He said he had a big lock up in the third sector and had to go down to 1st gear to collect the car.
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Yeah, Phil was pushing his front tires a little harder than Fred. I thought it was great and along with Japan last week it guaranteed his place on the team next year. Hulk's hopes dashed.
Originally posted by Hick View Post"Fernando, Felipe is faster than you... Do you understand?"
One can wish...
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Regarding Fox Sports/Speed situation: I'd love to see Velocity (HD channel on satellite, and maybe cable) get a hold of airing rights for the US. I believe they already air World Rally coverage currently; one would assume that it could be possibility since they presumably dealt with the FIA to get those WRC airing rights. We'll see. It's a damn shame though, I'll take Bob, Steve, and David's knowledge, accuracy, and sense of humor any day over the pink shirt guy, Coulthard, and Eddie Jordan's voice (and his face.)
Originally posted by Jon325i View PostPlease elaborate. I used to download torrents of Top Gear a while ago but haven't done any such thing for a few years. What are some reputable sites these days that carry F1 torrents? Or, is there a way to catch online broadcasting of the races? I found the Sky F1 page but I get the 'restricted access' message. I guess they don't want us Yanks viewing :roll eyes:
Edit: Wait a minute Jon, fuckin' a, didn't I send you an invite a long time ago for that racingfor.me site? I recommend it if we suddenly lose all television coverage next year.
Originally posted by Hick View Post"Fernando, Felipe is faster than you... Do you understand?"
One can wish...Last edited by TDE30; 10-14-2012, 08:31 PM.- Trey
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Originally posted by TDE30 View PostIt's a damn shame though, I'll take Bob, Steve, and David's knowledge, accuracy, and sense of humor any day over the pink shirt guy, Coulthard, and Eddie Jordan's voice (and his face.)
A big part of it though was having to buy all the extra cable packages to get Speed, so having a $175/month cable bill for Speed wasn't worth it anymore.Need parts now? Need them cheap? steve@blunttech.com
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Originally posted by Hick View Post
I wouldn't be shocked if Hobbs and/or Matchett end up on the broadcast.
My bet is the 4 NBC aired races will be dumbed down, just like the FOX ones are now. The rest will hopefully be ok.
One good thing - when NBCSN goes to commercial on Indy Car, they keep the race running in a smaller window. So, hopefully they do that with F1 as well.Current Cars2014 M235i2009 R56 Cooper S1998 M31997 M3
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Originally posted by Dave View PostMaybe, maybe not.
I wouldn't be shocked if Hobbs and/or Matchett end up on the broadcast.
My bet is the 4 NBC aired races will be dumbed down, just like the FOX ones are now. The rest will hopefully be ok.
One good thing - when NBCSN goes to commercial on Indy Car, they keep the race running in a smaller window. So, hopefully they do that with F1 as well.
I like the idea of the reduced picture on screen while commercial content is being run vs the traditional commercial break. I'm sure the 4 races on NBC will be dumbed-down to capture more audience but I hope the other races on NBC Sports Network offer more in-depth analysis and announcing more akin to what we've seen on Speed.
Here's another news article detailings the changes with F1 on NBC....
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^His engineer, Rocky, is constantly telling him to back off at the end of races when he has a comfortable lead because the team doesn't want him crashing or damaging the car because his ego just has to have the fastest lap of the race.Need parts now? Need them cheap? steve@blunttech.com
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Originally posted by R3Z3N View PostYou know how hard it is to back off when in that mindset though? Many have crashed trying to go slower.
I know it happens to me all the time in iRacing, and it utterly pisses me off.Need parts now? Need them cheap? steve@blunttech.com
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i'm not comparing them in terms of driving skill, but vettel's mindset of "i have to be the fastest no matter what the situation" was similar to senna's. i think it was monaco in 1988 where he had a lead of nearly one minute and he crashed near the end of the race because he couldn't bring himself to slow down.
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