F1 to be shown on Sky Sport from 2012

[pauly]

"Don't want it on $ky" shout, good job that man. Then jakes reaction

Edited by pauly on Sunday 31st July 16:00

[RJames]

Has Sky said if F1 will be shown on Sky Sports of if it will become a further paying service just like Live Nascar as that has a additional charge.

[nalced]

bbc were the only one,s to show f1 right, this is going to be a disaster with sky like the last time

[Olf]

Late to the discussion but....

The teams can't afford it, the BBC can't afford it and now most of the fans can't afford it. F1 is entering a tailspin towards it's own doom.

[marshalla]

I am reminded of a quote attributed to Colin Chapman :

"Money is how we keep the score in motor racing nowadays".

Bernie has clearly won. Game over.

[joz8968]

Ha. Did anyone else notice Jake's extremely subtle 'dig', on the forum?:-

"We aim to bring you coverage - brilliantly - of the remaining races..." (Or words to that effect.)

Hehe, I like his style.

Edited by joz8968 on Sunday 31st July 16:32

[joz8968]

pinchmeimdreamin said:

joz8968 said:

This thread is potentially shaping up to be one of PH's longest, surely...?

Only if it gets another 800 or so pages

Feckin' hell!!! Can you post the link? - I'm intrigued...

[Munter]

joz8968 said:

Feckin' hell!!! Can you post the link? - I'm intrigued...

Well this is on it's 5th 1000 page thread...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[joz8968]

Marf said:

Nah, far too high brow. This is the team




"Ohhh Zhshippy, look, vuh silver car went past vuh red car"

"Ohhh yes George"

ROTFFPML!

Zippy and George fairly make me pi$$.

[Munter]

probably chalk said:

Is Points of View still on the BBC?

Yeah they tried selling it to Sky. But after Terry's trouser snake moment they thought they could do without the controversy.

[joz8968]

Munter said:

joz8968 said:

Feckin' hell!!! Can you post the link? - I'm intrigued...

Well this is on it's 5th 1000 page thread...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Impressive.

Shame it's a thread on a load of ol' bks LOL

[Marf]

Munter said:

probably chalk said:

Is Points of View still on the BBC?

Yeah they tried selling it to Sky. But after Terry's trouser snake moment they thought they could do without the controversy.

I always imagine this caption on that picture of Wogan:-

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3816376749_5df... - NSFW due to swearing

[Murph7355]

Olf said:

Late to the discussion but....

The teams can't afford it, the BBC can't afford it and now most of the fans can't afford it....

And yet the circus continues and shows no sign of abating.

Go figure.

The move to Sky will make no difference. The core fan base will continue to watch it, either delayed on BBC or through Sky. Football didn't die. F1 won't either.

If we want to gnash teeth, we should be doing so at the inept people who run the BBC and the govt wallahs who fiddle with it. Just cut it loose and let it stand on its own two feet. If it's genuinely a producer of quality material, it will survive. If it's not, it won't.

[NHK244V]

Megaflow said:

So, Jake & the team have heard everything we have said and, basically, like it or lump. Wow, thanks for that. I used to think he was a nice bloke...

Also nice to see Bernie actively hiding from the camera to defend his actions.

after watching the race and catching all of jakes little digs i'd say you are well, WELL of the mark there. what do you expect? Jake to ruin his entier career to make something blatent enough just so those who are incapable of reading between the line to "get it" i'd say the whole BBC crew are pissed of about it and have to watch how they show it.

[snorkel sucker]

There was definitely a more subdued air than usual with the BBC guys. Such a shame that it's nearing the end - they really do being an awful lot to f1

[macdeb]

marshalla said:

It was bad enough when it was on ITV, but having to pay Murdoch to watch adverts in the middle of a race is one step too far.

I predict a massive reduction in the UK TV audience for half the races.

or is Bernie playing silly games again ?

agreed, phuckin' stinks. Not long before we have to pay to breathe.

[GTO Scott]

Nice little dig from Jake at the end of qualifying - 'Thats the thing with F1, just when you think you're getting one thing, something else comes along.'

[GTDNB]

Jake made so many subtle references to it during the show and giving that guy in the crowd the (second) chance to make his opinion heard was, i think, very deliberate. looked like someone might have been shouting in his ear directly afterwards though.

[Megaflow]

NHK244V said:

after watching the race and catching all of jakes little digs i'd say you are well, WELL of the mark there. what do you expect? Jake to ruin his entier career to make something blatent enough just so those who are incapable of reading between the line to "get it" i'd say the whole BBC crew are pissed of about it and have to watch how they show it.

I expected a balance mature discussion on the pros and cons of the move. Is it good for F1? What were the other options, which I don't believe for one minute were none. What do the teams think? What do the sponsors think? etc.

Not a couple of cheap childish digs and sweep the whole lot under the carpet. Christ, the only time Bernie was seen near a camera all weekend he couldn't get the way of it fast enough, normally the hateful little man is always try to shove himself or somebody in front of the camera.

[BliarOut]

GTO Scott said:

Nice little dig from Jake at the end of qualifying - 'Thats the thing with F1, just when you think you're getting one thing, something else comes along.'

I noticed that too, nice one Jake.