F1 returns to the BBC - YAY!

[YeOldeTDUMan]

Some great news for UK F1 Fans ...

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7306123.stm

 

No more adverts ... no more missing the racing ... or the end of the race like one year

Lets just hope they bring back the Fleetwood mac guitar rift too :excited::excited::excited::excited::excited:

 

 

The only thing I'd like to remain from the ITV show is Martin Brundle

[Eudemon]

Oh man thank you very much !! I hate ITV's coverage, there's so many damn adverts that you lose interest in the race and start to wander to other channels or things. I do hope they get a decent commentator though, that exciteable guy from Robot Wars/five would be ideal, he would bring a sense of excitement to watching the race.

 

Also get rid of the muppet who walks around the paddock and grid at the start of the race, he's a pompous git imo.

[YeOldeTDUMan]

 

Also get rid of the muppet who walks around the paddock and grid at the start of the race, he's a pompous git imo.

 

 

Erm that's Brundle ...

[CarMadMike]

YAY, no more adverts!!!

 

Theres no negative to this is there!

[YeOldeTDUMan]

YAY, no more adverts!!!

 

Theres no negative to this is there!

 

Exactly ... should be good coverage ... no adverts ... also sounds like it'll be on BBC TV, BBC Radio (I'm guessing Five Live) and Streamed over the web (I'm guessing via iplayer) all at the same time

 

I hope the TV is on BBCHD :excited:

[Nodz86]

I heard about this ealier on news beat and they were talking to Murray Walker and he said he would think about coming out of retirement!!

 

I agre hybrid they should being back the old theme tune

[Iced_Bullet]

Also get rid of the muppet who walks around the paddock and grid at the start of the race, he's a pompous git imo.

He lives near me and has a garage near me :D I don't mind F1 on ITV, I have never known in on IT/v, so I can't really comment, but I do know that no more adverts can be good :D

 

and I agree Hybrid with the commentator from robot wars -

 

Do you mean?

 

Craig Chalres

 

or

 

Jonathon Pearce

[Pherelas]

Just saw this on Top Gear site, 5 year deal so I take it it starts next season?

[Nodz86]

Just saw this on Top Gear site, 5 year deal so I take it it starts next season?

 

No itv still have 3 years/seasons on there contract

 

Iced it wont be Craig Charles as he is on Corrie now as a cabbie

[Mb]

Lmao, we always have it Live, no adverts and great commentary! :D

[S71NG3R]

There are 5 lots of adverts during the race there should be no more. I always find myself counting them so I can send them my pre-typed letter of complaint if there are more than 5. This is how much I hate the ads, just as someone is going to overtake lets go to the ads. :rolleyes:

 

Best news of the day. :)

[Baldy]

Good news, it starts on the bbc next year as ITV pulled out.

[YeOldeTDUMan]

No itv still have 3 years/seasons on there contract

 

Iced it wont be Craig Charles as he is on Corrie now as a cabbie

 

No Nodz ... the Beeb have it from the 2009 season ... sounds like Bernie had a get-out clause with his current contract with ITV

 

I hope the main presenter is either one of the existing Good BBC sport presenters ... or someone who is known to be into F1

 

swiping Brundle from ITV wouldn't be a bad idea

[Pherelas]

Murry walker! Saw him being interviewed, he can do it.

[Nige]

GOOD NEWS :D.

 

 

No more ads :D YAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

I also get the feeling that pretty much all of the ITV crew will jump over to BBC. I'll be happy if James Allen doesn't he annoys me (that guy loves Lewis tooo much :oook:!)

[Speedtouch]

Yay no more ads! We can see all the goings on next year! :D

[iBilo]

Yeah that's good. :D

[khevolution]

dunno how much truth there is in this story, but from the front cover of the guardian newspaper mentioned that maybe richard hammond might commentate F1 next season

[Iced_Bullet]

No :( I really like Hammond, but if he commentated F1 I think it would spoil it abit imo. As much as he's funny, just my inital impressions of him commentating aren't great :( I think he'd either try and be funny, which I don't think would suit the race, or if he was serious, it wouldn't seem right for his character ...

 

Just my 2 cent.

[Nige]

I heard Murray Walker would consider coming out of retirement :D.

 

 

That would be class, I mean he was the voice of F1 like 10 years ago so if he came back that would be a huge plus for the BBC coverage.

[Nodz86]

I've also read about Hammond coming in as he is a big F1 nut so as long as he didn't try to be funny which I doubt he will as that isn't the nature of the show then it'll be fine.

 

As for Murray Walker they asked him on Radio 1 Newsbeat about coming out of retirement and he said he would think about it. I could see him doing it for the od race here and there but even saying that he's in his 80's now isn't he?? 83 rings a bell so if he's 83 now and the beeb don't get it til 2010/11 then he will be 85/86 so its hard to plan anything for people that age.

[khevolution]

i think F1 is returning to the bbc as of next year

 

 

WOOP WOOP

[Baldy]

that is correct khevo

[Nodz86]

fair enough i thought i heard somehwere that itv still had 3yrs on there contract. must be something else

[Baldy]

they do, but they no longer wish to show it. I think there more interested in reality tv