F1 Timing app - do you have it and do you rate it?
F1 Timing app - do you have it and do you rate it?

Poll: F1 Timing app - do you have it and do you rate it?

Total Members Polled: 66

Yes, and it's good, worth having: 18%
Yes, and it's crap, don't waste your money: 11%
Going to get it regardless of the above: 6%
Not interested!: 24%
What are you talking about?: 41%
Author
Discussion

M-J-B

Original Poster:

15,398 posts

279 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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I've one of those iphone thingies and have invested in the official F1 timing app.

Simples wink - any good or have I wasted £17? (I bought it last Xmas when it was cheaper than now!)

deevlash

10,442 posts

266 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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what does it do? Is it any better than a laptop and livetiming which is free on the f1 website?

M-J-B

Original Poster:

15,398 posts

279 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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It's a fully integrated news/timing/streaming application for the iphone.

It means in a nutshell that all of the relevant information for all three days of each race is available on your iphone anywhere in the world.

Altrezia

8,740 posts

240 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Can't use it yet, as its only valid for practice, quali and the race.. (unless you got the 2009 one).

I have it though.

LD1Racing

8,398 posts

247 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Bought it for last season, barely used it so will not be buying it for this season.

M-J-B

Original Poster:

15,398 posts

279 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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More details here

CastrolCraig.

18,073 posts

235 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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i downloaded one called live f1 2010, its free and does all the same stuff as the paid app.

except its free.

mycool

293 posts

231 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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the one on the official F! site says its free and not just for iPhone (says will be java based for java phones and blackberrys) but there is no download link??

Anyone got this or found the download link?

woof

8,456 posts

306 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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There's a mobile F1 site - but it's not available - though it should be by now

http://mobile.formula1.com/
http://mobile.formula1.com/services/downloads


MiniMan64

19,339 posts

219 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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CastrolCraig. said:
i downloaded one called live f1 2010, its free and does all the same stuff as the paid app.

except its free.
I don't think it's got the proper live FIA timing screens or the live track position map either that the £20 one has.

Salgar

3,285 posts

213 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Right so the main point everyone has missed. Which is the main selling point of the app as far as I'm concerned, is that you can see where everyone is on track at all times, which isn't available anywhere in any other application or on the internet, free or otherwise.

I'd like to hear how well it works once this weekend has gone by if anyone has it, I'd probably buy it if it works well.

M-J-B

Original Poster:

15,398 posts

279 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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Salgar said:
Right so the main point everyone has missed. Which is the main selling point of the app as far as I'm concerned, is that you can see where everyone is on track at all times, which isn't available anywhere in any other application or on the internet, free or otherwise.

I'd like to hear how well it works once this weekend has gone by if anyone has it, I'd probably buy it if it works well.
That's a good point and one reason I bought it yes

die fahrt

1,046 posts

224 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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I just bought it, today, looks good just re-running last year's sessions. It'll be nice not to have the laptop out, and to have live timing even when I'm dragged out somewhere during a race :-)

die fahrt

1,046 posts

224 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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PS I paid for an F1 "live timing" app in 2008 and was absolute cack, because they don't have access to the official data and therefore don't actually have live timing. I can;t see bernie allowing anyone to access his live timing data which is available exclusively on the F1 (TM) site and the F1(TM) app.

DangerousMike

11,327 posts

221 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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M-J-B said:
Salgar said:
Right so the main point everyone has missed. Which is the main selling point of the app as far as I'm concerned, is that you can see where everyone is on track at all times, which isn't available anywhere in any other application or on the internet, free or otherwise.

I'd like to hear how well it works once this weekend has gone by if anyone has it, I'd probably buy it if it works well.
That's a good point and one reason I bought it yes
the thing is that I mostly use the live timing while I am watching the telly... so I can see that!

Mr Noble

6,538 posts

262 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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I saw this one (or similar) in operation during a race last season.

Its quite fun for the first few laps as you can see all the cars positions on the track, but once they start pitting or getting mixed up, its totally useless as its just a maze of numbers all over the track.


Plus, as I found the guy who had it say. If you've got the time to look at the iphone app during the race, why don't you just watch it on the BBC? No excuse now especially given that you can get tv on your iphone!!

tvcatchup.com for those who aren't in the know!


FourWheelDrift

92,244 posts

313 months

Thursday 11th March 2010
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woof said:
There's a mobile F1 site - but it's not available - though it should be by now

http://mobile.formula1.com/
http://mobile.formula1.com/services/downloads
Stated for Blackberry and iPhone earlier. Went off line for an update, comes back this evening with a long list of Blackberry, Nokia, HTC and even LG phones but no iPhone yet.

However I have not doubt this will be the one to have.

die fahrt

1,046 posts

224 months

Monday 15th March 2010
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there's a formula1.com app on the app store, it's free, provides live timing and therefore I have wasted £20 on the softpauer one. oh well!

Jetblackonetenth

694 posts

238 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Have tried downloading the F1.com app on my N97 and i get an invalid jar file error???

anybody able to help??


964RS.

238 posts

228 months

Friday 2nd April 2010
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Seriously awesome application. I have all the iPhone apps and this one I most recommend. The 3D interactive map with the driver's positions in real-time is just magic! Just watching back practice 2 now.

Edited by 964RS. on Friday 2nd April 23:23