Motorsport Off Topic Thread
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McLaren have confirmed the worst kept secret in the paddock today, announcing BP and Castrol as fuel and lube suppliers.
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The_Abyss;30490488 said:
Could have been worse - could have confirmed a new shade of grey
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If they don't go orange after this build up, the complaints may just break the internet.
Actually, who am I kidding, one server somewhere in Nevada might heat up slightly.
Actually, who am I kidding, one server somewhere in Nevada might heat up slightly.
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The_Abyss;30491869 said:
Hang on, the heading fonts on Nevada's landing page are orange!
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This is happening!
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Zak Brown on record saying that McLaren won't win a race in 2017. Seems an odd way to support title sponsor negotiations for 2018, but perhaps he's just being both realistic and setting expectations low. Certainly a different approach to Ron Denis promising the moon.
http://www.f1today.net/en/news/f1/222316/wehrlein-confirms-he-will-miss-first-pre-season-test
So Wehrlein out for the first test, I cant say I am disappointed, not really a fan of his. This sounds bad but I hope Giovanzzi gets in the car, really impresses and that we don't see Wehrlein in F1 again. He is a diva wanna be and has yet to show much talent over and above an average driver!
So Wehrlein out for the first test, I cant say I am disappointed, not really a fan of his. This sounds bad but I hope Giovanzzi gets in the car, really impresses and that we don't see Wehrlein in F1 again. He is a diva wanna be and has yet to show much talent over and above an average driver!
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Wehrlein must be impressing Mercedes enough for them to continue to fund his career while not being confident enough that he was ready to step up to replace Rosberg.
If Ocon is as highly rated as some seem to rate him, then Wehrlein was hardly inferior. Admittedly Ocon had less time in the car, coming in with 9 races to go, but he didn't start blowing Wehrlein into the weeds.
Hi guys. Just a quick question, the V8 supercar championship starts this weekend in Adelaide. Live coverage of the entire championship this last few years has been provided via BT Sports. However this weekend i have discovered that the live coverage is has switched to Motors TV. Has BT Sports lost or dropped the championship?
You're correct, MotorsTV which has been rebranded to MotorsportTV will be showing Live Coverage and I believe with this rebrand will also be showing HD coverage going forward.
Thats brilliant news and the HD coverage will be very much welcomed. Just seen the rebranded channel on sky (channel 447) Thanks for your help.
Well don't know about you but number of issues. Firstly it wasn't in HD, Secondly the audio delay was terrible and finally the series link didn't work so I'm now missing the last 60 mins. Useless.
That is not good, not good at all. I thought with the rebranding they would have provided the same HD feed as what BT Sports provided this last few years. I will check my recording later once I get home and get back to you probably in a depressed state!!!
I see what you mean. The picture is definitely not HD and that sound delay is so bloody annoying. Thankfully like BT Sport last year there is no advert breaks so that's a positive. I series linked it and it automatically recorded the rerun this afternoon at 14:15. Hopefully everything will improve.
It's really just the V8 Supercars coming back to Motors. They were showing it live long before BT Sport even existed. Not sure when (or if) Motors will go to HD though, it was rumoured a few years back but that turned out to be linked to the use of HD Freeview boxes to view it via an internet connection.
I'm aware of that thanks. Just very frustrating when other stuff is in HD on the channel. The feed is labelled as HD from channel 7 and the audio is a good 2 seconds out. Will probably go back to obtaining it via other methods.