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- 27th March 2014, 4:34 at 4:34 am #253994Lord StigParticipant
1. What country are you in (and state, if applicable)
United States
2. Which channels broadcast F1 near you?
NBC Sports Network
3. Do they show all the races live or only a limited number (if so, how many?)
All
4. Do they also show qualifying live?
Yes
5. Do they also show practice sessions live?
Only FP2
6. If they are a subscription channel, what does a full year’s subscription cost (excluding limited time offers)?
Depends on provider. (Example: $60/month “Digital Starter” from Comcast)
7. Do they broadcast coverage online? If so please post link/s
Yes. Included with TV subscription. Not available as a internet only subscription.
8. Please supply any other relevant information such as alternative viewing options
None17th March 2014, 3:37 at 3:37 am #252927Lord StigParticipantFirst, the F1.com site is run by FOM (commercial rights holder) not the FIA (governing body).
The “new” F1 app is much improved, it includes things like Team Radio and BBC 5 Live commentary. It is not perfect, however, and there were some bugs during the race (drivers simply disappeared from the timing pages and Massa was stuck in the middle of the field even if he never made it passed turn 1.) To FOM’s credit, their Twitter page for the app was active through the race and provided updates as to the glitches. Also they were able to fix most of the issues on the fly, which was good. Also the pricing has been reduced to $11 for the season. To me, that is totally fair, given the extra features such as team radio.
To answer your other question, there is no other way to get full timing information this year. I do share your frustration with the lack of a desktop alternative. I would have liked to see a paid desktop version as well.
7th March 2014, 4:49 at 4:49 am #251021Lord StigParticipant1) Rosberg
2) Williams and especially Valteri Bottas
3) Kimi Räikkönen
4) 4
5) 6
7) No
8) 7 – (Nico, Lewis, Kimi, Fernando, Jenson, Sebastian, and Valteri)
9) 1
10) Germany14th December 2013, 19:44 at 7:44 pm #247153Lord StigParticipantThis dispute, I think, leads to a fundamental question of what F1 is: a driver sport or a team sport? I think it’s always been the latter. The driver is only one part of the chain, an important one but not the only one. I suppose many disagree, but I see nothing wrong with the very technical and precise nature of race operations. To me the idea of full speed all the time is very juvenile, we should award the team/driver who is able to apply the best combination of thought and racing talent.
18th March 2013, 4:39 at 4:39 am #228923Lord StigParticipantI would concur with Nicholas. It’s not Kimi’s job to accommodate the engineer during the race. The engineer is there to support the driver, that support should be defined by the driver.
25th December 2012, 0:07 at 12:07 am #220951Lord StigParticipantI would choose something more modern. Probably an F2007…
31st July 2012, 4:51 at 4:51 am #206374Lord StigParticipantThese rumors of Kimi going back to Ferrari are pretty ridiculous to me. While Kimi would not really care about having Alonso as his teammate, I don’t see it working. Alonso is clearly the favorite there. Also given that Kimi was basically pushed out for 2010 despite having a contract, there is just too much bad blood.
4th April 2012, 5:14 at 5:14 am #198577Lord StigParticipantI agree with the idea as I like Spa. However, I realize it is really not up to any of us to decide. At the end of the day what FOM think is in the best intrest of the sport will be the calendar we get. Remember most of this money goes to the teams. Bernie does not take it for himself.
26th January 2012, 2:11 at 2:11 am #190916Lord StigParticipantiPhone 4 (iOS 5.0.1) with Default Safari browser.
19th December 2011, 17:10 at 5:10 pm #187906Lord StigParticipantI think that is a separate issue. This deal does not mean Virgin won’t be carrying the Sky F1 channel.
17th December 2011, 4:07 at 4:07 am #176721Lord StigParticipantInstead of posting a new thread I though I will just revive this one.
Along with the Senna film now being available on iTunes for rental you can stream the film on Netflix in HD in the U.S. Disk rental is not available yet with no ETA.
17th November 2011, 1:18 at 1:18 am #184680Lord StigParticipantThe free to air issue only applies to the UK. The BBC pays FOM (Formula One Management ie. Bernie) from the TV license fee’s payed by British residents to broadcast in the UK only. SPEED channel (owned by News Corp) in the U.S. pays FOM for the rights to broadcast in the United States. Thus what contract BBC or Sky has with FOM has no effect on what happens in the U.S. Also SPEED or SPEED HD is far from free to air!
8th November 2011, 20:31 at 8:31 pm #181034Lord StigParticipantI have stayed at Hotel Alt (http://www.dix30.althotels.ca/). It is in Brossard, so it is pretty far from the track and downtown Montreal. Not sure about public transport to there but you can certainly take a taxi. The hotel is quite nice and relatively cheap ($135/night).
TripAdvisor (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g155032-Montreal_Quebec-Hotels.html) is generally good for finding hotels. You can search using a variety of different criteria and is good for any city in the world nearly.
11th August 2011, 4:52 at 4:52 am #176199Lord StigParticipant“Legally” not really. You can only use iPlayer in the UK and even then you need to pay the TV License Fee. You can join the live blog on F1Fanatic and there will be plenty of streaming links for your viewing pleasure!
16th July 2011, 4:19 at 4:19 am #174253Lord StigParticipantNever Let Me Go is indeed a great book. The Brother’s Karamazov is what I am planning on reading soon, I just haven’t gotten to it yet. Crime and Punishment was a great book that really led me to get The Brother’s Karamazov. For those who are interested I would recommend the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation.
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