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Old 05-14-2010, 07:50 AM   #2
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I'm sorry I can't help you out but I wanted to reply to a fellow F1 fan. We are few and far between in this part of the world and should stick together.

I would love to be able to help but I don't have a DVD recorder and I'm not sure you would want a recording of the broadcast we are forced to watch here in Canada. TSN (The Sports Network) has exclusive rights to broadcast F1 here and forces a blackout of Speed's coverage. I get to see Friday practice and the F1 Debrief show on Speed but Qualifying and the race are blacked out. TSN repackages BBC coverage which generally is good but they only show the bare minimum. No pre and post race stuff and the commercial breaks are hacked in with no regard for the action. But I digress.

Have you been to any races? Got a favourite driver? Team?

While I'm not a huge fan of any particular driver, there are a few I don't like. Mostly I'm a technology fan. My favourite team is McLaren and naturally the team I love to hate is Ferrari. I've been to a dozen or so races over the years. My pet peeve is the reduction in technological freedom imposed by the FIA in the name of cost cutting. I miss the turbo era and drivers such as Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, and of course Gilles Villeneuve.

It would be nice if we could get this thread going with some other fans to talk about F1 and, of course, find someone to help you out.
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