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[7UpJordan]

haha i love this, nice one vegas. i've just been reading through all this heated argument about marlboro and ferrari and morals...and then just out of the blue it goes back to the original topic. salutations.

and i actually like that F1TV idea. I don't have Sky so I don't know, but is there not a channel like that already? say a motor-racing channel?

There used to be a special Pay-per-view channel for F1 called "F1 Digital" which was started back in 1998 I think, only lasted a few years though, never got to try it either. But now you can watch uninterrupted coverage AND practice sessions on Setanta Sports.

[deMuRe]

Setanta has F1?

Phwoar, I'm subscribing...

[7UpJordan]

Setanta has F1?

Phwoar, I'm subscribing...

Plus you get to see Barclay (Cigarettes) Premiership matches you don't get on Sky as well. You won't have to put up with James Allen either, don't know who does Setanta's F1 commentary though.

[Irv the Swerve]

Setanta has F1?

Phwoar, I'm subscribing...

Plus you get to see Barclay (Cigarettes) Premiership matches you don't get on Sky as well. You won't have to put up with James Allen either, don't know who does Setanta's F1 commentary though.

Former racing driver David Kennedy (well a few races anyway) and Former Jordan Tech Gary Anderson. When ITV are on a break I flick over to SS and tune in. I watched the "Hamilton Gearbox Glitch" live with them too.

[vegas]

I don't have Sky so I don't know, but is there not a channel like that already? say a motor-racing channel?

They dont show anything s*** good. They show reruns of pinks and nascar galore everything even shows about nascar fans and maybe once a month something else.

[GoodyTwoSchues]

Hello, I would love to see the race uninterrupted by ads...there's plenty on the pre-show and afterwards.
A complete press conference would be good too.
Revert back to the old points system.

[piledriver]

Nope - I'm just trying to figure out the logic and there is none. Either ban those substances together with a ban for advertising (but of course the major corporations who have an interest in them wouldn't let this happen) or it is a legal product and thus, the free market should allow trading it (which it does) and advertise it (which is allowed for some and for some it isn't). Frankly, I don't think that the government should have a say in what I consume be it alcohol, tobacco or any other drug I wish to consume.

I agree. Ban it all or you don't. Not inbetween. I believe no one is smoking less now it's not on the cars anymore.

[7UpJordan]

I watched the "Hamilton Gearbox Glitch" live with them too.

ITV going to an ad break when that happened is perhaps one of their biggest lows ever, along with going to ads in the dying laps of Imola 2005 and missing Schumacher's tyre bursting handing the championship to Hakkinen at Suzuka 1998.

[EwanM]

I'll add my suggestions in Red

What would you love to see the most return to F1? And what would you love to get rid of the most?

I'd bring back;

- Slicks (probable in 2009)
- Wider cars (probable in 2009)
- Turbochargers
- 3.5 or 3 Litre V12's and V10's (keep V8's as well)
- Cosworth
- Cosworth's DFV engine
- Drivers being allowed to wave their country's flag when they win a'la Senna many times and Damon Hill, Silverstone 1994
- Clutch and gearstick (keep Semi-Automatic transmissions as well)
- More teams and 26 car grids with pre-qualifying to eliminate the slowest cars from F1 fields that are more than 30 cars
- Ingenuity from car designers encouraging radical concepts like those from Colin Chapman, Gordon Murray, Ken Tyrrell and Harvey Postlethwaite etc.
- Flamboyant drivers (I hope Freddie Hunt's just like his father was)
- Murray Walker and James Hunt in the commentary box
- Drivers who are more like moving chicanes
- Legendary names like Lotus, Brabham and Tyrrell
- W12 engines (just to see someone try and revive Life, and watch it fail again )
- Tobacco sponsorship
- Mansell's Red 5 (Leo and Greg will probably bring it back)
- Old circuits like Estoril, Paul Ricard, Brands Hatch, Hermanos Rodriguez, old Hockenheim, Rio
- Drivers having water pistol fights in press conferences (Hakkinen and Irvine at Montreal 1999) Hakkinen and his unicycle!- Alex Wurz telling Nick Heidfeld to shave his beard
- Spectators being allowed into the pitlane (my dad's got tonnes of pictures from the pitlane at Brands Hatch 1982 and Silverstone 1988)
- The old FIA intro from the 80's - 1999 that plays at the 5 minute signal (current one's alright, but this one's legendary) The return of the 90's F1 graphics too?
- Dangerously fast corners like old Tamburello, but with larger run-off areas and tyre barriers
- The old car numbering system (Ferrari number 27 etc)
- Larger french involvement (more French drivers and the French government backed Ligier team)
- Some races having crap picture quality (like Mexico used to, but why would I want to do that...?)
- Ferrari's blood red livery
- At Spa, Reconfigure the Bus Stop to it's original best, the same with La Source
- Tony Jardine and Jim Rosenthal
- Paul Stoddart, to become the FIA President
- Adelaide
- Jordan F1
- Minardi
- Comedy Drivers... eg. Riccardo Rosset
- The Tyre War?
- Goodyear?
- More Manufacturers backing customer teams? Audi would be great!


