You've literally just survived an F1 winter break and now you're having to do it all over again. That's how fast this year has gone. I struggle to believe it as well. However, you're now stuck for things to do within these next few months and actually have to live your life how it was intended. Fear not race fans; my Winter Break Survival Guide is back for another year.
So, what can you do to keep yourself busy while getting that all important motorsport fix? Well, if you do enough research, the possibilities are endless. So, get your notepads and pens ready, I'm about to make your winter break the best one yet!
🏎️ Watch season reviews such as the one on Sky Sports F1. You can also prowl YouTube for ones made by content creators.
🏁 Read motorsport related blogs, books and magazines.
🏎️ Go shopping for F1 related goodies.
🏁 Go racing at a kart track or rally school!
🏎️ Volunteer! Try asking your local kart track if they're taking anybody on, especially in the festive season!
🏁 Go to the Autosport Show! It's on at the NEC in Birmingham on the 13th-14th January. Tickets are now available.
🏎️ Watch F1 docu-series such as Drive To Survive and Brawn: The Impossible Formula One Story. Available on Netflix and Disney+, respectively.
🏁 Go to the F1 Arcade. Now open in Birmingham and London.
🏎️ Visit a motorsport museum. There's plenty around from the Silverstone Interactive Museum and the Donnington Grand Prix Collection to the Museo y Circuito Fernando Alonso in Spain.
🏁 Talk all things F1 on social media. Twitter and TikTok are the more prevalent social media channels in the F1 community.
🏎️ Watch old races. Trust me, they're the best!
🏁 Finally, tune into Formula E in January!
So, do you feel more prepared now? I'd like to think so! Keeping yourself busy will make the off-season fly by!
Feel free to share with friends, family and other F1 fans, alike. Or, do you have any other suggestions? Leave them in the comments below! I look forward to reading them!
I'll be watching old season review DVDs, and old races too on F1 TV. Maybe Abu Dhabi 2021 for a more recent one.