F1 on TV

quarryman

With the season starting soon I wanted to suss out the options for F1 on Tv.

Do BBC/setanta/sky sports have it spread between them again?

I have UPC, what are my options here?

TCP/IP

If you have UPC you will have half the races been shown by the BBC and Setenta will be showing all the races but with the usual ads all over the place.

Myrddin

TCP/IP wrote: »

If you have UPC you will have half the races been shown by the BBC and Setenta will be showing all the races but with the usual ads all over the place.

Don't forget cutting the podium short to show football matches from the 1995/6 season

ZiabR

Just get the Sky HD pack. You will get Sky Sports F1 HD with all the races ad free.

Myrddin

logik wrote: »

Just get the Sky HD pack. You will get Sky Sports F1 HD with all the races ad free.

Depending on how many tv's etc are in your house, this could work out much dearer as the multiroom price difference between UPC & Sky is pretty stark.

ZiabR

Myrddin wrote: »

Depending on how many tv's etc are in your house, this could work out much dearer as the multiroom price difference between UPC & Sky is pretty stark.

Good point on the multiroom pricing.

Joeseph Balls

When Sky first got the rights i was raging. I set up RTL, put the tv on mute and stuck on BBC 5 Live
Does the BBC have the other races still on extended highlights?

ZiabR

I love Skys coverage of F1. From the race weekends to the F1 Show etc. And in HD its amazing. Am I the only one?

Myrddin

logik wrote: »

I love Skys coverage of F1. From the race weekends to the F1 Show etc. And in HD its amazing. Am I the only one?

No I enjoy it myself. We're part of the minority that enjoy the filler content it seems For presenters & chemistry, BBC wins hands down though.

ZiabR

Myrddin wrote: »

No I enjoy it myself. We're part of the minority that enjoy the filler content it seems For presenters & chemistry, BBC wins hands down though.

Yes, I would agree with the Coultard, Eddie and Jake combo that the BBC used to have but I am getting used to Sky.

Andrew76

logik wrote: »

I love Skys coverage of F1. From the race weekends to the F1 Show etc. And in HD its amazing. Am I the only one?

Nope, I enjoy the coverage too except for Lazenby - can't stand the chap, especially since his crass 'joke' about Grace Kelly at Monaco a few years back. Wouldn't be a big fan of Herbert but Crofty and Brundle are great.

lolie

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

When Sky first got the rights i was raging. I set up RTL, put the tv on mute and stuck on BBC 5 Live
Does the BBC have the other races still on extended highlights?

Yes, Bbc have a contract till end of 2018.

They announced their plans and presenters for 2014 today.
No gary anderson as rumored, bloody idiotic decision with the big rule changes brought in this year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/bbc-f1-2014-presenter-line-up.html

BBC One and BBC One HD will show nine races live on TV, including Silverstone, Canada, Monza and Spa, as well as the season finale from Abu Dhabi, with extended highlights programmes of the remaining races. This goes the same for practice and qualifying.

Every Grand Prix of the season will be live on Radio 5 live or 5 live sports extra with live coverage of practice and qualifying - plus all the action, news, reviews via the BBC Sport App and the BBC Sport Website, with Andrew Benson as Chief F1 writer.

Full details of the BBC’s 2014 season coverage will be announced in due course.

ScumLord

If you're not pushed about watching them live they hit the internet later that day.

EB_2013

Myrddin wrote: »

Don't forget cutting the podium short to show football matches from the 1995/6 season

Haha, they're not too bad. At least they have the BBC commentary throughout. Would be nice to have some build up though before the race starts but at least they're on live.

CarrickMcJoe

Find a lot of the races a major bore nowadays. Very little wheel to wheel racing. Its a case of catching up, open flap, fly past. Any little infringment is punished by the stewards.
Bring back re-fueling.

Myrddin

EB_2013 wrote: »

Haha, they're not too bad. At least they have the BBC commentary throughout. Would be nice to have some build up though before the race starts but at least they're on live.

Ah they are in fairness. Of all the ways to watch an F1 weekend, including dodgy streams, Setanta for me are firmly at the bottom. The robotic "end of race...must cut coverage now..." attitude just kills me

hotwhiskey

CarrickMcJoe wrote: »

Find a lot of the races a major bore nowadays. Very little wheel to wheel racing. Its a case of catching up, open flap, fly past. Any little infringment is punished by the stewards.
Bring back re-fueling.

