When does the sky F1 channel start?

[cragswinter]

Yeah I know but let's not turn this into a "we hate sky" thread.....

Reading this months Roebuck column in Motorsport Brundle's saying how sky will show the pre-season testing, car launches etc

Have they? Are they?

Am I missing anything?

[kybo]

Not live, they're not! Unless I'm missing something too.

I believe the channel goes live on the 9th March.

Would've been nice if they'd have covered the testing live (plus repeats in the evening) even if they then shut it down for a fortnight. Just my opinion, mind.

Scott

[Nialinius]

Regardless of the haters, I think Sky will do a great job of the F1 coverage. I like the fact that Sky Sports News has more emphasis on F1 now compared to the BBC/ITV days.

[61GT]

Nialinius said:

Regardless of the haters, I think Sky will do a great job of the F1 coverage. I like the fact that Sky Sports News has more emphasis on F1 now compared to the BBC/ITV days.

I'm no great fan of the BBC but sat here and now if I want up-to-the-minute coverage of the F1 testing at Jerez then the BBC is the only place providing it. Can't see anything on Sky Sports.

[Nialinius]

Yeah I didn't word that properly sorry :P

I meant Sky Sports News hardly ever showed much F1 news before, now that it's running the coverage it's mentioning F1 every day now, which I like.

[Altrezia]

61GT said:

I'm no great fan of the BBC but sat here and now if I want up-to-the-minute coverage of the F1 testing at Jerez then the BBC is the only place providing it. Can't see anything on Sky Sports.

Sky had a live text steam the same as BBC / Autosport did.

[thetapeworm]

I'd be happy with the channel being present a holding page being there - I just want to learn the channel number I default to when grasping the controller from my reality TV loving other half.

[Altrezia]

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/749...

[kybo]

thetapeworm said:

I'd be happy with the channel being present a holding page being there - I just want to learn the channel number I default to when grasping the controller from my reality TV loving other half.

- same here

[fatboy69]

I believe that the F1 channel goes 'live' on March 9.

Wasnt going to subscribe however simply because the current breed of cars are so fugly i think i will just so i can look at the fugliness in HD!!!!

[Peacockantony]

Nialinius said:

Regardless of the haters, I think Sky will do a great job of the F1 coverage. I like the fact that Sky Sports News has more emphasis on F1 now compared to the BBC/ITV days.

It is obvious that they will do a great job, but if they can match or better the BBC coverage is a different matter.
For me the BBC coverage is already better without seeing 2 second of Sky's. It is the exact same race coverage, but Sky's production will have a lot more ad breaks (not in the race itself THIS YEAR, but in the rest of the programming).
Yeah, Sky may be showing more of the testing than the BBC did, but to watch it you have to put up with the same football sh!te news on repeat! They might as well call that channel Sky Football News not Sky Sports News!

[IforB]

Altrezia said:

Sky had a live text steam the same as BBC / Autosport did.

And in comparison to the BBC one, it was rubbish. I had both the Beeb and SKY F1 feeds up and within the first day, I was only using the BBC one. The SKY version just seemed cheap and tacky in comparison. How that is actually possible with just a web page and a load of twitter feeds I have no idea, but that's what it seemed like to me.

I do hope that's not a portent for the coverage too.

[oyster]

Nialinius said:

I like the fact that Sky Sports News has more emphasis on F1 now compared to the BBC/ITV days.

Why do you think they're doing that?

[skeggysteve]

You all might be interested in reading this Digital Spy thread:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=16...

Particular posts #1357/8/9

[Richard-G]

skeggysteve said:

You all might be interested in reading this Digital Spy thread:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=16...

Particular posts #1357/8/9

Indy and gp2 qualifying? You've got to give it to sky, they must be listening to brundle et al. It might be the only channel I watch on sky from now on, along with babestation.

[GreatCornholio]

Richard-G said:

Indy and gp2 qualifying? You've got to give it to sky, they must be listening to brundle et al. It might be the only channel I watch on sky from now on, along with babestation.

If Sky are showing Indycar on the F1 channel that'd be ace!
Or did i misread the above post??

