Just shows how stuffy and antiquated the BBC has become in my opinion, if they can consider axeing a very popular programme with worthwhile viewing figures in favour of Hillbilly TV!! Beggars belief and it's about time that the BBC came into the 21st century and dumped the licence fee in favour of advertising revenue to cover the costs of making progammes and that way they wouldn't have to consider crazy moves such as this. PROVIDED that they don't have Ad breaks during the live sports such as F1!!

Hated F1 on ITV with Ad breaks every 15 mins, which never seems to happen during a football match I might add, so what's the difference?? The BBC do a great job with F1 in my opinion and Jake Humphries is the best F1 presenter we've ever had. I think the BBC really need to think long and hard about the choice they might eventually make?? It really is a no-brainer if you ask me!!

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Regards ... Kev

Are you kidding murry walker? The guy could get anything right, he's a legend but also a babbling fool.

Personally I cannot see BBC getting rid of F1, if they did, I think it would be one of the biggest nails in their coffin, to be honest, it's the only time I watch BBC and no disrespect to anyone, but it was recently described as the old timers TV channel and the Single mothers soap fest, if your a racing or car fan, you should know who made these comments.

As for Murry Walker, although his comments didnt always come out right, due to the heat of the moment etc, he was a legend to most older F1 supporters, I used to enjoy listening to him, as for Eddie Jordan, well the guy gets on my nerves with his comments, but that's just my oppinion.

If BBC does get rid of F1, I wounder if who else would take it on, maybee have their own TV Channel

Story is not going away

http://www.dailymail.co....epare-axe-Formula-1.html

Total rubbish, 10 races on BBC and the rest on PAY A SUBS TO SKY to watch the rest, yeah ok, screw the F1 fans again, we pay BBC for a service..ha if you can call it that, now to watch the whole season we gotta pay to get sky sports to watch the rest...

a JOKE!!!

Sky getting the rest...bernie has sold out, bbc have sold out, and the biggest loosers here..THE FANS (who cant afford to pay to have sky)

I thought F1 had to remain on Free to View? Well Sky will not be getting another penny out of me and what with the engine changes too, I'll be hanging up my gloves after this season.. Thanks for 30+ years of some of the worlds best racing and drivers on TV Bernie but you've sold us all out and hopefully you will live to see the day that you can look back to this point and admit it was the worst decision you have ever made...


(thats me watching for 30 years btw)

So once again we have to have a tv licence by law and what is it good for...?



Ian

Ridiculous ,why didn't thy let another terrestrial network take it over.
I will not be subscribing to sky sports as apart from F1 the only sport I watch is sailing so I point blank refuse to pay £20 month just for F1 ..& as it's no point watching half a season this will be my last season of watching..unless anything changes in he meantime.
Hopefully the teams will kick up a fuss as surely the sponsors will not be happy at this move & will start pulling their backing away from the teams.
Whatever happened to the concorde agreement that says it has to remain free to view?Bernie said only a few months agao that it will stay with the BBC...suppose there is some truth in that ..it is..well part of it is.

If anybody's interested there's a petition to keep F1 on free to air television.


epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/57

Please take a minute of your time to sign this petition. Nearly 20,000 signatures at the moment.

Thanks