Sky and BBC F1 coverage

[Alessandra]

Oh, or Clare Balding. It's gotta be

[Sianellen]

Now we just need rid of EJ from the Beeb coverage and Ted from the Sky coverage and all is well.

[Ken]

Since I have been able to compare the BBC and Sky coverage, here is my comparison.

Both have contracted Hamiltonphopiaworshipenza a disease running through all the British media, seems incurable it has persisted in BBC for 6 years now and Sky caught it within a week of coverage. Eddie Jordan seems to have the most acute case of it.

However for general punditry both have good and bad with the BBC slightly ahead DC and Anderson outstanding, sadly sky have to rely for any sensible opinion on Martin Brundel.

The worst of each, on BBC is the guy (sorry have never tried to remember his name from the 1st time I heard him) who partners DC in the commentary box, on Sky its Duman Hill (a shadow of his father's greatness ) and the unoriginal monderings and regurgitated stories seen on every other web site from Herbert.

But the good old Auntie Beeb has the best looker in Lee McKenzi, anyone noticed how far the blond bits bottom from Sky trails behind her ?

[Mrs Alonso]

Wait, I thought Jake was oh-so passionate about a) the BBC and b) F1.

Yeah exactly what I thought. Oh well,he was getting more biased by the day anyway....

[Suzie]

Yeah exactly what I thought. Oh well,he was getting more biased by the day anyway....

#justpressone

...Or not.

[Mrs Alonso]

There was a new hashtag someone tweeted today

#justpress154onsky298onvirginmediaand112onBTvision

[Rob]

#justpressone

...Or not.

[Rob]

or just #press408

[Mrs Alonso]

or just #press408

You're gonna make BBC likers angry

[Rob]

You're gonna make BBC likers angry

[Sianellen]

#justpressone

...Or not.

Football was always his thing really although I think he wanted to stay in the UK more because of his family. He was alright in 2009 but It went downhill from there.

[Rob]

Football was always his thing really although I think he wanted to stay in the UK more because of his family. He was alright in 2009 but It went downhill from there.

At the start was ok, then through the season he was gradually getting in the love Mclaren hate Ferrari bandwagon.

[Suzie]

Football was always his thing really although I think he wanted to stay in the UK more because of his family.

Well if people have babies that's their problem

[Sianellen]

At the start was ok, then through the season he was gradually getting in the love Mclaren hate Ferrari bandwagon.

I think it just became a general thing with all the BBC presenters. That and the never ending Horner interviews.

[Sianellen]

Well if people have babies that's their problem

Hehe, true that!

[Red passion]

Well if people have babies that's their problem

maternal instinct waiting to kick in

[Suzie]

maternal instinct waiting to kick in

No.

[Red passion]

No.

[Rob]

Was going to open to new thread, then found this 1 again..

Sky Sports F1 HD to show the Monaco GP as one of 10 races exclusively live in 2013
Details of 2013 race coverage released
Sky Sports F1: Will show Monaco GP exclusively live in 2013


Sky Sports F1 HD will show the Monaco Grand Prix exclusively live next year when the Formula 1 World Championship returns for the 2013 season.

Sky Sports has confirmed its race coverage for 2013 which will include live coverage of every practice session, qualifying session and race from each grand prix weekend with 10 exclusively live. Every race will be screened on the dedicated Formula 1 channel Sky Sports F1 HD.

The season opens with exclusive live coverage of the first two grands prix - Australia then Malaysia - only on Sky Sports F1 HD. In 2013 viewers will enjoy:

• Every practice, qualifying and race of the 2013 Formula 1 calendar live on Sky Sports F1 HD

• Three of the first four grands prix weekends exclusively live

• 10 races exclusively live, including the Monaco, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and USA Grands Prix

Sky Sports executive producer of Formula 1 Martin Turner said: "The season starts live only on Sky Sports F1 HD. We'll bring viewers the whole story of the season, live from every practice, qualifying session and race in the calendar.

"We're looking forward to covering the Monaco Grand Prix live and exclusively - it's the jewel in the crown of F1 and this is the first time that GP will be exclusively live to Sky Sports F1 HD.

"We'll follow the twists and turns of the most glamorous weekend in Formula 1 to bring viewers closer to the iconic race that every driver wants to win.

