They both worth for ITV dont they ?

 

Brundle Tweeted this morning that the show would be about quali today.

Fair enough. What would you expect them to say?

 

I'd regret paying for Sky coverage and ending up with Allen and Legard as commentators!

 

To share their views.

 

To what end?

 

Well firstly so I can watch them live, secondly yes I think they will do a better job than the BBC under the new deal, but the real question is whether thay can do a better job than the BBC do now. That is a question we won't have an answer to for a while yet. A lot depends on the team they put together to present it.

 

I really like the Crofty/Davidson combo. However, I would miss Brundle.

 

I think most of the BBC team will jump ship IMO.

Jake definetly didn't rule it out when speaking On Chris moyles.

 

Brundle did make a snide comment on being in front of some of the drivers in the dole queue

Chip

 

Welcome back F1

 

Cheers

 

Yes don't know what he will do. My gut feeling is Sky will try and grab him, but that is based on no more than conjecture on my part..

 

Yea I was watching (hoping) for something to be said to give us a bit more insight as to whats going to be happening, but nada!

 

Yea I picked up on that one too, bit naughty like but well worth it.

 

You are still think Sky will do better job than BBC,if you are like Ads,yes you will be very happy.
About the Mr.B and DC are people and they're must live and at this world money talk.


Welcome back from ban(just don't try pi$$ again Jack)


Jura

 

I would have thought they would have mentioned it too. They certainly spoke about it, and to Bernie, a few races ago when things were first mentioned (when Bernie said F1 must stay Free to Air!).

Probably been told to stay quiet about it, or they feel embarrassed by shafting the UK viewers. Did like Brundle's comment about the dole queue though, lol.

 

That's what p&ssed me off. Everyone watching would wanted to hear more about it, from the horses mouths so to speak. Bernie, team bosses, driver's etc. This was the first broadcast since the news was announced. The fact that they were obviously told not to talk about it makes me think this is far from over.

 

I hope Brundle bumps on to Bernie during the grid walk.

 

I dunno. They are all replaceable let's be honest.

 

Is the deal done though? Doubt there is anything anyone can do unless bernies takes less money or the teams pay the extra - that would show if the teams really give a stuff about the fans.

Clearly though, everyone warned not to pass comment. I feel so down about this im tempted to stop watching from now on. Honestly feel cheated somehow

 

Yes, they were just 2 examples of how the BBC has been wasting money over the years by paying over the odds salaries to people that don't justify those huge amounts. Adrian Chiles salary was laughable, their will be loads of current ones earning very similar to what her got.

 

The Beeb will be getting 10 races live AND 10 races with extended highlights.

Not a bad compromise IMO, if one of the possible alternatives was getting nothing at all.

 

So the 10 'non-live' races will be shown in full a couple after the races take place?
As I understand it, we won't get the full race, just highlights?

 

No it will be the full race delayed by a few hours. Martin Whitmarsh was interviewed yesterday and he said orginally it was the intention to show highlights of the 10 non live races, but that has now been revised to the full races probably going out on BBC2 in the evening so a delay of around 6 hours (for a European race).

 

Hmmm, I'd be very suprised if that happens

 

If they made F1 pay per view, we'd probably have a say in which tracks were used - would you pay £15 for Valencia?

The BBC have got coverage of F1 absolutely nailed and then lose it to Sky? I wonder whether this was all the BBCs fault and it's more Bernie than the BBC.

 

The BBC hadnt got the money, they have had to keep the license fee frozen and take on extra expenses such as the BBC world service
They had said they were going to drop it a little while ago,but it had looked like Channel 4 might snap it up :/

 

Why?

 

Largely because Ben Gallop has said as much himself. Extended highlights only for the races not shown live; here.


Whitmarsh claimed Ecclestone confirmed "several times" that it would be the full races but when interviewed himself (mere minutes later) Ecclestone admitted that although that's what he told Whitmarsh he was pushing for for the BBC to only show highlights.

 

On the red button, they are chatting to to the fans, one of them shouted out "we don't want it on sky" Jake's reply "What!?!?!" threw him off a bit