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[KWSN - DSM]

Interesting to see how many watch the old fashioned way / do not watch at all - Which is basically how I 'watched' F1 the first 10 - 11 years of being a fan - a snip less than a minute at the end of Sunday Sport "Today John Watson won the Austrian Grand Prix", followed by John Watson crossing the line, reading the top 5 in the newspaper next day, and then eagerly await the next race... We did get somewhere between 1 and 3 races in a season, which a failing memory wants to make Monaco, Italy and sometimes one more.

 

The Free To Air some demand has not really been the case for many, many, many years. There is always a cost in UK you pay something for BBC, in Denmark we paid (well parents did) the annual license fee, we did not get a second Danish TV Station until October 1988... From sometime early 80ies my brother and I started sourcing more reading materials - Auto Motor und Sport, Motorsport, Grandprix a sliver of smaller Danish, Swedish and German magazines, Road and Track and bought a subscription for Autosport, the 'bible' of our following the sport.

 

Looking back, I do not think I had the option of following a full season on TV until 1997 meaning making it to 34 before I actually had Free to Air - Which still entailed a cable package costing some thousands of Danish Kroner each year. As I posted further up, I follow on ESPN2 which is the Sky broadcast served up with Zero commercials which is for all intents and purposes unheard of in the US, but I take it - If I am home and have the time I watch it live, including getting up at an early hour to watch the Australian Grand. If I do not have the time I watch it later in the day from the DVR, living in the US have the benefit of no media telling me the result before I watch.

[jcbc3]

Viaplay streaming.

[Heyli]

Still lucky enough to  be able to watch it on ORF for free, but I also have F1TV available, which I now use only for F2 & F3. 

[d246]

SkyF1 if watching live. C4 highlights if I miss it. Watching more F2 on SkyF1 this year.

[pRy]

Whichever sketchy livestream I can get to work.

[SophieB]

Sky Sports F1 on mute with BBC Radio 5 live for commentary. 

 

I tried this but the start is crazy with the two things not being in sync, so you are always hearing about what is going to happen in about 5 (10?) seconds time. It's not so pronounced mid-race, somehow.

[Mark1865]

I tried this but the start is crazy with the two things not being in sync, so you are always hearing about what is going to happen in about 5 (10?) seconds time. It's not so pronounced mid-race, somehow.

 

I pause the TV when the 5 red lights are on at the start then unpause when the radio catches up. It's the one advantage of the Mario Kart style beeps! 

[F1Gui]

I tried this but the start is crazy with the two things not being in sync, so you are always hearing about what is going to happen in about 5 (10?) seconds time. It's not so pronounced mid-race, somehow.

Did you not try pausing for several seconds to try and bring them into sync?

[pacificquay]

Other.

 

I refuse to give sky a single penny. So I take the "Nigerian option". And sometimes watch C4 highlights. I download the official 6-7 minunte highlights from Youtube and at the end of the year burn them to a DVD.

 

I was away from home for Spa and didn't bother watching it. 

 

 

This is equivalent to saying "I refuse to give Tesco a single penny so I sneak in and steal food".

 

Bizarre that such piracy is seen as something to boast about.

[Albaforever]

SKYSPORTS F1 UK  - I just watch the race these days, then quickly switch over for the football or watch Skysports News.

 

If on I'll watch Ted's notebook on Youtube later.  

[SophieB]

I pause the TV when the 5 red lights are on at the start then unpause when the radio catches up. It's the one advantage of the Mario Kart style beeps! 

 

The radio is the thing that's ahead. Am I being super dense? I think I'd need to pause the radio.

[jonpollak]

No Sophie, you are correct.
TV is traditionally 3-7 seconds behind at least.
Jp

[FirstnameLastname]

The radio is the thing that's ahead. Am I being super dense? I think I'd need to pause the radio.

Digital radio apps or the web browser for 5-live might work? Can sometimes pause those.

[tyker]

SkyF1 live with back up live timing.

[Ellios]

Not saying, not paying. 

[Myrvold]

We have this great streaming-service thingy here in the Nordics called 'Viaplay'. Costs around 30euro's a month, but you get all the F1-related stuff (F3, F2, PorscheCup), NASCAR, Indy, Supercars, WEC and so on in addition to other sports.
Well worth the price tbh.

