F1 on TV (Sky/Virgin)

[Will66]

It will be interesting to see how Sky do F1, their football is good so fingers crossed.  The BBC always had the advantage for F1 because they don\'t have commercials.  I hope sky limit the commercials within a race to the absolute bare minimum.

[jetpilot]

It will be interesting to see how Sky do F1, their football is good so fingers crossed.  The BBC always had the advantage for F1 because they don\'t have commercials.  I hope sky limit the commercials within a race to the absolute bare minimum.

I wouldnt hold your breath, the golf is littered with adds, in fact, thats the only downside to sky!

[Brett]

Just seen an article in sky\'s website that indicates there wil be NO adverts during the races...

Also looks like Sky will only sell the complete package to Virgin, hence why its £22.50 to get all the sports channels... but even then Sky still won;t allow transmission of F1 in HD outside of Sky... so £22.50 would get me channels I won\'t watch, and the program I want to watch is only available in SD.

[Ricco_04]

I only have the basic virgin tv package so would need to pay, say 25 per month to get to the same as yours, then another 22.50 to get the sports channels to get f1. So that\'s 570 a year EXTRA to watch the 10 races that arn\'t on the bbc! I don\'t think any sport is worth 57 quid to watch one event!!

[AMH]

I don\'t think any sport is worth 57 quid to watch one event!!

That\'s the point - Sky don\'t want you to pay extra (and still not get it in HD) they want you to cancel your Virgin and change to Sky.

Looks very good so far - and all the extra stuff like the iPad extras should make it a better viewing experience.

[Brett]

Stop teasing those of us tied in for another year :p

[AMH]

Stop teasing those of us tied in for another year :p

I might let you round to watch - for a charge!

[Ricco_04]

That\'s the point - Sky don\'t want you to pay extra (and still not get it in HD) they want you to cancel your Virgin and change to Sky.

Looks very good so far - and all the extra stuff like the iPad extras should make it a better viewing experience.

Yeah thats true.  A mate of mine has the sky F1 channel and to be fair he says its been bloody good so far

I was going to get rid of the Virgin service as I only use broadband and freeview channels.

The beeb will have a 2hour highlight program so doesnt sound too bad (how muuch of that will be talk and not racing who knows.

[Brett]

I just broke down and paid the money.

Willpower :spank

[Grant Monkhouse]

Pah, sky can have f1. BBC need to get moto to back on, along with British super bikes and world superbikes. And also get WRC on. They are more interesting and enjoyable to watch than f1 where the actuall racing is done on a laptop and in the pita lane at tyre changeovers...... Boring.

The last few years of F1 I have watched the first 10 laps then the last 5 laps and the majority of the time it starts the same way it finishes. They need to
Bring back unlimited boost turbos and bring in mental aerodynamics, flat out around every corner in 7th fear would be amazing to watch

[Ricco_04]

I just broke down and paid the money.

Willpower :spank

You crumbled!  :Nono!

(so how much is it per month to have what you need for the channel? )

[gsb876]

already have it as per sky sports :-)

[Brett]

£22.50 :o

Having just seen the epic qualifying though... I\'m glad I did.  (Still feeling ripped off though)

[Grant Monkhouse]

not missing F1 at all. gives me more time for reading "stuff" on the web