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Originally Posted by joff81
My only problem with sky sports F1 is the fact it's can't be subscribed to as a standalone channel. I really don't need the other sky sports channels as I get all I need from Eurosport, ESPN and BT Sports for free, but sky really want to hold F1 to ransom for SSF1 by making us VM customers have to subscribe to the otheR SS channels.
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I agree I don't need anything else offered by Sky Sports either, but you can't really blame Sky. The BBC wanted to reneg their deal, and FOM allowed it, and even allowed the BBC to dig their heels in and keep half the races. If they'd been prepared to give it up, or FOM had made them, then Channel 4 would have taken the lot and we'd still be watching it fta.
I'm finding NowTV a very good alternative to a full Sky Sports sub. I take advantage of the races that the BBC show live, and then buy a day pass for the ones on Sky. This normally involves watching qualifying time shifted, as they usually show a full rerun which happens to start within 24 hours of the scheduled finish of the race, and then the race live, which I can live with. Essentially, then, it's £9.99 a month.
Better still is the fact that box is about £35 bundled with five day passes, and I still have the left, so it's even cheaper.