Formula 1 2025 Season Discussion

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Master Geek

#3343848 17-Feb-2025 19:14

I don't know if it's allowed to be discussed here but there is a Formula 1 addon for Stremio called Formulio. It's awesome I come home from work on a Monday and watch the whole 4 hour Sky broadcast. And it's free..

Shindig

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#3343914 17-Feb-2025 20:53

I think remove the post mate.

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#3344050 18-Feb-2025 05:57

The little things make the biggest difference.

thermonuclear

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Ultimate Geek

#3344084 18-Feb-2025 10:34

Still nothing on F1TV indicating they will be broadcasting the official season launch event at the O2. However, looking at YouTube last night, the Formula 1 channel is indicating they will be live streaming the event there from 9am Wednesday our time.

langi27

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Ultimate Geek

#3344446 19-Feb-2025 08:20

F1 75 Live at The O2

For the first time ever all ten teams, their drivers and Team Principals will come together with fans at London’s iconic venue The O2 to unveil their 2025 liveries!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw1r6DwYy-g

thermonuclear

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Ultimate Geek

#3344477 19-Feb-2025 12:20

Well, what did you guys make of it? Was a little cringy in parts but not unwatchable I guess. Was amusing to hear the FIA, Pirelli and Christian Horner get the pantomime booing from the audience.

I thought the Racing Bulls livery was good, pretty much white with a few accents of blue and yellow. Definitely an improvement on last season. Didn't think much of the Ferrari one with so much white on the car. I'm still surprised that Ferrari couldn't negotiate a change to the HP logo to get rid of the blue circle on their car. Also surprised HP wouldn't actually buy into sympathetic change of colour as a one-off to look better on the car. I'm sure HP's marketing dept would be able to spin such a thing into some money-making content.

Disappointed we didn't hear a word from Lawson or Verstappen, the only drivers not to speak to the crowd. Even the permanently disinterested Stroll managed to get a few words out. Perhaps it was a compromise made to get Verstappen's attendance at the event, I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case such is his grip over the team.

Jeck Whitehall getting Gordon Ramsey to comment on the FIA swearing rules was quite funny. At least Ramsey spoke his mind without fear of it impacting the catering contract he's secured with F1 this season.

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#3344480 19-Feb-2025 12:45

The YouTube content having chapters allows you to jump between.
There are some good content videos in there along the way, really showcasing the 75 year anniversary.

Liberty Media certainly does bring a viewer/consumer spin to proceedings.

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Ultimate Geek

#3344504 19-Feb-2025 14:07

I'm not sure why they did it that way, felt super rushed. Real basic interview questions and everyone said the same thing. Wow this is great, so lucky to be here.

Usually like to hear from the bosses and designers about what's changed etc. In dpeth interviews and assessment of the cars changes. Didnt get any of that.

Probably ok fo rthe teams that dont usually do a big launch, get in, get it done get out.

How awkward is Lance Stroll, dude shouldn't be there and everyone knows it, even lance knows it.

I am looking forward to see how the rookies do this year. Not sure if you can still call Lawson a Rookie but he has yet to do a full season yet.

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#3344839 20-Feb-2025 10:09

I didnt watch it, too much hoopla and not enough car stuff, but all good for those that did, roll on Melbourne

thermonuclear

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#3346750 25-Feb-2025 19:15

A little over 24 hours until official pre-season testing gets underway in the desert. Red Bull, Mercedes and possibly Aston Martin are supposed to be doing their shake-down runs in Bahrain later this evening. I've read Lawson had a TPC in the all-conquering RB19 at Jerez recently.

One of the members over on the Autosport forums is suggesting that the pre-season testing will be available FTA on Sky Sport F1's YouTube channel, though that remains to be proven correct obviously. I cancelled my F1TV membership yesterday and am now shopping a new deal for this season if one actually exists. I've not seen the 15% off we have typically been offered in recent seasons as yet. As testing is about a day away now, it does seem that it's not going to materialize this time. Still more than good value at $99.99 so not too worried.

Apparently the trailers for the upcoming Drive To Survive season are supposed to be going live on Netflix today also.

arnies

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Ultimate Geek

#3348222 26-Feb-2025 23:46

F1TV is testing 4K HDR at random today - you may or may not get it on your stream but you can restart it a few times until you get 4K.

On my Apple TV 4K it looks great. Smooth picture and great colour.

My TV is showing the output as:

16:9, 2160p, HDR, BT.2020, PCM.

As for pricing, I snopped around in the JSON responses on the website and its $159 for F1 Premium. I'll definitely be upgrading as it looks fantastic.

arnies

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Ultimate Geek

#3348223 26-Feb-2025 23:51

Appears to be around ~13mpbs vs ~7mpbs on the 1080p stream

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#3348236 27-Feb-2025 07:40

arnies:

F1TV is testing 4K HDR at random today - you may or may not get it on your stream but you can restart it a few times until you get 4K.

On my Apple TV 4K it looks great. Smooth picture and great colour.

My TV is showing the output as:

16:9, 2160p, HDR, BT.2020, PCM.

As for pricing, I snopped around in the JSON responses on the website and its $159 for F1 Premium. I'll definitely be upgrading as it looks fantastic.

Just to claify is this 4K on F1TV pro in NZ or something else?

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#3348240 27-Feb-2025 08:01

I'm booking it! Been waiting to see what my options were for watching the races legitimately.

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#3348241 27-Feb-2025 08:06

Right, so f1TV premium, I don't see it offered on the subscribe page??

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