# Formula 1 fans?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-fans/480480>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 9, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-fans/480480 "2009-01-09T03:35:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-fans/480480/21 "2009-01-22T14:11:22Z")

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> [@MHaye](#):
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> Yes, the BBC has regained the rights starting next season. That means the race coverage won’t be interrupted for commercials any more, a definite plus.
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> What _I_ want to know is, will the BBC restore unto us the heavy bassline of the theme music they used to use before ITV won the contract?
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> We want our Fleetwood Mac back!

Are they bringing back Murray Walker? _Please_ say yes.

And yes, that guitar/bass solo thing in the middle of _The Chain_ is the best minute and a half in the history of music.

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**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-fans/480480/22 "2009-01-23T20:44:48Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Are they bringing back Murray Walker? _Please_ say yes.

AFAIK, the answer is No. However, they did snag just-retired F1 driver David Coulthard.

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**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-fans/480480/23 "2009-01-23T21:24:24Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Are they bringing back Murray Walker? _Please_ say yes.

[Sort of.](http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/24/murray-walker-formula-one-bbc)

To be honest, and while I firmly believe he was pretty much the only thing that made the sport good back when it was, well, good, I don’t really think bringing him back to live commentary would be a smart move. He’s 85, and even by his own standards had trouble keeping up with things back before his retirement.

Mind you, should he live to 150 he’ll still be a better commentator than James Allen. And probably after that, too.

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**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-fans/480480/24 "2009-01-25T07:10:17Z")

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I followed F1 for many years, starting from way back in the mid '70s but I don’t have cable any more and haven’t found a good online source to watch the races so I’m less aware of the details than I used to be–but it’s still the greatest sport on earth and if I ever win the lottery I’m going to get tickets to an entire season. That figures highly on my bucket list!

[This is my favorite F1 photo](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h16/smartaleq/flagge-micha-1.jpg)–this is from the 2001 Italian Grand Prix and I’ve had to find this picture about a bazillion times. Before I had a wide display this was almost always my wallpaper, which was a bit of a problem back when I worked for GM! That would be Michael Schumacher in the Ferrari, duh… 😛

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