"Last season, we ran features on every team on the grid, broadcast the first UK F1 coverage in Dolby 5.1 surround sound and showed the Team Principal and Driver press conferences live too. We also introduced virtual screen technology which created the virtual car seen in the F1 Show and allowed us to recreate a driver's perspective during key moments of a race.

"Next year promises to be a great season, and we'll look to go from strength to strength as we give F1 the Sky Sports treatment in 2013."

Next year as well as the complete Formula 1 season, Sky Sports viewers can watch live coverage of the Masters golf, the British Lions Tour to Australia, back-to-back Ashes series and more Barclays Premier League football matches than ever before.

The F1 season kicks off on Sky Sports with The F1 Show on 15 February followed by coverage of all three February tests and car launches.

Commentary next season will again come from Martin Brundle and David Croft, with expert analysis by Damon Hill, Anthony Davidson and Johnny Herbert. Fronting the coverage are presenters Simon Lazenby and Georgie Thompson alongside reporters Natalie Pinkham and Ted Kravitz.

In addition to a full calendar of live Formula 1 coverage, F1 fans will enjoy a unique insight into the future of their sport with live coverage of Formula 1 feeder series GP2 and GP3.

The live race weekends will be supported by weekly episodes of the F1 Show beginning on 15 February 2013 and round the clock coverage on Sky Sports News HD, skysports.com/formula1 and @skysportsf1.

Viewers can watch live on TV with Dolby 5.1 surround sound, via Sky Go or using Race Control accessed via the red button, skysports.com/formula1 or the Sky Sports App for iPad. Race Control users can choose two of up to ten camera views, including driver and pit lane cameras, and data streams to watch on split-screen.

More information on Sky Sports F1 HD can be found at www.sky.com/f1.

2013 FIA FORMULA 1 CALENDAR

The full 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar is as follows:

17 March Australian Grand Prix Exclusively live
24 March Malaysian Grand Prix Exclusively live
14 April Chinese Grand Prix Live
21 April Bahrain Grand Prix Exclusively live
12 May Spanish Grand Prix Live
26 May Monaco Grand Prix Exclusively live
09 June Canadian Grand Prix Live
30 June British Grand Prix Live
7 July German Grand Prix Exclusively live
28 July Hungarian Grand Prix Exclusively live
25 August Belgian Grand Prix Live
08 September Italian Grand Prix Live
22 September Singapore Grand Prix Exclusively live
06 October Korean Grand Prix Exclusively live
13 October Japanese Grand Prix Live
27 October Indian Grand Prix Live
03 November Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Exclusively live
17 November United States Grand Prix Exclusively live
24 November Brazilian Grand Prix Live

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/...y-live-in-2013

[wisepie]

Thanks Rob, and gather we've got Suzy Perry to look after us on the Beeb, not a bad choice as she knows her stuff but isn't as pretty as Jake!! Also, no Monaco on BBC, whatever next.

[Suzie]

In case some aren't aware, Sky are showing the 1999 Australian GP at 8.30pm on Sunday night

[Rob]

In case some aren't aware, Sky are showing the 1999 Australian GP at 8.30pm on Sunday night

Saturday at 20.00 they showing 1994 race aswell

Monday 2003

Tuesday 2007

Wednesday 2010

Thursday 2012

[Greig]

In case some aren't aware, Sky are showing the 1999 Australian GP at 8.30pm on Sunday night

Go Eddie

[Rob]

BBC announces 2013 Formula 1 coverage plans

Formula 1 practice sessions will be broadcast live on network television this season from grands prix which the BBC is showing live.
There will be around 40 extra hours of network output, with practice generally shown on BBC Two and BBC Two HD.
Former F1 driver Allan McNish joins BBC Radio 5 live as an analyst, while BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson will work across TV, radio and online.
Suzi Perry takes over from Jake Humphrey as the presenter on TV.
Live grands prix on BBC One
China, 14 April
Spain, 12 May
Canada, 9 June
Silverstone, 30 June
Belgium, 25 August
Italy, 8 September
Japan, 13 October
India, 27 October
Brazil, 24 November
* Television schedules are subject to change

