Xela Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 21/02/2019 at 14:00, Stevo985 said: "Not interested, I'm making a shit load out of computers" "Oi, no professionals" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 It will make for a really exciting season if Mercedes are playing catch up. It’ll be great for the sport I think. If MB turn up and reveal they’ve been “sand bagging” a load of time and streak off in race one it’ll be disastrous for viewers for the season (IMO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZZAM Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Mercedes always sandbag in pretesting tho and its always the same old Ferrari look the best line which is put out year and year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 23, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2019 You should listen to the autosport podcast. They explain why it might be a little more complicated than sand bagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 jist read this, if you have a sky package you can add Sky F1 for £10 a month. https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-sports-f1-10-a-month-from-1st-march-need-entertainment-pack-at-22-pm-too-3187013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 23, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Genie said: jist read this, if you have a sky package you can add Sky F1 for £10 a month. https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sky-sports-f1-10-a-month-from-1st-march-need-entertainment-pack-at-22-pm-too-3187013 Yes and how much is a Sky package? So how much is F1 on Sky if I don't currently have Sky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, BOF said: Yes and how much is a Sky package? So how much is F1 on Sky if I don't currently have Sky? I think you can get a basic sky package for £22 a month, so £32 with F1 channel makes it pricey if only buying for the F1. I have a friend who has an IPTV subscription for £60 a year and has every channel under the sun including all PPV events (boxing, wresting, MMA etc). Edited February 23, 2019 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 23, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2019 41 minutes ago, Genie said: I think you can get a basic sky package for £22 a month, so £32 with F1 channel makes it pricey if only buying for the F1. I have a friend who has an IPTV subscription for £60 a year and has every channel under the sun including all PPV events (boxing, wresting, MMA etc). I also have a friend. But back to Sky. That's the problem. To have F1 costs £384pa. Some will do it. Out of 64m people most will not, and the viewing figures bear that out. **** Sky. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 I agree, makes no sense at all if you don’t already have Sky. If you do, £2.50 a week ain’t too bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) Bit of a catch 22 isn't it. The F1 channel does actually represent pretty good value, Every single practice session shown in full, loads of other stuff like teds talk on race weekends(although i believe he may have been let go/fired for this season), interviews, classic races, long & short documentaries and hours and hours of pre/post race stuff. No terrestrial tv channel could/would show 20 odd hours of f1 every other week. Edited February 24, 2019 by LakotaDakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welnik Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 There is a great deal going to Barcelona this year, but as I'm going to Spa already, I can't do both. It works out at £375 for 5 nights half board, including drinks. It's on travelzoo at the moment. Cheers Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 8, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2019 F1 is moving closer to approving a WDC point for fastest lap. WMSC have given conditional support to the plan. It now needs the majority backing of the F1 Strategy Group and the unanimous support of the F1 Commission. The point can only be won by a driver already classified within the top ten. I don't like it. I think it's gimmicky and unnecessary. It'll add basically nothing to the spectacle because the only driver who will come in for fresh rubber in a last ditch attempt to get the fastest lap will be someone with a pitstop gap to the driver behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 6 hours ago, BOF said: F1 is moving closer to approving a WDC point for fastest lap. WMSC have given conditional support to the plan. It now needs the majority backing of the F1 Strategy Group and the unanimous support of the F1 Commission. The point can only be won by a driver already classified within the top ten. I don't like it. I think it's gimmicky and unnecessary. It'll add basically nothing to the spectacle because the only driver who will come in for fresh rubber in a last ditch attempt to get the fastest lap will be someone with a pitstop gap to the driver behind. I would be in favor, but to anyone on the grid. Fastest is fastest, top ten is unnecessarily constraining. It might also give Ferrari#2 and Merc#2 something to do other than be mobile chicanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 8, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, villakram said: I would be in favor, but to anyone on the grid. Fastest is fastest, top ten is unnecessarily constraining. It might also give Ferrari#2 and Merc#2 something to do other than be mobile chicanes. I'm assuming their thinking is that they don't want to overly compromise the integrity of the final result by having the entire bottom half of the field coming in for glory runs on the final lap in a bid to gain a WDC point that they wouldn't otherwise have got. So I can see the logic there. You'd potentially end up with a ridiculous; and statistically more dangerous; situation. I just don't agree with a WDC point for fastest lap full stop. It seems they also wanted a point for pole position but that was rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCDAN Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Fastest lap I don’t have a problem with personally, pole position no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) Sky showing Australia GP on Sky One, so no Sky Sports F1 sub needed. Edit: actually maybe I dreamed that? Edit 2: I was right, it’s on Sky 1 Edited March 13, 2019 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Melbourne Grand Prix is an absolute pain in the arse. For 10 weeks every year they move our futsal games from the Albert Park pitlane to the other side of the city to accommodate the damn race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 14, 2019 Charlie Whiting has died. That seemed very sudden! Was expected to be conducting his duties this weekend. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 15 hours ago, MrDuck said: Melbourne Grand Prix is an absolute pain in the arse. For 10 weeks every year they move our futsal games from the Albert Park pitlane to the other side of the city to accommodate the damn race! There was a show on sky about 3 months ago showing them starting to get ready to turn it into a track Why does it take 3 months to create it into a race track when other street circuits can do it in a week preceeding the race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I can't wait for the F1 season to start, my weekends have been shit without it, especially Sundays but I love the qualifying and practices as well (practice sessions always provide a welcome distraction when I should be working) I'll be backing Mercedes again purely out of my hatred for Vetel but if LeClerc does well then I won't be too fussed. How are Renault looking? I've got a vested interest in them now that they have Ricciardo, he was shit on by Red Bulls car last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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