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weened · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:41 am Post subject: Where can I watch Formula One?

I don't have cable yet and am itching to see Malaysia. Does anyone know if there is a hotel or bar that reliably airs each race? I'm dyin' here, help a brotha out.

Oh, btw, I'm in Seoul.

Zed · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Shakedown Street

Your best bet may be to go to an empty hof that will let you choose what is on the telly.

Harvard Material · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

Actually, go into the Korean Herald archives...about 2 or 3 weeks back. There is a race soon, and it may be F-1. IThe article was near the back, in the business section.
It will be down south; Pusan, or maybe a bit north of Pusan.

Sorry I am so sketchy on the details, but you may want to consider searching, or e-mailing the Herald direct.

Good luck.

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

for the australian gp i was in a motel and it was on star.

take the motel for a night or just for the race and watch it there in your underwear with a beer or 26..

make sure the motel has star before coughing up i spose

Eunoia · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:02 pm Post subject:

Star Sports (out of Hong Kong) carries all the F1 races, although the commentary is dubbed over into Cantonese (er, maybe it's Mandarin?) You can find the schedule at http://startv.com/eng/index.cfm. Acording to the schedule on the net, the next race will be at 15:00 (3 PM) next Sunday, March 21. (However, that *may* be HK time, which is one hour behind us; that would make it 4PM here)

On another note, why bother even watching? It's pretty apparent after just one race that Ferrari's got the season locked up already. They might as well just hand over the trophies now and let everyone else race for 2nd & 3rd place. Ferrari should probably be forced to use their 2002 challenger, just to give everyone else a fair shot. Looks like yet another long, boring year for F1... and given the way all the best teams are jumping from CART to the IRL (damn you, Tony George! Mad

) I may have to start watching NASCAR to get a decent racing fix... Crying or Very sad

Eunoia · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: Formula 1

weened · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks all. Unfortunately, I was unable to watch the zoom-zoom. Before Malaysia, Eunoia, I would have disagreed about the projected dominance of Ferrari this season, but now...I suppose Bridgestone took a good whuppin' from the boys in Maranello. For me, this is a good thing. As for the rest of you, yeah, it's not terribly exciting to watch. Perhaps Alonso will provide a few surpises. Kimi, too, I guess. BAR is also looking much stronger. The first true Michelin track will be the final litmus test (other than the actual final points tally). At any rate, I gotsta get the cable and fast.

BTW if anyone does wanna meet for a few beers to watch a race somewhere, I'm game.

Maranag · Joined: 23 Mar 2004 Location: Anyang, South Korea

Where are you located?

I would love to meet up to watch the race. I haven't watched one in a while - but I still follow religiously. I am downloading the MalaysianGP right now, actually.

... and, if all goes well, I'll be at the Spanish GP this summer in Catalunya.

Eunoia · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:34 pm Post subject:

I'm sure one of the pubs in Itaewon would put the race on- they should be on Sunday evenings from here on out (except for Japan, not sure when that one is, though). I'd be into meeting for it.

I thought the Renaults looked pretty racy, and if not for Weber's poor start, the Jag's might have made a race of it. While Ferrari almost certainly have first place virtually sewn up, it looks like there could be a lot of competition for 2nd and 3rd. It might make this season more interesting than we've seen in a few years.

weened · Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject:

hmmm.... did u say download?