Post by racechick on Apr 1, 2015 18:12:24 GMT
Well apparantly not in America. The Malaysian GP was the most watched overnight race on cable in 18 years according to NBC
nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2015/04/01/formula-one-malaysian-grand-prix-on-nbcsn-is-most-watched-overnight-f1-race-on-cable-in-18-years/
Im sure Austin will have raised the popularity of F1 in the USA, just as Bernies desire to grow his bank account and remove European races in favour of money spinning far flung destinations that no one visits will have damaged F1 in Europe.
I personally dont think F1 is declining in popularity, that's something that's being used as a political sound byte To suit people who want changes made for various reasons. But it is declining in accessibility. Less people go to live races
a) the price is too high because of Bernies hosting fees
b) the races have gone to remote difficult to access places.
and the amount of people able to watch F1 on the television has declined because it was taken off free to view stations in most countries.
What is being lost are casual viewers, who may in time become real F1 fans. So there is a potential future problem if people are not able to watch races.
Now Bernie, that's not rocket science!!
nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2015/04/01/formula-one-malaysian-grand-prix-on-nbcsn-is-most-watched-overnight-f1-race-on-cable-in-18-years/
Im sure Austin will have raised the popularity of F1 in the USA, just as Bernies desire to grow his bank account and remove European races in favour of money spinning far flung destinations that no one visits will have damaged F1 in Europe.
I personally dont think F1 is declining in popularity, that's something that's being used as a political sound byte To suit people who want changes made for various reasons. But it is declining in accessibility. Less people go to live races
a) the price is too high because of Bernies hosting fees
b) the races have gone to remote difficult to access places.
and the amount of people able to watch F1 on the television has declined because it was taken off free to view stations in most countries.
What is being lost are casual viewers, who may in time become real F1 fans. So there is a potential future problem if people are not able to watch races.
Now Bernie, that's not rocket science!!
