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The Formula 1 Off-Season |OT| Haas to get better, right?
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djplaeskool
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Question:
What the best way to follow the F1 season coverage online?
I know the NBC Sports LiveExtra has a fair bit of it, but I really want to get into it this year.
What the best way to follow the F1 season coverage online?
I know the NBC Sports LiveExtra has a fair bit of it, but I really want to get into it this year.
I used weekend passes on Sky UK via Now TV. Unfortunately, you have to use a VPN to disable the region lock.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Thanks for the new thread.
What a boring season it was. It has to get better.. right?
What a boring season it was. It has to get better.. right?
How, when Firstberg and German Jesus are probably our only hope?
I don't really understand the Tag Heuer Renault PU. It's a Renault PU why not just call it that? When it's utter shit will RB complain to Tag Heuer?
Yes Christian, because you have been so happy lately as well, lol. I bet Ronbo is pissed but it's ok because that major title sponsor announcement is (not) coming soon.
Only engine base will be the same, everything else (MGU-K, ERS...) will be different compared to Renault factory PU. At least so rumors told
This award should go to Ricciardo every year untill he retires.
kimifan141
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hoping for a kimi come back in the next season the 2015 season was a snooze fest for me..
Myoclonic Jerk
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As I said in my previous post, that was a rumor that RBR is developing their own version of MGU-K and ERS. Maybe with all mumbojumbo around engines RBR decided to use Renault PU, only with TAG name? We need more concrete infos.
Jezbollah
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After looking around it looks like the only Renault component used will be the ICU, with everything else either developed in house or outsourced by RB. As such it will be homologated as a "new" power unit completely separate from the unit built by Renault, and as such free from both specification regulations and also providing "Tag" with a separate allocation of Tokens for development.
brotkasten
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It's almost like growing up inside a helmet somehow deformed his muscles in such a way that he's unable to smile.
Nah, those are them Verstappen genes at work.
Cheeseman Battitude
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I'm looking forward to 2016. Ferrari should be closer to Mercedes and I expect McLaren to be much further up. Borderline podiums from race 1. Sauber scored some points which should have got them a decent chunk of cash and we know they can design an effective car when they want to. I think Manor will raise a few eyebrows if they have some decent drivers, too. I see Williams, Force India and Torro Rosso stagnating and Haas/Renault to do poorly. Red Bull will come on strong later in the season.
You guys seen this?
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/mclaren-mp4-x/
I'd certainly be happy if the cars started to look like this.
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/mclaren-mp4-x/
I'd certainly be happy if the cars started to look like this.
Fennec
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Except for their very first season back in the seventies, Renault as a team never did poorly. Their car will be solid next year, you can be sure of that. All they need is Maldonado to finally step the fu*k up his game. He already won a race, he is fast. All he has to do is to stay focus from the first minute of the practice to the final lap of a race.
Wax Free Vanilla
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That's against the rules? No way the other teams / engine manufacturers allow this to happen, this TAG Heuer PU is a 2016 Renault PU. All development will have to be done by Renault with one pot of tokens.
Myoclonic Jerk
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I think it's not restricted
Still token based, like this year, but some parts are frozen (manufactures spent tokens on that stuff this year)
Wax Free Vanilla
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UK F1 TV viewing figures drop to eight year low.
BBC average: 3.11m -> lowest ratings since their return
Sky average 638.000 -> 19.3 % down compare to 2014
Combined Average: 3.75m -> 6.7 % down compare to 2014
- TV ratings on 8 year low
- Most watched race: Canadian GP (5.35 m)
- Least watched race: Abu Dhabi GP (2.61 m)
https://f1broadcasting.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/uk-f1-viewing-figures-drop-to-seven-year-low/
FOM and TATA have been testing an online streaming app:
Just need to wait until 2020 before they offer a full GP weekend streaming package.
