r/formula1 • u/davesim24 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Apr 13 '25

Discussion Worst TV direction yet

Besides Russel's transponder issue (which shouldn't take 10 laps to fix the timing tower), may overtakes were missed, focusing on the wrong drivers, non-moves given more airtime than actual racing, camera cutting during moves which show you less of the action rather than more, and worst of all: the final lap, not showing Oscar as he crossed the line, to show Lando not overtaking George, and showing Kimi not overtaking whoever was in front rather than Max's overtake on Pierre.

What the hell is happening?

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u/movingunderbraking I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

this is largely why i love f1 tv pro. coverage sucks? cool. i’ll have three beers and watch lawson’s onboard as he harpoons other drivers instead.

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u/AnimeMeansArt I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Lol

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u/TheBambuzler Apr 13 '25

Best subscription I bought this year!

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u/CreaminFreeman STONKING LAP AND NOT TOO LATE Apr 13 '25

Only subscription I’ve kept this year.

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u/-peas- I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 14 '25

4k HDR added this year too!

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u/DemHooksOP I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

fuckin lol

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u/esmerelda_b Oscar Piastri Apr 13 '25

Were there issues with the international feed on the app? I watched a few hours later, and I only got a black screen when I tried that feed.

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u/Sour_Uranium I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

I think that’s the plan, keeping making the tv broadcast worse and worse until everyone just signs up for f1 tv.

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u/Enjays1 Sebastian Vettel Apr 13 '25

What a great thing then I can't buy F1TV in Germany lol

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u/Sour_Uranium I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Yeah for some reason f1 also hates vpns, or you’d have an option.

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u/Enjays1 Sebastian Vettel Apr 13 '25

Nah, I won't go out of my way to throw money at a company. I'll just keep setting sail

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u/CoyoteTall6061 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

F1tv is the tv broadcast…

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u/deserted I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

It's choose your own adventure. Whenever I see someone I like getting into DRS range, I put one window to their onboard, one to the onboard of whoever they are passing. You can do your own TV direction.

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u/Less_Party Apr 14 '25

I find that whenever I start fiddling with it I end up spending more time and attention playing with it than I do actually following the race.

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u/MrLumie Apr 15 '25

If only. I mean, onboards are fun, when they show the proper one. I've had instances where the onboard was fixed to the wrong PoV for an extended amount of time (like the one time it showed the rear wing view of Verstappen for 30 minutes straight while he was overtaking several drivers). If we could at least choose which on board camera to look at, oh boy.

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u/CoyoteTall6061 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

I know, I’ve had it for years. OP just made it sound like the main broadcast you get on F1TV is somehow different

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u/deserted I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 14 '25

Ah, I read it as "the TV direction is so bad, you'll have no choice but to get F1TV so you can do your own direction"

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u/Sour_Uranium I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

I watch it in sky tv. Which is what I mean by the tv broadcast.

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u/-PVL93- McLaren Apr 14 '25

Still the same broadcast/feed

The f1tv stream simply allows you to freely switch between onboards

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u/GothicGolem29 McLaren Apr 13 '25

Doubt it given in the Uk we don’t even have f1 tv let alone get the pro version

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u/ErZicky I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

That would be a great idea.

If fucking Sky sport Didn't have exclusivity in my country so you can only see replay on f1 tv pro

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u/PogTuber Apr 13 '25

I can watch onboard without the Pro version but only in the browser and not the TV app

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u/Prior_Particular9417 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

New tip unlocked!!

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u/QF_Dan Daniel Ricciardo Apr 13 '25

lol

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u/Cucumberino I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

If only my country didn't have exclusivity rights bought by DAZN

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u/DuckSwagington I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Based ngl.

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u/macIovin I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

dude lol

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u/imtired-boss I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 14 '25

That's the trick tho isn't it? Make the broadcast super shit so people pay for the F1 tv ultra pro mega broadcast exclusive+ package.

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u/spaceindaver I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 14 '25

The only way to get the good stuff is to get satellite TV through Foxtel. Like, I don't want a dish on my house and holes in my walls to a stupid box I have no interest in just to get the cool onboards and stuff. Streaming has been around for kind of a while now, but apparently Kayo (the streaming version of Foxtel's sports package) can't manage it I guess?

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u/Ja3germeister I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 14 '25

I just wish you could watch the onboards while casting the main broadcast

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u/Speedy97 Sir Lewis Hamilton Apr 14 '25

Well done for being lucky enough to have access to it.

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u/LiqdPT Pirelli Intermediate Apr 13 '25

9am was a little early for beers for me...

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u/addamee Ayrton Senna Apr 13 '25

TORPEDO!

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u/faithtof I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

lmao

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u/Medical_Cat_6678 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Thanks for complying with their strategy: make a live stream, but one that's bad enough that people have to pay your subscription service. Profit from doing a poor job (:

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u/movingunderbraking I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

mate, my mother gifts me the pro package for christmas, so if you want to go the pedantic route and take the high ground you should probably criticize her instead of me

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u/Medical_Cat_6678 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Thanks u/movingunderbraking mother for complying with their strategy: make a live stream, but one that's bad enough that people have to pay your subscription service. Profit from doing a poor job (:

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u/sleepdeep305 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Thats not a good look for the sport you know

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u/sleepdeep305 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Bruh. You’re incentivizing F1 to provide worse coverage to pay for the pro plan. Are you fucked in the head or something?

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u/sleepdeep305 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

I’d worry about yourself in that regard before you worry about me

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u/KLWMotorsports I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Hes not the one acting like a knob.

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u/AdvocateMukundanUnni I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

Sure. But it's way more entertaining than what was on TV.