F1 Fanatic

At present Sunday’s IndyCar race is set to be shown delayed in the UK. According to Sky presenter Keith Heuwen this is due to a late change in start time by IndyCar:

https://twitter.com/#!/KeithHuewen/status/195457933839048704

http://twitter.com/KeithHuewen/statuses/195460960885026816

Sky seem reluctant to show the race live on the Red Button because people who want to record it on Sky+ (and, therefore, are probably not watching it live) will not be able to do so. I put it to them that a solution might be to show it live on the Red Button then run a repeat in the early hours of the morning for those who want to record it:

@f1fanatic_co_uk @keithhuewen Please don’t, I cannot Sky+ the red button, and I really want to watch it. I hope the 500 has live priority.

— Paul Hensby (@Paul11F1) April 26, 2012

https://twitter.com/#!/KeithHuewen/status/195463334680731648

@keithhuewen You could repeat it in the small hours for people like @paul11f1 who want to Sky+ it. The rest of us shouldn’t have to miss out

— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) April 26, 2012

@f1fanatic_co_uk @keithhuewen That’ll work, rather have it live so Keith & the gang have to think on their feet during the (many) ad breaks!

— Paul Hensby (@Paul11F1) April 26, 2012

It seems the arrangements for the broadcast are still under discussion so if you have a view on this and, like me, want to see the race live, make sure you speak up. Best option is to message Keith (not me, the other one) on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/KeithHuewen/statuses/195472329571180544

If you’re in the UK and want to be able to watch #IndyCar this weekend LIVE instead of delayed, let @keithhuewen know now.

— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) April 26, 2012

Very good news indeed – Sky have now decided to put it on the F1 channel!

Good news #IndyCar fans… WE’RE LIVE ON SKY SPORTS F1 HD at 4:30pm on Sunday !!

Good news #IndyCar fans… WE’RE LIVE ON SKY SPORTS F1 HD at 4:30pm on Sunday !!

— Keith Huewen (@KeithHuewen) April 26, 2012

http://twitter.com/KeithHuewen/statuses/195530674436968449

We’ll be running F1 Fanatic Live during the race, of course. See you there!

Great news!

We’re hoping for no torrential rains that have swamped the circuit like the previous couple years. It can rain buckets in the jungle.

Will Rubens ever qualify better than mid pack?