GP Week Magazine

[Sulland]

Martin Holmes has a good sum-up of WRC in this weeks http://mag.gpweek.com/
Page 32-33.

[Leon]

Unfortunately Martin has less and less space in that magazine......

[turves]

The front cover amused me:

Kimi for Renault?...
Please, noooo!!

[noel157]

Unfortunately Martin has less and less space in that magazine......

Last year plenty of IRC and WRC coverage, this year, a little WRC and zilch IRC.
Now all F1 and Moto GP.

[HaCo]

The FIA was there to stay, the manufacturers could walk away whenever they wanted.

Exactly like I said a few months ago. Manufacturers cannot dictate rule in a sport, they have other priorities that the sport itself!

Although I do not think that the future of WRC looks bright.

[AndyRAC]

Seems like it has now gone to pay subscription...... shame.

[Hartusvuori]

Seems like it has now gone to pay subscription...... shame.

Nothing's free - not even in Internet.

[dimviii]

Nothing's free - not even in Internet.

to pay an internet magazine,has to give you news,not speculations,or something we already know from other free internet sites..

[Hartusvuori]

to pay an internet magazine,has to give you news,not speculations,or something we already know from free internet sites..

I'd say GPweek gives you something that you won't be getting anywhere else. They are present at the events, they interview people, they go in-depth, they at times also give you news. And in terms of internet magazines writing speculations and rumours, GPweek isn't by far the first that comes to my mind.

Of course you don't have to pay for anything. I'm only trying to say I see quality in GPweek that I'd be willing to pay that - what - less than euro for an issue. If the opposite choice would be the end of GPweek.

[bt52b]

There are very few good journalists like Martin Holmes covering the WRC. Lucky to get it free. Sometimes months ahead of the rest.

[BDunnell]

Seems like it has now gone to pay subscription...... shame.

I would suggest it's very understandable. Free online journalism is, I feel, not a fully sustainable model long-term.

[Sulland]

Handbreake and hairpins is still free.

[makinen_fan]

Sure, but level of journalism in terms of original material is not comparable IMO.

[kirungi okwogera]

Original material costs money, no matter what - either paying somebody to work, or the person "paying for" themselves by doing the work without pay, buying tickets, travel, communications, making connections for scoops etc. Second option isn't possible unless you are bill gates with an interest in journalism

[bt52b]

Original material costs money, no matter what - either paying somebody to work, or the person "paying for" themselves by doing the work without pay, buying tickets, travel, communications, making connections for scoops etc. Second option isn't possible unless you are bill gates with an interest in journalism

An F1 journo spends at minimum £30k on expenses, wonder what it costs to be a WRC journo?