You kept that quiet Henners :eek: :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
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You kept that quiet Henners :eek: :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
lol :p :Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Well my hatred for Sky isn't likely to reduce as long as they have the coverage so be prepared for me to rant some more over the coming years! lol :)
I understand because it has ruined F1 in the UK for many.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
However dont turn into a Garry Walker. :p (Saying how Sky is a useless TV provider and anyone could do it if they had their equipment)
GRIDQuote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
1.Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari)
2.Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
3.Ralf Schumacher (Williams)
4.David Coulthard (McLaren)
5.Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren)
6.Juan-Pablo Montoya (Williams)
7.Jarno Trulli (Renault)
8.Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan)
9.Felipe Massa (Sauber)
10.Nick Heidfeld (Sauber)
11.Jenson Button (Renault)
12.Olivier Panis (BAR)
13.Jacques Villeneuve (BAR)
14.Mika Salo (Toyota)
15.Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Arrows)
16.Allan McNish (Toyota)
17.Enrique Bernoldi (Arrows)
18.Mark Webber (Minardi)
19.Eddie Irvine (Jaguar)
20.Pedro de la Rosa (Jaguar)
21.Alex Yoong (Minardi)
22.Takuma Sato (Jordan)
RACE
1.M.Schumacher
2.Montoya
3.Raikkonen - went wide at turn 1 exiting pits, losing 2nd
4.Irvine
5.Webber - technical problems all race, but held 5th brilliantly
6.Salo
7.Yoong
8.de la Rosa - lots of problems
Rtd.Villeneuve - back wing fell off again as in '99
Rtd.Sato - Ran 6th for a while
Rtd.Trulli - Ran 2nd early on but went on Button's oil
Rtd.Button - Got out of turn 1 but car succumbed to injuries
Rtd.Coulthard
Rtd.Barrichello - silly weaving
Rtd.R.Schumacher
Rtd.Heidfeld - also Nick's fault I think
Rtd.Massa - Innocent
Rtd.Fisichella - "
Rtd.Panis - "
Rtd.McNish - "
DSQ.Frentzen - stalled on grid
DSQ.Bernoldi - ditto
That's probably the easiest year I remember!
If you seriously just recalled that, that's pretty damned amazing! :up:
Haha yeah I did! If there's one thing I'm good at, it's remembering stuff, data and stats, even from long ago. I just need to find a use for it...
Try another year and I'll put the grid and result as quick as I can from memory (1996-2012 but not 2008-09 ok!)
I am amazed. I understand that was an easier year due to the carnage.Quote:
Originally Posted by rjbetty
Things I can add from memory about that race was.
-I remember Button getting T boned in turn 1, but the front wheel was locked and cars sidepod was destroyed and on fire, I think he retired at turn 3.
-Coulthard got slower and slower with gear selection problems and went wide at turn 15 several times.
-The Arrows were running about 8 laps down and one was DSQ due to leaving the pits under a red light and one for mechanics on the grid?
- Sato has issues all weekend and only gets a few laps in the rain in Quali and is +22 seconds odd.
I also remember Irvine was so far down in Quali he was speechless then he had an easy race in 4th all day.
There's no problem, there's just a new business model for F1 and Whitmarsh explains the changes and challenges.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
The terrestrial business model for F1 has come to an end.
Selling it twice, once live, in full and with several add-ons on Pay TV a second time on FTA but as highlights or a delayed race, is where the money is.
FOM and the teams have already adjusted, now it's just (some) sponsors and fans who need to get used to the different status quo.
Will need a bit of tweaking here and there but surely they'll manage.
To me the laughable bit is those who keep fulminating about a done deal. :rolleyes:Quote:
Quite laughable really.
F1 Live is off FTA (at least partially) for the long run.
Better put effort in securing the funds to have access to Sky than to moan and whine about what you can't/won't have/afford
Indeed and its decline in popularity will only be felt a few years from now when Sky are lucky to get half a million viewers, and the BBC's highlights are on at 11pm and nobody is bothered.Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
I watched the BBC qualifying show out of curiosity, to see how they'd provide "highlights" of only 20 minutes' action. The show itself was ok, but good grief what have they done to The Chain? There was so much engine noise and SFX drowning it out that I literally couldn't hear parts of it.