fortunately its on ESPN again this year :) and in HD, looks amezzingQuote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
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fortunately its on ESPN again this year :) and in HD, looks amezzingQuote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
What's with the swapping from BBC1 to BBC2? Fair enough there's stuff on 1. Just show the whole race on 2.
Urbi et Orbi is on. It's Latin for "Home and Away" and, as everybody knows, is the Vatican's longest-running soap opera.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Crofty doing the post race interviews :up:
Sucks that they flipped channels on you guys - mid-race - in order to broadcast some kiddy toucher.
lol gloomyday :D
I did suggest that they put the pope's address on CBeebies with all the other fairy tales, but it was pointed out to me that he should ideally be kept well away from kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
After Eddie's adventures yesterday, wasn't that the perfect theme tune for the F1 forum:
C&C Music Factory's Gonna Make You Sweat :D
I also don't understand why the BBC didn't just show the whole race on BBC 2.
Luckily I was watching on the Red Button so the stream was continuous, but its stupid to change sport events half way through.
Currently at a mates house and was laughed at for being analQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Im in Houston Texas and watched the race on SPeed channel. To many adverts, reminded me of the bad old days of ITV, so glad I can watch it on the BBC normally. Switching channels isn't as bad as not seeing the race every 5 minutes as they squeeze in ad breaks as they haven't hit there quota.
Really missed the BBC coverage SPEED doesn't come close.
Oh Leggard is still c**p though didn't miss him at all.
Does Pippa still look after all those orphans?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
Share a thought for viewers in the US.
Today's covverage had to be the worst show ever. The pre-race show which is filled with ads was pathetic. It was all canned interviews with nothing live on the grid.
We had Peter Windsor who was always excellent.
And during the race they completely missed the Schumacher problem and then tried to disguise it.
The Australian that replaced Varsha for the race was just too terrible. He is an open Hamilton fan and at one stage was just overcome all about "Lewis".
The Speed show is very poor this year with ad breaks aoccurring during important pit stops and if they believe that it can attract new viewers they are sorely mistaken.
DOWN with Speed.
I wish we could have a pay per view service linked to the BBC.
Guess we have quite good in the UK now a days then!
You would never guess it from the amount of issues people raise.
Well, if one has champagne then one talks at a different level compared to vinegary wine [Speed channel grand prix coverage].Quote:
Originally Posted by aki13
Peter Windor used to not only have grid access and actually KNOW the drivers and team people, nut he really is excellent at reading a driver's style.
During a race he would have news from the teams and interpret a reason for a driver's on track action.
Now? It is just a wooden presentation. And the worst was mistake over Schumi. It sounds like the "technical" commentator Steve Matchett [a former F1 mechanic is constantly playing with his blackberry phone "apps".
If it would change anything then I would complain, but it is not likely to.
We should rather get the BBC feed and do away with Speed. Waste of bloody time.
At least it's not like some NASCAR races I've seen where they cut to a pre-recorded feature during the race!
You think you got it bad? In Canada we get no pre-race. We get Leggard and Brundle with no "Red Button" options, still have to suffer threw the occasion Eddie "f head" Jordan, and the only saving grace... We still get commercial breaks but they are done in the "IRL" style split screen with the race coverage mooted and the commercials audio set loud enough to wake you up from all the f'n dull race commentary...Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
And just to remind Canadian's how crappy the BBC broadcast was, we are allowed to watch the re-broadcast from speedtv usually that afternoon...
http://po-ru.com/projects/iplayer-downloader/
This is how u can get the i player from outside the UK
They do do that - its called two or three laps of ads!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
The most frustrating was as Jenson crossed the line last year at Interlagos they suddenly inserted a feature on him.
We missed him entering parc ferme and the whole celebration with the team. A brief view of him hugging his father abnd we were on the podium.
There's a chance that we'll be denied Sweaty Eddie this weekend: Jake has Tweeted that EJ was due to fly to China today (Thursday) but with UK airspace being closed he's stuck here.
blooming volcanoes! always causing havoc! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
Confirmed:
jakehumphreyf1
So...no EJ for this weekend...he'll join us on the phone at some point tho. Can we fly home is the next question...
Such a shame... :erm:
What a slacker, he could have got on the train to Paris and flown from there yesterday... I reckon he just doesn't fancy Shanghai ;)
i f**ing love volcanoes
:p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
Well, every cloud has a silver lining :)
Leigh Diffey isn't very good at all. Quite glad he is not part of tens motorsport coverage bar Phillip Island and Albert Park grands prix.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
Legard was just awful in today's qualifying session.
My thoughts exact... perhaps we'll get lucky, they'll have caller ID, and just ignore the phone when EJ calls... :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
And another thought I was having... We have an angry volcano, and EJ, am I the only one to consider maybe it might be an idea to sacrifice EJ to the volcano? Probably won't appease the volcano (might actually make it worse) but at least the BBC coverage would improve...
Download FilmOn HDi Player and you're away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
For $8 USD per month you get a basic pack which includes BBC1 (ie,Formula1). Simple as that and you have live web-streaming in full screen either low (very good!) or full high definition resolution.
So there you have it. You can subscribe to the Formula 1. And.... the BBC run most sessions live plus no ads.
Create an account and watch for about 10 minutes before needing to subscribe. You can subscribe with your CC or paypal.
http://www.filmon.com/
:!: Important news about Saturday's qualifying coverage
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jakehumphreyf1 So here's the rub...due to the election shenanigans we're now live at 12.45pm tomorrow so don't be alarmed if tuning in at 12.15!
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jakehumphreyf1 Just nailed 30 minutes of red button fun...12.15 to 12.45!! You lot better not let us down...
Whether it was because of the lull in action in the middle of the race, but I started to notice every moment of Legards commentary.
He seemed really boring today, he talked uninterestingly about the race and laboured to finish points he was making about historic events and rules. :( :confused:
I would actually be happy if the beeb said we are employing James Allen from the next race. :eek:
We had 5 Live on and it was as good as ever, but when they took a breather to give some football scores we switched back to Legard and immediately regretted it. He sounded asleep and bored. It's beyond a joke now, he needs a rocket up his backside or a P45.
A P45, unless the former is part of the Beebs race build up for the next round :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
It's a shame that they're persevering with him, Brundle deserves to be in the commentary box but is having to put up with another idiot alongside him. Get someone competent in!
I dunno, I'm quite warming to him now.Quote:
Originally Posted by christophulus
Weirdo! :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I found Legard's pointing out that Senna crashed in 1988 about as many times as Allen's comparisons between Hamilton and Senna in Monaco 2008 very, very grating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I don't find that Legard really brings anything interesting or entertaining to the commentary.
Interesting comment made by DC in the last race, as he was not at the race but watching on TV, he said that he was surprised by how much more he could pick up on that was missed by the commentary team.
This is not a moan at the commentators, gawd knows they have enough screens to look at plus directors shouting in their ears etc.
But you can understand how they appear to be less that brilliant at times.
The beebs coverage is still top notch with only one exception - Eddie Jordan. The guy is a fool.
He starts of on one of his rambling rants usually failing to make any points at all, sometimes contradicting the points he made just seconds before. If the bbc really want someone to fill the "speaks his mind and irritates DC role" get Swervin' Irvine in.