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Originally Posted by deggis
But it is, not your exaggerated way though. Even the current 6 hour format was made for tv due the clearer time slot vs. 1000km (ironically making most races a bit longer, though).
Length of the regular races must the single biggest reason for crappy tv deals and don't see this changing. ACO can ask for full live races, but they're not going to get them. Teams won't be pleased forever with 5000 worldwide webstream viewers. LM24 is of course different because it has prestige, and it happens only once in a year.
Maybe more time for errors to happen, but because a shorter race tends to have have naturally smaller margins between the positions, errors have bigger consequences. What added duration also creates is a lot more progression, which by definition is non-dramatic.
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There are cricket matches, Test Matches, that run all day for 5 days, and are televised for the whole duration. A 6 hour race should be well within TV's scope, the only reason they aren't televised now is because there isn't the demand.
Shortening in the races isn't an option or they would have to drop the Endurance tag. Plus it would be selling out, and I would never encourage that.