F1 2012 Season Begins

F1 2012 UK BBC TELEVISION COVERAGE

Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne.
Saturday 17 March: Qualifying highlights: 1300-1415, BBC Two/BBC HD/online
Sunday 18 March: Grand Prix highlights: 1500-1700, BBC One/BBC HD/online
BBC Radio 5 live coverage details
 
Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang.
Saturday 24 March: Qualifying highlights: 1300-1415, BBC One/BBC HD/online
Sunday 25 March: Grand Prix highlights: 1445-1645, BBC One/BBC HD/online
BBC Radio 5 live coverage details

As the British F1 fans have known for some time, we have lost a lot of the live F1 coverage.
For whatever reasons, there is no-point crying over spilled-milk, we will just have to roll with it.
If you have BBC Red Button or HD / Online you will be able to see most of the F1 coverage, all be-it not always live.

BBC's LIVE F1 TV Grands Prix Coverage.

• 15 April: China
• 13 May: Spain
• 27 May: Monaco
• 24 June: Europe
• 8 July: Britain
• 2 September: Belgium
• 23 September: Singapore
• 14 October: Korea
• 4 November: Abu Dhabi
• 25 November: Brazil

Further information about the BBC F1 coverage will be added later.

I am going to try and stay ahead of the game throughout the F1 2012 season and bring you the main stories and facts about F1 to enhance your enjoyment of F1 in 2012.

Looking forward to some great racing...
AndyGold.

© AndyGold 2012

How to Watch F1 Online

To watch online, you will need the BBC Sport website, (the first link below), when you get to the site, if there is a current live broadcast it will say 'live' in the red box, top left of the picture!

ONLY ON SELECTED RACES - COVERED BY THE BBC.

As the British F1 fans have known for some time, we have lost a lot of the 2012 live F1 coverage.
For whatever reasons, there is no-point crying over spilled-milk, we will just have to roll with it.
If you have BBC Red Button or HD / Online you will be able to see most of the F1 2012 coverage, all be-it not always live.

BBC's LIVE F1 TV Grands Prix Coverage.

    * 15 April: China
    * 13 May: Spain
    * 27 May: Monaco
    * 24 June: Europe
    * 8 July: Britain
    * 2 September: Belgium
    * 23 September: Singapore
    * 14 October: Korea
    * 4 November: Abu Dhabi
    * 25 November: Brazil


Click on the big picture and then once that loads, click the big picture again! This is the PLAY link, during a live session.

BBC F1 2012 Coverage Reduced

Is Bernie thinking too-big for his boots? 

You cannot liken F1 to football, when it comes to audience numbers or following.

F1 is a smaller niche sport than football, as much as we love it, it has to be said that F1 is not every-ones cup-of-tea.  I think, (well, at least it sounds to me like), that Bernie Ecclestone thinks he should get the same type of deal from the BBC that football coverage gets.

He does not care about the F1 fans and he would rather that they turn-up track-side and pay the extortionate prices for tickets, food and amenities.

He probably has never had to think about if he could afford to pay his mortgage this month, or if other family members are as enamored with the thought of spending their summer holidays watching one F1 race, because dad wants to have an F1 experience at least once a year.

That's all most of us working-class F1 fans can afford Bernie!




The BBC should say, "Look Bernie, you are still a small niche sport, the BBC do loads to forward F1 through-out the whole world with their coverage and you need to recognise that, by giving the BBC unlimited access and any special deal that they need.

This sport is getting too expensive all round, not just for the teams, but the fans too!

What do you think F1 fans? 


Please take part in the Poll in the sidebar!

Are F1 Tickets too expensive?

I certainly will not be getting Sky just to watch F1 alone, because that is all I would need it for!
I / we do not watch much TV as it is, due to too many repeats and reality TV programs, that are, (lets face it), cheap palm-offs for real TV programs.

More from the BBC, on the F1 deal.




This is a Pole Position Post.

© AndyGold 2011