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The Formula 1 2012 Season |OT2| WHY AREN'T YOU WATCHING THIS SEASON?!
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Source?He should talk to Adrian Chiles about what moving channels for football coverage does to your career.
mclaren777
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Hungaroring > Monza + Spa
BT have the rest of the company to leverage against any losses they might (will) take on it.
I know that there was much surprise that BT got the contract within the broadcasting industry though.
Psychotext
Member
Certainly looking that way.
Feeling bored? Stumbled across this on the forums for rFactor2:
1969 Australian Grand Prix at Lakeside
Fantastic stuff!
1969 Australian Grand Prix at Lakeside
Fantastic stuff!
Hello F1GAF. A little off topic but I just thought I'd share I'm off to Silverstone today for the first time to attend a Ferrari Racing Day. Over 1000 Ferrari's are registered to attend and that does include some F1 cars which will be going around the track.
I have never been to Silverstone and I've never heard a F1 car in person before. I hear they are loud. I will try and get some pictures!
I have never been to Silverstone and I've never heard a F1 car in person before. I hear they are loud. I will try and get some pictures!
moojito
Member
Very nice, cheers! It's interesting how most of the cars vary in wing choice and even engine size from the sound of it.
Felipe Massa was there! He was flown In by helicopter and when people realized who it was he was quickly surrounded. There was no chance of me getting a actual picture with him, his body guards were ruthless. But I fought my way through and got some good pics of him! I will upload when I get home.
Also, dem F1 cars. Man they were loud. I got down to the pits and the back of the garages. I watched them start the cars, the starter they used was loud enough but when the car fired up, man it was loud. I was no more than 15-20 foot away.
Also, dem F1 cars. Man they were loud. I got down to the pits and the back of the garages. I watched them start the cars, the starter they used was loud enough but when the car fired up, man it was loud. I was no more than 15-20 foot away.
Awesome that you got to see & hear those cars
The only time I've ever seen & heard an F1 car was in London many years ago when a bunch of F1 teams did a promo thing driving down a few streets in London, I only really saw the top of the cars because it was so crowded, but they sounded damned amazing.
The only time I've ever seen & heard an F1 car was in London many years ago when a bunch of F1 teams did a promo thing driving down a few streets in London, I only really saw the top of the cars because it was so crowded, but they sounded damned amazing.
No problemo. I figured it's one thing to watch the summaries of those years in a 30 min clip or see them in a documentary, but to have the whole thing recorded (with original commentary) it's quite unique. There may be others, but that was the only one I've ever accidentally come across.
So great to see some massive-name drivers like Rindt and Hill and watch them for an *entire race*. Feels unique and very different, yet not dissimilar to what we have now.
I think I like that the teams still came across as almost being one-man operations (figuratively speaking, obviously) with no real futuristic technology or aero or regulations or commercialisation short of an ad here or there. It's kinda wonderful
Big Takeover
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No problemo. I figured it's one thing to watch the summaries of those years in a 30 min clip or see them in a documentary, but to have the whole thing recorded (with original commentary) it's quite unique. There may be others, but that was the only one I've ever accidentally come across.
So great to see some massive-name drivers like Rindt and Hill and watch them for an *entire race*. Feels unique and very different, yet not dissimilar to what we have now.
I think I like that the teams still came across as almost being one-man operations (figuratively speaking, obviously) with no real futuristic technology or aero or regulations or commercialisation short of an ad here or there. It's kinda wonderful
One of the "one-man" is Frank Williams who fielded Piers Courage's Brabham (P2 on the grid). That gives you idea how long he's been around, and how much he loves his racing.
Foliorum Viridum
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I think he'll die before he retires.
fu3lfr3nzy
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Forget Jenson, find Jessica!
Ask if the legs on his bar stool are all ok, we know how sensitive he is with the balance.
Kubica had a massive crash rallying today. Car is a complete write off but he got out unharmed.
Edit: on mobile, fix when in home.
