Originally Posted by mlt11:
“C4 isn't like ITV.
C4 is publicly owned - ie it's owned by the Government.
It is funded by advertising but it's objective isn't profit maximisation. It doesn't pay any dividends. All it is looking to do is break-even - any profit that might be made will only be reinvested into its broadcasting operation anyway.
So it's objectives aren't financial in the first place. All it is trying to do is generate enough revenue to make the programmes it wishes to make. One of which is to show F1 in the format to which it has agreed.”
Its a not-for-profit broadcaster and does its job fantastically! I loved my time working for them and glad they had the stones to say no ads during the races live!
Why on earth a certain poster is obsessed with C4 showing ads is frankly beyond me and creating a sizeable shift in this thread for something that to me rather suspect in motive!
Flicking between C4 and Sky, i found C4 was the better in pre-race! Sky yet again needs a serious refresh. Same was the case and is with their football coverage. stale, old, same faces, nothing new, reliant on VT's and gimmicks with nothing of real substance!
Susie Wolff needs to speak up and Steve Jones might be the wrong man for the job but i will wait for a few more races before i drop that or carry it on!
As for the race itself, i thought it was a good one!
Shame Vettel blew up and double shame Bottas rammed Hamilton because seeing the 2 Merc's battle would have been fun and we were robbed of that plus seeing the Ferrari in there too!
But good racing up and down the grid, shame politics is killing the sport and arrogance from FOM and the FIA! Its one stream of shit after the next with FOM & FIA.
as for Bernie - Gimp!!