Formula 1 2018: General Discussion Thread

Jordan 199 · 17-10-2018 01:10PM

pjohnson wrote: »

If they had it not locked into exclusive Sky coverage thats how you fix declining viewership.

Reality is if people want to watch something they will find the cheapest way of doing it. Sky are not the cheapest way. I got into F1 as a young lad watching it on RTE I'm sure others here are the same.

I did enjoy David Kennedys commentary on RTE.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 17-10-2018 01:48PM

pjohnson wrote: »

If they had it not locked into exclusive Sky coverage thats how you fix declining viewership.

Reality is if people want to watch something they will find the cheapest way of doing it. Sky are not the cheapest way. I got into F1 as a young lad watching it on RTE I'm sure others here are the same.

Jordan 199 wrote: »

I did enjoy David Kennedys commentary on RTE.

+1 on both counts

Frank Bullitt · 17-10-2018 04:53PM

Harika wrote: »

https://www.racefans.net/2018/10/17/peak-f1-is-the-pinnacle-of-motorsport-facing-irreversible-decline/

Lots of good points, like how FE is developing to impact F1 thinking and how the market is changing rapidly with NASCAR and F1 suffering from declining and ageing viewership.

This is a great read for everyone.

Lots of things at play for F1's current issues, all in all its a very scary picture.

Inviere · 17-10-2018 06:38PM

TV ratings are heavily, heavily skewed by the current paywall. The viewing figures of CH4's free coverage dwarf that of Sky's, but CH4 only have half the races, and one one next year. People watching via less legal means are completely omitted too. I fully believe the audience is there, it's just that people aren't prepared to be bent over by Sky to watch F1. All liberty can do is ride out the storm that is Sky's current contract, and pray to god the loss of free coverage for the next 5 years doesn't destroy what good will is left.

pjohnson · 17-10-2018 06:39PM

Just saw Formula E have all their full races from all years on their official youtube that is a brilliant idea.

Liberty should be aiming to get the races to as many as possible.

AMKC · 17-10-2018 10:54PM

pjohnson wrote: »

Just saw Formula E have all their full races from all years on their official youtube that is a brilliant idea.

Liberty should be aiming to get the races to as many as possible.

Agree liberty should get all Formula 1 races on the official YouTube channel from all years. Even if they could talk to Sky and get the races from 4 years and further back up there at least until the current contract ends. Surely that would not be a problem?

GarIT · 17-10-2018 11:21PM

AMKC wrote: »

Agree liberty should get all Formula 1 races on the official YouTube channel from all years. Even if they could talk to Sky and get the races from 4 years and further back up there at least until the current contract ends. Surely that would not be a problem?

That's not going to happen when when they have a service already where they are charging €12 per month to access them on the F1 website.

pjohnson · 17-10-2018 11:37PM

GarIT wrote: »

That's not going to happen when when they have a service already where they are charging €12 per month to access them on the F1 website.

The one that is going to be blocked here next year? Cutting off their own revenue stream

GarIT · 17-10-2018 11:51PM

pjohnson wrote: »

The one that is going to be blocked here next year? Cutting off their own revenue stream

Yeah, they have said it will be available as soon as the current exclusivity deal expires. Can't ask for much better than that IMO.

The point was just that they won't be putting it on youtube when they have a paid service. Fe is different, they couldn't get people to pay for it, they need to build viewers first.

Harika · 18-10-2018 03:05PM

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/partners/coca-cola/mclaren-and-coca-cola-announce-formula-1-partnership/

Coca Cola now on McLaren overalls for the rest of the season. Good for the Chandon hangover after each race winning session.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 18-10-2018 03:30PM

Harika wrote: »

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/partners/coca-cola/mclaren-and-coca-cola-announce-formula-1-partnership/

Coca Cola now on McLaren overalls for the rest of the season. Good for the Chandon hangover after each race winning session.

I’d like to see Coca Cola as a title sponsor

Jordan 199 · 18-10-2018 03:32PM

Coke should use this brand for the McLaren sponsorship:

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Tanora McLaren Renault.

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 18-10-2018 03:35PM

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Coke should use this brand for the McLaren sponsorship:

Tanora McLaren Renault.

That would have been good for Jordan post the Benson & Hedges era being Irish and all.

But even still on a McLaren it would look nice

Rossi IRL · 18-10-2018 03:45PM

Paint the Mclaren green and stick a 7up logo on it

Inviere · 18-10-2018 04:02PM

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Paint the Mclaren green and stick a 7up logo on it

May as well feck a packet of mentos in the fuel tank too, might make it go quicker...

PopePalpatine · 18-10-2018 04:43PM

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Coke should use this brand for the McLaren sponsorship:

Tanora McLaren Renault.

Aren't you forgetting a certain fantastic brand?

Harika · 18-10-2018 04:49PM

Also Ground Effect will be back with 2021, to help with overtaking. Not as extreme as 1983 with the wing cars, but unlike now where only parts of the underside are allowed it will be more space.

Harika · 18-10-2018 04:52PM

And Perez signs for Not Force India for 2019, a week earlier than expected.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/139460/perez-extends-force-india-contract-for-2019

Jordan 199 · 18-10-2018 04:53PM

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Aren't you forgetting a certain fantastic brand?

Would it be Fanta?

GarIT · 18-10-2018 05:20PM

Harika wrote: »

And Perez signs for Not Force India for 2019, a week earlier than expected.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/139460/perez-extends-force-india-contract-for-2019

Disappointing. I hoped he'd be dropped after his attack on Sirotkin.

skipper_G · 18-10-2018 06:49PM

Harika wrote: »

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/partners/coca-cola/mclaren-and-coca-cola-announce-formula-1-partnership/

Coca Cola now on McLaren overalls for the rest of the season. Good for the Chandon hangover after each race winning session.

Say what you want about Mclaren but that's a pretty big capture, one of the biggest brand names in the world on an F1 car.

Frank Bullitt · 18-10-2018 07:12PM

Is this the first time that they have sponsored an F1 team?

skipper_G · 18-10-2018 07:22PM

Gintonious wrote: »

Is this the first time that they have sponsored an F1 team?

I don't believe they have, I stand to be corrected though

Frank Bullitt · 18-10-2018 07:42PM

Holy jaysis...this is the Ferrari floor.

Harika · 18-10-2018 09:04PM

skipper_G wrote: »

I don't believe they have, I stand to be corrected though

Yes it is their first time in F1

Frank Bullitt · 18-10-2018 10:13PM

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Paint the Mclaren green and stick a 7up logo on it

Jordan used Pepsi in Japan that year, 7Up wasn't sold there.

elperello · 18-10-2018 10:20PM

That's gas.

7up is a Coca Cola brand and Pepsi are rivals.

Some operator our Eddie.

skipper_G · 18-10-2018 10:23PM

elperello wrote: »

That's gas.

7up is a Coca Cola brand and Pepsi are rivals.

Some operator our Eddie.

7up is a PepsiCo brand

elperello · 18-10-2018 10:31PM

Sorry my mistake.
More into the hard stuff myself

flazio · 18-10-2018 10:46PM

Sprite is Coca-Colas lemon and lime drink.

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