F1.com updated

[MrPonx]

I like the new layout :)

http://www.f1.com

[leopard]

It remains take time to open the page :)

[Mark]

It's horrid. The previous site was understated and professional. This site is OTT and amateurish :down:

[Ranger]

Fantastic! That old layout was pretty bland and stagnant I thought.

[F1boat]

Fantastic! That old layout was pretty bland and stagnant I thought.

I agree!

[leopard]

They maybe in development or maintenance period, the F1 logo and the size of font used for the hot news are irritating.

[ioan]

It's horrid. The previous site was understated and professional. This site is OTT and amateurish :down:

Agree.

[Flat.tyres]

well, I was taking a gander and just coming to grips with it when two lovely ladies just popped up in front of me and I had to start all over again.

Now, take a grip and lets have another go :D

Its all AV, new media, dynamic presentation and interactivly stimulating which in effect means bollox and it just takes more time to find what your looking for.

[MrPonx]

I only miss the mini maps on the header with the dates of the races... otherwise it's all good to me :)

[Valve Bounce]

I am not aware any other website gives the live timing that this website has.

[Ranger]

I am not aware any other website gives the live timing that this website has.

http://www.motogp.com/

Free live timing for all sessions including 125's and 250's, including streamed video for members.

[Valve Bounce]

http://www.motogp.com/

Free live timing for all sessions including 125's and 250's, including streamed video for members.


OK!! so do they give live timing, splits, lap times and gaps for F1 practice, quals and the race? not to mention lap charts and fastest laps?

I know that I have to follow the races via the chat room and F1.com, and if I cannot get the live timing to work for any reason to do with my PC, F1.com is the website I miss the most.

Free F1 videos is another story. If you want that, send me a PM.

[Dave B]

It's a tad "clunky", isn't it? You have to scroll down half a page before you actually find any content, which is never a good idea.

[Flat.tyres]

i would also like to add a huge :down: to the travel booking facility.

thought I would check it out to see if it was quite cheap for France this weekend as I know you can get ferry, 3 day pass and campsite for about £100 on an offer.

So, they fly me out from Heathrow into CDG, stick a hotel in the middle of Paris and want to charge me £750 not including tickets.

best bit is they fly me back, VIA AMSTERDAM and the flight leaves BEFORE the GP. :laugh:

Might make other plans :)

[Wilderness]

Hideous.

[ready2rock]

im confused as to the poll, there is a 65% difference in results yet how come the bars are the same length?

[andreag]

I am not aware any other website gives the live timing that this website has.
You have live timing also in:

http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/index.shtml

[JasonD]

Whats with the pink dude at the top of the page?

They should have launched the new site with the beginning of the season, it makes more sense to do it then, new season, new look.

It doesnt look cutting edge, which I thought F1 is supposed to be about?

It looks dated.

[truefan72]

everthing looks great

except for the top graphic...just horrible pink and neon blue/green
the main content area is much easier to read though, that super small font from the old site was a bit annoying.

[Valve Bounce]

I visit various motorsport ewbsites (which I have bookmarked) for the content the site offers. F1.com offers great live timing and a very good archive.

For news, I go to other websites like pitpass, PLanet-F1, Grandprix.com, ITV, BBC, and by then I have found what ever I have time to read.

For travel, I go to travel websites.

AndreaG suggests F1-Live, which used to be my favourite F1 website, but since they became a pay website, I go elswhere; same with Autosport. Why pay for stuff that I can get free?

The best inside info, of course, comes from the dad of one of the drivers. However, I have given my pledge to secrecy on this type of info; the guy used to come here and give people an insight to F1 but after insults and unsubstantiated accusations thrown at him about his lad, he seems to have avoided this forum.

[leopard]

It would bear more harmony with the better top graphic and navigation bar, and no need to make the font of the top news bigger, people will easily identify it by only putting it on top.

However it was a trusted source.

[Valve Bounce]

To be honest, I only visit this website for two reasons
1. To see how long before the next race (in hours) so I can work out what time the race starts in Oz time, and
2. The live timing, which is invaluable.

[Ari]

I actually think the old F1 site was a lot sharper looking and more professional. The new one looks like it was designed by someone straight out of a TAFE / UNI multimedia course....

[wmcot]

A bit like most websites today - trying to do too much just because you can! I prefer simple websites that just quickly give you the info you need. There is no real need for all the Flash median and other bits of glitz that do nothing and become boring (more like irritating) after you've seen them once. Bernie should have saved the money and lowered the ridiculously high prices at the F1 store!!!!!!!!! :(

[aryan]

Horrible re-design. There is no increased productivity, just an exaggerated half-page logo and bunch of Javascript nonesense menus

That's what you get when you relegate web development to Adobe/Flash/Photoshop kind of people. Content goes missing, logos become bigger.

[ShiftingGears]

I liked the old one better, but maybe this one will grow on me.

[Dave B]

Did anybody else have problems with the live timing freezing during the last 20 laps today? I had to keep pressing refresh :s

[MrPonx]

it worked fine for me

[janneppi]

The previous version was faster to navigate, and i too miss the track map links for races.
Also the silly drop down menus in result page are useless if there isn't much options to choose,

[ojciec dyrektor]

and where is live timing archive now?

[gloomyDAY]

The site is awful! F1.com is now confusing and looks quite vulgar.

Poop, I say, poop.

[stevie_gerrard]

It looks alright, its a bit better than the old layout i say.

[leopard]

Their top graphic is now changed and it isn't the yesterday's either. Looks better now :)

[Valve Bounce]

Just use this website for what it has that the others don't - like live timing. If you don't like the layout, there are heaps of others which provide news and related articles. Why complain about this website when it offers what none of the others offer?

[janneppi]

Why complain about this website when it offers what none of the others offer?
Because it could be better.

[ArrowsFA1]

Compared to other racing series websites the official F1 site is poor. Bernie seems unconvinced by the internet in general and until someone convinces him otherwise F1 online is unlikely to improve.

[Valve Bounce]

Because it could be better.

There are many other websites which will satisfy your needs - just bookmark them and use F1.com for the live timing.

[Ranger]

The only thing that's pissing me off about this new layout are the F1advertisements up the top (they should at least be down the side). When I open up a racing site I expect to be able to see the news first... not ads.

[janneppi]

There are many other websites which will satisfy your needs - just bookmark them and use F1.com for the live timing.
Do they show the same info
-fastest laps
-pit times/laps
-Q times
-archives of past races

For free?

Link, pretty please! :)

I don't follow the live timing, it ruins my GP watching for reasons best not talk about in a public forum. ;) ;) , nudge nudge

[Valve Bounce]

Do they show the same info
-fastest laps
-pit times/laps
-Q times
-archives of past races

For free?

Link, pretty please! :)

I don't follow the live timing, it ruins my GP watching for reasons best not talk about in a public forum. ;) ;) , nudge nudge


Look!! use F1.com for live timing, and the myriad of others for news and whatever you want to read.

[leopard]

Not too bad about ads, because among the flashes we can see two interesting chic(k)anes.