MOTOGP » The BBC and MotoGP...

The BBC has already give us an outline of the planed coverage
which is very much the same as at the mo
Q2 (125 & 250) & Q1 (motogp) on the Saturday on the red button & the web site
125 & 250 races on the red button & the web site Motogp race on BBC2
while this is better than nothing it is no replacement for what Eurosport offer
notably by the complete loss of the Friday sessions
I may be in the minority by recording all the qualie / free practice sessions to watch before the race
but once it is red button / web site only I will no longer be able to do that

My complaint over this whole fiasco isn't with the BBC but with DORNA
for giving exclusive coverage to a company who do not have the resources to provide the coverage that is presently available
in the short term this can only reduce UK viewing figures
As for the commentary team & style of the coverage anyone's opinion on that can only be a personal point of view
But my fears are the BBC coverage will continue as it is which is on a par with ITV's coverage of F1
Aimed at the lowest common denominator
& just to note I was ecstatic to learn that the BBC had got F1 back from ITV as their coverage & presenters leave a lot to be desired

Dorna you have stabbed the TV company that has helped you raise the profile of your product in the back
you have also alienated a large contingent of the fan base
& out of interest how do the major teams sponsors feel about the inevitable loss of air time?

F1 » Ecclestone and Mosley reach F1 truce?

"What Max put in the letter is correct – it's a little cranky that it takes 1,000 people to put two cars on the grid."

Not half as cranky as asking £11M plus disproportionally large year on year increases to hold an F1 parade (opps I meant to say race)

MOTOGP » F1 deal to prompt Silverstone switch?

So the end result is a great circuit like Donnington will get mutilated to fit in with F1
& the best motorsport in the world will have to put up with Silverstone
Donnington is a bike circuit that is good for tin top 4 wheelers & lower formula single seaters
Silverstone is a car circuit

& as for brands.....
Well IMHO it's a go kart track that is only conveniently placed for people in the London area & the south of England

F1 » Donington Park to host British GP from 2010.

Oh deep deep joy!
The end result of this is that one of if not the best Motorcycle circuits in the UK gets mutilated
Just to fulfil the poisoned dwarfs personal vendetta against Silverstone / BRDC

F1 » F1 returns to Donington as British GP moves.

Oh deep deep joy!
The end result of this is that one of if not the best Motorcycle circuits in the UK gets mutilated
Just to fulfil the poisoned dwarfs personal vendetta against Silverstone / BRDC

MOTOGP » Eurosport loses MotoGP.

gutted, thats all i can say!

F1 » Ecclestone-Mosley F1 war intensifies.

"It's obvious F1 is slowly self-imploding. I may start watching GP2. I hear actual racing happens in that series.
Posted by Matt "


They are even allowed to overtake as well!!!

The last couple of years have been really good
The downside in the UK is ITV4 now cover it & not Eurosport, Boo Hoo :-(

F1 » Indianapolis not giving up hope of F1 return.

"Discussions will continue. We believe a return of Formula 1 to our calendar, especially during our centennial era, the period between 2009-2011, would be appropriate – but it must be on terms reasonable to all the groups."

LMAO
Bernie has a somewhat different definition of the word reasonable to most sane individuals
So I wouldn't hold your breath

F1 » Ecclestone-Mosley F1 war intensifies.

The only reason I can see for this is that thanks to the stupidity of doing a deal for 100 years on the commercial right to F1
The FIA are attempting to raise funds elsewhere
A new series, upping the fees for a super licence, and on and on
Or is that just me being cynical?

F1 » Lauda questions McLaren penalties.

To use an old phrase from round this neck of the woods
The FIA are as bent as a nine bob note!
I don't usually subscribe to conspiracy theory's
But you can't help asking questions when
1, a driver that was allegedly blocked asks "Did someone block me?"
2, the Drive through why did the public only see the on board footage?
(even though I think that call was hard but fair)
3, why no black & orange flag for Kimi ?

I am not saying the FIA are bias to the red cars
Just they are inconsistent and or totally incompetent

F1 » Bernie: Me want to destroy Max? B****cks.

The meltdown has began. F1 fans around the world must "thank" Max & Bernie for turning the ultimate motorsports into a circus to fit their own personal agenda & to satisfy their own personal greed for power.
Posted by Powerline 2008 - Unregistered (4 hours ago)

The Meltdown began a long time ago, in fact around the time Max & Bernie got their grubby little hands on F1
We did get a few good years & then the mucking around with the rules started
Refuelling being reintroduced so races are won & lost in the pit lane
Changing the qualifying format more than once to suite the TV companies (allegedly)
Then there are tyres, first they have to last a whole race, then when they can change them they have to use both compounds
I still don't understand why or what that allegedly brings to the sport

Bernie is as responsible for the state of present day F1 as the FIA if not more

But there again to the likes of Max & Bernie it is no longer a sport
Just a cooperate hospitality business

F1 » F1 set for war over distribution of revenues.

"Sadly Phill,I suspect it is a lot more complex than what you propose! I doubt if Bernie and his legal staff will have left themselves open to such an easy defeat!I wish this was not the case
Posted by Norma Snockers - Unregistered (6 minutes ago) "

Unfortunately I have to agree
But a break from the FIA can only be a good thing & if Bernie was left with the rest of a 100 year contract effectively worth nothing would only make it better
We can live in hope

F1 » F1 set for war over distribution of revenues.

There is one easy answer to this
The Teams get together & start a breakaway series on their own
In one stroke it removes the inconsistent/incompetent/corrupt (delete as appropriate) FIA
& leaves Bernie & his big money chums with a contract for a lot of years with the FIA
& then the teams can sort their own deals out for governing body & commercial rights

F1 » Raikkonen to need new engine for British GP?

Having only watched the race last night due to it clashing with much more entertaining Motorsport from Donington
I have to question why Raikkonen wasn't given the black flag with the orange disc to have the flapping part of the exhaust removed in the race
Regardless of if the team told the FIA it would last the race, they were wrong!
& to me this just shows the general inconsistency with the decisions made by the FIA
As for the "Engine Joker" rule well it is just another of the stupid rules the FIA has come up with in recent years
The reintroduction of refuelling, the endless changes to qualifying
And why do they have to use both compound of tyres in the race?
F1 is a shadow

MOTOGP » MotoGP staying at Laguna Seca.

"Can't really say I agree Phill. It only happens one race a year, I don't think it will become a trend.

Glad Laguna has kept it's race. I was worried that with MotoGP going to Indy it would loose it. Nothing against ovals, but the Indy circuit is crap. Daytona is far better, to fast and dangerous for MotoGP no doubt.
Posted by FooAtari . (21 minutes ago) "
I think we will have to agree to differ on this then Foo
From my point of view it should be all 3 classes or non
And can you really call the Indy Circuit crap as it is allegedly an all new infield track
That hasn't been used before