There is less and less to the Formula 1 look
Posted on 11-06-2014 at 22:07 by ricardo – 54 Comments”
The racing series starts the global from the grace to touch. Over 2013 were already 50 million people (about 10%) less than a year earlier. This year it seems there is not much better.
According to the Spanish Marca, the decline is greatest in Latin America, where the number of viewers in the past year, 50 per cent is decreased. Even in Italy, where the viewing is usually by the success of Ferrari is determined, is 20% less look. The GP of Canada, drew RAI and Sky, 3.5 million viewers less than a year earlier.
The Alonso-mad Spain was not much better. There would be a decrease of 15% are listed. In Germany there would be about 2013 and 10% less are considered. A decline which this year will continue with -3% so far. Also in China and France, the number of F1 viewers. In China took a nose dive when state broadcaster CCTV stopped the broadcasts, in France, the logically, when the king’s class of motorsport to a betaalkanaal moved. The Netherlands are no figures published by Marca, but we can imagine that a similar scenario as in France, is playing, as this is also behind a decoder.
The reason for this? About the opinions diverge. Former team boss Flavio Briatore plays the motorgeluidkaart, and denounces the lack of exciting inhaalacties.
“What we have now is not formula one. Formula one is something else. The audience is clearly enjoying it a lot less, because there are cars that do not make much noise. There are drivers who save fuel, drivers who only do ‘fake’ overtaking when their wing flap is open. Drivers who are doing their accounting in the car rather than being gladiators.
F1-operator and fraudster Bernie Ecclestone, also a notoriously V6-hater, gave previously social media like Facebook and Twitter, the blame for the falling number of viewers. Against Forbes, he said:
“I was talking to the people from RTL television in Germany. They said it is surprising that across everything they do, television ratings are down. Why? Because people have only got so much time. They are using Facebook, Twitter… there are so many things people can watch.”
Tip for Eccleston, because TV is slowly dying. Maybe a bargain to close with Netflix or HBO GO. But Bernie is not going to do anything with social media. He thinks that hype again blow over, which again indicates that Mr. Berns with his lack of interest for innovation and renewal is required of the F1 stage must disappear.