneUK) September 16, 2022

However, fans have expressed mixed feelings towards this news and also have been experiencing some issues on their end.

https://twitter.com/J_Greenfield/status/1570749882776064000

whelp it was lovely that I went in 2021 cause fuck the rising prices https://t.co/VRamyEVETi
— Salem ??? (@ghostieox) September 16, 2022

I’m STILL trying to buy tickets this is a joke https://t.co/jKkQw9ElEe
— luce⚡️ (@lucetalksf1) September 16, 2022

Lies. Prices increased as a result ??? https://t.co/DSGXwhu1I5
— London Legacy FC (@LondonLegacyFC) September 16, 2022

I miss F1 when it was accessible to all. Before DTS fans and Silverstone thinking it’s okay to have prices going up every 90 seconds. The exact same grand stand seat I bought for £350 yesterday is now £509 and going up..madness. https://t.co/zjwt955wFL pic.twitter.com/HsORDmbJ6B
— Emma (@Emms_hart) September 16, 2022

And they’ve done a shite job still doesn’t work https://t.co/mABIS5D1My
— Ryan Bird (@ryanbird_x) September 16, 2022

When Binotto says there are no problems with Ferrari’s strategies https://t.co/eQfL19AVYW
— Jordan ¹⁰⁵ (@F1_Jordan) September 16, 2022

We’ll off to a much better start than yesterday. #silverstone2023 https://t.co/rP0rf4PM81 pic.twitter.com/9Xy5sSzWcd
— Kieran McCann ??????? (@NamesKieran) September 16, 2022

Silverstone is yet to iron out a few kinks in the site and has been the target of understandable rage from the fans and if they are unable to fix it soon it could damage their reputation in the long run.

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