Ben Edwards continues as commentator alongside co-commentator David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan remains the chief analyst.
F1 journalist and broadcaster Tom Clarkson joins the TV presentation full-time team as a pit-lane reporter alongside Lee McKenzie, who also presents Inside F1 on the BBC News Channel on the Friday and Saturday of live race weekends, with the latest news and interviews from each grand prix.
On 5 live, James Allen and Jennie Gow continue as commentator and pit-lane reporter.
BBC One and BBC One HD will show nine live races, including those in Canada, Great Britain and Brazil, with extended highlights of the remaining races.
Live grands prix will continue to be followed by the popular F1 Forum on the red button.
Radio 5 live will broadcast every grand prix live, with the show also live on the BBC Sport website, while 5 live Formula 1 on Thursday night ahead of each grand prix will feature guests, interviews and insight ahead of the weekend.
Ben Gallop, BBC's head of Formula 1, said: "Everyone on the BBC team is hugely excited about the new season.
"Last year saw us rise to the challenge of bringing the action to fans through the mix of live television and highlights, delivering great programmes which were reflected in impressive audience figures.
"This year sees new faces, practice on BBC Two & HD on live race weekends and a greater sharing of talent across BBC television, radio and online.
"With Suzi Perry at the helm, we're aiming to bring even more content, insight and access to audiences throughout the season."
The BBC Sport website will broadcast a simulcast of the TV and radio output, and at live races will also have the 'driver tracker', on-board cameras and a pit-lane stream.
Legendary F1 commentator Murray Walker will be providing a series of archive-based videos and written articles for every race of the season.
'Murray's Memories' are his personal recollections of some of the greatest moments in the history of F1.
Coverage of the F1 season is now available on our new BBC Sport smartphone app, available for iPhone and Android devices.
The app brings together BBC Sport's live and on-demand video coverage, along with news, features and stats.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/21682493

[wisepie]

Sad to see there's no BBC coverage of Monaco, guess it's all down to money together with the TBA GP on 21July which isn't going to happen...sign of the times and I'm sure we haven't heard the last of it. F1 (Bernie et al) needs to be careful not to milk too much from the cow, and that's not a reference to RBR, just people's greed.

[Suzie]

Go Eddie

Enjoyed watching this tonight loads, hope they show more from the Michael/Eddie era

[scuderiafan]

Since I luckily got the HD sky pack before they switched to the sports package, i'll be watching sky this year. They are giving it their all. Showing testing F1 show is great etc.
Even Ted's notebooks are good, and I enjoy his insights now when I remember that there is some anti-Ferrari. I don't care though and I find him quite funny these days as well

BBC on the other hand couldn't negotiate a replacement for that one missing race, so will only show 9 races live. And from their articles this year, it seems like they will be mostly sensationalist controversial opinions. But mostly, it seems like they just don't care anymore. They got GA and Benson on testing and that is almost all we have heard. They aren't doing a preview show like they did in past years and it seems the budget has been scaled down a little.

I have a feeling that sky will be the better product this year and I think i'll miss Jake.

[Nick Singer]

Thanks Rob, and gather we've got Suzy Perry to look after us on the Beeb, not a bad choice as she knows her stuff but isn't as pretty as Jake!! Also, no Monaco on BBC, whatever next.

Think she's pretty unenthusiastic about Ferrari from what I've gathered. Plus ca change chez the BBC!

[Suzie]

Think she's pretty unenthusiastic about Ferrari from what I've gathered.

I seem to recall that she doesn't even like F1, or prefers the bikes at the very least. But it's not like Simon Lazenby comes across as an F1 expert in any way, shape or form either.
Going to try not to complain about either side's coverage* this year because at the end of the day we in the UK are extremely lucky to have 2 channels covering it.




*Apart from EJ

[Suzie]

Pinched from the Autosport board, the old races Sky are showing in the next couple of weeks:

Tuesday 12th March
20:30 - 2007 Australian Grand Prix

Wednesday 13th March
20:30 - 2010 Australian Grand Prix

Tuesday 19th March
20:00 - 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix
22:15 - 2001 Malaysian Grand Prix

Wednesday 20th March
20:00 - 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix
22:15 - 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

Thursday 21st March
20:00 - 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix

Thursday 28th March
21:00 - Debut Wins: 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix

Friday 29th March
21:00 - Debut Wins: 2007 Canadian Grand Prix


Can't wait to watch Malaysia 1999 again.