Sport The Formula 1 Thread

[Rocafella]

Shaping up to be a great race tomorrow. Will be great to see Hamilton have a go at Vettel.

[roskelld]

Man I'm pumped for tomorrow now. This season is really coming into form. So many drivers battling it out with genuine pace.

Wow at Webber saying that 1:19 is in a different zone to him.

[myoozikk]

HELLO PHANTOM RED BULL NEGGER! How are you?

[Pete]

Who thinks Brundle will go maverick tomorrow on the grid and ask why Bernie wants to ruin F1 for millions of UK fans?

I would lol.

[Velse]

Who thinks Brundle will go maverick tomorrow on the grid and ask why Bernie wants to ruin F1 for millions of UK fans?

I would lol.

It isn't out of the question. Brundle is a very rich man, he could walk away from his job at the BBC very easily. Mind you I doubt he'd want to cause his lad issues.

[gospvg]

Lol Alonso's new team buddy's the Mclarens

[SnoopZakaDaVe]

first i heard of this sky business, what a piss take. fuck off sky

as for the race tomorrow, looking forward to it! great qualifying session, thought hamilton had it in the bag though

[roskelld]

My all time favourite grid walk moment was Brundle slagging off Bernies pay-per-view F1 channel.

I wonder if it's on YouTube.

[Velse]

My all time favourite grid walk moment was Brundle slagging off Bernies pay-per-view F1 channel.

I wonder if it's on YouTube.

Not better than this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MlsMVzrp2o

[gospvg]

Ok, I'm now off to my chores. Hoping for a Mclaren win tomorrow.

Chao'

[Shimmyhill]

Sly little dig there from Jake!

[myoozikk]

Haha nice sign off from Jake.

[Pete]

Sly little dig there from Jake!

What'd he say?

[Velse]

It's ok guys, there's always the swimming world championships and ladies golf to watch.

[roskelld]

Although there was no specific mention of the deal, there was certainly a strong undertone in the context of what Jake talked about. It was nicely subtle, but the feeling was clear.

I couldn't find the Brundle Bernie conflict, but I did find this nice Monaco mix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIulESBfbp4&sns=em

[The Bag]

Although there was no specific mention of the deal, there was certainly a strong undertone in the context of what Jake talked about. It was nicely subtle, but the feeling was clear.

I thought the choice of music over the clips at the end was also a reference to the BBC Sky deal too.

[morcs]

Na I think it was just beccause qualifying was open right to the end (it aint over till it's over)

[JohnC]

Amazing how much people can read into the kind of stuff they say all the time in a slightly different situation. The "...on the BBC" comment is something they say all the time.

[kiroquai]

Bit of an issue for Hamilton (and Massa + Webber) is that the side of the grid they're starting from is always terrible to start from. Can imagine the order at the end of lap one being Vettel - Button - Alonso.

[SeanR]

to be fair I'm surprised that they let Brundle into Hungary this year...

ps. what did DC say to Vettel and Webber last week?

also:

THAT'S why sky got the deal.

[davius]

I was thinking this earlier on, next season when the BBC are showing a live race alongside Sky, who will have the priority spot on the gridwalks. Talking to the drivers and teams. Surely the BBC will have the rights over sky up until the end of the original BBC contract. Or maybe the contract has been completely rewritten down to brass tacks.

I enjoyed this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkLZBxHWRXA

[dayte]

Maybe we can have Martin AND Tanya together (at last)

[SeanR]

Maybe we can have Martin AND Tanya together (at last)

It would be bad.

Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.

Total protonic reversal.

[Dandy_Sephy]

I enjoyed this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkLZBxHWRXA

Awesome. That sort of action tomorrow please, make Vetell work for it

[Dudley]

I was thinking this earlier on, next season when the BBC are showing a live race alongside Sky, who will have the priority spot on the gridwalks. Talking to the drivers and teams. Surely the BBC will have the rights over sky up until the end of the original BBC contract. Or maybe the contract has been completely rewritten down to brass tacks.

Almost certainly Sky because I doubt the BBC will send anyone to the actual circuit. They'll be taking sky's commentating feed and there's little point sending anyone there when you can do the whole thing in London for 30p.

Certainly for their highlights only races but it seems unlikely they'd find it worth it even for the live races.

[davius]

Almost certainly Sky because I doubt the BBC will send anyone to the actual circuit. They'll be taking sky's commentating feed and there's little point sending anyone there when you can do the whole thing in London for 30p.

Certainly for their highlights only races but it seems unlikely they'd find it worth it even for the live races.

Yeah, can't really see it any other way. Shame, Brundell's grid walks have been truly epic.

[marsh]

Thing is, once upon a time, that's exactly how they did it. Just Murray and James at the circuit in a broom cupboard giving the commentary.

I could live with that, for as long as I've got a hole in my arse I'll never go down the sky route.

[Dudley]

Thing is, once upon a time, that's exactly how they did it. Just Murray and James at the circuit in a broom cupboard giving the commentary.

I could live with that, for as long as I've got a hole in my arse I'll never go down the sky route.

mmm.. it's a shame F1 has been ripped from the masses the very year that someone finally, definitively nails how to do it.

The length of the contract is interesting actually, it covers to the end of this Concorde agreement. I imagine the teams will seek to nail down the Free to air thing in the next one but it's too late, more amusingly since said agreement would probably be 5 years the Sky one will actually go one year past the end of it, allowing no doubt them to grandfather in an extension.

[MrPogo]

If I was Sky I'd try to take on as many of the BBC team as possible, then if I was the BBC I'd be wanting the use the Sky commentary feed for the race (but presumably would have to do something else with the pre/post race analysis, as Sky would be leaving big gaps for adverts all the time).

[Dudley]

I imagine post race they'll do a 5 minute chat with $CheapExpert in London and then go to Songs of Praise.

Sky should absolutely just hire the BBC team wholesale, although I doubt they'll get Jake who'll have an eye on that juicy Olympics gig and it's entirely possible (although I hope not) that Brundle will just tell them to get fucked.