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WOW will definitely look forward to this maybe a taste of next years things to come

Blimey. This is the one thing I love about Sky. They listen to the fans and act bloody quickly to resolve issues. There were a lot of tweets questioning why there were only 15 mins of coverage when they have a whole F1 channel playing repeats.

Good on them!

Barcelona testing will certainly be a lot more interesting than Jerez as teams will be a lot closer to race trim!

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4 Days with no disney in my ear.

Oh dear

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Disclaimer: The above post maybe tongue in cheek.

"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

Wow. An extremely bold move, but props to Sky for making it.

There's surely no way Sky will be able to use onboard cameras, or the official timing we see at the race weekends, so I figured that, along with the endless downtimes and potential cost involved, would put off any broadcaster.

Makes me wonder actually if Bernie has sonething to do with this. I wonder if he's given Sky a little money to get this experiment out of the way for him?

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I don't follow F1 so I don't know what I'm talking about

Would love to see what it looks like in 3D but not possible as don't have a 3D TV!

However, the last two hours of testing every day live is cool. Looking forward to that.

I'll be using live streams in that case! Don't have the sky sports package atm.

Outstanding effort from SKY! I was going to reduce my package and drop the 3D / Sports but now I will keep it.

Lets hope we get the whole season in glorious 3D!

Note: Onboard cameras are SD, so I don't imagine they will be in 3D, but still, bring it on!

Having just purchased sky, I was surprised there isnt coverage already but its good to hear that this is now in place.

This is great news, one of the reasons why Sky really have become the better F1 broadcaster (not just because they have all the races live), but because they try new things. I wonder if the review programme and Teds notebook will be tagged onto the end of testing then.

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You don't need the Sky Sports package - the HD package is enough

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Fantastic news - I knew they had a big announcement to make, but I thought they had tempted DC over to the dark-side..

Quality Sky..

A dedicated F1 channel and they're only getting around to showing one day of testing after a year?

Yeah, real impressive...

BBC were the dedicated f1 team in the UK in 09,10 & 11 and I never saw any live testing.
They had the red button service where they could have shown testing but they decided not to show it.

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I'll be happy streaming it on my laptop - had to bite the bullet and cancel my Sky after Christmas.

Kudos to Sky still!

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Difference being, F1 was free on BBC and didn't have an F1 channel.

Agreed, but like sky bbc most likely would have had a few cameras at testing that they could have set up and broadcasted limited testing live, but they chose not to.

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They had no incentive to, and it would have disrupted their other programs. But for a dedicated F1 channel, this is the kind of thing you'd expect off the bat. Especially if you have customers to please, who are spending a fortune on the service.

I work full time and have a home, car and partner to support.. I dont begrudge paying £32 a month for 350+ channels, HD and the ability to watch hours of F1 coverage every race weekend!
That being said, I was disappointed when I didn't see Testing Live last year and this year so far.. But as many have explained - it probably isn't the most of entertaining.

Broadcasting it via the red button would not have disrupted their programme schedule as most of the time I find the red button has nothing worth watching on (but I last watched if about two years ago) and before then nothing seemed to be broadcast via the red button except events such as F1 practice sessions where the audience is going to be lower but they could have still broadcast some as sky have now decided to do.

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I guess that's fine if you watch a lot of tv. But for people like me, i wouldn't have sky if not for the F1 channel and don't watch anything else.

Yeah testing is boring, which is another reason i guess the BBC didn't include it. It would appeal mainly to the hardcore fans who would pay for a channel dedicated to the sport. Which is why you'd kinda expect Sky to have included it from the start.

What exactly do they show all day if not testing/current events? Last i saw it was the same Jackie Stewart show on repeat.

Even still, it would have been an unnecessary expense for them. People have to pay tv licenses regardless, and they won't lose out by not showing testing. Sky on the other hand have to remain competitive and give a good value product. It's just basic business sense to not show the boring stuff and potentially have to shell out more cash to do so.

I will EXCLUSIVELY be streaming paint drying at the same time.

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Nothing; just "welcome to Sky Sports F1".. Lol.
Tele is always on when were home - but were media junkies! And I watch all FP sessions - much to the displeasure of my partner, so its all worth it for me!

I'd be very surprised if they had the entire season in 3D. They'd be announcing that now if they were. I think it's very much at the trying 3D out and seeing if it works for F1 stage.

So for example, one camera covering the pit straight and the pit lane would be a massive expenditure? As I said in an earlier post they would more than likely have cameras at the track so would a camera covering the relatively small section of the track with no commentary (or very limited at the most) really overspend massively? The limited commentary could come from Gary Anderson as he's at the test but I'm not sure how he does at commentating.

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This, I'm sure 3D won't be introduced until 2014 at the earliest, and then I suspect it'll only be for a few races before being fully introduced the next year.

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Just paint your own wall. You'll burn some calories too.

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Do people really care if its 3D or not?

I dont know anyone who has a 3D TV but if Sky provide it then good for them and those who can afford to spend on 3D TVs in a day and age where money is short?

I've a 3DTV and I can't wait to see it on there (maybe the next best thing from being at the track!)

What is it with this forums with the Haves and Have Nots? Some people work hard and treat themselves to a little luxury

They shouldn't be knocked for that!

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It ain't hating just 'cause it's not love

As previously mentioned, it will only be the final 2 hours of each of the 4 days. I don't think it will be particularly entertaining but its more to satisfy our curiosity when everyone is desperate even for a little F1 action. Can't believe some people are still being negative about it though! Surely people cannot expect David Croft to sit there for 8 hours each day and talk about testing in front of a sometime empty track? Its bad enough for a wet friday practice session (which is still more significant than actual testing as its on a race weekend). Its kind of an equivalent to Sky broadcasting a Manchester United training session and talking about what fungal foot powder Wayne Rooney is wearing, so lets just see how it goes, more F1 can never be a bad thing.

Pisses me right off. Not just the forum. The BiL is always complaining that we have this and that and he can't afford it. But he'll do stuff like get pay for a full sky package or pay for PPV WWE then a few days later come on the scrounge saying he can't afford heating oil for the house. He went and bought Black Ops 2 when it was released then bitched and whinged he had no money. Or come on the scrounge and then we find out they had three food deliveries to the house in one day. Or his Sister in Law will pay a bill and instead of keeping that £70 when he gets that was originally for the bill he thinks the bill is paid and buys a load of shit with it just because he has it.

It's simple. If some one has something you want, don't be jealous. Put some money aside each week. We keep a few Pringle tubes in the cupboard for things. Even lose change. I've seen people through their shrapnel in the bin.We collect it in tubs and then maybe take £100 to the bank. We took £80 in coppers to the primary school because they were having a brown money month.All change we just fired in a tub. Doesn't take long gathering it up if you want.


Sorry went on a bit of a rant there.

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Disclaimer: The above post maybe tongue in cheek.

"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

My BiL is the same, goes to the rugby internationals (£75 a ticket) goes to the American football at wembley (£100), then when I purchase my F1 ticket it's pleading poverty!

Look at all you do and not the thing you don't do

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Brilliant stuff! I got the F1 HD channel for free due having a HD box, this will defo make for good viewing!

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Drivers I like:
Raikkonen
Grosjean
Perez
Vettel

Teams I like:
Lotus
Merc
RBR
Marussia

is this a joke?

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I thought all Onboard camera's were HD in 2013 onwards?

Sky Sports delivering again! Can't recommend them enough to any F1 fan.

Show alot of repeats but in pre-season i don't mind seeing old race highlights and car launches repeated.

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Is what a joke?

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Multi 21 or Catch 22?!

It ain't hating just 'cause it's not love

Knock knock ....