2023 Formula One Random Discussion Thread

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2023 8:20 pm

pending wrote:

Am I marketing retarded, or is this just stupid?

Us IndyCar fans worried how to make the 500 less exiting, and look at these guys

From an Ultra Capitalism perspective, this makes perfect sense. Children who are hooked by F1 content at a young age have a much higher chance of becoming adults who fork out for subscriptions.

It's the traditional "I started watching as a kid" pathway, only forced in order to maximise future profit.

thestig88 · PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2023 9:51 pm

Didn't the BBC do a children's based commentary option in 2009?

peterohanrahanrahan · PostPosted: Wed May 31, 2023 11:09 pm

thestig88 wrote:

Didn't the BBC do a children's based commentary option in 2009?

We did a TBK based commentary option in 2008.

Unfortunately it was difficult as people were in different countries on various delays, but I remember it being funny at stages.

micha · PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:16 am

LucasWheldon wrote:

if they want to get children into it (and make more money) they should make an animated series, like Pole Position, Wacky Races that we used to watch as kids

plus they could get that sweet licensed products money

Or, you know, make it more accessible. The paywall is whats killing F1.

The majority of us grew up with F1 being free to watch and our dads probably watched so we watched along and got hooked. Because we're already hooked, we are willing to pay for it if possible.

F1 is "safe" for now but just wait until the free to watch generation starts to die. The numbers will plummet.

Omega · PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:46 am

micha wrote:

LucasWheldon wrote:

if they want to get children into it (and make more money) they should make an animated series, like Pole Position, Wacky Races that we used to watch as kids

plus they could get that sweet licensed products money

Or, you know, make it more accessible. The paywall is whats killing F1.

The majority of us grew up with F1 being free to watch and our dads probably watched so we watched along and got hooked. Because we're already hooked, we are willing to pay for it if possible.

F1 is "safe" for now but just wait until the free to watch generation starts to die. The numbers will plummet.

I have never paid for anything ever, except for tickets to watch the race live at the track.

Fabs · PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:53 pm

pending wrote:

Am I marketing retarded, or is this just stupid?

Us IndyCar fans worried how to make the 500 less exiting, and look at these guys

They did the same for the NFL with Nickelodeon and it's amazing:

SLIMETIME

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 3:38 pm

micha wrote:

The majority of us grew up with F1 being free to watch and our dads probably watched so we watched along and got hooked. Because we're already hooked, we are willing to pay for it if possible.

funny that my dad only watched F1 and I was seeking desperately other racing series to watch having only regular terrestrial TV. He didn't liked MotoGP and Indycar/CART because he thought it was too much dangerous

JJ · PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:15 pm

micha wrote:

The majority of us grew up with F1 being free to watch and our dads probably watched so we watched along and got hooked. Because we're already hooked, we are willing to pay for it if possible.

That's so very true (although my dad never watched motorsport, my grandpa did, and one time we just happened to visit him while F1 was on so I got hooked immediately). Nowadays of course there's Drive to Survive and YouTube and social media full of racing clips and crash compilations. So it's not entiry impossible to "accidentally" get hooked.

Yet, I don't think Hungaroring is the best place to try to get kids hooked on F1. If it's dry, it can be a total snoozer. I would have selected Australian, Canadian or British GP instead.

Jason · PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:34 pm

peterohanrahanrahan wrote:

thestig88 wrote:

Didn't the BBC do a children's based commentary option in 2009?

We did a TBK based commentary option in 2008.

Unfortunately it was difficult as people were in different countries on various delays, but I remember it being funny at stages.

Bring it back.

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(made by Mattzel)

The team:
Jason "Sugar-free Red Bull" Stanway, aka JasonS
Marcel "The Biggest Disappointment In TBK History" Mattzel89
Dave "It's Keeley" Chapman, aka ChiliFan
Joey "OH NO" Adgie, aka Joey
Esben "That posh-sounding Norwegian ninja" aka EsbenT
James "The Unfunniest Individual On The Internet" Bennett, aka JB-F1
Brendan "The Rhombus" Kaczmarek, aka Brendan Kaczmarek

Special Guests:
Burlap Sack - an Australian, so he must be drunk
Yaamboo - a Finn, so he must be drunk
Fenway - official racing xpert, not drunk
Toto87 - not the dog out of The Wizard of Oz or drunk

Races covered so far:

Fall Talladega 2007 - "A holocaust in Turn 4"
Fall Lowe's 2007 - "He's not dead, we can make fun of him now"
Brazilian GP 2007 - "LOL Lewis"
Daytona 24 Hours 2008 - "LOL sleepy"
Australian GP 2008 - "LOL Ferrari"
Malaysian GP 2008 - "LOL Massa"
Spanish GP 2008 - "Max Stoegbauer just came"
Italian GP 2008 - "Let's call Brendan"
Brazilian GP 2008 - "He's not gonna make it....THAT'S GLOCK THAT'S GLOCK!!!"

codename_47 · PostPosted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:50 pm

Says how long ago it was that we only had the wizard of oz to think about for Toto references lol

EsbenT · PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:17 pm

Good times <3

Remember how we all imitated the onboard camera engine sound for a few laps during the Lowe's race? Sky can only dream of that kind of insight.

Jason · PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 6:54 pm

Or how we expertly commentated on the 'Draft Trax' graphics Nascar were running at the time.

No innuendo at all.

Juihi · PostPosted: Fri Jun 02, 2023 11:39 pm

The pitstop boys are back with a new one :lol:

amq55 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:25 pm

Looks like Bridgestone has applied to be a supplier from 2025 onwards alongside Pirelli.

Beezle · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 7:15 pm

Well, even a tire war can't make F1 MUCH worse at this point, unless Red Bull picks the right one of the two.

Omega · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 7:58 pm

Spa will also be on the 2024 calendar, confirmed.

amq55 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:33 pm

Omega wrote:

Spa will also be on the 2024 calendar, confirmed.

Yep, Kyalami scrapped because of South Africa's links with Russia, supposedly.

peterohanrahanrahan · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:14 pm

Beezle wrote:

Well, even a tire war can't make F1 MUCH worse at this point, unless Red Bull picks the right one of the two.

You mean the wrong one, surely?

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:25 pm

He means the 'right' one, and don't call me Shirley.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:56 pm

Bridgestone will probably be pitching on a "one tyre per season" enviromental campaign, note it

Well, maybe they'll let them have 4, but we'll see :whistling:

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