What I'd get rid of;

- Mad Max
- Grooved tyres
- Emphasis on aerodynamic grip (especially all those annoying fins, flaps etc) Don't forget those annoying chimneys.
- Toyota's boring livery
- Ad breaks during ITV's coverage
- James Allen
- The 10 year engine development freeze
- Some of the OTT costs
- Engine restrictions
- Politics (put them in Brundle's Barrell)
- Boring tracks like Catalunya (especially Catalunya)
- Drivers who act like spoilt children and kick a fuss when they get a scratch on their cars
- Hungaroring?
- Honda Earth Car... please, please, please.


What would you like to bring back/get rid of?

[EwanM]

haha i love this, nice one vegas. i've just been reading through all this heated argument about marlboro and ferrari and morals...and then just out of the blue it goes back to the original topic. salutations.

and i actually like that F1TV idea. I don't have Sky so I don't know, but is there not a channel like that already? say a motor-racing channel?

There used to be a special Pay-per-view channel for F1 called "F1 Digital" which was started back in 1998 I think, only lasted a few years though, never got to try it either. But now you can watch uninterrupted coverage AND practice sessions on Setanta Sports.

As much as it is is uninterrupted, the coverage isn't great. It's on the Setanta Ireland channel, and there isn't any studio etc, much like SPEED, but it just seems to lack something...

[Martin]

Ok I'll start if off "let's just say we agree to disagree" . bud please accept my apology for some of the thing's I said to you, in hindsight I think I got out of line . I still stand by my thought's on the subject though but I will be more mature with my comment's in the future.

Nice one Tex, we all see these silly posts. Happy Christmas.

[Flyer23]

I would like to see Bernie and Max out of F1.....Nothing else.

[texasmr2]

Ok I'll start if off "let's just say we agree to disagree" . bud please accept my apology for some of the thing's I said to you, in hindsight I think I got out of line . I still stand by my thought's on the subject though but I will be more mature with my comment's in the future.

Nice one Tex, we all see these silly posts. Happy Christmas.

Thank's but may I ask if you mean MY post are silly or the other one's, I'm alittle confused as I was being very sincere to bud, but yes I get alittle silly when it's past my nappy time .

[Clarkey3262]

What would you love to see the most return to F1? And what would you love to get rid of the most?

I'd bring back;

- Slicks (probable in 2009)
- Wider cars (probable in 2009)
- Turbochargers
- 3.5 or 3 Litre V12's and V10's (keep V8's as well)
- Cosworth
- Cosworth's DFV engine
- Drivers being allowed to wave their country's flag when they win a'la Senna many times and Damon Hill, Silverstone 1994
- Clutch and gearstick (keep Semi-Automatic transmissions as well)
- ]More teams and 26 car grids with pre-qualifying to eliminate the slowest cars from F1 fields that are more than 30 cars
- Ingenuity from car designers encouraging radical concepts like those from Colin Chapman, Gordon Murray, Ken Tyrrell and Harvey Postlethwaite etc.
- Flamboyant drivers (I hope Freddie Hunt's just like his father was)
- Murray Walker and James Hunt in the commentary box
- Drivers who are more like moving chicanes
- Legendary names like Lotus, Brabham and Tyrrell
- W12 engines (just to see someone try and revive Life, and watch it fail again )
- Tobacco sponsorship
- Mansell's Red 5 (Leo and Greg will probably bring it back)
- Old circuits like Estoril, Paul Ricard, Brands Hatch, Hermanos Rodriguez, old Hockenheim
- Drivers having water pistol fights in press conferences (Hakkinen and Irvine at Montreal 1999)
- Alex Wurz telling Nick Heidfeld to shave his beard
- Spectators being allowed into the pitlane (my dad's got tonnes of pictures from the pitlane at Brands Hatch 1982 and Silverstone 1988)
- The old FIA intro from the 80's - 1999 that plays at the 5 minute signal (current one's alright, but this one's legendary)
- Dangerously fast corners like old Tamburello, but with larger run-off areas and tyre barriers
- The old car numbering system (Ferrari number 27 etc)
- Larger french involvement (more French drivers and the French government backed Ligier team)
- Some races having crap picture quality (like Mexico used to, but why would I want to do that...?)
- Ferrari's blood red livery

What I'd get rid of;

- Mad Max
- Grooved tyres
- Emphasis on aerodynamic grip (especially all those annoying fins, flaps etc)
- Toyota's boring liveryI like it for some reason
- Ad breaks during ITV's coverage
- James Allen
- The 10 year engine development freeze
- Some of the OTT costs
- Engine restrictions
- Politics (put them in Brundle's Barrell)
- Boring tracks like Catalunya (especially Catalunya)
- Drivers who act like spoilt children and kick a fuss when they get a scratch on their cars

What would you like to bring back/get rid of?

Everything in red I don't, personally, agree with, the one in blue if possible but I don't think Murray wants to do it any more

Setanta has F1?

Phwoar, I'm subscribing...

Plus you get to see Barclay (Cigarettes) Premiership matches you don't get on Sky as well. You won't have to put up with James Allen either, don't know who does Setanta's F1 commentary though.

Just a quick point, that is Barclays Bank Not cigarettes but anyway

[7UpJordan]

Just a quick point, that is Barclays Bank Not cigarettes but anyway

It is Barclays Bank, but I call it the Barclay Cigarettes Premiership just for the fun of it.