Loss of free to air coverage
Discussion
MitchT said:
Happy with the C4 highlights as it frees up my Sunday afternoon. The only annoying thing is when it's a race in the far Western hemisphere which is shown so late that I have to watch it online on Monday evening and try not to hear the result in the meantime. If NowTV did a whole race weekend for £5 I might consider paying for it, but £9.99 for one day is far too much and I prefer the C4 coverage anyway.
Record the highlights.That way you can do away with the adverts.
thebigmacmoomin said:
Would rather watch highlights than a live race now, just want to see the best bits. Its just the adverts I hate that you don't get with the live races.
I would argue.. that the best bits are even better if you see them unfold live. Especially if you're online talking about the race (or, bit old fashioned but with humans in the same room in real life 
) and then a shock event happens. Something about being there in that moment can be quite satisfying.EDIT: Also the adverts kill sport. The biggest part of the current F1 fan base grew up with the sport on the BBC and that was how it was. You put the race on, you sat there for two hours of uninterrupted viewing. It's far easier to lose yourself in an event and really appreciate what you're watching if you're not constantly being asked if you need a new watch, mortgage or a more reliable brand of tampon.
Edited by TheDeuce on Sunday 17th November 16:15
Kraken said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Still love F1, love the Sky coverage. Happy to pay to keep it live (you forget that for years there was little if any live F1 available).
Maybe but that was nothing to with the current situation. Very little worldwide sport was live and besides the full races were often shown on delay or an unrestricted set of highlights was shown which is far from the case now.
It’s not the cost for me, even if I bought a full season of races on Now TV it wouldn’t break the bank, I think it’s more it was an easy habit to have when it was fta, now I’ve got to put a bit of effort and thought into watching I find I’m not too bothered. This race for example will be spent in the garage, servicing my motorbike with a few beers and the F1 on the Radio, pretty much my ideal Sunday evening.
TheDeuce said:
Well... all I can say is that the race just run was a perfect example of one that really needed to be seen live. Unbelievable shock happenings in the second half. You'll see the same stuff on catch-up of course, but the way the story came together was definitely worth watching live 
Got to agree with you there. A bewildering race that was full of excitement. The editors are going to struggle to make it coherent. Derek Smith said:
TheDeuce said:
Well... all I can say is that the race just run was a perfect example of one that really needed to be seen live. Unbelievable shock happenings in the second half. You'll see the same stuff on catch-up of course, but the way the story came together was definitely worth watching live
Got to agree with you there. A bewildering race that was full of excitement. The editors are going to struggle to make it coherent. TheDeuce said:
Well... all I can say is that the race just run was a perfect example of one that really needed to be seen live. Unbelievable shock happenings in the second half. You'll see the same stuff on catch-up of course, but the way the story came together was definitely worth watching live
Couldn't agree more! Just watched my first race live since C4 haven't shown any live. Loved it! Well and truly for my love for F1 back (even if I did have to watch it on my phone as my Sky box haven't turned up yet!).
LosingGrip said:
TheDeuce said:
Well... all I can say is that the race just run was a perfect example of one that really needed to be seen live. Unbelievable shock happenings in the second half. You'll see the same stuff on catch-up of course, but the way the story came together was definitely worth watching live
Couldn't agree more! Just watched my first race live since C4 haven't shown any live. Loved it! Well and truly for my love for F1 back (even if I did have to watch it on my phone as my Sky box haven't turned up yet!).
Gary C said:
LosingGrip said:
TheDeuce said:
Well... all I can say is that the race just run was a perfect example of one that really needed to be seen live. Unbelievable shock happenings in the second half. You'll see the same stuff on catch-up of course, but the way the story came together was definitely worth watching live
Couldn't agree more! Just watched my first race live since C4 haven't shown any live. Loved it! Well and truly for my love for F1 back (even if I did have to watch it on my phone as my Sky box haven't turned up yet!).
He’s like an excitable 3 year old, often gets commentary wrong and spoils the race.
Eric Mc said:
Derek Smith said:
TheDeuce said:
Well... all I can say is that the race just run was a perfect example of one that really needed to be seen live. Unbelievable shock happenings in the second half. You'll see the same stuff on catch-up of course, but the way the story came together was definitely worth watching live
Got to agree with you there. A bewildering race that was full of excitement. The editors are going to struggle to make it coherent. So many developing stories and at the end we finish with 3 teams on the podium, 2 which never expected to be there. Both Ferrari's out, one Merc out, the other now in P7... Also the other Red Bull ending P14.
In all seriousness, I think even as highlights seeing Vettel and Leclerc come together is obviously interesting. But watching the entire race, seeing that tension brewing and then seeing them find themselves with no one else to race with other than each other?? That was gold. The very same goes for watching the inevitable battle between Max and Lewis - cut too short in the end but the anticipation was arguably more of a drug than the outcome.
I think you do have to watch a race live to really get the most out of it. And that's F1 all over really.. The more you understand the politics and team targets the more you get out of the entire sport and the drama between races. F1: Dig deeper and you'll get more. It's in the detail, not the result. Today is proof of that, endless detail and an almost comedy result at the end!
Edited by TheDeuce on Sunday 17th November 23:01
5 mates and I started watching F1 together at uni, we watched every race live, all the way through to the current years. We used to make a special effort to attend a race every year, we did 10 on the trot, now we're going to BTCC instead. 10-20% of the price, 95% of the fun.
Since free to air is gone, even with people who have Sky, most of us can't afford to pay the extra to get the F1 channel. 2 of us watch most races live, the other 4 just watch the highlights if available on C4.
Since free to air is gone, even with people who have Sky, most of us can't afford to pay the extra to get the F1 channel. 2 of us watch most races live, the other 4 just watch the highlights if available on C4.
Krikkit said:
5 mates and I started watching F1 together at uni, we watched every race live, all the way through to the current years. We used to make a special effort to attend a race every year, we did 10 on the trot, now we're going to BTCC instead. 10-20% of the price, 95% of the fun.
Since free to air is gone, even with people who have Sky, most of us can't afford to pay the extra to get the F1 channel. 2 of us watch most races live, the other 4 just watch the highlights if available on C4.
That's quite interesting actually. You watched every race and went to 10 GP's on the trot and Sky still can't get you through the paywall? If they can get anyone through the paywall it should be folk such as the six of you...Since free to air is gone, even with people who have Sky, most of us can't afford to pay the extra to get the F1 channel. 2 of us watch most races live, the other 4 just watch the highlights if available on C4.
Just goes to show the cost is too high. I really think that Sky need to re-asses their pricing both for their own good, our good as fans and also for the sake of the sport in the UK. It's saying something that such passionate fans actually have the base Sky package and STILL can't be convinced to pay the extra for live F1.
Maybe you should call/email Sky to explain the effect the pricing has had on you and your mates. The more feedback they get the better! Also, they're sky, so they will probably gift you a sub for bothering to give them the feedback. Sky have ALWAYS been retro-active like that. No value for money until they know you've noticed they're ripping you off
F1 is still Free to Air for the discerning German audience on RTL, and there is nothing stopping anyone pointing a dish a few degrees over from sky and watching along.
I have been doing this since sky first started taking races, and use 5live for commentary, on DAB the timing is close enough not to matter, though if it's online commentary then I usually need to pause the TV for a few seconds.
Apart from paying out for sky it's my only real option for live coverage as broadband in my area is pants.
I have been doing this since sky first started taking races, and use 5live for commentary, on DAB the timing is close enough not to matter, though if it's online commentary then I usually need to pause the TV for a few seconds.
Apart from paying out for sky it's my only real option for live coverage as broadband in my area is pants.
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