Congrats kirstiemcnabb !!!

Jp

And? 9x out of 10 that won't happen though. By your logic, the 90% of the entire field *could* be disqualified due to a technical infringement, so we'd best not talk about anything in case we're wrong...
IMO one can still analyse a move etc. even if it's later rendered moot by a penalty/accident/whatever.

I've no problem with this. Some of you lot love the detailed examinations and conjecture immediately post-race. But it comes with the caveat that the race result is provisional.

I watch Motorsport for the on track action, not for the circus of talking heads and hangers on.

No London race on the draft calendar of Formula E's third season. That certainly wouldn't help its popularity at all in this country, and I'd be surprised if ITV bothered holding on to rights if this calendar is confirmed.

http://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/...lendar-738549/

Yes, but there's a difference between legitimately explaining a move which may be unfamiliar/difficult to understand without the added benefit of key insights & analysis of replays from those in the know, and just waffling on a la Johnny Herbert. How many of us would have noticed Nico Rosberg's engine mode issues if it were not for Anthony Davidson pointing them out first on Sky?

I remember this too, glad other noticed it! I do remember on the 2005 review dvd a brief shot from the forward facing t-cam on Schuey during the Imola race so it was definitely functional, just as you say FOM chose not to broadcast from it.

The Formula V8 3.5 series (Formerly the WSBR 3.5 series) streamed today's race on Youtube & it was available pretty much everywhere apart from the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_GXDGXRymM


Also ridiculously big accident in the FIA F3 race earlier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6GzpSCafg

Do you mean the Formula V8 race that was on BTESPN?

Saw that
Latest from the FIA

What Lincsat said, BT have obviously got the stream geoblocked as they're showing it live in the UK. They're also showing EuroFormula Open, International GT Open & the DTM live today. If those also have YouTube streams, I wonder if they're also geoblocked too in the UK? I know as of last year, SRO had the YouTube & DailyMotion UK geoblock lifted for the Blacpain Series, despite it still being shown live on BT Sport (The year before that, it was GeoBlocked).

Allan McNish has had to drop out of co commentary of the ePrix so Jack is on his own.

Oh...

What happened to Allan?

Had to leave unexpectedly. Has he any connection to the people involved in the incident mentioned above?

Seems very strange that McNish has had to leave. Hope everything's alright, obviously. Jack's doing a very good job on his own so far.

The DTM races are Geoblocked in the UK (Practice, Qualifying & Race OnBoards are not), The EuroFormula & GT open streams are not.

Not really much of an issue as there are ways around the GeoBlocking, Just a bit of a nuisance.

Enjoyed that Berlin Formula e
Great presentation/interviewing from Nicki Shields and enjoyable commentary from Jack Nicholls.
Jack did very well on his own.
Loved Jack getting excited at end re the Parc Ferme, I think there was a bit of relief in his voice as he enjoyed the race and his one man commentary...

Just one thing, the start was so careful by all the drivers, almost looked like slow motion.

For those that haven't noticed, BT ESPN are showing Indy qualifying tonight and tomorrow. I think it's the first time it's been shown live here? Obviously there were the daily half hour updates on Sky in the mid nineties, but not live.

Thought Jack did very well there in the Formula E, so well in fact that I didn't really miss there being a co-commentator. Must be a lot of pressure, especially at short notice!

Looking forward to the Indy qualifying later, and on that note a big thanks to BT Sport for making the coverage ad-free during green flag periods recently.

Finally, the latest on Li from the Formula 3 - pretty smashed up with broken heels and fractured vertebrae, but no head injury:
http://www.motorsport.com/eurof3/new...tebrae-739006/

It does help that he's a Mercedes simulator driver. Helpful technical insight is a good thing, and is often in short supply. Inane chatter isn't.

Some of us grew up with books like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-Seaso...kAAOSwaA5WjQkt A brilliant introduction to Formula 1 in print form.

Along with the F3, there was also a huge crash at Spa in the EuroFormula race today. All the cameras seemed to miss the accident, but a YouTube video has surfaced.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5CwPQtyhNzQ

The TV coverage of DTM on ARD is so flat as to detract from the whole event.

DTM is soulless enough (or professional to a fault, delete as applicable) at the best of times, but when the lead commentator spends most of the first lap silent and Norbert Haug can barely bring himself to mention the Audis you end up with a complete borefest that disregards what little action there is on track.

I'd love to see all these quality drivers allowed to participate in some sort of BTCC-style rubfest as an end-of-term treat in equal (or equalised) equipment.

Liked the Formula E track for once, felt like it had decent flow. Some of the marshalling/race control felt a bit amateur hour though, they drive through areas for lap after lap and then they yellow flag it or whatever. And the timing graphics were pretty sporadic today.

Thought Nicholls did ok on his own but the comms definitely lacked a co-commentator to chip in.

Just on the provisional calendar - which looks quite different from previous year's with lots of new countries. But they still can't wean themselves off this stupid notion of taking 7 months to do the first half of the season and 3 months to do the second half - really, really don't get that philosophy.

The Indy 500 qualifying graphics consisting of MPH on the main scrolling leaderboard but KPH for the tracking of the car currently on track is absolutely bonkers.

Yeah that's freaking me out a bit. It makes no sense at all. Spoils the fact we have better graphics than the usual international ones.

The BT guys apologised earlier, said that's just what they're provided for the international feed.