Silverstone to opt out of hosting GP
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Alex Langheck said:
Oh dear, they're really not helping themselves, are they? Nobody really believes the circuit will be built - and they come out with 'fairy story' ideas of future plans.
Ironically, it's maybe the kind of thing that the Welsh Govt should be supporting, it's probably more viable on a long term basis.Vaud said:
Alex Langheck said:
Oh dear, they're really not helping themselves, are they? Nobody really believes the circuit will be built - and they come out with 'fairy story' ideas of future plans.
Ironically, it's maybe the kind of thing that the Welsh Govt should be supporting, it's probably more viable on a long term basis.If it were viable there'd be no need for taxpayer support.
Vaud said:
Not sure we are. I would pay to watch (and do via Now TV occasionally) - if that proposition gets a bit better then I'll be more regular, reluctantly.
And there are some really interesting new technologies. How about the ability to race "live against Lewis Hamilton"? The tech exists. Streaming of live race positions to an F1 game and a fan can be in their own virtual cockpit (although without collisions) and be part of the race... etc...
Or VR? see the race in 3d, via a VR headset, from the cockpit. I'd pay a few extra £ in a race to see that.
It's the kids who are perhaps 10 years old now that some forward looking person needs to be planning for, 20-years from now.And there are some really interesting new technologies. How about the ability to race "live against Lewis Hamilton"? The tech exists. Streaming of live race positions to an F1 game and a fan can be in their own virtual cockpit (although without collisions) and be part of the race... etc...
Or VR? see the race in 3d, via a VR headset, from the cockpit. I'd pay a few extra £ in a race to see that.
By that time, lots of general purpose cars will be electric and personal transport is likely to be more expensive than it is now. Just like the current 30 somethings have been priced out of house buying, I suspect that in 20-years time, direct car ownership will be in decline. Car2Go schemes are likely to become normal. Cars will become a utility, rather than a status symbol. Meeting people online, rather than face-to-face, will become even more prominent than today.
In such a scenario, the current manufacturers will probably have quit F1 and the underlying demand that was created by terrestrial TV in the past will have waned.
Given the relative simplicity today to watch F1 for free, via the Internet, I doubt there will be very many wanting to take out a subscription with NOW TV, like you are currently doing. File sharing and streaming is what young people are doing right now. They have other things they want to spend cash on and F1 is just one aspect of the entertainment industry vying for that cash.
rdjohn said:
It's the kids who are perhaps 10 years old now that some forward looking person needs to be planning for, 20-years from now.
By that time, lots of general purpose cars will be electric and personal transport is likely to be more expensive than it is now. Just like the current 30 somethings have been priced out of house buying, I suspect that in 20-years time, direct car ownership will be in decline. Car2Go schemes are likely to become normal. Cars will become a utility, rather than a status symbol. Meeting people online, rather than face-to-face, will become even more prominent than today.
In such a scenario, the current manufacturers will probably have quit F1 and the underlying demand that was created by terrestrial TV in the past will have waned.
Given the relative simplicity today to watch F1 for free, via the Internet, I doubt there will be very many wanting to take out a subscription with NOW TV, like you are currently doing. File sharing and streaming is what young people are doing right now. They have other things they want to spend cash on and F1 is just one aspect of the entertainment industry vying for that cash.
All true. I am aware of the other options, and I hate giving money to Murdoch. I just wish FOM would licence content directly...By that time, lots of general purpose cars will be electric and personal transport is likely to be more expensive than it is now. Just like the current 30 somethings have been priced out of house buying, I suspect that in 20-years time, direct car ownership will be in decline. Car2Go schemes are likely to become normal. Cars will become a utility, rather than a status symbol. Meeting people online, rather than face-to-face, will become even more prominent than today.
In such a scenario, the current manufacturers will probably have quit F1 and the underlying demand that was created by terrestrial TV in the past will have waned.
Given the relative simplicity today to watch F1 for free, via the Internet, I doubt there will be very many wanting to take out a subscription with NOW TV, like you are currently doing. File sharing and streaming is what young people are doing right now. They have other things they want to spend cash on and F1 is just one aspect of the entertainment industry vying for that cash.
Netflix / Amazon / Apple - now those are companies that could do something special with the content.
Vaud said:
rdjohn said:
It's the kids who are perhaps 10 years old now that some forward looking person needs to be planning for, 20-years from now.
By that time, lots of general purpose cars will be electric and personal transport is likely to be more expensive than it is now. Just like the current 30 somethings have been priced out of house buying, I suspect that in 20-years time, direct car ownership will be in decline. Car2Go schemes are likely to become normal. Cars will become a utility, rather than a status symbol. Meeting people online, rather than face-to-face, will become even more prominent than today.
In such a scenario, the current manufacturers will probably have quit F1 and the underlying demand that was created by terrestrial TV in the past will have waned.
Given the relative simplicity today to watch F1 for free, via the Internet, I doubt there will be very many wanting to take out a subscription with NOW TV, like you are currently doing. File sharing and streaming is what young people are doing right now. They have other things they want to spend cash on and F1 is just one aspect of the entertainment industry vying for that cash.
All true. I am aware of the other options, and I hate giving money to Murdoch. I just wish FOM would licence content directly...By that time, lots of general purpose cars will be electric and personal transport is likely to be more expensive than it is now. Just like the current 30 somethings have been priced out of house buying, I suspect that in 20-years time, direct car ownership will be in decline. Car2Go schemes are likely to become normal. Cars will become a utility, rather than a status symbol. Meeting people online, rather than face-to-face, will become even more prominent than today.
In such a scenario, the current manufacturers will probably have quit F1 and the underlying demand that was created by terrestrial TV in the past will have waned.
Given the relative simplicity today to watch F1 for free, via the Internet, I doubt there will be very many wanting to take out a subscription with NOW TV, like you are currently doing. File sharing and streaming is what young people are doing right now. They have other things they want to spend cash on and F1 is just one aspect of the entertainment industry vying for that cash.
Netflix / Amazon / Apple - now those are companies that could do something special with the content.
People in rural areas will probably still own/run a car but that would be the exception rather than the rule....and they'll probably use self-driving mode and read a book most of the time.
Irrotational said:
20 years from now the vast majority of trips will be in self-driving cars, basically treated as taxi's, hired for a small fee per trip on contactless payments.
People in rural areas will probably still own/run a car but that would be the exception rather than the rule....and they'll probably use self-driving mode and read a book most of the time.
They will indeed. I'm looking forward to it. I'd far rather talk to my daughter on the way to nursery about her day than focus on the traffic.People in rural areas will probably still own/run a car but that would be the exception rather than the rule....and they'll probably use self-driving mode and read a book most of the time.
Though in 20 years it might be my granddaughter instead.
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