richard_leeds wrote:We do need to bear in mind that Bernie has a track record of saying he is awarding and/or cancelling contracts only to find out that it is all posturing and hot air.
Interesting point wesley - I wonder if the BBC could have done more with franchising their commentary to bring in external revenue and hence reduce the need for internal funding.
Seriously, if the BBC would do commercials directly before and after the race I wouldnt mind it at all, it's commentary is really the best around and it is one of the very few that doesnt do commercials at all in the coverage, let alone in the race. If they would do commercials before and after the race I wouldnt mind it at all and it would be easy money for them, there are a lot of companies that want to pay big to get a slot in these commercial breaks, you keep the fans happy and you get the income you need, works better than paying $600 a year for Sky only to watch F1.