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I fear that if Apple wins, they will sunset F1.tv and Skysports, thus putting F1 exclusively behind the Apple paywall. I really don't want another subscription. Beagle lives matter. ______ (\ / @\_____ / ( ) /O / ( )______/ ///_____/ | |||
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That wouldn't bother me as T-Mobile pays for my Apple tv. It would be one less subscription for me. | |||
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Ugh, really hope they don't mess with F1TV The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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A disappointing development. I know zero specifics, how does F1 think this would extend their reach? Seems like it would serve Apple a lot better than F1. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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The opposite of Andretti F1  Instead of F1 adding more to Andretti than Andretti adds to F1. Hoping they keep their hands off F1TV. Is AppleTV available 'everywhere' internationally? Would be curious if more international reach keeps F1TV going. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
F1-TV is $85 a year. Apple TV is $120 a year. I'm not so worried about the $35 extra but would like to have the British based commentary. We'll have to see how this develops. My guess is they will try to make it where you have to use Apple, at least in countries like the US. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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| I swear I had something for this |
That F1TV price is without 4K or all the optional live cameras during the race. Add that in and we're back to $120 a year. | |||
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When I saw this I read it as US rights only for now. But, of course, in the continuing efforts of Apple to take over the world I'm sure they would love to expand that into other countries. As a shareholder I support this. As a fan, unsure. If it's $150MM for just US rights, once they get real traction and are paying for other streams that could be, in words of Dry Eye in The Gentlemen, a LOT of money for F1. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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Yeah... I was watching F1 before the Netflix series, before the movie or any of the third party productions. If it becomes an AppleTV exclusive, I have no plans to subscribe to watch anything. Maybe they will look at the dismal ratings that other sports have when they cut to streaming only services? Na! Seems like just any big ol' wad of cash will do. | |||
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/...e-a-sniper/10742971/
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
Rain, possibly lots, predicted tomorrow for the Spa race. Beautiful place with incredible history. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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| I swear I had something for this |
Welcome back to 2022. F3 was able to race, F2 was able to race, but F1 can't. | |||
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| I swear I had something for this |
Hopefully 2026 fixes this because Spa is too good of a track to just have a parade. After the track dried out a little and everyone got on dry tires, the only person doing anything was Hamilton driving himself into the points. | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
Hamilton did make some great moves but his big gain was pitting a lap earlier than everyone in front of him. Many of the people who might have done better took themselves out by adding downforce for the rain. Without running until intermediates were almost too hard, it took the usual early lap chaos out of the equation. Pirelli's idea about making the tire compounds more different needs a bit more testing. I like the idea but it was too conservative to make a difference. Lando's slow pit stop and then a couple of mistakes made the race for first a non-event. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici |
Agree a 1 on a 10 scale race. _________________________ NRA Endowment Member _________________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis | |||
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As a whole, not great. The early wet laps & initial transition to slicks wasn't bad. Really a bummer, Spa is in my top 3 or so of F1 circuits. Really don't see the point of the Full Wet tire, if they just red flag the race when it would be used. Why waste the $ on them if they just sit in the garage & never get any use. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| thin skin can't win |
Nico Rosberg is a little smarmy-prick-ish to me, but wow, him lighting up Jos on the grid!  You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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| I swear I had something for this |
I don't understand why the FIA doesn't limit the amount of downforce on F1 cars like it does for Hypercars. You have X kg of downforce you can use and no more. Figure out where you want to put it. | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
As much as I like Spa, it may be time to put a little more challenge into Eau Rouge so it's an actual corner. Not a chicane, they're a terrible idea, but a real corner or two so it's not just an easy flat out kink. That one corner seems to be what they are most scared of when it rains, due to recent history. I agree with the rain tire issue too. Maybe make the intermediate softer so it can't last so long on a drying track and just skip the full wet if they won't race in those conditions. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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