Quote Originally Posted by Morte66 View Post
It's barely "live coverage" these days.

I think what is happening is that they are delaying the start of the broadcast so that they can gather some footage before. That way, when there is nothing to show from the first car or two cars because the signal breaks down, they can play other footage.
But it seems more and more that they just want to get as much as money and don't offer nothing or at least minimal to fans.

I mean in Monte there was some footage from Solberg, when he spun on hairpin and it says fan footage. So it's possible to adapt fans shots, if "the camera crew" is too expensive and too complex to involve.