*** The SKY F1 2012 Coverage Thread ***

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Thread to discuss the SKY coverage of F1 in 2012.


2012 Coverage

Sky Sports F1 HD will get Sky customers closer than ever, with more action, analysis and information - on their TV, online and mobile devices - throughout the season.

This new home of Formula 1 will be the only place to enjoy live coverage of the whole Grand Prix season, including all practice and qualifying sessions and every race in the calendar.

The dedicated channel will be provided at no extra charge to all Sky TV customers who take both Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 or the HD pack of channels. It will be found at 408 in Sky's on-screen guide, after a scheduled move of the Sky Sports channels. Sky Sports viewers without the Sky+ HD pack will receive a standard definition version.

The Sky Sports F1 HD channel launches on the 9th March.


The Team

Simon Lazenby - race day presenter
David Croft - lead commentator
Martin Brundle - co-commentator/analyst
Damon Hill - expert analyst
Natalie Pinkham - pit-lane reporter
Ted Kravitz - pit-reporter & magazine show presenter
Georgie Thompson - magazine show presenter
Anthony Davidson - practice session analyst/commentator
Steve Rider - interviewer/presenter GP Legends


Sky Sports F1
 
Rumoured first couple of weeks schedule for SSF1:

Friday 9th March
2000-2200 Formula One Magazine Show
2200-2230 Legends - Fittipaldi
2230-2300 Winter Testing - Jerez/Barcelona
2300-0100 Formula One Magazine Show (Repeat)

Saturday 10th March
1830-1900 F1 Car unveiling - McLaren/Force India
1900-2000 Time of our lives - GP Greats
2000-2230 Formula One Season Review 2011

Friday 16th March
0100-0330 Australia FP1 Live (Session is 0130-0300)
0515-0700 Australia FP2 Live (Session is 0530-0700)
0930-1030 Formula One Magazine Show (Repeated throughout the day)

Saturday 17th March
0245-0415 Australia FP3 Live (Session starts at 0300)
0500-0800 Australia Qualifying (Session starts at 0600)

Sunday 18th March
0430-0900 Australian Grand Prix Live (Race starts at 0600)
1930-2100 Australian Grand Prix Highlights (Repeated at 2130)

Tuesday 20th March
1930-2000 F1 Fast Track - Australia

Wednesday 21st March
2000-2100 Formula One 1988 Season Review

Thursday 22nd March
2000-2100 Formula One 1989 Season Review

Friday 23rd March
0200-0350 Malaysia FP1 Live
0550-0740 Malaysia FP2 Live
0750-0840 GP2 Qualifying Live
1000-1100 Formula One Magazine Show

Saturday 24th March
0445-0615 Malaysia FP3 Live
0700-0800 GP2 Race 1 Live
0800-0930 Malaysia Qualifying Live

Sunday 25th March
0330-0430 GP2 Race 2 Live
0730-1200 Malaysian Grand Prix Live
1730-2000 Live Indy Car Racing
2000-2130 Malaysian Grand Prix Highlights

I'm looking forward to the 88/89 season reviews :D
 
Anyone else read the Martin Brundle interview in F1 Racing this month? Some interesting impressions he's giving from what he did and didn't say...
 
Spunkey said:
What did he say/not say? Are the cracks showing in the Sky relationship already?
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It was regarding the BBC. You got the impression that he didn't like the way the BBC coverage was going, all the lairy shirts and messing about in the pitlane. Also seems that he didn't have a good relationship with Jake and Eddie. To me at least it sounded like the Sky plans are for a much more 'grown up' F1 coverage and he is really really looking forward to it.
 
Yeah, the idea behind the whole Jake/Eddie/DC bits was fine, but I can see what MB was hinting at. At times it got a bit cringeworthy.

Something else from that interview, Sky are planning on spending hundreds of millions of pounds on their F1 coverage! I assume that's over the 7 years, but still, that's a huge budget for F1 programming! Wow. And to think, people are suggesting Sky aren't fully committed, or that someone else would be able to buy them out of the contract :p
 
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