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I watched a programme about the History of Racing that featured the dangers the sport used to be exposed to with regular fatalities.

It showed a scene with the late Graham Hill stopping his car while in the lead to come to the assistance of his greatest rival Jackie Stewart who had crashed.

These men in my belief were the true "Grand Prix Heroes" when every race in rickety vehicles could be their last.
 
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The FIA were never likely to change the results after the race had finished, so they were not going to say that the latest of Vettel's dodgy overtakes was illegal and change the champion at this stage.
 
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hairyhandedfool said:
The FIA were never likely to change the results after the race had finished, so they were not going to say that the latest of Vettel's dodgy overtakes was illegal and change the champion at this stage.
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The overtakes were legal (at least the two that been highlighted)l. The video proved that.
 
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Next season's BBC live race choices are in.....

Live Grands Prix:

Round 3 - China (Shanghai), 14 April
Round 5 - Spain (Barcelona), 12 May
Round 7 - Canada (Montreal), 9 June
Round 8 - Britain (Silverstone), 30 June
Round 10 - TBA (FIA not decided if it will happen yet, was New Jersey), 21 July
Round 12 - Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps), 25 August
Round 13 - Italy (Monza), 8 September
Round 16 - Japan (Suzuka), 13 October
Round 17 - India (Buddh International), 27 October
Round 20 - Brazil (Interlagos), 24 November

The other ten races will be highlights on BBC TV or full coverage on Radio 5 Live or 5 Live Sports Extra.

Their coverage will be lead by Suzi Perry, whom some of you may know from the BBC's MotoGP coverage a few years back.
 
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hairyhandedfool said:
Next season's BBC live race choices are in.....

Live Grands Prix:

Round 3 - China (Shanghai), 14 April
Round 5 - Spain (Barcelona), 12 May
Round 7 - Canada (Montreal), 9 June
Round 8 - Britain (Silverstone), 30 June
Round 10 - TBA (FIA not decided if it will happen yet, was New Jersey), 21 July
Round 12 - Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps), 25 August
Round 13 - Italy (Monza), 8 September
Round 16 - Japan (Suzuka), 13 October
Round 17 - India (Buddh International), 27 October
Round 20 - Brazil (Interlagos), 24 November

The other ten races will be highlights on BBC TV or full coverage on Radio 5 Live or 5 Live Sports Extra.

Their coverage will be lead by Suzi Perry, whom some of you may know from the BBC's MotoGP coverage a few years back.
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Overall not a bad 10 races to have, but if round 10 doesn't happen do the BBC have the rights to ask for another race as their contract is 10 live races a season?

Also a good move getting Suzi Perry to front the coverage, she done a very good job presenting Moto GP and I think she will do the same with F1, but I can't see her and EJ mixing well as Suzi likes to be a bit serious and we all know what EJ is like, I hope I'm wrong tho as I like EJ being with BBC
 
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andrew bell said:
Overall not a bad 10 races to have, but if round 10 doesn't happen do the BBC have the rights to ask for another race as their contract is 10 live races a season?....
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No idea, but my bet would be on "No".

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....but I can't see her and EJ mixing well as Suzi likes to be a bit serious and we all know what EJ is like, I hope I'm wrong tho as I like EJ being with BBC
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I could quite happily do without Eddie Jordan, but then who would they get in his place?.
 
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