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**chuecaloversvvp** · 03-12-2010, 06:38 PM

It just struck me, having seen clips of the opening race of the 1978 season the other day commentated on by Harry Carpenter from the BBC's London studio, how lucky we are with F1 coverage today. That was it 32yrs ago.

At the moment I'm being kept up to date by the Autosport live coverage of FP2, have streaming live video from the BBC, and have tweets galore from journalists, teams, presenters and commentators direct from Bahrain coming through as we speak.

How things change

**tinetttstation** · 03-12-2010, 06:56 PM

Do you not find in a way that sometimes it can detract from it all though? I mean I like the coverage of this McLaren wing thing because back in the day you'd probably only find out about how this sort of thing worked months later. Now someone with the knowledge can tell you how it works within minutes.

**tinetttstation** · 03-12-2010, 07:11 PM

Oh and also the other problem is that back in the day you generally had to know your stuff to be in a magazine or on TV and whilst that's still true, and Arrows, Ioan or Henners can start up a blog and whether or not the stuff they say is logical or factual has little bearing on whether people get to read it or not.

I do agree with you, the coverage today does have a lot of good points to it

**opergolon** · 03-12-2010, 07:15 PM

The depth of coverage has improved immensely since the BBC took over too.
Back the day, I had to buy Autosport or F1 News to get background info on Formula 1. But you don't need to do that now we have the internet.

**BostonDoctorTTT** · 03-12-2010, 07:15 PM

Having loads of info is nice of course, but I'm dying to see and hear the cars in live action again! Live TV coverage hasn't improved much in recent decades. Actually it was more available around here in the 90s. I guess it's too expensive to show all the practice sessions nowadays. Even RTL will only start showing stuff tomorrow.

**Xavier_Spinner_Wheels** · 03-12-2010, 07:55 PM

I've been watching live pictures, listening to excellent commentary with input from almost the whole BBC team and augmented by information direct from the teams, watching live timing and my sidebar automatically updates Tweets from about 40 people actually at the track.

Honestly I don't get information overload whatsoever, I'm only uspset that I don't have enough space on my monitor for the McLaren live service. A second PC / monitor will appear in time for tomorrow's sessions!

Oh, and another telly for the onboards on Sunday!

**tinetttstation** · 03-12-2010, 07:59 PM

I've been watching live pictures, listening to excellent commentary with input from almost the whole BBC team and augmented by information direct from the teams, watching live timing and my sidebar automatically updates Tweets from about 40 people actually at the track.

Honestly I don't get information overload whatsoever, I'm only uspset that I don't have enough space on my monitor for the McLaren live service. A second PC / monitor will appear in time for tomorrow's sessions!

Oh, and another telly for the onboards on Sunday!

That's what I can immersive coverage

If I wanted to be naughty I'd have put the F1 up on the two 40 inch Samsung LCD's we have here at the place I'm temping at and perhaps wheel over another one as well but that would be silly

**Evoncalabbalo** · 03-12-2010, 07:59 PM

I do wonder whether F1 fans realise how lucky they are with the amount of coverage the sport gets. Mainstream TV, Radio, Newspapers, magazines, blogs, podcasts, etc
Most of the other Motorsport series would kill to get 10% of that coverage.

**Xavier_Spinner_Wheels** · 03-12-2010, 08:05 PM

Here's my timing / Twitter monitor. Excuse the crappy cameraphone piccy quality:

**Xavier_Spinner_Wheels** · 03-12-2010, 08:07 PM

If I wanted to be naughty I'd have put the F1 up on the two 40 inch Samsung LCD's we have here at the place I'm temping at and perhaps wheel over another one as well but that would be silly

Do it!

I've almost persuaded Susy that we need a bigger TV in the guest bedroom. Naturally it'd be convenient for us to bring it downstairs and use it for a mosaic of data during GP weekends, but that's mere coincidence

Have Richer Sounds got a sale on?

**Xavier_Spinner_Wheels** · 03-12-2010, 08:12 PM

Turns out Susy takes a better photo than me!

I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread?

**tinetttstation** · 03-12-2010, 08:14 PM

Do it!

I've almost persuaded Susy that we need a bigger TV in the guest bedroom. Naturally it'd be convenient for us to bring it downstairs and use it for a mosaic of data during GP weekends, but that's mere coincidence

Have Richer Sounds got a sale on?

Nah. If I was in charge I would so do it.

