Overview

• Valtteri Bottas drove Mercedes’ 2022 W13 at Everland/AMG Speedway in Yongin in the first F1 car run in Korea since 2013.
• Organizers cited about 25,000 attendees, while local reporting said at least 30,000 tried to enter, creating bottlenecks and confusion at the gates.
• Crowd management drew criticism for long queues, limited staffing and transport strains, with some ticket holders failing to get inside.
• A motorcycle slid into a thin barrier during trackside activity, injuring four spectators and prompting concerns about protection for fans.
• The Peaches-hosted event was not an FIA/F1 race, and Bottas praised the fans and said Korea could host F1 again, though no return is confirmed.