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Jonathan Wood5 said:It looks like those channels are all tucked away in the premium tier. There's probably just a basic package available, which is what I have, and it doesn't include the qualifying rounds anywhere.
Michael Lee4 said:I haven't got a clue about the arena...
Michael Lee4 said:Exactly... But personally, I can watch a Formula 1 race totally ad-free, with cockpit cams, live timing, and all that good stuff. Once the race is over, I can catch the press conferences without being interrupted, listen to the team principals, and so on. It’s the same for MotoGP, World Superbike, WTCC, or DTM...
I can tune into any sport I actually care about, rather than sitting here complaining because some local network isn't broadcasting it. The point isn't having access to half a million channels you'll never touch; it's having access to those specific channels that let you find exactly what you want. It's about the freedom to choose. For me, that costs roughly $160 a year, or $30 a month. How much is a standard cable package these days anyway? ☕
Michael Lee4 said:Look, I hear you, but I still maintain that instead of dumping money into DirecTV or similar services, it’s much smarter to just invest in a satellite receiver and go the card sharing route. For the exact same price as a standard subscription, you end up with a million more channels at your fingertips...
Michael Lee4 said:Just ignore him. He's been holding a grudge against me for two years ever since I shut down the automobile chat, so now he just stalks my activity on the forum to see what I'm up to.☕
Regarding image sizes, I was used to scrolling through those 800p images back on the car forums, so I never really gave it a second thought. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone getting frustrated by file sizes nowadays with how fast internet is. Anyway, it's a shame I couldn't find a larger Budweiser bottle.😬
As for the broadcast, like I mentioned before, HBO covers everything. They put the qualifying sessions on HBO Plus, while the Sunday race is on the standard HBO2 channel right in that sweet spot between two big games... If you don't have HBO Plus for qualifying, you'll just have to hunt down a stream or something similar.
When it comes to the race itself, I'm just crossing my fingers that the 50% chance of rain actually hits. If it does, I hope the better driver—or perhaps a McLaren—takes the win.
silvercobra68 said:The idea that the British invented soccer is just another myth. They actually gave us polo, cricket, golf, fox hunting, tennis, and things like that.
Soccer was actually dreamed up by some ancient nomadic tribes kicking around a bundled-up rag; honestly, people in Morocco or Pakistan used to play similar versions in their backyards with a scrap of cloth and a bit of space, and that was that.
The British were cut from a different cloth. A true gentleman would saddle his horse in the morning, call his buddies, and head off into his private woods to hunt a few foxes, which they'd then feed to the hounds. In the afternoon, he’d grab a golf club and whack a ball around his private estate.
Soccer, on the other hand, was played by the poor folks who didn't have a private lawn, just a shared patch of dirt—usually a courtyard where chickens wandered around, everything smelled terrible, and dust flew everywhere. But unfortunately, like a stubborn weed spreading across our planet, this cursed "soccer" thing metastasized until it became unstoppable. It's a tragedy. Now we have 22 uneducated players, half of whom are imported from developing nations, all chasing one ball. After the match, they pose for models—uneducated, too. Then they marry and have kids who follow the same path. Those watching think it's "totally cool," and everything goes to hell. Eventually, they stop educating their own children and just send them out to kick a ball (what used to be a bundle of rags) in the hope that their kid might pull the family out of poverty. Occasionally, it works; a young player moves to Europe, makes some money, and feeds an entire village. Everyone is happy, the word spreads, and the cycle continues. It’s like a cancer; it's going to ruin us. That's my take on it.