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NBC vs Speed coverage of F1

didn't see any different coverage or commentary changes other than Bob missing so i think same, same?

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Old 03-17-2013, 06:38 PM
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Diffy's voice sometimes is overboard, like on ALMS races last year.
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I thought it was excellent.
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Diffy's voice... I hope I warm up to it.

I liked the coverage during commercials.
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Totally different for me: I got tired of paying for premium level cable to get NBCSN so I didn't see the race. I hope the sponsors got a rate decrease for the smaller number of viewers.
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Dish wants me to upgrade my service to get NBCSN.

Grrr.
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I've thought about getting a list of the sponsors and sending them a note saying why I'm not watching any more. If enough people do it...
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Hmm, Comcast here. I dropped the sports package that I was buying to get Speed, but I still got the F1 on NBC. Make sense? Maybe Comcast didn't change my account?
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I thought it was very good coverage other than Diffey getting a little too excited at times.
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Dish wants me to upgrade my service to get NBCSN.

Grrr.
Major piss off!!!

I was all... F1 on NBC!!! I will get to watch this year!!!

Not so much..
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I don't miss the NASCAR and "are you faster than a redneck" promos.
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Agree that Diffy is a little bit hyper at times. I'm also not sure that I see the value of televising FP1, but maybe I'll warm up to that. I thought that the prerace show lacked the content that it had when it was on Speed, and I noticed that having a camera on Buxton in the pitlane on raceday was conspicuously absent. Those niggles aside, I thought the whole thing was worth watching. I'm just very happy that NBC Sports is doing this.
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i think i heard Vasha will be in for Diffy in Maylasia.
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I think Varsha is doing 3 races, when Diffey has conflicts with IndyCar races.

I thought the coverage was good & the race was great - dicing, passing, lead-changes, 2nd tier teams up front, etc. Very entertaining. I only wish Alonso could have run down Kimi to fight for the win at the end. Kimi does indeed know what he is doing. Looking forward to a great season.
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pre race grid coverage could have been better, and they could have utilized will buxton more.
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I couldnt tell if their timing was off or if there was a connection delay, but it the transitions to/from Buxton werent smooth. Small detail I guess, but I've liked his input in the past and hope they include more Buxton in the future.

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'm just very happy that NBC Sports is doing this
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I don't like Buxton so much. Peter Windsor was better. I've heard Diffey's broadcast on Speednews and as a F1 sub many times, so it was not a big change. Varsha was the best to come along, but after that many years it might have been time to shake the line up.

I just hope they don't lose Hobbs and Matchet. Now let's see, they could get Fish over from Speed and we'd have Calvin and Hobbs.
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I like Hobbs but he's 74 years old. I think they would do better with someone younger and possibly a former driver that has been in a F1 car recently.
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Totally different for me: I got tired of paying for premium level cable to get NBCSN so I didn't see the race. I hope the sponsors got a rate decrease for the smaller number of viewers.
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Dish wants me to upgrade my service to get NBCSN.

Grrr.
Was surprised as well. We went to a friends house anyhow who has it on their Comcast.

Getting very annoyed with Dish. Upgrade the package and all you get is more crap shopping and religious with music channels I don't need or care to have my TV on for listening. Dish Network has gone to schit.

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