BBC Coverage

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Originally Posted by aki13

Yes. It must be hard to find what to keep talking about for a 2 hour stoppage. I thought they may be losing it when talking about how good Martin's dancing was drunk at parties.

But they did very well and worth the wait.

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I caught up with Moto GP and NASCAR.

The red flag stoppages is where the BBC F1 deserves the BAFTA. Judging by the text commentary I missed out on a few laughs last night.

The break in the race was so exciting that I fell asleep and woke up on lap 52. You can imagine how I tried in my groggy state to work out how the race had unfolded and who was where. It was only after I watched the taping after the race that I learnt of the Button/Alonso incident etc.

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Originally Posted by wedge

I caught up with NASCAR.

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That statement would get you shot in my household :p :

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Originally Posted by Matthew

BBC managed to keep up the entertainment for 4+ hours of race coverage.

The best its ever been, methinks.

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I agree Martin, DC and the rest of the team did well with the "Big Phil"

Is it the last chequered flag for Formula One on BBC? TV chiefs set to axe motor racing to save digital channels
BBC chiefs set to axe motor racing to save digital channels | Mail Online

Digital Spy Forums - View Single Post - BBC F1 Coverage - 2011 Season: The Verdict (Part 2)

That excellent post deconstructs some of the BS in the Times article on which the Mail one seems to be based.

I hope F1 stays on the BBC as I think their currant coverage is way better than the ITV and previous BBC coverage.

Lets hope its not as likely as the paper reports say.

700 people complained about Anitques Roadshow being cancelled, I wonder why I don't watch the programme but even so I believe this was a repeat scheduled.

Also how many complaints would they have got if they had cut the race from their channels. several thousand I would have thought.

Any live event has to take priority over a repeat of a series.

Jake tweets:

Lots of 'Sunday Times' questions. SO MANY inaccuracies in that article. F1 does incredible business on the BBC-it's spiritual home! #bbcf1

Telling us the real situation or the blind leading the blind.

McLaren principal Martin Whitmarsh hits out at claims BBC could axe Formula One coverage to save money - Telegraph

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It is understood that the average BBC viewership so far this year is 4.8 million with the last race in Canada, won by Briton Jenson Button on the final lap, attaining a peak audience of 8.3 million.

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Q: how the heck did so maney know that Jenson Button would win on the final lap ?

they also forget that the bbc coverage of f1 is onsold to other countrys