P1racenews AI automatic summary:
F1 Live sold out within an hour via official channels, with ticket touts managing to secure tickets to be sold at a significant mark-up on the original price.
Ticket touts have disrupted sales for F1 Live, an event orchestrated by the series to celebrate the 75th season of the championship, after it sold out rapidly. The event is booked for 18 February 2025 at the O2 Arena in London, where the 10 teams will unveil their 2025 liveries with all drivers and team principals in attendance. Interviews with key players from F1, along with additional entertainment and special guest presenters, are planned for the event, but their confirmation is pending. Tickets ranged from £58 to £113, excluding booking fees, and were all sold out within 45 minutes of going on sale at 10:00 GMT on Friday, November 15. However, ticket touts have managed to purchase a share of the available tickets and resell them on sites like Viagogo for as much as £1,955, showing a significant increase from the original prices. This issue highlights the ongoing challenge of ticket touts in the entertainment industry, as seen with previous high-profile acts like Oasis and Taylor Swift.
