Went there in 03 for the F1 was really great day and I was pleasently supprised how reasonable it all was, you'd think it would be rip off city but grandstand tickets were available at about £45 each and parking all day in a hotel underground carpark was only about £3.50 It is a must do thing though at least once in your life I think...
The Ascari was going into the track to do a demonsration run between sessions...
We also bumped into this unique Ferrari on the way home about halfway between Paris and Calais, British owned and had a good chat with the owner, had been overheating and giving him trouble so they'd called it quits for the day & his engineer was travelling out to meet him the next day!