+1 the two muppets on BBC ruin what used to be good racing.

martin was talking about driver contracts,he said do david "what drivers do you see standing behind us in the dole line next year"

Word from James Allen this afternoon was that Sky and BBC would share the production, and commentary - with the only differences being the "hosts" - Jake H etc.

At the end of the day, it's as PDW says, a business deal. The general view is that without this "share", the BBC would not be showing any of it - it would seem that it is entirely their choice to not show it all. This is why I've found it a little odd that everyone is getting pi$$ed with Bernie and Sky, when in reality, it appears to have been the BBC that has decided they don't want it all. I honestly don't think Bernie would have looked to change if BBC had wanted to carry on.

That isn't what I was on about, on Friday he tweeted about not being impressed by what happened, and that he was out of contract at the end of this year, think I read it on Autosport Friday afternoon.

john i wasnt comenting on any post apart from someone said they must have a gaging order,i just thought it was funny he said it

Well if you already pay whatever unreasonable sum of money it is for the Sky channels, then yeah I don't suppose you're bothered. How it blows the BBC coverage away I can't imagine, though I look forward to finding out when we come round yours next year to watch :D

Seriously though - in these times a lot of people simply can't afford Sky hence the feeling of being robbed.

If the old BBC deal ran to the end of 2013, I don't see why they should share the coverage until 2014?

I think its not that simple, a lot of people are also ideologically opposed to Sky on lots of levels.

The BBC coverage has been immense, the best thing is that its informed, I dont car for swishing TV idents etc.

Personally I can live with not all being live, its not ideal but at least its going to be on BBC.

be good if they have the two that do the free practice on the red button