Quick question about Team's Radios.

Quick question about Team's Radios.#267455

By NatIsCoolLike - 25 Jul 11, 08:43

- 25 Jul 11, 08:43#267455

Hi, I was just wondering why teams allow their radios to be publicly broadcast? Surely they would prefer to keep their strategies and tactics to themselves and the drivers. Could someone please explain. Thanks.

Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267456

By myownalias - 25 Jul 11, 08:51

- 25 Jul 11, 08:51#267456

I believe it's related to the commercial agreement known as the "Concorde Agreement" that all teams signed a few years back; basically they have to comply with the commercial rights holder, e.g Bernie Ecclestone. All team radios are monitored by the FIA to stop underhand messages that will be to the detriment of other drivers, basically to deter teams from using team orders when team orders were banned from the sport, now the monitoring is almost superfluous but it has become a good part of the broadcast giving viewers an insight into the inner workings of F1!

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Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267457

By NatIsCoolLike - 25 Jul 11, 08:52

- 25 Jul 11, 08:52#267457

Thanks!

Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267464

By Jabberwocky - 25 Jul 11, 10:04

- 25 Jul 11, 10:04#267464

I think it will was to stop the "ready 1....2.....3.... Crash now, Crash now" calls to no2 drivers.

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Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267473

By LedFoot - 25 Jul 11, 11:17

- 25 Jul 11, 11:17#267473

Jabberwocky wrote:I think it will was to stop the "ready 1....2.....3.... Crash now, Crash now" calls to no2 drivers.

ha ha ha, good one

Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267510

By Bubbie - 25 Jul 11, 16:09

- 25 Jul 11, 16:09#267510

"Magic Paddle now"... "I say again, magic paddle NOW!!!".

I know it is overdone, but I love it so much I will bring out the magic paddle whenever I can.

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Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267522

By Bladesman - 25 Jul 11, 17:42

- 25 Jul 11, 17:42#267522

Yeah but all the teams do now is use code names for the things.

Making the radio public is rather entertaining I guess but Id not miss it if it went.

Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267526

By Drthjustice - 25 Jul 11, 17:53

- 25 Jul 11, 17:53#267526

Wouldn't it be nice if F1 took a hint from nascar and gave broadcasters access to the radio transmissions whenever the want? lol

Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267574

By darwin dali - 26 Jul 11, 00:15

- 26 Jul 11, 00:15#267574

Drthjustice wrote:Wouldn't it be nice if F1 took a hint from nascar and gave broadcasters access to the radio transmissions whenever the want? lol

Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.

Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267616

By bud - 26 Jul 11, 16:03

- 26 Jul 11, 16:03#267616

I thought they did this season?

Re: Quick question about Team's Radios.#267632

By myownalias - 26 Jul 11, 19:08

- 26 Jul 11, 19:08#267632

bud wrote:I thought they did this season?

The people behind the FOM feed can broadcast whatever radio messages they want; I think that Drthjustice is referring to the TV broadcasters themselves being able to pick and choose!

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