I couldn't agree more with this statement. Last year was the worst year I have experienced in F1 since watching it from the early 80's.

Overtaking now means nothing' press a button job done. F1 has taking the wrong direction with DRS in my opinion. If you are giving to much of something you will soon get sick of it. The skill factor has been taking away.

I personally believe if DRS had not been invented over the past number of years and with the current tyre situation before Silverstone we would of seen great wheel to wheel action. But we will never know.

Zcott

Even if you didn't like DRS, something had to be done. The racing was very processional and the FIA were under pressure to change it. Whether DRS is the right way to go about it is open to debate but it's probably better than nothing.

Stainless_Steel

Zcott wrote: »

Even if you didn't like DRS, something had to be done. The racing was very processional and the FIA were under pressure to change it. Whether DRS is the right way to go about it is open to debate but it's probably better than nothing.

They haven't changed it. You still get a dominant car/driver combo (Vettel).

Zcott

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

They haven't changed it. You still get a dominant car/driver combo (Vettel).

True. But overall there's been more overtaking throughout the field, and that's what people who want more racing really want to see.

ZiabR

Zcott wrote: »

True. But overall there's been more overtaking throughout the field, and that's what people who want more racing really want to see.

Also true but overtaking is not so much a skill anymore, it is a dead cert which kinda takes away from it.

Stainless_Steel

Zcott wrote: »

True. But overall there's been more overtaking throughout the field, and that's what people who want more racing really want to see.

It really annoys me when a driver overtakes with DRS. I want drivers to have to work for it and be genuinely faster than the guy in front. That's racing. Pushing a button is not.

Zcott

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

It really annoys me when a driver overtakes with DRS. I want drivers to have to work for it and be genuinely faster than the guy in front. That's racing. Pushing a button is not.

Yeah, I agree with you that it becomes artificial. But the guy behind can do exactly the same on the next lap if he wants. If both drivers are roughly as quick as each other, this will lead to passing and repassing. But in most cases the driver with the DRS just disappears because he's genuinely quicker.

F1 is still a long way away from NASCAR, where passing is so frequent it's irrelevant. You can watch the first two laps of a super speedway race then ignore all the rest until the last 4 laps or so because you can come from 20th to win. That's artificial passing, f1 still has some skill involved.

Myrddin

For all the negatives about DRS, to me, it's never going to allow a slower car to overtake a faster one. You still need to be claw your way into the DRS window, you still need to almost be in slipstream, & the passing car, rarely gets repassed on the next lap...so it's truly about allowing a faster car to pass a slower one, by negating 'dirty air'.

Something did have to be done though, it got ridiculous.

Gillespy

BBC with McNish this year will be good, nothing at all against Gary Anderson. Promote Lee McKensie up to replace Susie and it would be perfect.

Hard to look past Sky F1, excellent coverage of all the races and they show loads of classic races and decent shows during the week.

Myrddin

Gillespy wrote: »

BBC with McNish this year will be good, nothing at all against Gary Anderson. Promote Lee McKensie up to replace Susie and it would be perfect.

Hard to look past Sky F1, excellent coverage of all the races and they show loads of classic races and decent shows during the week.

Lee got her chance as anchor a few years back, she looked way, way outta her comfort zone.

hotwhiskey

Anyone know has RTL got the rights to F1 this year.

lolie

hotwhiskey wrote: »

Anyone know has RTL got the rights to F1 this year.

RTL are showing it this year but can be frustrating with the long add breaks.
Worse than the itv days with ads and james allen(5 live) but no brundle and now garys gone.

Gillespy

Myrddin wrote: »

Lee got her chance as anchor a few years back, she looked way, way outta her comfort zone.

Was she that bad? I don't remember. I think she does a good job when she hosts the practice sessions and her interviews are good. I am a sucker for brunettes with dimples though.:o

Myrddin

Gillespy wrote: »

Was she that bad? I don't remember. I think she does a good job when she hosts the practice sessions and her interviews are good. I am a sucker for brunettes with dimples though.:o

I don't think she done all that well, though it was at short notice when Jake was ill I think. She seemed very uncomfortable & 'forced', & could be the reason she didn't get the gig for 2013. She's good with her own segments, which are usually a set list of questions or pre-recorded stuff.

