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Hungary Practice on NBC -- Missing in Action ?

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  1. mswiek

    mswiek Formula Junior

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    Am I missing something here ? Was looking ahead to the Friday TV schedule to see which of the rotating NBC channels will have the live coverage of Friday practice from Hungary. Nowhere to be found during daylight hours. The first mention of it I saw was a delayed broadcast at 11:00 PM !!! Ridiculous. What's next ? Will they offer the coverage of practice as a post-race bonus ?
     
  2. BillyD

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    Torrents!!!!!
    Better coverage and no commercials
     
  3. WPOZZZ

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    Live on Sky Sports.
     
  4. TheMayor

    TheMayor Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    The Olympics (and the lead up to it) are going to screw with the F1 schedule. NBC paid several Billion for the rights so they are going to plug it for all it's worth.

    If the Russians are forced out of Rio the ratings will plummet like a stone.
     
  5. tatcat

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    they seem to have plenty of space for nascrap practice
    I suppose you get what you pay for
     
  6. racerx3317

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    Check MSNBC. They frequently switch coverage there if they have a conflict.
     
  7. 2003Enzo

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    The only practice session I found on the DVR is FP2 at 11:00pm. NBCSN's coverage has been especially bad this year it seems. More ads, delays and I must say poor commentating at times due to the endless Hamilton love fest.
     
  8. dinomium

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    my DVR record schedule shows next race viewing on MONDAY! Grrr
     
  9. Rosso328

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    Tour de France till noon, followed by NASCAR till 6:00, a couple of hours of golf, then back to Tour de France.

    They can't use CNBC on a weekday when the markets are open.
     
  10. piolaxo

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    I miss Speed Channel.....
     
  11. Rosso328

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    Yes, but let's not let the rose colored glasses tint things too much. Speed rarely if ever covered practice sessions. The amount of coverage on NBC is actually better.... If you can find it!! And if there's no High School Girls Badminton coverage they have to pre-empt things for.

    And provided there are no rain delays in NASCAR. A few weeks ago the pre-recorded Indy Lights race (I love watching those kids scrapping it out) was bumped so we could watch the NASCAR bunch stand in the pit lane in Kentucky debating whether the rain was getting heavier or lighter. Did they show the Indy Lights race later? Well if they did they didn't tell us about it.
     
  12. Kiwi Nick

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  13. Kiwi Nick

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    +1,000 Varsha, Despain, etc. Not slick, just good.
     
  14. renman95

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    I'm watching in Anchorage while on layover. I was surprised to find a channel showing it albeit it not live.
     

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