Interview | Arisha Shory & Jennifer Cordeiro | 170 | COTA vs Monza & The Exhausting Reality of Race Weekends

What's it really like to be a young Canadian F1 fan trying to build a career in motorsport law—and how does attending grands prix in North America compare to the European diehard experience? In this conversation, Sabrina sits down with Arisha Shory and Jennifer Cordeiro, third-year Canadian law students who met her at the Lawinsport Motorsport Law Conference in London and have attended COTA, Monza, and Barcelona.

They talk about the stark differences between COTA's newer-fan accessibility—complete with American Express activations at every corner, concerts, and celebrity sightings—and Monza's old-school, multigenerational Ferrari passion where families treat race day like a park picnic. You'll hear why it's cheaper for western Canadians to fly to Italy than Montreal, the exhausting reality of full race weekends that social media never shows, and how six-hour transportation nightmares after qualifying can completely reshape your experience.

Beyond the fan experience, Arisha and Jennifer open up about navigating two male-dominated fields—law and motorsport—and the surprising contrast between the welcoming support they've found from motorsport legal professionals versus the skepticism they face as fans who constantly have to prove they're not just there because of Drive to Survive or attractive drivers. They also discuss where they see the most opportunity for women in the industry, the legal complexities no one thinks about (shipping contracts, immigration, venue liability, liquor licensing), and why F1's Las Vegas self-promotion at other races reveals so much about who really calls the shots.

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