Only half the F1 races on BBC next year

[marshalla]

Guys - huge thread on this running in General Motorsport : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Some ideas about action to take in there too.

[Old Merc]

I started watching F1 in the old black & white days when video recorders where not available.I can not believe people pay over £40 a month to watch TV,that's about 10% of an old age pension.Now get down off the ceiling lads,the way I see it is the BBC will show half the GP`s live and the rest later that day?? The question is how later in the day?and how long will that arrangement last?? I like most can not watch every race live so I record it for later.If the new BBC/Sky deal lasts for years whats the problem?and we can sneak out to the pub for some of the races.
Back to the real world,this is just the start.Murdoch will get control of F1 TV rights,Sky will get control of EVERY sport eventually and the fans will have to pay huge sums to watch their chosen sport.
One question for the serious boffins out there.With the correct equipment is there a way to "hack in" to Sky sports?