BBC should they bring back Rallying coverage and drop F1?

[Welshbeef]

As a kid I remember so much coverage of Rallying on the BBC it was great - and this was post Group B for me..
F1 for the beeb is now a bit of a farce while sky nails it. As such why not ditch all of F1 and save a fortune while adding Rallying into the schedule. ?


Eurosport HD offer superb Dakar coverage so happy with that and its really a niche product.

[iva cosworth]

Yes.

But rallying isn't what it was .

Now only 2 manufacturers teams,Citroen and VW and a joblot of good and not so good

privateers with Fiestas.

I would like to see it on telly but think it would ultimately be disappointing

[heebeegeetee]

Dakar is terrific, but the rest of rallying is dead boring, I'm afraid. It's been killed by technology I'm afraid - I reckon the only way to make the cars look interesting again is to dial in obsolescence.

F1 has done a great job of making the cars look and sound terrific, and the drivers a re just as busy at the wheel now as they (almost) always have.

Coverage on the Beeb has been fine. Not as good as it was but still fine.

[FRA53R]

Yeah I remember the beeb doing rallying it was always a good way to wile away a bit of Sunday afternoon, I agree that they should bring it back, but the problem with dropping F1 completely is that not everyone has SKY or are inclined to get it.

[ArnageWRC]

Steve Rider mentioned this last year at the Autosport show - a perfect opportunity for the Beeb to resurrect their Motorsport coverage. Sadly, they're not interested; it's F1 or nothing. You only have to look at how they treat MotoGP....

Thing is, a lot of the other series could be bought for peanuts, especially the WRC, maybe even WEC highlights, etc

[CampDavid]

F1 is only great if you're the best. That goes for driver, team and broadcaster.

Bring back Rallycross and get Murray Walker to shout "look at this" a lot into a microphone. I'd pay my TV licence twice over for that.

[Krikkit]

Some decent WEC/Le Mans/GT racing coverage (outside of Eurosport, which isn't great) would be great as well as WRC.

Speaking of WRC, it might be a bit dilapidated atm, but give a couple of years of good prime-time exposure and the sponsors/manufacturers will start coming back.