I'll be pissed off in epic levels if Virgin don't get that channel. Especially as we can't get Sky at our house.
The F1 Thread 2011 Season
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Im fecked off anyway at the fact that sky are getting a sniff in at this at all tbh purely because of the fact that the last few seasons with BBC have been the best coverage, they do it perfectly. Im also pissed that they dont get the season opener
also if they are splitting the races then why are sky advertising that they will show coverage of every race over the season on this new channel
Sky Sports launches F1 channel | Sky Sports
Because Sky will be showing every race live, its just the BBC get a share to show live themselves. It's pretty laughable how they even worked this deal out really, its almost like the BBC get a few races to try and entice some of the non-Sky customers to subscribe to Sky so you can see next weeks race.
"Thats all for the Chinese GP, we are not back next week (but you can go pay Sky to watch the next few races) so we will see you in a months time at Spain."
I know the BBC are having extensive highlights for each race a few hours after but its not the same, you have to go through avoiding news, websites, twitter, friends, family, texts, phone calls just to avoid hearing the results.
If they don't get some kind of deal with Virigin Media for the F1 Channel they are taking away the HD broadcast option from them? And who the feck is gonna get up at 6am to look for a stream for the non-european races? Not me thats for sure, and unless Sky offer me a silly deal like they did a couple of years ago then my F1 enjoyment is gonna dwindle, no matter how many times we are guranteed a boring GP I can probably count on one hand how many I've missed in the last 10 years.
"Thats all for the Chinese GP, we are not back next week (but you can go pay Sky to watch the next few races) so we will see you in a months time at Spain."
I know the BBC are having extensive highlights for each race a few hours after but its not the same, you have to go through avoiding news, websites, twitter, friends, family, texts, phone calls just to avoid hearing the results.
If they don't get some kind of deal with Virigin Media for the F1 Channel they are taking away the HD broadcast option from them? And who the feck is gonna get up at 6am to look for a stream for the non-european races? Not me thats for sure, and unless Sky offer me a silly deal like they did a couple of years ago then my F1 enjoyment is gonna dwindle, no matter how many times we are guranteed a boring GP I can probably count on one hand how many I've missed in the last 10 years.
Fans disappointed by BBC picks but Auntie's hands were tied – Telegraph Blogs
F1 has only started pulling in more fans (like me) over the past few years, i have fallen in love with F1 but im not paying for sky to watch a GP, i might try get a stream but no way in hell are fans who dont have sky going to fork out more cash for it
F1 has only started pulling in more fans (like me) over the past few years, i have fallen in love with F1 but im not paying for sky to watch a GP, i might try get a stream but no way in hell are fans who dont have sky going to fork out more cash for it
I think I am the only one looking forward to F1 on Sky I was not that bothered about F1 being shown on Sky , has I already have the Sports HD.
But I understand why none Sky viewers don't want to pay for it.
I think Sky can do for F1 what they did for Football.
But I understand why none Sky viewers don't want to pay for it.
I think Sky can do for F1 what they did for Football.
Massa is a fecking bellend, his excuse for crap performances is "something happens to me each race" Jesus Christ, cry me a river
he is a bell end.Nice segment with Rubens.
What happened to Hulkenburg , poll in this race last season and no seat this season.
I thought he was a decent driver.
I thought he was a decent driver.
Is this Rubens last qualifying in F1?
here we go last Q1 of the season
Rain on the way tomorrow 
Rain on the way tomorrow
maybe rain for Q3 ?
feck me there are real concerns for rain sooner than tomorrow, they are all out and most of them talking about chances of rain
heard before that there is a thunderstorm due.
I hope Rubens does not go out in Q1 , but it would sum up his season if he did.
edit: P9 on Q1 right now
edit: P9 on Q1 right now
Massa on the soft tyres
and still only P13
Massa eh?
We should have a new saying, "doing a massa" which translated means "you are shit"
sounds like the linesman is doing a Massa at the game
Massa with a new set of soft
Vettel with a 1:12.2 FFS that is fast
FFS has Vettel got another engine in there somewhhere
1.11.9
Vettel on pole and we are all meant to be surprised about it, the only thing that ruins it is Webber being 2nd, yet again feck all challenge into T1.
no not a shock but time time he posted was , he is street ahead of the rest.
Hope the promised rain arrives tommorrow will make the race more exciting
Red Bull have a Q3 setting, I think its pretty clear.
The way Jake and Eddie were talking about "next season" makes me quite hopeful it will be the same production etc. I'm hoping so anyway, cos I don't have Sky at my student flat, and when I'm at home, my parents have Virgin media without the sky sports package, so I'm doubtful that we'll be receiving the Sky F1 channel there either
From what i've read Brundle & Crofty will be at Sky next year. Jake (confirmed), Eddie & DC probably will remain at the Beeb.
Damn, Brundle is possibly the best commentator/analyst in any sport. As long as they don't get Legard back. I'm hoping for James Allen to return then (even though everybody else seems to hate him)
Couldn't think of anything worse! He made the ITV coverage the worst ever!
Wouldn't surprise me if the BBC just inherit the commentary from Sky for the races, but have their own presenting team.
Brundle has confirmed it then, Sky next year for him. You can't really blame him given its a payrise and a full live schedule.
In other news no rain in Brazil yet but there are some black clouds rolling in.
In other news no rain in Brazil yet but there are some black clouds rolling in.
Yeah I knew that would be the reaction. I think he's actually quite knowledgeable, he just needs to turn off the British bias a bit. He makes Marchi's (I think) Schumi obsession look like a bit half hearted when it comes to Hamilton especially.
He's a bigger Schumi fan than Marchi, he literally wrote the book on Michael Schumacher. His Hamilton love was a little OTT at first but I think it was just because he's a Brit, he was the same with Jenson too, the commentary for that first win was actually brilliant.
I never really liked him as a commentator but Leggard made me appreciate that Allen actually wasn't that bad. His web blog is very good, too, he's hugely knowledgeable.
Allen obsesses over any driver of the moment, he would have been unbareable this season with Vettel.
Perhaps a few years away from the job might have improved him as a commentator, I don't think he was ever as bad as people made him out to be. But hes a better journalist than a commentator.
Perhaps a few years away from the job might have improved him as a commentator, I don't think he was ever as bad as people made him out to be. But hes a better journalist than a commentator.
I agree James wasn't that bad, anyone who followed Murray Walker was always going to fail to most fans.
It's dry, feck. Fingers crossed for rain!!
Minutes away from a rain storm he just said didn't he?
Aye he said that literally the moment I hit the post button, if it rains then cock out time!
Vettels moustache
"it just happend overnight I think puberty is over now..."
Funny guy off the track
"it just happend overnight I think puberty is over now..."
Funny guy off the track