Still not going to pay Sky for it.
Its a matter of principal
Dammit!!
Dammit!
Hope DC gets the main commentary gig on the Beeb.
Linky
That’s a Shame
Still not going to pay Sky for it.
Its a matter of principal
Dammit!!
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Originally posted by Lurch88
That’s a Shame
Still not going to pay Sky for it.
Its a matter of principal
Dammit!!
Funny that - when I tweeted JH about defecting he didnt reply......
Greenies always win
Humphries and DC have confirmed they're sticking with the Beeb!
Are you surprised?
Always goes where the money is.
DC is rubbish, so is Eddie Jordan.
I do like the bbcf1 format, including the way Brundle could muscle into the cars/press/drivers on the grid, his presenting is good but he can be
replaced...
Not sure who with, but for me the anchor presenters are JH,DC , EJ is an acquired taste - I like his little man style in the pits with the teams, who
clearly like him.
Greenies win....
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Originally posted by designer
Are you surprised?
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Originally posted by designer
DC is rubbish...
I'm so annoyed by the whole move to SKY! I'm luckily enough to have sky... But I enjoy watching the BBC team (Jake DC EJ) in my opinion the build up to races and qualifying is fantastic funny and some of the features are great! I'm stuck to the sofa every race...
Id agree there cootz. And also that it was inevitable really.
Its been a done deal for a while. They should push harder for DC too.
He said he needed to commentate on every race, so I for one dont blame him for doing it. The good thing is if you don't lime or want sky sports package. It's available to all sky subscribers who pay the £10 per month HD package
If I'm being honest, I'm not fussed.
If I can paraphrase something I heard in the 80s, I'd rather watch a wet 15 lapper at a clubbie circuit than endure a whole F1 race on the
telly.
The opening handfull of laps are fine, but after that, it can get a bit dull until the end again.
Give me a mixed bag with 15 laps and you have to live or die within those laps and I'm much more likely to be interested.
Or a hillclimb top 12 runoff.
Sorry, but there you go.
No fussed.
Love the technology, qualifying, opening laps, closing laps. Other then that, you can keep it.
I'm off to watch some 1960-70s F1 on ESPN Classic if you don't mind.
It's hard to beat a run off with the top hill climb boys these days. I reckon the guy with the twim bike engine derived oms will challenge the goulds next year for top spot in the brittish hill climb. Scott moran will once again be had to Beat
Tis a shame, and since a run in with the evil money grabbing corporation that is sky I guess I'll miss out, oh well more time to drive / fettle
I wish JH would go to Sky, he's a condesending p***k! Needs to show some respect for people, he's often belittled people who deserve much
better.
Just my view you understand 
Money grabbing sky with money grabbing bernie. A perfect match and one that I wont be contributing to watch next year.
[Edited on 27/11/11 by Alfa145]
Yeah, bring on proper racing like Thunder saloons, vintage and Locost stuff. Problem is it aint main stream, personality based crap.
What's wrong with JH? I think BBC's F1 coverage is fantastic. And I as a sports fan/ motor racing fan, I will be watching the 2012 season with great interest
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Originally posted by daniel mason
It's hard to beat a run off with the top hill climb boys these days. I reckon the guy with the twim bike engine derived oms will challenge the goulds next year for top spot in the brittish hill climb. Scott moran will once again be had to Beat
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Originally posted by myke pocock
Yeah, bring on proper racing like Thunder saloons, vintage and Locost stuff. Problem is it aint main stream, personality based crap.
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Originally posted by Alfa145
Money grabbing sky with money grabbing bernie. A perfect match and one that I wont be contributing to watch next year.
[Edited on 27/11/11 by Alfa145]
Wallace got ftd at Barbon In 2010, but unfortunately didn't count as Tarmac was not to standard.
Wallace is also selling his westy turbo busa on wscc
[Edited on 27/11/11 by daniel mason]
Shame about MB, he was (is) an incisive interviewer with a thick skin who isn't afraid to 'doorstep' the drivers. He has the
credibility too.
EJs manner whenever Bernie E is around is positively vomit-inducing. To use Rich's quote to Neil from 'The Young Ones,' when he was
showing undue deference to his bank manager: "That's so crawly-bum-lick. You might as well as go and stick your tongue straight down the
back of his trousers Neil."
[Edited on 28/11/11 by bobinspain]
Deffinetly dissapointing that Brunndles going...but you can't blaim him.
And when I started watching Formula 1 it was mostly highlights, or if live, the Great Fluffy Squarker wasn't even alowed by the BBC to go to the
race, and was comentating from a small dark box in the bowels of the BBC.
It was good enough for me then, so it's good enough for me next year.
Ted Kravitz confirmed to have gone now too and possibly lee mckenzie
If this deal wasnt done with sky, there wouldnt be any F1 on the BBC - they where looking at dropping it completley. ITV wouldnt be interested after
the money/viewing figures they lost on it last time.
Lee is definatly staying. No idea on Ted though.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sporteditors/2011/11/bbc_formula_1_an_update.html
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Originally posted by Lurch88
That’s a Shame
Still not going to pay Sky for it.
Its a matter of principal
Dammit!!
We all have a choice , I am a F1 nut , but I won't be paying Sky to watch, the less people that watch on SKY the less Sky will be interested in
paying Bernie, simple we all have the power !!
It would then return to Free To Air.
WE ALL HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN - PASS IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats the problem its not sky holding to ransom!
as part of the concorde agreement reached by the F1 teams a while back, TV rights had to be sold to Free to Air Channels (BBC, ITV etc.) and the race
had to be shown in full.
the BBC could no longer afford the cost of F1 and was looking to drop the whole thing. Sky wanted it but couldnt get it because of the concorde
agreements
bbc and sky did the deal and bernie approved it, if we didnt have this we would have no f1 - or sky would have it and it would have been on skysports
1 at £40+ per month
sky have dedicated a full channel to it, improved the level of coverage - they lead the way on technology side of football broadcasting, hopefully
they can bring us something extra to the F1 - and at no extra cost to current subscribers
dont get me wrong I think the whole thing is a damn shame as im probably going to watch it on sky now as I would prefer watching one set of coverage,
I just wish JH,DC and EJ would go too or atleast be shared/simulcast
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Originally posted by daniel mason
It's hard to beat a run off with the top hill climb boys these days. I reckon the guy with the twim bike engine derived oms will challenge the goulds next year for top spot in the brittish hill climb. Scott moran will once again be had to Beat