F1 Fanatic

I took today off work to watch the race weekend build-up
Must say i was impressed with their coverage and access
Wondering what other fans thought

Well their practice coverage has much more than the BBC’s coverage had, I’ve just finished watching the FP2 replay and the F1 Show so I’ve had an enjoyable evening. One complaint I do have though is that there was still a lot of the ‘Gift Shop Sketch’ thing still going on, every few minutes it seems there was a VT about how we can watch Sky F1.

I also have to say I’m not totally sold on Simon, Martin and Damon yet, they don’t seem to fit together well at the moment although things may change. Right now Jake, Eddie and DC are the best lineup. Speaking of the BBC, I watched half of FP1 on Sky and then listened to the rest on the ol’ wireless and to my surprise they had Ben Edwards in the commentary box! He sounded much better than James Allen in FP2.

@sarahstar You don’t need Sky Sports, just the Sky HD package.

The BBC couldn’t afford it and I doubt any other terrestrial platform could have afforded it.

Sodding ads, at least they aren’t too long and we won’t have them in quali or race.

Ads are a pain

Oh, spare me. Really. I know some of my comments on the Sky-BBC deal have been unpopular and oftentimes controversial, but this is just ridiculous. You’re getting uninterrupted coverage of qualifying and the race. I can’t think of many stations that can boast that. Here in Australia, we’re still getting ads in the middle of qualifying and the race. As far as I’m concerned, you’ve still got it good.

No, I’m not. But, as has been previously established, practice doesn’t mean much. If you take a thirty-second ad break when nobody is on the circuit, what have you really missed out on? Qualifying and the race are live and uninterrupted. That’s the important stuff.

What’s wrong with an ad break every 20 or so minutes? It gives you a chance to put the kettle on without missing anything! And there are NO ads during qualifying or the race anyway!

I agree that the most important thing is that there are no adverts during qualifying or the race. But there are still things missed during practice sessions due to the advert breaks. Only the most hardcore of fans would worry about missing them – but that’s what a lot of people on this website are. I find it hurts the commentary more than anything else, as whatever interesting discussion was going on has to be interrupted. Sometimes the most interesting pieces of insight, on 5Live for example, come when there is nothing happening on the track so the commentators have freedom to discuss whatever they want.

as much as I like damon hill as a driver, hes a bit boring as an analyist

ant , youre much better than that, what is that sky thingy with georgie all about, the bit where you showed alonso going off was totally and uterlly naff