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      11-18-2013, 04:29 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by Handozizle View Post
Qualifying was aired live on CNBC. The race had to be dumb down because it was on national TV and not cable. Most Americans don't really understand F1. It was the same thing when the races came on FOX instead of Speed.
CNBC?! I didn't think to check that channel.

Yeah, when they televise F1 on the networks, you hear a lot of things like "bright red Ferraris", how each team has 2 drivers, "drag reduction system", and how F1 is the "pinnacle of motorsport".

Frankly, I don't think network broadcast really gets any more long-term viewers. Most people just think it's another one of those Indycar races that no one cares about.
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