Is F1 dying? - Page 2

Dansrockin · 21st December 2015, 19:33

Same thing happened with moto gp the other year. There will soon be nothing worth watching on BBC to make it worth paying the license fee for!
Saying that, I've not really been into f1 for a few years, for me it lost its excitement after senna died, and then hill and Schumacher stopped racing.

mystabe · 21st December 2015, 19:47

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Originally Posted by lotuslc

This is the bit i found boring, a lot of the races were won on how well they did at a pit stop , to me that's not racing

British touring cars for me

yeah, can't watch it because Jason Plato's whining because he isn't winning easily enough annoys me too much

T16 · 21st December 2015, 19:48

LOL F1 is utter excrement.

Nothing really ever happens, but I watch it with excitement anyway to see the remarkable engineering.

The rest of it or the "racing" (lol) is utter utter dross.

Same with the new tracks.... literally a total snoozefest. Compare the action to actually exciting sport, like 5 day cricket matches, snooker, and womens wheelchair bowls..... and its no comparison :p

topman · 21st December 2015, 19:49

Probably not watched it in 10 years, races decided on tyre swapping/fuel strategies isn't really my thing, far too dry. I don't really consider that racing, not sure if viewing figures are on the down for F1?

T16 · 21st December 2015, 19:53

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Originally Posted by topman

Probably not watched it in 10 years, races decided on tyre swapping/fuel strategies isn't really my thing, far too dry. I don't really consider that racing, not sure if viewing figures are on the down for F1?

Pinnacle of motorsport is fuel and tyre saving from lap 1!

Mental.

Heddy · 21st December 2015, 20:34

I love it, an avid follower, but... I won't pay Sky's charges to watch it live. I agree it's a technology sport but it all adds to my interest.

Monty Hotspur · 21st December 2015, 20:36

Sky's F1 coverage is superb and puts the BBC to shame. Not surprised they have jacked it in.

hamster19 · 21st December 2015, 22:23

F1, what a bore zzz

bl52krz · 21st December 2015, 22:34

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Originally Posted by RJ303

SWRC, has been in the news today that the the BBC have cancelled their rights to show F1 in 2016, a year early and it will now be aired on Channel 4. Can't help feeling that it's heading the same way as WRC, private teams are a dying breed with only a few manufacturers involved and now probably less terrestrial TV coverage and possibly no live races anymore. Those that want to follow it won't be able to because the coverage won't be prime time and I refuse to pay for sky on top of my TV license and other pay TV services I already use.

You and me together. Sky, Virgin , rip off Britain comes to mind. My wife went to a Christmas Party Saturday night, and was talking about T.V and its robber providers. Told that this particular lady and her Husband pay.........£90.00 a month for it .Must be %#*^=# mad is all I can say

bl52krz · 21st December 2015, 22:37

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Originally Posted by mystabe

yeah, can't watch it because Jason Plato's whining because he isn't winning easily enough annoys me too much

Ahem..............Jason Plato does not drive in F1. He is in saloon car Racing.

21st December 2015, 19:33	#11
Dansrockin Posted a thing or two MG ZT number 1 of 25 celestial!! Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Banbury Posts: 1,967 Thanks: 208 Thanked 242 Times in 166 Posts	Same thing happened with moto gp the other year. There will soon be nothing worth watching on BBC to make it worth paying the license fee for! Saying that, I've not really been into f1 for a few years, for me it lost its excitement after senna died, and then hill and Schumacher stopped racing.

21st December 2015, 19:48	#13
T16 I really should get out more....... ZT CDTi 135, ZT260SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,877 Thanks: 10 Thanked 331 Times in 213 Posts	LOL F1 is utter excrement. Nothing really ever happens, but I watch it with excitement anyway to see the remarkable engineering. The rest of it or the "racing" (lol) is utter utter dross. Same with the new tracks.... literally a total snoozefest. Compare the action to actually exciting sport, like 5 day cricket matches, snooker, and womens wheelchair bowls..... and its no comparison :p

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topman This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 5,493 Thanks: 372 Thanked 647 Times in 534 Posts	Probably not watched it in 10 years, races decided on tyre swapping/fuel strategies isn't really my thing, far too dry. I don't really consider that racing, not sure if viewing figures are on the down for F1?

21st December 2015, 20:34	#16
Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	I love it, an avid follower, but... I won't pay Sky's charges to watch it live. I agree it's a technology sport but it all adds to my interest.

21st December 2015, 20:36	#17
Monty Hotspur Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 110 Thanks: 3 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts	Sky's F1 coverage is superb and puts the BBC to shame. Not surprised they have jacked it in.

21st December 2015, 22:23	#18
hamster19 Gets stuck in tourer conn CDTI Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: morpeth,northumberland Posts: 834 Thanks: 381 Thanked 112 Times in 105 Posts	F1, what a bore zzz