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OK, so what if you were lucky enough to have VIP passes to an F1 Grand Prix courtesy of one of the very top teams in F1. ('VIP' meaning access to all areas except for the telemetary station on the pit wall.) Do you think it would be acceptable to take a camera for taking photographs of the things happening in and around the pits and garages or do you think; a) It's taking advantage of the situation or b) It wouldn't be allowed for anyone other than press photographers.
 
...Uh...ok... Interesting question.

I think that if the team had anything to hide, they wouldn't let you in there in the first place. So once you're in I don't think they'd care what you saw and whether you photographed it, I mean, the team garages are open a lot of the time, you can see straight on in, with a powerful camera/binoculars/whatever you'd be able to see all the action just the same, so I don't think they'd really care too much. As long as you kept out of the way that is.
 
I would be afriad it might disrupt the operation in some way, but if someone had this chance, I don't see how I could stop myself from taking pictures.
 
I'd definatly take photo's just as long as I wasn't stopping them from getting about there business.
 
Just ask them if you're allowed to take pics. Bring the camera along regardless.
 
Whenever I go to a private place, a gallery, or museum, for example...I always ask if it's okay to take pictures before doing so. In the case of an F1 team, ask what's okay and not okay to photograph, and if they want to censor your images, that's their right.

Basically, anything that's not your property or someone else's private property has a right to be censored before you duplicate it in any way.
 
Well, I was a guest of the Arrows team at the 2000 Canada GP...

The only rules were:
- You may not go onto the pit wall at any time.
- You may only go into the pit lane when the pit lane walkabout is happening.
- You may not be in the garage while the cars are on-track.
- You may not photograph the engine.

It's pretty busy in there, and these guys are trying to get on with their jobs, so you naturally want to keep out of the way.
 
I'm glad to see everyone here is respectful of what the engineers and team members do and would make an effort to keep out of their way. My father is a photojournalist so I've been behind the scenes at quite a few motor races and the worst thing that can happen is some VIP who doesn't know a damn thing standing in the way and asking dumb questions whilst people try to work.
 

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