Trip Report: Canada (Montreal) - June 8, 2008

There’s absolutely no pre-race show happening

I see

Edward Howard2 said:I suppose we'll all just be able to tell once The Race begins.

I think there was actually a link over on Myp2p that pointed directly to the live stream for the Formula 1 coverage on PBS.
I suppose you could try to imagine how it actually functioned back then, though it’s probably a bit difficult to wrap your head around. 🤣

It seems to be working just fine, though I suppose it’s a bit of a shame it isn't our usual PBS.🤣🤣 I mean, it’s probably some kind of Chinese or Japanese software or something like that, but I guess it gets the job done.👍In my opinion, you really can't beat that one streaming through MediaPlayer 500, though I suppose the downside is that it absolutely devours your data usage. 😬

http://www2.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?m...48&part=sports

There are quite a few different channels listed here, but I suspect the very best one might actually be the one located all the way down at the bottom of the list.👍

hey, look at this guy☕

neonharbor18 is talking 500 kb/s? That’s 30 MB per minute.😱

Jason Campbell70 said:I mean, look, qratz,☕

A speed of 500 kb/s would roughly equate to about 30 MB per minute, I suppose.😱

But then you have to consider that the image is in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and it's actually quite high quality with a diagonal size of roughly 8 inches.👍

neonharbor18 said:Is the image 16:9? And is the quality actually good enough for a diagonal of about 8 inches?👍

Why isn't that dynamic duo, Neven-Mladen, calling the action?👎

placidsurfer9 said:Robert Kubica is going to brake just enough so Kimi loses his momentum. Kimi won't have
enough juice to pull off a pass in the pits, even though he'll still be stuck on the track
trailing behind him for a few more laps!! 😁

Kubica will overtake Lewis Hamilton in the first lap. Not that it matters, since Hamilton is just going to end up hitting the championship wall anyway.

I suppose Sebastian Vettel managed to pull off a win right from the pits, mostly because everyone else seemed to collectively lose their minds and crash out during that first turn, leaving him as the lone survivor on the track.😁

placidsurfer9 said:Robert Kubica is gonna be braking just enough so Kimi can pull away, basically leaving Kimi without
enough juice to make a move around the pits, even though he'll still be stuck on the track
trailing Kimi for a few more laps!! 😁

Yeah, but you gotta remember, at every single race so far, Ferrari has left Kubica hanging right at the start 👍

rustystag7 said:yeah, but you gotta remember that at every single race so far, Ferrari put Robert Kubica on the starting grid 👍

I mean, obviously, you can't rule that out!! Kimi would probably just destroy him!

rustystag7 said:Yeah, but you have to keep in mind that at every single race so far, Ferrari has had Kubica dive past them right at the start. 👍

BMW keeps promising they’ll fix that launch issue on the car, but let's be real—that part of the setup is absolute garbage. 😁
All that work in qualifying was a total waste. 😁

I can catch the race at 7:30 PM 😉 but honestly, I’m just expecting both Ferraris to end up trailing behind Robert Kubica again.

Wait a second, that page says Formula 1—is that actually the name of the program? And how am I supposed to watch this through MediaPlayer if I've already got Sopcast and ESPN set up??

It'll be interesting to see how much grip we get in the hairpin now that they've laid down a fresh layer of asphalt. I wonder if what Kimi said was true—that he lost a ton of time there yesterday because of the track surface being damaged. Honestly, though, it’s hard to say; Lewis managed to grab most of his advantage in that final chicane where he was significantly faster than Heikki. That’s just his style: aggressive, late braking, and hugging those curbs to the limit. It’s tough to call this one, though, since we almost always see a Safety Car here, plus there's the chance of rain. Kimi really needs to do everything he can to jump Robert Kubica at the start, especially since he's been struggling with his launches this season. As for Alonso, he might land in 5th or 6th, and he definitely has a shot at staying ahead of the other BMW and McLaren drivers. I'm rooting for some new points for Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg, and Rubens had a great qualifying session—he's probably running with a full tank, so maybe he can snag a spot in the top 8.

Tyler Richardson4 said:Wait a second, that page says Formula 1, so what exactly is the name of the program? And how am I supposed to watch this through MediaPlayer if I've already got Sopcast and ESPN players set up??

Well, I suppose you just click on it and then watch it right in MediaPlayer.🙄

ESPN seems to be working perfectly fine for me🙏🙏🙏

With all those fancy channels on DirecTV, you’d actually think they might carry Formula 1 somewhere 😢

Does anyone have a link for a free live stream?

It looks like Myp2p is totally overloaded!

Can someone please give me a heads-up on how the start looks? Especially if anyone ends up spinning out.