F1 F1 - 2018

Grid Kids to be introduced.

https://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2018/02/05/f1-announces-new-grid-kids-scheme-replace-grid-girls/

I think this is far cooler than having women stand there pointlessly. Give future racers a chance to meet heroes, and grant access for their faimiles? Heck, they might even get interviewed in Martin’s Grid Walk.

Seriously this is a much better way to engage fans, and build the future of the sport.

And for everyone else, there’s still Victoria’s Secret catalogs. Keep one on the coffee table during the pre-race and thumb through it, if it feels necessary.

 

That's hurtful to the children to call them grid kids, you're better off calling them grid people.

 

http://www.edgeaddicts.com/events.html

 

This is really about F1 2017 (not 2018), but it looks interesting. The article describes it as a documentary, but it sounds almost like a reality TV show of the 2017 McLaren team.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/02/grand-prix-driver-is-a-warts-and-all-look-at-mclaren-f1s-2017-season/

 

The World Endurance Championship has moved forward the Six Hours of Fuji by a week to ensure that Fernando Alonso will be able to compete in every 2018 round.

It had previously been confirmed that the two-time F1 champion will compete in four of the five WEC events in 2018. The only WEC event not on Alonso's schedule was the race in Japan because it was originally scheduled for the same weekend as the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin on Oct. 21.

The Fuji race is now set for Oct. 14.

With Toyota remaining as the only factory LMP1 team in the championship, it appears that one man is more of a draw for fans than the championship as a whole. After all, WEC has not changed dates for other drivers competing in multiple disciplines who have had clashes. Priorities have had to be made by the driver’s camp.

The reason that championship organizers may have made an exception, however, is the fact that Porsche and Audi have dropped out of the top LMP1 category in recent years. Fuji is the home event for Toyota, and there may be a need for the FIA to keep the Japanese manufacturer happy -- and Alonso will certainly pull in the crowds.



Read more: http://autoweek.com/article/sports-cars/fernandomania-wec-changes-schedule-make-room-f1-great-fenando-alonso#ixzz56ebTVrOh

 

My friends and I are going to watch it together this week. I’ll post a review.

 

Some info regarding F1 on ESPN, and streaming.

https://jalopnik.com/american-f1-fans-wont-have-to-illegally-stream-british-1822963811

 

Also, here’s some information on ESPN’s streaming service

https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/07/espns-streaming-service-will-cost-4-99-and-launch-this-spring/

The big question I have is will be be a-la-cart, or will they require you to sign in with your cable subscription?

If the latter, then nothing has changed as far as I’’m concerned, and if the former, all you have to do is set your DVR so there’s no need for the streaming service.

 

But, are we going to see 5 laps, commercials, 5 laps, commercials...

 

Knowing ESPN, yes. Which is why nothing for me will change.

 

Hopefully ESPN doesn't screw this up. (fingers crossed)

My DVR will be set to capture all the races & go 2 hours extra just in case. I will fast forward the commercials as I always have.

 

Knowing ESPN adding two hours won’t help because they’ll continue coverage on ESPN2, or another station, and air the following show as scheduled.

 

All I hope is that the new owners of F1 will stop that crap if ESPN does it.

 

I have been able to confirm that the new streaming service will require a cable subscription to use.

So yeah, nothing has changed for me and how I’ll watch.

Idiot companies don’t realize that to appeal to cord cutters, they need to actually work for people who have cut the cord.