[roundel]

http://youtu.be/IZWG9et0lYU

Great promo spot.

[APKhaos]

DVR ALERT:
Don't forget that the Monaco GP is on NBC main - not NBCSports.
Pre and post race only are on NBCSports.

[bretster]

Originally Posted by APKhaos

DVR ALERT:
Don't forget that the Monaco GP is on NBC main - not NBCSports.
Pre and post race only are on NBCSports.

Thanks!

[Rick K]

Originally Posted by APKhaos

DVR ALERT:
Don't forget that the Monaco GP is on NBC main - not NBCSports.
Pre and post race only are on NBCSports.

I wish I saw this prior to recording the race. I pushed play on my DVR expecting to sit back and watch the race, but NBC sports had other plans for me. It was showing the champagne celebration post-race. Race results spoiled for me.

Then fast forwarding 20 minutes got me to the actual re-play of the race itself. I would expect when I hit record for the "Monaco Race" on NBC sports that I won't have the results shown to me when I hit play. Too much to expect I guess.

[HoodPin]

The multi-network scheduling antics are quite annoying....like NBC vs NBCSports.....or Speed vs Fox.

I wish the race had been more exciting. Passing is a such a chore now that it doesn't happen often enough.

But the politics appear to be in high gear again......looks like tire testing is not going to fare well for some teams...

[roundel]

Originally Posted by HoodPin

I wish the race had been more exciting. Passing is a such a chore now that it doesn't happen often enough.

Really? I thought for Monaco there were lots of passes compared to other years. I cannot remember a pass working in the hairpin like Sutil pulled on Alonso.

[HoodPin]

Originally Posted by roundel

Really? I thought for Monaco there were lots of passes compared to other years. I cannot remember a pass working in the hairpin like Sutil pulled on Alonso.

There were a handful of fun-to-watch passes, but most seemed to have been aborted attempts, or no attempt at all. I wish there had been more action up front. And I was saddened when a pass attempt on Kimi ended up causing him a flat in the closing laps, which resulted in a position sacrificing pit stop. I was hoping Kimi would keep hounding Vettel in the points chase.

[ausgeflippt951]

I enjoyed the race -- better than expected, and glad to see Mercedes got their act together...who cares if Pirelli needed their help with a "safety test".

You'll note that during the entire coverage the commentators kept using such hyperbolic expressions to emphasize "just how amazing" and "how unlike anything else" this race is. It's definitely on my bucket list -- the whole "event" just seems other-worldly. The racing itself, however, almost always sucks. This is a fact. If one strips away all the cool things about Monaco, the racing is always fairly boring.

Anyway, I had an epiphany whilst watching this year's Monaco GP. I think that because we always expect such horrid racing at Monaco, any tiny attempt to pass is augmented in our head and seems "ultra-exciting"! Transpose that racing to any other track where the pomp-and-circumstance is not nearly as great and your response is "meh". But because "ohmygod someone actually tried to pass at Monaco", we tend to get super excited by it.

If everyone went into watching the Monaco GP expecting a normal race, they'll wind up being disappointed. Those of us in the know, however, have found a much better way to watch!

[APKhaos]

Originally Posted by Rick K

I wish I saw this prior to recording the race. I pushed play on my DVR expecting to sit back and watch the race, but NBC sports had other plans for me. It was showing the champagne celebration post-race. Race results spoiled for me.

Then fast forwarding 20 minutes got me to the actual re-play of the race itself. I would expect when I hit record for the "Monaco Race" on NBC sports that I won't have the results shown to me when I hit play. Too much to expect I guess.

Mine did exactly the same [FIOS]. Went to the Recorded menu, and there was only one entry for the Monaco GP, from NBCSports channel. I about flipped, since I'd specifically set to record NBC main. Recording opened with post-race from NBCSports, then the race itself started 20 minutes in but ended [on timing] before the end of the race. Good thing the post-race was at the top of the session and the top 4 positions were in place before the recording stopped.
They need to get this sorted before the next NBC race!!

[HoodPin]

Originally Posted by ausgeflippt951

.........If everyone went into watching the Monaco GP expecting a normal race, they'll wind up being disappointed. Those of us in the know, however, have found a much better way to watch!

I think part of the problem is that the F1 cars have just gotten too big for Monaco. Since widening the track is pretty much out of the question, maybe they could have them run without front wings, or maybe have a dedicated "Monaco" car that's shorter & narrower.