Zoxxo

Formula One - Abu Dhabi Schedule on NBC Sports Network
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0. THERE IS NO 4:30 AM PRE-RACE SHOW BEFORE THE LIVE SHOWING OF THE RACE!!!!

1. THE TIMES FOR THIS RACE ARE DIFFERENT, SO PAY ATTENTION!

2. THERE ARE ONLY TWO SHOWINGS OF THE RACE ON SUNDAY ONLY!!!

3. THERE IS ONLY ONE SHOWING OF PRACTICE FOR THIS RACE!!

4. ALL OF THE BROADCASTS ARE ON NBC SPORTSNET

5. The PRE-RACE shows are scheduled separately this week!!!
xxxIf you want to see them you'll need to record them separately!!

The post-race show "F1 Extra" is shown immediately after the race
show whatever time that may be. the simplest way to make sure you
record it is to simply add enough extra time to the race broadcast recording to
get (a) any extra time that was needed to record the entire race
including any delays, and (b) "F1 Extra". My standard is to
add at least three hours (!) just to make sure I cover most eventualities.

I pull this info from from my Tivo's schedule. I have no guarantee that
it is correct but it usually is. I also double check it with the NBC Sports
NET schedule, too.


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ALL TIMES PACIFIC TIME !!!!! (Eastern times in parens)
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Friday November 1, 2013
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Saturday November 2, 2013
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Sunday November 3, 2013
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jcsperson

DVR is set.

froggy47

Zoxxo

ttt

Just a reminder

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ukrbmw

Hmmm, my NBCSN is showing soccer this morning at 9 am.

Zoxxo

Yeah. My mistake (which I only realized when I turned to the TIVO to watch qualifying an hour ago. "S**T!", said I. ) My bad. They showed it on CNBC. Friggin' soccer.

They are reshowing qualifying at 10:30 this morning Pacific (about an hour from now) and that *is* on NBCSN.

ALWAYS double check me!! I make no promises.

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Zoxxo

Note that NBCSN has preempted the pre-race show for the LIVE showing of the race. They are showing some "Andretti & Vettel" thing in its place.

The TIVO schedule shows that they *are* showing the pre-race show prior to the 3:00 PM (Pacific) reshowing of the race. Be suspicious of that one, too.

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Mark2009

Zoxxo, thanks for thread... it gave me a heads up yesterday and I'm watching the race now live on NBCSN

Zoxxo

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Zoxxo

And a "future reminder" for the next race (Austin)... As was mentioned in today's show, the Austin shows (practice, qualifying, race, pre-race, etc.) will be shown on THREE DIFFERENT NBC NETWORKS!!

The race itself will be shown on NBC. The other two will be NBCSN and CNBC (if I remember correctly.) Also, looking at NBCSN's online schedule suggests that practice and qualifying will be shown tape-delayed. To which I say, "Seriously??!!" The home of open-wheel racing my ***.

So put this info in the back of your brains somewhere for when the time comes... I'll detail this better as we get closer.

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jcsperson

Interesting race today. I hope some teams step it up next year. Grosjean, for instance, deserves a quicker ride next year.

Zoxxo

Agree re: Grosjean. He's been terrific. But Lotus is unlikely to be as successful next year as this since they have lost several key personnel this year. I think it's a shame that Ferrari (in particular) uses their "we're Ferrari so Bernie just gives us an extra $60 million every year for that reason alone" fund to buy key personnel away from any smaller team that shows promise in order to kill that promise. But then they have been "unfair advantage" weasels for decades (and STILL they lose )

Next year will be interesting. On the one hand you have those saying that the rules shakeup can offer up a leveling of tech between the teams (at least for a while.) On the other hand is the position that the unknown offers the best time for the great and the experienced (Adrian Newey certainly ranks #1 in both categories) to do better than normal.

Here's hoping that things aren't just another decade of Vettel/Newey dominating things as it really is boring as hell no matter what the announcers say.

Zoxxo

A followup to the Lotus saga:

http://en.espnf1.com/lotusf1/motorsp...ory/133815.htm

So maybe Misters Grosjean and Hulkenberg will actually have something to work with the next couple of year! That would be nice.

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froggy47

Maybe I was tired when I watched it, but it seemed like a pretty boring race compared to a lot of the others.

Any later comments from Kimi about his "race"?

Zoxxo

We were pretty bored here, too.

re: Kimi (and Alonso for that matter)

If Ferrari doesn't give them both a car that can start at or near the front, I predict a really lousy 2014 season.

Montezemolo watching Kimi's first turn @ Abu Dhabi: "Seriously? How much for this guy?"

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froggy47