How does he still have the guts to race anything. :/
Kubica had a massive crash rallying today. Car is a complete write off but he got out unharmed.
Edit: on mobile, fix when in home.
Shit. He needs to focus on recovering completely before he does any kind of racing.
Awesome that you got to see & hear those cars
The only time I've ever seen & heard an F1 car was in London many years ago when a bunch of F1 teams did a promo thing driving down a few streets in London, I only really saw the top of the cars because it was so crowded, but they sounded damned amazing.
I'll upload my videos when I can of them firing one up! Incredibly loud, but for the moment here are a few snaps I got!
The Wing. I went inside it too, very smart inside. They had a Ferrari show room and other stuff.
I didn't even dare ask how much these life size replica F1 steering wheels cost. I got a brouchure and the prices are not in there. But they were all made of the exact materials the real ones are and all the dials and switches operated. So cool.
At the end of the day I took my chances and walked under the shutter and into the pits! I just had to lol. I got snap happy and a Ferrari mechanic soon asked me to leave :lol But at least I can say I have stood in the garage! There was 6 of those FXX's if I remember right.
The classic cars were beautiful. Simply stunning on the whole.
To get theses pics I had to literally push my way through a scrum! Loads of people everywhere and his bodyguards were doing their best to keep people back! I got snap happy and these are what I got.
marvelharvey
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I noticed that too! The rest of the car was immaculate and that seat kind of let it down a bit. :/
Some of the other classic cars though we're perfect, all the leather inside too. There was a Ferrari 166 which was awesome.
Agree, he seems to be very driven too. He wants to be lead sports broadcaster and he can't do that when Leineker is at BBC.
Adam Scott Aukerman
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I highly suspect it's just some gamesmanship on behalf of McLaren. Perez may well be an eventual target for them, but anything that gets 'leaked' while the negotiations are at this stage can't really be taken at face value.
marvelharvey
Member
I've read on some other forums that the 'Perez to McLaren' odds have been slashed after numerous bets were placed in and around Woking.
Whether that is true or not, I don't know.
Whether that is true or not, I don't know.
If you can, try attending an HTCC Historic Superprix and listening to the F5000s race. Stupendously loud and my favourite noise.
PjotrStroganov
Member
I bet the driver seat is sitting somewhere in the owner's garage. Too expensive to ruin with all the racing he probably does.
Evolution_1ne
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrXCUPd4Sw0&feature=related Spa Crash start as seen by the crowd, that must have been crazy to see up close.
can't wait for next year
can't wait for next year
Adam Scott Aukerman
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The rumours of Jake quitting the beeb have reached fever pitch - and by fever pitch, I mean fact.
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/...to-front-bt-football-coverage/5046711.article
(The article is probably subscription-locked, but the headline is enough)
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/...to-front-bt-football-coverage/5046711.article
(The article is probably subscription-locked, but the headline is enough)
Official announced now on the BT website:
http://www.btlife.bt.com/entertainment/jake-humphrey-to-be-the-face-of-bts-premier-league-football/
http://www.btlife.bt.com/entertainment/jake-humphrey-to-be-the-face-of-bts-premier-league-football/
brotkasten
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So F1 on BBC is pretty much over then.
Adam Scott Aukerman
Member
Jake's reasons for leaving don't seem to have anything to do with F1, so I don't think it can be seen as a signal of the BBC losing interest in it, nor do I think they will take yet another early exit from their commitments because a presenter has moved on.
Jake's departure may lead to EJ and DC moving on, in which case I think it puts their coverage in a slightly more precarious position, but only if they can't secure suitable replacements.
It depends on the amount of spray lifted by the tyres. If it's slight rain it shouldn't be a problem.
Rain would probably result in an epic race where only 7 cars reach the end.
Unusual to have rain late at night in Singapore this time of year. It usually rains at exactly the same time every day.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Yep.
A 60 minute highlight show produced by Sky to be shown on Channel 5 is the future of free-to-air formula one coverage in the UK.
BBC are pure scum.
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