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[Banjax]

I know what you mean TB, but no ones handicapped to another's advantage - surely the limits are there so everyones is playing with the same set of rules?

i agree f1 should constantly look at ways of improving the spectacle, introducing smaller wings is unlikely as corporate sponsors like large advertising boards on the cars, sadly

You may not achieve this;

ways of improving the spectacle,

while this;

 

as corporate sponsors like large advertising boards on the cars,

is perhaps uppermost in the minds of those who organise the 'sport' and indeed perhaps the main reason for its being in the first place :-/

its a bizarre circus, zulu and ultimately how much good does it do the sponsors? remember West cigarettes? i've still to meet anyone who's smoked them yet they were the highest profile sponsor of the most dominant F1 team in the late 90's early 2000's and nowadays, when you chose a new phone - does anyone actually think "hey lewis and jenson have a vodafone logo on their cars - that must be the best network" -never understood it 

[jereboam]

I think I like watching F1 - I find it very interesting.  Not interesting enough to sit through an entire race, mind you, but I usually try and record the highlights program and watch it while I'm doing the ironing.

But I've got some issues with the BBC coverage.  As a BBC supporter - watch their TV, listen to their radio - I have to say that the old ITV coverage was better.  Since I don't watch the practise sessions, and don't read the tabloids, I don't always know the background to a partiular race.  The BBC keep referring to stuff I know nothing about.  And the race commentator is always banging on about technical details that mean nothing to me.  They never seem to be commenting on the pictures they're actually showing.  And I need the replays explained - I'm supposed to spot a technical error I just can't understand.   I can't identify "a little bit of understeer going in to that corner - he'll have lost three tenths of a second".  I just can't tell from the pictures that Button left his braking to the last moment.

Perhaps I don't really like F1 after all.   

[Martin_1962]

At least BBC show the whole race and not pop to adverts for the last 3 laps (Why Ecclestone gave it to BBC)

[Chris_H]

I think I like watching F1 - I find it very interesting.  Not interesting enough to sit through an entire race, mind you, but I usually try and record the highlights program and watch it while I'm doing the ironing.

But I've got some issues with the BBC coverage.  As a BBC supporter - watch their TV, listen to their radio - I have to say that the old ITV coverage was better.  Since I don't watch the practise sessions, and don't read the tabloids, I don't always know the background to a partiular race.  The BBC keep referring to stuff I know nothing about.  And the race commentator is always banging on about technical details that mean nothing to me.  They never seem to be commenting on the pictures they're actually showing.  And I need the replays explained - I'm supposed to spot a technical error I just can't understand.   I can't identify "a little bit of understeer going in to that corner - he'll have lost three tenths of a second".  I just can't tell from the pictures that Button left his braking to the last moment.

Perhaps I don't really like F1 after all.   

I'm afraid to say that I abhor programmes that cover an ongoing subject from first principles every time.  If I follow a sport then I expect to put effort into picking up these technicalities.  If the commentators point out things I can't see then it gives me something to work on.

As it is, in Canada, they missed button passing Alonso (I think it was) for a couple of corners and it was quite obvious to the viewers and, presumably, the tv director.

Please don't encourage them to turn F1 coverage it into "Top Gear goes Large"!