BBC average: 3.11m -> lowest ratings since their return
Sky average 638.000 -> 19.3 % down compare to 2014
Combined Average: 3.75m -> 6.7 % down compare to 2014
- TV ratings on 8 year low
- Most watched race: Canadian GP (5.35 m)
- Least watched race: Abu Dhabi GP (2.61 m)
https://f1broadcasting.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/uk-f1-viewing-figures-drop-to-seven-year-low/
FOM and TATA have been testing an online streaming app:
Just need to wait until 2020 before they offer a full GP weekend streaming package.
Myoclonic Jerk
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2007 and first half of 2012
Nikodemos
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Dayum. That's seriously good looking. Drivers will need to keep way clear of each other, tho'. All that fragile bodywork.You guys seen this?
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/car/mclaren-mp4-x/
I'd certainly be happy if the cars started to look like this.
Myoclonic Jerk
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Kimi vs Adele - https://www.facebook.com/NuvolariCrypt/videos/853425604774933/
Thanks for posting MJ.
Goldrusher
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Alonso having some fun at Motegi...
https://twitter.com/TetsuSept/status/673386164414361601?s=09
http://www.honda.co.jp/Racing/spcontents2015/hrtd/index-4.html
https://twitter.com/TetsuSept/status/673386164414361601?s=09
http://www.honda.co.jp/Racing/spcontents2015/hrtd/index-4.html
EdwardTivrusky
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Love it, cheers Goldrusher
Mohonky
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It's basically this;
RBR don't want to invest from scratch to develop their own PU but they are unhappy with the Renault PU. The base unit will essentially be a Renault unit, however RBR have been heavily involved in modifying and redesigning the unit in house through their own engineering department. The unit maybe Renault at it's core, but it is a heavily reworked version by RBR's own engineers.
The disagreement or at least lengthy delay in announcing the unit came from licensing and proprietary; basically a case of at what point is it a Renault and at what point is it RBR's own unit as obviously RBR don't want to be designing the unit only for Renault to use it elsewhere.
In a sense it's the Renault unit tweaked to RBR's own specification while some other components are being designed and built entirely by RBR so it's no longer really a Renault unit. They will still be buying Renault PU's, but by the time you factor in the work RBR's own engineers put in and the number of additional components RBR will be manufacturing for it, it's no longer really a Renault PU as RBR have heavily invested in it and it's specifications as per their own engineers.
As a result RBR did not want it to be labelled a Renault, but it's not exactly RBR either, so it's in bit of a middle ground.
Cheeseman Battitude
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Shocking average figures for Sky considering half the BBC is highlights. What was the point of the Sky deal?
nature boy
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Renault hate Red Bull, don't want their name associated (they get the negative press and Red Bull gets the positive press when they won).
It has gone as far as buying out the Lotus team and becoming a works team. I doubt they will supply their PU to other teams. It was just a save-Red-Bull-from-leaving-F1-after-all-other-options-failed.
In other news, Sauber might be Honda-powered in 2017.
Alonso testing an improved Honda PU this Sunday:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVjj7fjWcAAqPFr.jpg:large
Anything is better than the shitbox in the Mclaren.
Free TV vs. Pay TV. How is that shocking?
The rights alone cost about £25m annually for Sky, the minimum package to watch Sky F1 is, what, 25£ give or take ?
If you multiply by 640'000, times 12 and assume 10% of that is dedicated to F1, that doesn't even come close to covering the costs of their coverage... no idea how they do it
The rights alone cost about £25m annually for Sky, the minimum package to watch Sky F1 is, what, 25£ give or take ?
If you multiply by 640'000, times 12 and assume 10% of that is dedicated to F1, that doesn't even come close to covering the costs of their coverage... no idea how they do it
I guess you have to factor in ad money as well. Plus the loss of the Champiuons league rights.
The rights alone cost about £25m annually for Sky, the minimum package to watch Sky F1 is, what, 25£ give or take ?
If you multiply by 640'000, times 12 and assume 10% of that is dedicated to F1, that doesn't even come close to covering the costs of their coverage... no idea how they do it
I think you actually need Sky Sports now (maybe original customers are still getting it with just the HD package), so you're looking at nearer £45 a month.
Reading above about FOM testing live streams, I can't even begin to imagine how much they would try to charge for that given they charge £20+ a year just for live timing data!
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