BBC possibly to drop F1 coverage...

clv101 · 6 Dec 2011 at 12:34

arknor said:
i certainly wont be watching race reruns many hours after on the bbc. live or not at all

No? It's what I've done most of this year anyway, thanks to iPlayer. My Sunday afternoons are too valuable to be stuck in watching the TV. I'm more often than not out and about during summer weekends. I tend to watch the races late in the evening or early in the morning - my partner isn't exactly a fan! Even watched one race downloaded to the laptop, on the EuroStar this year.

koolpc · 6 Dec 2011 at 12:58

I used to record quite a few too as i was doing other things or couldnt be bothered to get up early

Skeeter · 6 Dec 2011 at 13:02

I actually managed to get to about 9pm on the Sunday of the 2008 Brazillian GP without knowing anything about the result, so that my family could all sit down and watch the final race together as a bunch of us were working.

Skeeter · 6 Dec 2011 at 13:35

An interesting Q&A with Sky...

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/7355619/Sky-Sports-F1-HD-Your-questions-answered

I'm still dubious about the inclusion of the "next seasons races" clause in the No Adverts promise. They have previously made the statement that "all 2012 races will be complete without adverts". There is zero commitment from them that this will continue in 2013 and beyond.

Mr Men · 6 Dec 2011 at 13:44

no point worrying about 2013, it's a long time away.

Tweaker · 6 Dec 2011 at 13:50

Are they going to buy the rights to the intro song? Surely the BBC cant let that go as well.

Skeeter · 6 Dec 2011 at 14:37

Mr Men said:
no point worrying about 2013, it's a long time away.

Its not if I throw all my eggs in the Sky basket and then end up missing half the race behind adverts.

Irish_Tom · 6 Dec 2011 at 15:19

"Just press one!"

Classic.

I'm really starting to fall out of love with the BBC mind.

Skeeter · 6 Dec 2011 at 15:21

Panzerbjorn said:
"Just press one!"

Don't you mean 101.

arknor · 6 Dec 2011 at 15:38

Tweaker said:
Are they going to buy the rights to the intro song? Surely the BBC cant let that go as well.

bbc dont own "the chain" fleetwood mac do

Mr Men · 6 Dec 2011 at 18:05

Skeeter said:
Its not if I throw all my eggs in the Sky basket and then end up missing half the race behind adverts.

well you can cancel sky and miss half of them due to not being shown on BBC

they never had ads in races when they had F1 before, so I doubt they will in the future

Glaucus · 6 Dec 2011 at 18:07

Skeeter said:
Its not if I throw all my eggs in the Sky basket and then end up missing half the race behind adverts.

You can cancel.

FreeStream · 6 Dec 2011 at 18:27

Skeeter said:
The fact that Jake, EJ and DC were not afraid to jump in the garages and grab key people and ask the awkward questions is what made the BBC coverage great. Would you rather they stood out in the car park and just read of a script?

The cockyness of them all gets them so much more information. I mean look at MB, you don't deliver great grid walks like that without having the balls to just barge in when you feel like it.

Agreed.

This is one of the key features of the BBC coverage.

There is enough serious stuff on TV already, some light hearted banter whilst getting the atmosphere from behind your TV is exactly where it is at.

They have to keep JH, DC and EJ, because they work together.

Either way, very interested in seeing what Sky come up with and who the BBC replaces MB with. I guess DC will become key commentator with perhaps Chandook as co-commentator as a few people have sang his praises over the year.

Nismo · 6 Dec 2011 at 21:01

Might be nothing, but Georgie Thompson (of Sky Sports) has Tweeted that "tomorrow is a big day".

Could mean anything, could mean she's part of the Sky F1 team

Irish_Tom · 6 Dec 2011 at 21:55

Nismo said:
Might be nothing, but Georgie Thompson (of Sky Sports) has Tweeted that "tomorrow is a big day".

Could mean anything, could mean she's part of the Sky F1 team

Now that would be worth paying the Sky subscription for.

No-One · 6 Dec 2011 at 22:12

What's the intro music going to be?
Our lips are sealed. In case we start humming.

Don't you generally hum with your mouth closed anyway?

Skeeter · 6 Dec 2011 at 23:04

The interview with Sky suggests an announcement on presentors tomorrow.

stoke1863 · 6 Dec 2011 at 23:07

Just spoke to the guys who run Flashsports streams.

they say they will more than liley cover the F1 channel.

Good news! ive used them for two years and the picture is outstanding for a stream. I would say its about as equal as Iplayer but obviously the FSS streams are live.

Think you need a minumum of 3.5 MB internet connection though

Flibster · 7 Dec 2011 at 03:02

Nismo said:
Might be nothing, but Georgie Thompson (of Sky Sports) has Tweeted that "tomorrow is a big day".

Could mean anything, could mean she's part of the Sky F1 team

OH **** NO!

Not the Beige Bint™ Anyone but the Beinge Bint™

She's all one colour... Hair and skin match. Last time I saw ehr she was wearing beige as well. Has she had a stroke too? Only talks out of one side of her mouth.

Guerrilla · 7 Dec 2011 at 07:38

Gonna have to give it a few races to see what the different programmes are like next year... Don't want to feel like I'm missing something by watching one and not the other