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Baxteen said:
what I am saying is you are missing out on Technical breakdowns of the upgrades brought by the teams in great detail by Sam Collins.
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Like this https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdS3bvRB5IRr2Q2Y0Js4QybBLn_9a2tP0

Yes I like Sam, I also like Ted Kravitz and several other sources of technical information.
F1TV certainly doesn't hold the monopoly on technical coverage.

Any way, let's get back to the main event and all enjoy the weekend and its coverage in the style that suit us best.... ;)
 
cr@zydude said:
I agree that it can't be done in 5 days. @thestaggy claimed a street circuit has about 360 days per year where equipment can be used for something else.
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Usage. A street circuit is used for less than a week.

A permanent facility requires year-round upkeep and maintenance.
 
thestaggy said:
Usage. A street circuit is used for less than a week.

A permanent facility requires year-round upkeep and maintenance.
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A street circuit causes a disruption to the area's traffic for multiple months each year.

Cape Town street circuit is not rated for F1.
 
cr@zydude said:
A street circuit causes a disruption to the area's traffic for multiple months each year.

Cape Town street circuit is not rated for F1.
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It is FIA approved for Formula E so should not take much to be brought up to F1 standard, unless Las Vegas was granted an exception.
 
caroper said:
It is FIA approved for Formula E so should not take much to be brought up to F1 standard, unless Las Vegas was granted an exception.
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Have you seen the Mario Kart style track that they use for the London E Prix?

F1 needs better circuits than Formula E allows.
 
caroper said:
Well I have been following F1 since the 60's and watching since to 80's so the BBC coverage is now replaced by the SKY coverage and the 2000's style is actually quite new.

But each to their own. I don't give a damn for social media coverage etc of the new era of F1, so the British style and commentary still suits me just fine thanks.
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I love the way baxteen refers to British bias commentary and then makes a big deal about how he loves listening to Sam Collins, who is British.

No wonder he named himself after an Afrikaans brick…
 
Dave said:
I love the way baxteen refers to British bias commentary and then makes a big deal about how he loves listening to Sam Collins, who is British.

No wonder he named himself after an Afrikaans brick…
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I also prefer the F1TV commentary team, but I also understand wanting the usual team too.

At my age all I can say is "whatever floats your boat". The way you prefer watching it is the right way to watch it.

At the end of the day, as long as you watch the race comfortably and enjoyably, who cares?!
 
caroper said:
Well I have been following F1 since the 60's and watching since to 80's so the BBC coverage is now replaced by the SKY coverage and the 2000's style is actually quite new.

But each to their own. I don't give a damn for social media coverage etc of the new era of F1, so the British style and commentary still suits me just fine thanks.
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Same here, back then the only way to follow F1 was via the newspapers and seeing the race highlight reels at the local cinema a few weeks later.
 
Obieone said:
Same here, back then the only way to follow F1 was via the newspapers and seeing the race highlight reels at the local cinema a few weeks later.
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Ever since the retirement and subsequent Passing of Murray Walker it has been a matter of trying to find the least annoying commentator out there. My current favorite is Harry Benjamin, who has filled in for Crofty a few times.
The rest of the crew, on both F1TV and Sky are veterans of BBC and/or ITV and Sky has added a few ladies to the mix, so in reality F1 still has that British Bias as most of the team are British veterans. F1 TV have tried to approach the younger, mostly American market so are almost anti Brit in an effort to differentiate. But having only ever seen one session recorded from F1TV I am not in a position to form an opinion on their overall coverage.
 
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