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[Ferrari man 009]

I wish the f1 could be on its own channel with practice , qualifying , the race , replays of old races testing etc. or at least go back to the BBC .what do you think.

p.s i have put a poll up and i hope i have put this in the right section.

[darwin dali]

I'm happy with SpeedTV.

[vegas]

My current F1 coverage consists of SPEED and online sources, which works geat during a race weekend. But I dont think SPEED has ever broadcast any testing or additional F1 events. Much unlike a certain other motorsport that gets unbelievable coverage. If there was a F1 channel I would subscribe.

[darwin dali]

We can always reach for the stars, sure...

[Denthúl]

I'm quite happy with it being on ITV. Because if they had their own channel, it'd be on Sky and, more than likely, part of the Sky Sports package. Therefore, I wouldn't be able to watch it.

[Ferrari man 009]

i think bernie and his money should put it on freeview aswell as sky and virgin etc.
he should give something back to the fans.

[Rob-F1]

BBC, hands down. No adverts, simple. Whilst the idea of F1 having its own channel is a pretty cool idea it would be like the previous F1 channel, F1 Digital +. A PPV service which showed every session from every weekend all season during the 2002 season. I ordered it once and it was not to bad but at a stupid price of £12 per weekend.

[Ferrari man 009]

thats the problem , why can't they put it on tv for free



p.s does anyone know a website where you can watch practice for free

[Denthúl]

Because Bernie is in charge of the money

You can get the practice and qualifying sessions from that site that Sam gave me a link to. But it may take time to download. Some people upload some practice sessions on Youtube, though.

[Jensonb]

Either BBC or its own channel. Don't mind which.

[welshie]

BBC all the way. Uninterupted races are the only way forward, plus it would be available too all rather than having to subscribe. For the record I wouldn't subscribe.

[McLaren Fan]

BBC. You would get to the see the races uninterrupted, making the race more enjoyable and provide longer pre-Grand Prix build-ups, and would be free. Eurosport and Sky would mean you have to pay for an inferior service: Eurosport's commentators are boring and their analysis non-existent, Sky's would not be a lot better, and you would face the annoyance of breaks.

Formula One could have its own channel, but only if showed some past Grands Prix and testing footage. Having a Grand Prix every other week would not be enough to justify a channel, for stuff would just get repeated constantly. If a channel were to be formed, I would still like to see Formula One on terrestrial television.

Overall, I am happy to see the race for free. If I want to watch it again I will have it taped, and anything the channel fails to cover, I could read up about online.

[Selcouth_Feline]

Either BBC or its own channel. Don't mind which.

If it were on it's own channel, I suspect you'd have to pay. I won't subscribe to TV channels therefore I'd like to see it on the BBC because it would be free and there would be no ads

[texasmr2]

Formula One could have its own channel, but only if showed some past Grands Prix and testing footage. Having a Grand Prix every other week would not be enough to justify a channel, for stuff would just get repeated constantly.

That would be better than having to endure Monster Truck's and demolition derby's here in the US on SPEED TV ! I agree though that they would have alot of extra airtime to fill but hey they could fill in with showing past GP's as you mentioned. It's basically a pipe dream though .

[JordanKnight]

I think that F1 should get it's own channel, only problem being is that it isn't exactly on 24 hours a day, so yeah, as you said, show some past races and maybe get a few Formula 1 documentaries, and i'd watch it .