ScumLord

hotwhiskey wrote: »

Overtaking now means nothing' press a button job done. F1 has taking the wrong direction with DRS in my opinion.

The DRS isn't so cut and dry as that. We've seen guys start to find the weaknesses of a DRS pass done at the wrong time, do it too soon and the guy you just passed can fly past you again using your slipstream.

I think F1 has been improving, cars have changed a lot over the last 10 years we're never going to have the kind of racing we saw in the past, technology is too good and the element of the unknown is gone thanks to computer simulation.

This year has thrown things up in the air and brought back some unpredictability but I reckon by the end of the year the teams will have built up enough knowledge.


Formula E is going to be more like old school racing I think. It's going into the unknown and anything could happen.

flazio

Re: Lee McKensie, she presents the practice sessions as mentioned and also Inside F1, a 10 minute segment usually attached to Sportsday on the BBC News channel. She seems decent enough but I don't think the paddock runabout is for her.

antodeco

Anyone know what Spanish channels show F1? I'm in Gran Canaria for the first race, so need to be up at 6am. Worst case scenario I might bring. the tablet or iPad and try a stream

lolie

antodeco wrote: »

Anyone know what Spanish channels show F1? I'm in Gran Canaria for the first race, so need to be up at 6am. Worst case scenario I might bring. the tablet or iPad and try a stream

Looks like a few channels are showing it on terrestrial in Spain. Your best bet is probably check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_broadcasters and see if the channels their on are available where your staying.

Ah, just realised the time difference, was going to suggest trying a pub because I watched the French GP in Lanzarote in one :P

Tzardine

logik wrote: »

Just get the Sky HD pack. You will get Sky Sports F1 HD with all the races ad free.

I think this has changed now and you need to take the sports pack. I am open to correction.

I still have it through the HD pack though.

I love Skys coverage. I miss Georgie Thompson though and her figure hugging dresses

ScumLord

antodeco wrote: »

Anyone know what Spanish channels show F1? I'm in Gran Canaria for the first race,

I think most cafes would have the F1 on in the background. Find a nice one that the locals go to and support Alonso, they might throw you some free tapas.

antodeco

Thanks for the replies. Hopefully I can get it in the hotel room. I doubt Ill find anywhere open at 6/7am! Worst case scenario, I might FilmOn live it from the wifi!

LEIN

Anyone know if Sky Sports F1 is still standard with just the HD pack.

In other words, do I need to subscribe to the sports channels to get the F1 or will just HD pack do?

Tzardine

LEIN wrote: »

Anyone know if Sky Sports F1 is still standard with just the HD pack.

In other words, do I need to subscribe to the sports channels to get the F1 or will just HD pack do?

As far as I know it is changed now and you need to take the sports.

An alternative may be the Pay per view option with Now Tv. Cost you 10 Euro or so per race but would be cheaper than paying for a sports pack each month.

Damien360

LEIN wrote: »

Anyone know if Sky Sports F1 is still standard with just the HD pack.

In other words, do I need to subscribe to the sports channels to get the F1 or will just HD pack do?

I have HD sky pack without sports and I have the F1 channel

D2D

antodeco wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. Hopefully I can get it in the hotel room. I doubt Ill find anywhere open at 6/7am! Worst case scenario, I might FilmOn live it from the wifi!

It should be on Antena3 (it's 1 of their 6 basics)

Tzardine

I just checked. It's still free if you take the HD pack. They must have done a u turn

http://www.sky.com/ireland/tv/extra-channels/formula-one/

LEIN

Thanks folks, I have posted a thread over on the "talk to sky" forum.

The reps will confirm.

Sunny Dayz

Do you have been on a particular sky package to get the F1 channel? I was enquiring during the week and told I need to upgrade my sky subscription to the next package up and get the HD package as well. We just want the F1 channel, we don't want or need anything else extra to what we already have.

kryptonmight

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Do you have been on a particular sky package to get the F1 channel? I was enquiring during the week and told I need to upgrade my sky subscription to the next package up and get the HD package as well. We just want the F1 channel, we don't want or need anything else extra to what we already have.

I have the Sky Entertainment Plus package and HD and I get Sky Sports F1 for free. I haven't checked recently but when it initially came out, you got Sky Sports F1 for free if you had the HD pack or Sky Sports.