A1GP coverage - any highlights on 'normal' TV?

[Woody]

Hi guy's,

Just wondered if anyone knew anything about the proposed coverage for the A1GP series.

I remember reading a while back that SKY were 'negotiating' a delayed highlights package to one of the terrestrial TV channels.

This seems to have gone a bit quiet and I can't find anything on BBC, ITV, SKY or the A1GP site - anyone here got any info?

Don't really want to fork out for SKY or Cable just to watch this really.

Cheers

Chris

[Woody]

Anyone???????

[VETTE_1978]

Sorry, can't see owt but Sky for A1 this year.

If you ever find yourself in Sheffield it'll be on im my house, just find someone down there with a suitable beer fridge and invite yourself over.

[R1 GTR]

A1 starting in October on Sky Sports

[porschetj]

Has anyone actually had any contact from the A1GP "Fan Club"

I registered at the start of last years season but nothing happened and no response was forth coming and again so far this year i have had a blank response. Same goes for net based merchandise. They just dont seem interested somehow and yet i love the A1GP concept and would like to feel that i was part of it.

cheers TJ

[Eric Mc]

Is it on the road to nowhere?

I've always felt it would struggle. Once they signed the exclusive deal with Sky ny thoughts were that they were doomed.

[FourWheelDrift]

Seems to be going from strength to strength - www.crash.net/home~cid~83.htm

Apart from Jos Verstappen not making an appearance at this weekends race at Zandvoort (I wonder if he's recieved the called from Spyker F1 ) there are more entrants than last year with Greece joining the party.

[Eric Mc]

It just doesn't seem to be getting much mention outside of Sky or dedicated motorsport websites. It never gets a mention in any mainstream sports coverage.

[steviebee]

A1GP should be on terrestrial. It has the makings of being a good and very well supported series. The reason for this is also arguably its downfall. None of the teams have any sponsorship as such - the money comes from gate receipts and TV rights.

In the UK, ITV wouldn't want something that competes with F1 and the Beeb don't have the money (or will) to pay for the rights.

Were I running their marketing - I'd be signing up the most popular newspapers in each of the team's countries as sponsors (The Sun for the UK team, LeMonde for France, etc..) which would then increase press coverage.

[FourWheelDrift]

Just seen Emerson Fittipaldi (who's team manager for Brazil) he's gone all retro. He's re-grown his 1970's sideburns.

Best pic I could find

[A10ARF]

Eric Mc said:

It just doesn't seem to be getting much mention outside of Sky or dedicated motorsport websites. It never gets a mention in any mainstream sports coverage.

On it's 1st start up season it got a big 4 page colour pullout in Metro (london daily free paper) .
The regular race reports were later only a quarter of a page at most....

[Chocmonster]

FourWheelDrift said:

Just seen Emerson Fittipaldi (who's team manager for Brazil) he's gone all retro. He's re-grown his 1970's sideburns.

Best pic I could find

He grew them back for when he did the GPMasters race at Silverstone a few months ago!

[R1 GTR]

Just seen some of the qualifying anhd saw a lot of last years coverage.
I think its a great race series and should have better coverage.

[sb-1]

It is a great race series...looking forward to the first race.

You will just have to get sky guys!

[sb-1]

Was a very good first racex(2)

Roll on the next one!