They're going to set up a panel of 4 of these 40" screens up.
1 to show the email inbox plus a dashboard showing call volumes and calls which have escalated statuses
1 to show the statuses of various nodes of the network
1 just for a live BBC/Sky 24 hour live news feed
and I can't remember what the other one will be for.

But imagine have 4 40" screens to work with!

**tinetttstation** · 03-12-2010, 08:15 PM

Turns out Susy takes a better photo than me!

I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread?

Nice. We tend to watch in bed so I will take a photo of our bedroom

**chuecaloversvvp** · 03-12-2010, 08:19 PM

I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread?

You carry on

**Xavier_Spinner_Wheels** · 03-12-2010, 08:27 PM

Nice. We tend to watch in bed so I will take a photo of our bedroom

You be careful not to capture any reflections from the screen...

**viiagrag** · 03-12-2010, 08:28 PM

Lack of information was a problem years ago.
Nowadays the problem for hardcore fans is the huge amount of information.
10 years ago was a nice balance IMO.

**tinetttstation** · 03-12-2010, 08:31 PM

You be careful not to capture any reflections from the screen...

It's a non-reflective matte finish screen. Though I guess the casing is shiny

**Knqzjbmf** · 03-12-2010, 08:54 PM

I wouldn't mind actual coverage or real news, but the company that broadcasts F1 and WRC here has gone from irritating to laughable, especially in their internet news section, the Ilta-mtv3.
Todays top sofar is http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutise...010/03/1077339
Schumi looks at Ferrari pit

Mercedes driver M Schumaher takes a good long look at his ex team's paddock before todays free practice Another gem was
Häkkinen surprises Dennis And of course this one: http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutise...010/03/1077182
Hamilton destroys his tyres quickly
Lewis Hamiltons McLaren ate up it's rear tyres very quickly in the second free practice
Hamilton complained to his team on the radio that his rear tyres are shot And that's the whole bleeding story, on the main bloody headlines of F1-section.

**Vapepreab** · 03-12-2010, 09:30 PM

Turns out Susy takes a better photo than me!

I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread?

