I might note have an interested response to this question but most guys watchin it in the pub think it is boring.

I'm not entirely sure that this deal with Sky will go ahead - it could all backfire quite badly. The Concorde Agreement for broadcasting (roughly) says that TV coverage should be free-to-air, which Sky Sports obviously isn't. I don't know the ins and outs of the Concorde Agreement, but in order for viewing figures not to drop three things would have to happen:

Of the existing F1 viewers

1. They would have to be current Sky Sports subscribers or
2. Existing subscribers would have to be prepared to upgrade to Sky Sports or
3. Non Sky subscribers would have to sign up to Sky Sports

Sky currently have better than 10m subscribers, which likely represents more than 8m households, or 20m people, excluding commercial subscriptions. I'm not sure that that is enough to retain viewing figures. Not at all sure.

In the end, if viewing drops too low then the teams will force CVC's hand. Then it's a question of which channel F1 goes to; BBC, ITV, C4 or C5.

The BBCs coverage for the last couple of seasons has been nothing short of superb. Far better than anything than has come before. They complain that it costs £20m to do, but then it gets more viewers on a Sunday than any other programme - and it's typically shown (race day) from the middle of the day. Hardly a peak viewing time! It makes me wonder what will be broadcast in its place. Murder She Wrote repeats, perhaps?

This all stinks of cash savings from a naive BBC controller, who doesn't understand what people actually want to watch, or how to control a budget to deliver popular viewing.

Maybe the Dept of Culture, Media and Sport should weigh in on this...on no, wait, there's no motorsport of any sort on the 'Crown Jewels' list of sports for the nation, despite almost all F1 teams being based and employing people in Britain.

Irrespective on how it plays out in the long term, CVC shouldn't be trying it on like this. F1 should be on free to air.

Xbox gotham city racing game is good enough for me. The London scenes are good.No olympics scenic effects. Boris might be in the new edition.I am not kidding. have you seen all of those adverts. even up in bonny scotland..keeping it all low capitals at moment ... a year to go :-)