UK TV Coverage - Your Say

13/3/2016

A couple years ago the producers at BT Sport asked about the UK coverage of Indycar. Well, BT Sport would like to know your views again. Given this is an important year for Indycar, they would like to get it right for fans in the watching UK. They would love to hear your thoughts, be open, honest and importantly make suggestions on any subject (which if twitter proves anything, you can be!).

Share your thoughts on full pre race, UK studio, UK commentary, number of (acceptable number of) commercial breaks, side-by-side coverage, red button, continuous race coverage and so on...

All feedback and suggestions are gratefully appreciated.

15 Comments

Tony Inwood

14/3/2016 06:19:18

replays of races would be good and qualifying

Trevor Bailey

14/3/2016 09:04:49

Far too many advert breaks, completely ruins the enjoyment. Sky had UK pundits to cover this, why not treat as a proper f1 rival and show qualifying

Gareth

17/1/2017 18:44:45

Agree but show practice, qualifying, Warm up (Road/Street circuits) and race on TV channel.

Chris Barry

14/3/2016 10:11:01

Great to see Indycar back on BT Sport. Some UK expert analysis would certainly help the experience.

Owen Hamilton

14/3/2016 10:14:22

I recorded the race as I was busy watching other things, plus I can fast forward the adverts and when the yellow flags come out, the Radio Times said the race was on from 16:30 to 19:30, I happened to look at my Sky+ box just after 19:00 and noticed the recording had finished so when the adverts came on in the thing I was watching I checked the EPG and it said the coverage finished at 19:00. When I watched the race this morning, sure enough the recording ended before the race had finished even with the box set to automatic with regards adding time to the end of recordings. This is not the first time this has happened and it's really annoying.

dave stevens

22/3/2016 17:19:17

tru dat

Zac

15/3/2016 19:47:45

Maybe studio coverage with the team talking about the race during ad-breaks.

James Clark

17/3/2016 20:55:15

Two things I dislike are the huge number of ad breaks during the races (especially as I'm paying a subscription for BT Sport) and as already commented, the recording on Sky+ stopped before the end of the race. This has happened many times before. Ideally I'd have Ben Edwards and Jeremy Shaw commentating like in the late 1990's/early 2000's but that is never going to happen.

Michael

19/3/2016 22:31:55

first race was fine, only issue from last year is races not matching EPG so recorded races often last longer than coverage. Happy with USA coverage, even if some of it is awful. Better than nothing to be honest

Tom

21/3/2016 17:17:14

Echoing the comments above, far too many advert breaks.

Whilst I understand that the breaks are somewhat dictated by the TV feed from the US, being able to have Side-By-Side would be better than nothing.

If it's an option to provide your own commentary, then perhaps no ad-breaks during the race itself would be an option? Like your MotoGP coverage (which is excellent by the way).

In terms of UK studio pre or post race... Depending on how it's done, it could be good. The studio done for the Indy 500 was good & immediately have the event a more important feel. I'd say we don't need loads of pre/post race but some would be good. In the pre race, it'd be good to have a round up of practice/qualifying since the US coverage we currently have feels like they assume we've already seen it.

Whatever improvements you can make would be good but either way, being able to watch it live in the UK at all, is always appreciated!

Gareth

17/1/2017 18:42:32

Ok with UK studios, but have them on location for Indy GP, Indy 500 qualifying and race.

Gareth

17/1/2017 21:21:07

My suggestion of tv times.

Practice 1: 30 minutes pre practice, 30 minutes post practice.
Practice 2: 30 minutes pre practice, 30 minutes post practice.
Practice 3 (Road/Street courses): 30 minutes pre practice, 30 minutes post practice.
Qualifying: 60 minutes pre qualifying, 60 minutes post qualifying.
Warm up (Road/Street courses): 60 minutes pre warm up, 60 minutes post warm up.
Race: 90 minutes pre race, 90 minutes post race.

dave stevens

22/3/2016 17:18:31

I've always been awre of Indycar, ever sine the days of Nigel Mansell winning. But it's always been an elusive, impossible to watch series.

I was delighted to stumble across it on my TV package last year and keeping access to Indycar was the main reason I choose a TV package that included BT sport, when I reviewed my contract earlier this year.

I saw quite a lot of the races last year and was really impressed with the on track action. I'm hoping to series link the whole series this year. I think with promotion you could easily win over a lot of the F1 audience. (who let's face it have been unhappy with F1 for ages.)

You'd benefit from someone like Mark Blundell, Dario Franchitti or Alex Zanardi to help present the show though. An ex racer with name recognition.

Owen Hamilton

5/6/2016 07:56:27

Is it me or is the commentating (both on the US and UK side) getting worse?

Gareth

14/1/2017 17:06:09

My suggestion is this.

St Petersburg:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for St Petersburg UTC-5

Long Beach:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Long Beach UTC-8

Barber Motorsports Park:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Barber UTC-6

Phoenix:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Extra)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Phoenix UTC-8

Indianapolis GP:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Indianapolis UTC-5

Indianapolis 500:

Practice Day 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice Day 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice Day 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice Day 4: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice Day 5: BT Sport (Channel)
Qualifying Draw: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice Day 6/Qualifying Day 1: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice Day 7/Qualifying Day 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice Day 8: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice Day 9: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Indianapolis UTC-5

Duel in Detorit:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying, Race 1: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Race 1: BT Sport (Channel)
Qualifying, Race 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Race 2: BT Sport (Channel)

Texas:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Extra)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Texas UTC-6

Road America:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Road America UTC-6

Iowa:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Extra)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Iowa UTC-6

Toronto:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Toronto UTC-5

Mid Ohio:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Mid Ohio UTC-5

Pocono:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Extra)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Pocono UTC-5

Gateway:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Extra)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Gateway UTC-6

Watkins Glen:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Watkins Glen UTC-5

Sonoma:

Practice 1: BT Sport (Extra)
Practice 2: BT Sport (Channel)
Practice 3: BT Sport (Extra)
Qualifying: BT Sport (Channel)
Warm Up: BT Sport (Channel)
Race: BT Sport (Channel)

All times for Sonoma UTC-8

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