Please tell me the feet and the large red bulge just above are not related

**tinetttstation** · 03-12-2010, 09:32 PM

Please tell me the feet and the large red bulge just above are not related

Looks like a couch to me

Ah crap I've said that..... now Dave's going to come back and say that's him

03-12-2010, 06:38 PM	#1
chuecaloversvvp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 378 Senior Member	How lucky we are It just struck me, having seen clips of the opening race of the 1978 season the other day commentated on by Harry Carpenter from the BBC's London studio, how lucky we are with F1 coverage today. That was it 32yrs ago. At the moment I'm being kept up to date by the Autosport live coverage of FP2, have streaming live video from the BBC, and have tweets galore from journalists, teams, presenters and commentators direct from Bahrain coming through as we speak. How things change Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 06:56 PM	#2
tinetttstation Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Do you not find in a way that sometimes it can detract from it all though? I mean I like the coverage of this McLaren wing thing because back in the day you'd probably only find out about how this sort of thing worked months later. Now someone with the knowledge can tell you how it works within minutes. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 07:11 PM	#3
tinetttstation Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Oh and also the other problem is that back in the day you generally had to know your stuff to be in a magazine or on TV and whilst that's still true, and Arrows, Ioan or Henners can start up a blog and whether or not the stuff they say is logical or factual has little bearing on whether people get to read it or not. I do agree with you, the coverage today does have a lot of good points to it Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 07:15 PM	#4
opergolon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	The depth of coverage has improved immensely since the BBC took over too. Back the day, I had to buy Autosport or F1 News to get background info on Formula 1. But you don't need to do that now we have the internet. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 07:15 PM	#5
BostonDoctorTTT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	Having loads of info is nice of course, but I'm dying to see and hear the cars in live action again! Live TV coverage hasn't improved much in recent decades. Actually it was more available around here in the 90s. I guess it's too expensive to show all the practice sessions nowadays. Even RTL will only start showing stuff tomorrow. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 07:55 PM	#6
Xavier_Spinner_Wheels Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 656 Senior Member	I've been watching live pictures, listening to excellent commentary with input from almost the whole BBC team and augmented by information direct from the teams, watching live timing and my sidebar automatically updates Tweets from about 40 people actually at the track. Honestly I don't get information overload whatsoever, I'm only uspset that I don't have enough space on my monitor for the McLaren live service. A second PC / monitor will appear in time for tomorrow's sessions! Oh, and another telly for the onboards on Sunday! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 07:59 PM	#7
tinetttstation Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	I've been watching live pictures, listening to excellent commentary with input from almost the whole BBC team and augmented by information direct from the teams, watching live timing and my sidebar automatically updates Tweets from about 40 people actually at the track. Honestly I don't get information overload whatsoever, I'm only uspset that I don't have enough space on my monitor for the McLaren live service. A second PC / monitor will appear in time for tomorrow's sessions! Oh, and another telly for the onboards on Sunday! That's what I can immersive coverage If I wanted to be naughty I'd have put the F1 up on the two 40 inch Samsung LCD's we have here at the place I'm temping at and perhaps wheel over another one as well but that would be silly Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 07:59 PM	#8
Evoncalabbalo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	I do wonder whether F1 fans realise how lucky they are with the amount of coverage the sport gets. Mainstream TV, Radio, Newspapers, magazines, blogs, podcasts, etc Most of the other Motorsport series would kill to get 10% of that coverage. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:05 PM	#9
Xavier_Spinner_Wheels Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 656 Senior Member	Here's my timing / Twitter monitor. Excuse the crappy cameraphone piccy quality: Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:07 PM	#10
Xavier_Spinner_Wheels Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 656 Senior Member	If I wanted to be naughty I'd have put the F1 up on the two 40 inch Samsung LCD's we have here at the place I'm temping at and perhaps wheel over another one as well but that would be silly Do it! I've almost persuaded Susy that we need a bigger TV in the guest bedroom. Naturally it'd be convenient for us to bring it downstairs and use it for a mosaic of data during GP weekends, but that's mere coincidence Have Richer Sounds got a sale on? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:12 PM	#11
Xavier_Spinner_Wheels Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 656 Senior Member	Turns out Susy takes a better photo than me! I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:14 PM	#12
tinetttstation Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Do it! I've almost persuaded Susy that we need a bigger TV in the guest bedroom. Naturally it'd be convenient for us to bring it downstairs and use it for a mosaic of data during GP weekends, but that's mere coincidence Have Richer Sounds got a sale on? Nah. If I was in charge I would so do it. They're going to set up a panel of 4 of these 40" screens up. 1 to show the email inbox plus a dashboard showing call volumes and calls which have escalated statuses 1 to show the statuses of various nodes of the network 1 just for a live BBC/Sky 24 hour live news feed and I can't remember what the other one will be for. But imagine have 4 40" screens to work with! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:15 PM	#13
tinetttstation Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Turns out Susy takes a better photo than me! I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread? Nice. We tend to watch in bed so I will take a photo of our bedroom Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:19 PM	#14
chuecaloversvvp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 378 Senior Member	I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread? You carry on Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:27 PM	#15
Xavier_Spinner_Wheels Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 656 Senior Member	Nice. We tend to watch in bed so I will take a photo of our bedroom You be careful not to capture any reflections from the screen... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:28 PM	#16
viiagrag Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 401 Senior Member	Lack of information was a problem years ago. Nowadays the problem for hardcore fans is the huge amount of information. 10 years ago was a nice balance IMO. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:31 PM	#17
tinetttstation Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	You be careful not to capture any reflections from the screen... It's a non-reflective matte finish screen. Though I guess the casing is shiny Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 08:54 PM	#18
Knqzjbmf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 316 Senior Member	I wouldn't mind actual coverage or real news, but the company that broadcasts F1 and WRC here has gone from irritating to laughable, especially in their internet news section, the Ilta-mtv3. Todays top sofar is http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutise...010/03/1077339 Schumi looks at Ferrari pit Mercedes driver M Schumaher takes a good long look at his ex team's paddock before todays free practice Another gem was Häkkinen surprises Dennis And of course this one: http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/f1/uutise...010/03/1077182 Hamilton destroys his tyres quickly Lewis Hamiltons McLaren ate up it's rear tyres very quickly in the second free practice Hamilton complained to his team on the radio that his rear tyres are shot And that's the whole bleeding story, on the main bloody headlines of F1-section. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 09:30 PM	#19
Vapepreab Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 549 Senior Member	Turns out Susy takes a better photo than me! I want to see photos of how everybody watches the race! Arrows, can we slightly hijack your thread? Please tell me the feet and the large red bulge just above are not related Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-12-2010, 09:32 PM	#20
tinetttstation Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Please tell me the feet and the large red bulge just above are not related Looks like a couch to me Ah crap I've said that..... now Dave's going to come back and say that's him Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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