skipper_G wrote: » The point is only awarded if the person is in the top 10, so somebody at the back can't just slap on new tyres and go for glory. Won't stop the front times trying if they have a big enough gap back to the midfield. I'll wait to see what impact if any it has before I make my mind up. My gut instinct is it's a bit gimmicky.
Peyton Lively Tiller wrote: » Reverse grids, the 2 Mercedes starting at the back would be a great time.
recyclebin wrote: » Should offer an extra point for pole position instead.
skipper_G wrote: » Inviere wrote: » So queue half the grid pitting on the penultimate lap for fresh tires in order to try get fastest lap at the very end. Stupid idea. The point is only awarded if the person is in the top 10, so somebody at the back can't just slap on new tyres and go for glory. Won't stop the front times trying if they have a big enough gap back to the midfield. I'll wait to see what impact if any it has before I make my mind up. My gut instinct is it's a bit gimmicky.
Inviere wrote: » So queue half the grid pitting on the penultimate lap for fresh tires in order to try get fastest lap at the very end. Stupid idea.
Inviere wrote: » pjohnson wrote: » 1pt for fastest lap confirmed. So queue half the grid pitting on the penultimate lap for fresh tires in order to try get fastest lap at the very end. Stupid idea.
pjohnson wrote: » 1pt for fastest lap confirmed.
ppn wrote: » Who knows but by the time that Sky deal and exclusivity ends, which Liberty has said it will not allow to happen again, the next generation will be totally immersed in that dreadful Formula E. IMO I don't think FE will ever be a replacement for F1, for the purist anyway. If people complain about the noise of F1 cars now, which is still impressive, what will they say if/when FE takes over from F1. This Sky thing is a huge blow for future F1 support. Hopefully its not the beginning of the end. Its sickening, who can justify €210 for 21 races or whatever the special deal is (>€150?) on top of their existing tv package...
skipper_G wrote: » Not finished it yet but first impressions are really good. It offered more real conversations in one episode than a decade of the standard media garbage. But two teams in particular are conspicuous by their lack of involvement which is definitely a negative
astrofluff wrote: » What is it called? I'll check it out later.
eviltimeban wrote: » Anyone watch the Netflix doc yet?
eviltimeban wrote: » I do think there should be the option to just switch on the race for free.
AMKC wrote: » Same here. It might be too little too late. Is there no clause in the deal that if Sky can't keep the viewing numbers at a certain level maybe or get it up that it can be cancelled? I wonder have Liberty gone all over the deal to see is there anyway to get out of it. Maybe if viewing figures get really bad the teams will get worried about it to and also look for Sky to drop the deal. We can hope.
dublinman1990 wrote: » Lewis Hamilton has made a lot of sense here about the new TV rights deal with Sky. If new young fans want to watch all of the 21 races of the sport live on TV in the UK & Ireland; they now have to contend by getting a Sky subscription in which for many of those fans are now potentially out of their reach. I'm a young fan in my late 20's which is in that same position right now as many others who cannot afford or cannot bear having the Sky subscription at all. I have Channel 4 HD for the current highlights & British Grand Prix which is fine. I would rather have it back at the old arrangement with the 10 live races and the rest of them being available on a highlights package on a new extended rights deal with Channel 4 lasting 5 years. But I know that will never happen because, as ourselves have been hearing for the past few years, this new current deal with Sky has a lot of limitations attached to it. I cannot see it getting scrapped in the short to medium term.
Harika wrote: » Unfortunately the deal is not linked to viewers but annual fees that increasing annually, as long as SkySportsF1 deems that acceptable there is no leverage. The best outcome for us would be that sky allows the official F1 online service to be released in the UK and Ireland. Won't happen as long as now TV is here.
AMKC wrote: » Peyton Lively Tiller wrote: » Liberty have already confirmed that the deal Sky got from Bernie (Exclusivity) won't be renewed when it ends in 2024. I fear the damage will have already been well and truly done before that though Same here. It might be too little too late. Is there no clause in the deal that if Sky can't keep the viewing numbers at a certain level maybe or get it up that it can be cancelled? I wonder have Liberty gone all over the deal to see is there anyway to get out of it. Maybe if viewing figures get really bad the teams will get worried about it to and also look for Sky to drop the deal. We can hope.
Peyton Lively Tiller wrote: » Liberty have already confirmed that the deal Sky got from Bernie (Exclusivity) won't be renewed when it ends in 2024. I fear the damage will have already been well and truly done before that though
