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F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:06 pm
by Trumpton
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:19 pm
by colonel
Best news of the week! Beats all these deaths of well-loved celebs.
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:56 am
by Minty
Wonder if they'll stick to the old theme tune and drag Murray back?
At least we'll get rid of James Allen!!
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:36 am
by eduardo
This was a carve up between BBC and ITV in my opinion.
Both BBC and ITV were after the Champions League Wednesday night fixture which ITV eventually paid ?70m for. The BBC had made it clear that they wanted this at all costs after losing the FA Cup and England games to ITV and Setanta but have admitted that in the end they never made a bid.
What I reckon happened is that ITV couldn't afford both the Champs Lge and Formula 1 and approached Bernie Ecclestone about getting out of their 5 year F1 contract 2 years early.
Ecclestone was happy as the TV rights with the Beeb went up from ?43m to ?50m and in return the Beeb promised ITV that if it got F1 from ITV then it wouldn't bid for the Champs Lge games.
I maybe wrong but that's what I think happened in that they stitched it all up between themselves.
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:27 pm
by Trumpton
Minty wrote:
> Wonder if they'll stick to the old theme tune and drag Murray
> back?
According to the papers Richard Hammond is going to present their coverage.
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:42 pm
by Mr Mark
arrrrghhhhh! I hate Hammond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>:((
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:28 pm
by Trumpton
Mr Mark wrote:
> arrrrghhhhh! I hate Hammond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The ladies find him a bit of a sex symbol - don't know why but they do. !confused!
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:44 pm
by Nob3y
aarrrrhhhhhhh I hate F1
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:18 am
by Trumpton
F1 = the most overrated pile of horse shite ever to be created.
Re: F1 back at the BBC.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:29 am
by number 6
Lets hope the beeb keep the right to the best sporting event of the year,the world snooker championships. Beats any other sport hands down.