I have access to this for free(access to a friends accont in exchange for telling him interesting stuff from commentators as he is deaf).

However, after the first few F1 races I have resorted to taped Nigerians. Its just not interesting to watch live.
I do watch Indy and F2,3 on Viaplay though.

[pdac]

This is equivalent to saying "I refuse to give Tesco a single penny so I sneak in and steal food".

 

Bizarre that such piracy is seen as something to boast about.

 

Not really, it's more like "I refuse to give Tesco a single penny so I go this guy around the corner who gives away Tesco branded products for free". It's not the viewer who is stealing from Sky, it's the broadcasters of their service.

 

Edit:

I should point out that the viewer is, in effect, handling stolen goods, though.

Edited by pdac, 01 September 2020 - 17:14.

[Mark1865]

The radio is the thing that's ahead. Am I being super dense? I think I'd need to pause the radio.

 

I use the BBC sounds app (which can also be paused) for the radio and Sky Q for TV. Usually the radio is around 30s behind for me. 

[SophieB]

I use the BBC sounds app (which can also be paused) for the radio and Sky Q for TV. Usually the radio is around 30s behind for me. 

 

Interesting. The DAB radio is way ahead of the Sky signal (don't know what it is, the one before Sky Q was rolled out)

 

I think in future I'll just suffer Croft and co and turn on the radio mid race.

[Collombin]

The radio is the thing that's ahead. Am I being super dense? I think I'd need to pause the radio.

If you sit about a mile away from the radio that should give you the delay you need. No need to thank me.

[anyeis]

 

TV coverage is so of bad when none of the best moves never make it there

[pdac]

If you sit about a mile away from the radio that should give you the delay you need. No need to thank me.

 

No need to sit a mile away. Just get a mile of hose pipe.

 

Or you could get 2 or 3 delay pedals.

Edited by pdac, 01 September 2020 - 22:09.

[Retrofly]

A stream I can find on the internet, or BBC Radio 5 live radio commentary when I'm out and about.

I refuse to pay for Sky Sports, I'm not interested in watching other sports, waiting for F1 to bring F1 TV to the UK. I assume its still not possible to pay for just Sky Sports F1 still? When does the exclusive contract run out?

[Atreiu]

I live in Bogota and have a streaming device which picks up the transmission from Brazil.

It’s not 100% reliable though. Last weekend it crashed and I missed all of the GP.

Edited by Atreiu, 02 September 2020 - 00:17.

[Atreiu]

Are the people who use the App satisfied? Can I watch old races on it?

[beachdrifter]

I'm buying F1TV and watching it on a Nigerian app because F1TV randomly decides not to work, which sounds like a fantastic way to spend my money.

 

What's this with the Nigerian app? 

[Rodaknee]

What's this with the Nigerian app? 

Google is your friend

[Sterzo]

Channel 4 highlights, recorded and watched when convenient, skipping the build up and wind-down. Suits me, costs zilch, and has very good quality commentary and coverage. I also read the Autosport (paper) report to pick up points that my high-degradation brain has missed.

[Cirio]

F1TV Pro (there was some interruption last time out which was annoying)

[balage06]

Fun fact: last weekend, both F1TV Pro and my cable provider's OTT service died at the same time, so I was desperately switching between the two to at least catch glimpses of the start. Very annoying. And I tell myself I don't need classic cable.   No wonder Netflix is so proud of their software architecture, I've never had issues with their apps in multiple years.

[Bloggsworth]

Semi comatose...

[M66R]

I subscribe to Sky F1 but I've only watched the YouTube highlights since round 3.

If Sky lost the Indycar rights I'd cancel the channel subscription.

[absinthedude]

Listened to the last 14 laps of the Belgian GP on BBC Radio 5 Live (909kHz AM in the car) while away on the South Coast. The commentators paint a picture better than Croft...and he actually has a picture. 

 

I am fairly happy to pay Tesco because they provide a decent service, indeed during the pandemic they've been consistently reliable with their deliveries. The service/product "on offer" from Sky is less appealing than the product I used to get included in my TV license and hence effectively free. I've no intention of paying for it.