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A very good piece on the mid 60's Le Mans races on this weeks Grand Tour and on how Ford almost brought out Ferrari. Ignore the 'Kimi' appearance beforehand though.
Happy Xmas all and here's to our 15th year! |
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Thank for that Tone..
Hoping for a less traumatic year upcoming. And another 15 years of interesting posts and personalities !! Jp |
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Hear hear JP you top man you!
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Merry Christmas all, and may 2017 be a year to remember.
Not one to forget like this year! |
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Hope you all had a good day. Next year is going to be a good one, i can feel it my bones.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
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Yes, Merry Christmas to the thread and here's to 2017. I think we're in for something a bit different next season., fingers crossed it's a good 'un.
I am half-expecting some late, last minute off-season Liberty/Bernie-inspired weekend format changes to come along when we least expect it, which might add yet another dimension to the new formula, or it might just piss us all off some more. Anyone get any interesting F1-related presents? I got the "F1 How It Was" DVD, which I think will be a more interesting watch than the season review (let's hope so anyway). |
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"In a shock twist to 2017 a knock out system returns this time for the race. Every 90 seconds a car gets punted into the pit lane!"
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A system of pop-up Bernie Ecclestones appearing at random on kerbs being cut. If it is a dummy you clip then fine but if you hit the real Bernie then you get eliminated.
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How about Liberty Media to put a cap on F1 spending?
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"In a shock twist to 2017 a knock out system returns this time for the race. Every 90 seconds a car gets punted into the pit lane!"
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After the 45 mins are up and the winner is counted out to the podium the remainder 45 mins of the race are shots on helicopter of Bernie, Putin and Trump having a chinwag!!
![]() @pakokelso93 has been at the gin again!
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Happy holidays all.
My Virgin Media with BT Sport contract is up in April and I'm looking at various options. I see MotoGP I see has a videopass subscription. Can someone please confirm the cost of this during the season? The current subscription page only displays the off season price. Also who provides the commentary? Thanks I watched the Brundle and Bernie interview on Sky Sports Mix. I found it very interesting. I deleted the review show after 5 minutes as it seemed to be all clips and voiceover which was the opposite to the Channel 4 approach. |
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I have considered dropping BT Sport and going for the MotoGP videopass instead which has the advantage of allowing catch up of all sessions (including free practises) so you do not need to be tied to your TV or Youview box but can watch them at leisure on your phone or tablet while away from home. Commentary team is the world feed I believe which are the same guys you may have heard on the Sunday morning warm up sessions (Nick Harris, Gavin Emmett etc).
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Super cool short attention span highlights clip from my pals over at WF1G
https://youtu.be/jUI-FuxRs3w Jp |
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Super cool short attention span highlights clip from my pals over at WF1G
https://youtu.be/jUI-FuxRs3w Jp
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sorry....just some guys with an edit sweet.
iz'll be more circumspect when posting videos here on DigitalSpy. Jp |
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Super cool short attention span highlights clip from my pals over at WF1G
https://youtu.be/jUI-FuxRs3w Jp
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sorry....just some guys with an edit sweet.
iz'll be more circumspect when posting videos here on DigitalSpy. Jp |
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Can't say fast cuts is something I enjoy, but sure it's of merit for some.
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Apparently Liberty are going to sell naming rights for each Grand Prix (although admittedly the current races do have sponsors) But I suspect that instead of the "2016 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix", it'll be something like the "Pretronas Primax (the names of one of their fuels) Grand Prix" or something like that :/
Can't say i'm a fan, if you ask me, NASCAR & that ilk has too much sponsorship. |
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Apparently Liberty are going to sell naming rights for each Grand Prix (although admittedly the current races do have sponsors) But I suspect that instead of the "2016 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix", it'll be something like the "Pretronas Primax (the names of one of their fuels) Grand Prix" or something like that :/
Can't say i'm a fan, if you ask me, NASCAR & that ilk has too much sponsorship. Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 SpongeBob SquarePants 400 Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 Presented by Target Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Cheez-It 355 At The Glen MyAFibStory.com 400 Subway Jalapeño 250 powered by Coca-Cola |
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This is from ft.com although it's behind a paywall: Quote:
Liberty Media, the new owner of Formula One, plans to overhaul the elite motorsport, including selling race naming rights and staging ancillary events around its 21 Grand Prix with the aim of making each one “the equivalent of the Super Bowl”. Very exciting plans although I'm struggling to think of names of each races. Another thing is whether broadcaster's would refer each GP to it's race name or just 'Australian GP' and so and so. FOX/NBC seems to sometimes call NASCAR races by it's actual race name but at other times refer to it as 'XFINITY Series at Michigan'.
Liberty intends to turn each international Grand Prix into a week of events to engage spectators and attract new sponsors, according to a senior executive involved with Formula One. It is also exploring expanding the contest’s US presence with the launch of new Grand Prix in big media markets. New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Miami are under consideration. The US media company wants to draw more fans to the sport around the world, lift television ratings and increase commercial revenues. Liberty, which is controlled by John Malone, acquired Formula One from CVC Capital Partners this year in a complex deal that valued the sport at $8bn. Chase Carey, the former executive vice-chairman of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, has been appointed F1’s new chairman, replacing Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, the chairman of Nestlé. Bernie Ecclestone, the sport’s longtime chief executive, will take a revamped role although details have yet to be hammered out. He said in September that he would continue to be involved in the sport for “two to three years”. Liberty plans to do more to promote the rivalries between teams and drivers, building a marketing department and new digital platforms. “There’s no marketing, no research, no data, no digital platforms,” the F1 executive said. “This sport has unique global content and hasn’t done enough to take advantage of that. We need to build the rivalries and enable people to understand the technology that goes into the sport.” Broadcasting revenues account for up to 35 per cent of F1’s annual revenues of more than $1.8bn. Race promotion accounts for another third, 15 per cent comes from advertising and sponsorship, with the rest made up from hospitality, TV production, licensing and other sources. After completing the purchase, Liberty believes Formula One has considerable potential, the executive said. “There’s probably no sport more associated with technology and yet we don’t have a technology sponsor.” He added that there were untapped opportunities in merchandising as well as virtual reality, which would bring the F1 experience closer to fans. Formula One has faced criticism for failing to modernise amid a long-term decline in its global audience. Changes this year to rules on race qualifying were derided by fans and media while sponsorship revenue is under pressure: the competing teams earned $750m in 2015, down from $950m three years before. Meanwhile, the switch from free to air to pay-TV has hit broadcast audiences in key markets, such as Asia. Relations between teams and Mr Ecclestone have been fraught in the past over the distribution of prize money. Liberty intends to improve those relations, the executive said. “We need to have a shared vision.” Liberty, which has stakes in SiriusXM and Live Nation Entertainment, also wants to beef up Formula One’s presence in western Europe — “it feels like it did 15 years ago,” he added — and then explore the launch of more US races in coming years. It operates a Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, but is keen to have races in larger media markets. “We want to create destination events, not just a race, that people feel they have to be at.” |
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Can't say fast cuts is something I enjoy, but sure it's of merit for some.
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