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Originally Posted by bella
as for losing the casual fans, casual fans don't sit in front of their computers watching a 6 hour race...
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I think the key point here is that it was an easy way to get people into the sport. It's a small sample but throughout last year loads of people on twitter were wondering what to do on non F1 race weekends or interested after saying Le Mans and the stream was an easy way (and free) was for them to assess the quality of the series. I know quite a few of those I suggested it too are going to Silverstone this weekend. If they had not had the ability to watch for free I doubt they would be going.
When it comes down to it I'm perfectly happy to pay what is a relatively small amount, but you gotta say it's terrible timing to announce people need to pay.
Hopefully there's a free option, but if there isn't, an explanation for the cost would be very welcome. However that might be too little too late for some.