to be honest i wouldn't say there was much between them. I see a lot on other forums that those that don't have sky have to bash skys coverage and those bought sky for the f1 have to bash the bbc (just to be clear, i'm not saying thats happening in this thread, just a lot of the rows i've seen elsewhere seem to boil down to this) i've had skysports for years so forby marwood82 - F1
gav Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Just wondering, when was the last time a driver > was banned as a result of their antics on track? > (I know BAR were banned for two races back in the > mid 2000's for a fuel issue, but I can't recall > when the last racing-related ban was?) > > > I'm thinking Irvine in 1994by marwood82 - F1
Good decisions by the stewards. Its not the first startline incident Grosjeans caused and he could have killed somone today. Was it just me or did that bit in the interview with him refusing to accept blame and 'needing to see a replay' come after he was shown watching about 3 replays on the lotus pitwall video screens? Ok the interview could have been recorded earlier but if it wasntby marwood82 - F1
just seen from the listings the opening round of the Indycar Series will be on Sky Sports F1 next sunday. (its rapidly becoming motorsport central. shame they can't nab the DTM off ESPN) didn't really catch much of the pre-race show as it was on early so i'll reserve judgment till next week.(though i'll probably give them a few months as it took jake and co a bit of timby marwood82 - F1
no ads during qualy too! its looking like brundle and crofty may be the dream team many had hoped.by marwood82 - F1
chet Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone noticed the horrible error on the time > lapse's ?? > > In the title it says the team name, and winter > 2012. Surely its winter 2011 . Unless of course > Sky are showing us next years cars :p its currently winter 2012. spring doesn't actually start until the 20th or march.by marwood82 - F1
EC83 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They've been advertising it constantly on the > other Sky channels(I watch Living a lot) but as > far as I know they've not brought the launch date > forward. its just rolling promos at the moment(the time-lapse williams and caterham assembly is quite cool), i think the first actual program isby marwood82 - F1
a few more details start to emerge, the highlights, 5.1 surround sound, full archive races from 1988 onward, a weekly magazine show and a few more details about the red button featuresby marwood82 - F1
mikacouli Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So, no chance to get sky sports in belgium? yes. you just need a legit sky subscription. (for which you need a uk address) i pick it up in germany fineby marwood82 - F1
its a tough call. The team knows what its getting with rubens(solid if unspectacular), but then maybe thats the problem? he might have 1 more year left in him but he hardly set the world on fire towards the end of last year(ok the car was a big part of that) but maybe they just don't feel he's the man to take them forward in the long run and instead that their best chance of getby marwood82 - F1
loque Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I still can't believe we're expected to PAY for > something which has been free since 1950. And > before people from other countries come running > saying they have always had to pay for it... this > is what we pay TV licence for. And even if you > pay both too, that doesn't mean we haby marwood82 - F1
thestig88 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ferrari2007 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Not Steve Rider > > > > I'd put ITV's awful 07 and 08 coverage out of > my > > mind, but he's gonna bring it all back again > yes, his 2007 / 2008 inability to say any wordby marwood82 - F1
i've heard rumours that it will also be available as a pay channel on freesat for £10 per month.by marwood82 - F1
good call with Spa, its a great weekend. i've not been to hungary but i've heard good things about the views. the general entry area around the back of the circuit apparently does allow you to see quite a bit of the track i'd also consider Silverstone. granted its not that cheap, but if you have a grandstand ticket(any grandstand as far as i know), then you can sit in anyby marwood82 - F1
the lotus sounded by far and away the worst at the nurburgring this year.by marwood82 - F1
I'm quite enjoying it. its much better than last years, the new handling model is a big improvement. Its quite a challenge with everything switched off The AI are better than last time(you have to work to keep up with them in legend mode). their times also seem genuine. they are a bit hit and miss at the starts, but i've yet to see a game that gets it 100% right. I think parby marwood82 - Other Games
apparently its a similar story for the damage model too. FOM have rules on how much damage is allowed to happen to the cars. didn't GT5 suffer from the same thing? ie the manufacturers didn't want to see lots of screenshots of their cars smashed to piecesby marwood82 - Other Games
the thing is for 50% of the races skys coverage is going head to head with the beeb. (who we know won't have adverts) so sky putting adverts in those races would surely be pointless as it just means even those with sky will watch the race on the bbc?by marwood82 - F1
Ferrari2007 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting article > > > orts-will-financially-cripple-formula-one/ whilst it makes some good points a lot of it is the standard rant thats been copied and pasted from blog to blog since last friday. however you try and dress it up, 'half of everyone watching TV was watching the F1'by marwood82 - F1
a few more detailsby marwood82 - F1
SchueyFan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Twigster151 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Or even better just mute the stream audio and > put > > on the BBC Radio 5 live commentary. > > Yes, that's fine for the races, but I doubt that > they will cover all sessions over the weekenby marwood82 - F1
Guimengo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > danm Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Can't imagine the sponsors would be happy at > > losing free audiences in favour of PPV > audiences. > > > This point is what I believe will create some > problems for Bernie in the future. Theby marwood82 - F1
icky Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just thought something appeared on sky as a ppv > channel dedicated to f1 for all of a season in the > late 90's early 00's but i must of imagined it. i think there was some sort of thing like that(f1 digital?) but it only came to the uk in about 2002 and it lasted a year .by marwood82 - F1
danm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's something in the water re: Concorde > Agreement. > > Can't imagine the sponsors would be happy at > losing free audiences in favour of PPV audiences. but this is why we've ended up with this stupidly bizarre split. so they can argue that its technically still on free to air tvby marwood82 - F1
icky Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Did sky have f1 a few years ago i cannot > remember? > > This is awful news. The only thing i hope is that > when it says bbc will show highlights of other > grand prixs it will be in the same way as bbc and > eurosport over moto gp where eurosport show it > after the race finishes but in full.by marwood82 - F1
DaveEllis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > marwood82 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > not much of a consolation but at least they've > > said there won't be ad breaks > > ITV said there would be no ad breaks, and all > practice and qualifying would be live (on ITV1-4). > Noby marwood82 - F1
gav Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > not much of a consolation but at least they've > said there won't be ad breaks > > > Which presumably means the PPV figure (for the > race itself at least) will be astronomical, even > by Sky standards. You won't just need the Sky > Sports subscription. If there are no adverby marwood82 - F1
not much of a consolation but at least they've said there won't be ad breaksby marwood82 - F1
Karan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The food at the circuit > is great! Loved the hotdogs and the waffles, don't forget the waffles!by marwood82 - F1