Testing on Sky Sports F1?
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pallat said:
I have no idea
The F1 season kicks off on Sky Sports with The F1 Show on 15 February followed by coverage of all three February tests and car launches.http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/834...
Not sure if live though.
AnHorse said:
Just for reference it wasn't shown on Sky Sports last year
They did.Pretty certain about the testing (or I might be thinking of 2011 with the beebs 'red button'> But they certainly aired the car launches.
There was even a debate on here about the best car analyst; ability to simplify the mumbo-jumbo - Beeb or Sky.
Mike Raffone said:
They did.
Pretty certain about the testing (or I might be thinking of 2011 with the beebs 'red button'> But they certainly aired the car launches.
There was even a debate on here about the best car analyst; ability to simplify the mumbo-jumbo - Beeb or Sky.
I stand corrected if this is the case, was almost sure it wasn't shown though Pretty certain about the testing (or I might be thinking of 2011 with the beebs 'red button'> But they certainly aired the car launches.
There was even a debate on here about the best car analyst; ability to simplify the mumbo-jumbo - Beeb or Sky.
em177 said:
d3dna said:
I can't remember them showing it live but they did have a report show IIRC that summarised the test days.
Trust me. You wouldn't want to watch a test day live!
johnoz said:
Phue, that's good then. I am sure there will be times where there is no action!
I've not been F1 testing myself but a lot of friends have recently and you can much better paddock access than a race weekend. It's a lot easier to get drivers autographs at test sessions too. Have fun BlackpoolRock said:
I've not been F1 testing myself but a lot of friends have recently and you can much better paddock access than a race weekend. It's a lot easier to get drivers autographs at test sessions too. Have fun
Will do thank you, apparently it's a few euros each day to get into the circuit, however I think that paddock access is extra, been quoted £250 per day so far.If there is anyone who has been there before and knows the drill or has got any tips, I would be greatful.
johnoz said:
Please don't say that, I am going to the last 4 day test, really looking forward to it"
I went to the Barcelona test last year and it was very good. You can access most of the grandstands and go all around the circuit, it feels quite modern too so no grotty toilets or anything really to worry about. One thing I'd definitely suggest is to bring plenty of food and drink with you as there was only a few of the food stations open which had big queues, slow service and hefty prices! I'll be at Jerez and Barcelona again this year too, only a couple of weeks more to wait AnHorse said:
I went to the Barcelona test last year and it was very good. You can access most of the grandstands and go all around the circuit, it feels quite modern too so no grotty toilets or anything really to worry about. One thing I'd definitely suggest is to bring plenty of food and drink with you as there was only a few of the food stations open which had big queues, slow service and hefty prices! I'll be at Jerez and Barcelona again this year too, only a couple of weeks more to wait
Thanks for that, that is some good advice. Have you ever been in the paddock? Yes not long should be great fun and good weather.
johnoz said:
Have you ever been in the paddock?
I went to a test at Barcelona in 2007 and had paddock access - this was as a guest of a team though, I doubt you're able to get general admission? If you can get in, there's excellent views of the pitlane from the roof of the pits (although that was 5 yrs ago, not sure how different they are now). Plus there were quite a few drivers wandering about, as it's a lot more relaxed than a race meeting (mate I was with found himself standing next to Button in the bogs 
).These were taken from on top of the pits:
Schumacher (this happened to be the test session where he was back from retirement a year before):
Schumacher pits by david_b, on Flickr
Paffett:
Paffett up close by david_b, on Flickr
Chandhok:
Chandhok / Red Bull by david_b, on Flickr
johnoz said:
Thanks for that, that is some good advice. Have you ever been in the paddock?
Yes not long should be great fun and good weather.
There wasn't access to paddock unfortunately from general admission. We did have Mark Webber get in a car directly behind us at one stage and drive down one of the circuit roads so you may have some luck finding a driver wandering around etc. Also the weather last year was surprisingly good, even got a bit of sunburn from being sat in a stand too long over lunch! Will be taking a bit of cream this year as I wasn't expecting the sun to be a problem Yes not long should be great fun and good weather.
ETA: I had a quick look around the internet and asked on twitter and the responses were that you'd require a team to give you pit passes or you can pay an event company a heap of cash if you're desperate to get behind the scenes.
Edited by AnHorse on Saturday 19th January 23:23
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