[Mike Raffone]

GreatCornholio said:

If Sky are showing Indycar on the F1 channel that'd be ace!
Or did i misread the above post??

Was sent this via email a few days ago:





Friday 9th March ~ Launch Date

2000-2200 Formula One Magazine Show
2200-2230 Legends - Fittipaldi
2230-2300 Winter Testing - Jerez/Barcelona
2300-0100 Formula One Magazine Show (Repeat)


Saturday 10th March

1830-1900 F1 Car unveiling - McLaren/Force India

• 1900-2000 Time of our lives - GP Greats (It’s only Nigel bloody Mansell!!) **

2000-2230 Formula One Season Review 2011


Friday 16th March

0100-0330 Australia FP1 Live (Session is 0130-0300)
0515-0700 Australia FP2 Live (Session is 0530-0700)
0930-1030 Formula One Magazine Show (Repeated throughout the day)


Saturday 17th March

0245-0415 Australia FP3 Live (Session starts at 0300)
0500-0800 Australia Qualifying (Session starts at 0600)


Sunday 18th March

0430-0900 Australian Grand Prix Live (Race starts at 0600)
1930-2100 Australian Grand Prix Highlights (Repeated at 2130)


Tuesday 20th March

1930-2000 F1 Fast Track - Australia


Wednesday 21st March

2000-2100 Formula One 1988 Season Review


Thursday 22nd March

2000-2100 Formula One 1989 Season Review


Friday 23rd March

0200-0350 Malaysia FP1 Live
0550-0740 Malaysia FP2 Live
0750-0840 GP2 Qualifying Live
1000-1100 Formula One Magazine Show

Saturday 24th March

0445-0615 Malaysia FP3 Live
0700-0800 GP2 Race 1 Live
0800-0930 Malaysia Qualifying Live


Sunday 25th March

0330-0430 GP2 Race 2 Live
0730-1200 Malaysian Grand Prix Live
1730-2000 Live Indy Car Racing
2000-2130 Malaysian Grand Prix Highlights

[Teppic]

Mike Raffone said:

Was sent this via email a few days ago:





Friday 9th March ~ Launch Date

2000-2200 Formula One Magazine Show
2200-2230 Legends - Fittipaldi
2230-2300 Winter Testing - Jerez/Barcelona
2300-0100 Formula One Magazine Show (Repeat)


Saturday 10th March

1830-1900 F1 Car unveiling - McLaren/Force India

• 1900-2000 Time of our lives - GP Greats (It’s only Nigel bloody Mansell!!) **

2000-2230 Formula One Season Review 2011


Friday 16th March

0100-0330 Australia FP1 Live (Session is 0130-0300)
0515-0700 Australia FP2 Live (Session is 0530-0700)
0930-1030 Formula One Magazine Show (Repeated throughout the day)


Saturday 17th March

0245-0415 Australia FP3 Live (Session starts at 0300)
0500-0800 Australia Qualifying (Session starts at 0600)


Sunday 18th March

0430-0900 Australian Grand Prix Live (Race starts at 0600)
1930-2100 Australian Grand Prix Highlights (Repeated at 2130)


Tuesday 20th March

1930-2000 F1 Fast Track - Australia


Wednesday 21st March

2000-2100 Formula One 1988 Season Review


Thursday 22nd March

2000-2100 Formula One 1989 Season Review


Friday 23rd March

0200-0350 Malaysia FP1 Live
0550-0740 Malaysia FP2 Live
0750-0840 GP2 Qualifying Live
1000-1100 Formula One Magazine Show

Saturday 24th March

0445-0615 Malaysia FP3 Live
0700-0800 GP2 Race 1 Live
0800-0930 Malaysia Qualifying Live


Sunday 25th March

0330-0430 GP2 Race 2 Live
0730-1200 Malaysian Grand Prix Live
1730-2000 Live Indy Car Racing
2000-2130 Malaysian Grand Prix Highlights

Want but can't afford! (VM customer)

[hornetrider]

Looks good, you have to admit. A dedicated channel with lots of airtime to fill... wonder if they'll move over their other motorsport coverage onto the channel?

[HustleRussell]

Cant wait. Would love to see GP2/LeMans/Formula 3/DTM coverage on this channel too