I thought Danica was a good pundit. However I hated the way the race was presented. I realise they are playing to a market but it really grates with me that they set it up in a way that simply being there was a primary objective, with the racing being background noise. Evidence the swimming pools, fake yachts, cabanas etc where people are lazing about within spitting distance of a Formula 1 race but apparently ignoring it. The grid walk was the same - celebs there to be seen but not wanting to be spoken to.
Don't think that is anything new, I worked for a company in 2000 that did a lot with HP, we got VIP tickets to be at Silverstone when it was in April, we were guests of Jordan, it was painful as an F1 fan to see some of the people who were in the tent, the amount of food was extravagant, the amount of booze, people were pissed as farts & never left the tent.
You could walk out of the Paddock Club & straight into the seating area at Priory, you could see them just as they came out of Bridge, into Priory, Brooklands, Luffield 1 & 2 then disappear into Woodcote. I was having to explain, who everybody was, what the format was, how to tell the drivers apart, etc. etc. But at least they came out of hospitality.
Just found out earlier that my boss was there yesterday, didn't even know he knew what a F1 car was.