Formula One coverage on ITV: Difference between revisions

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===Showing of advertisements===

A major criticism of ITV's coverage was they were permitted to show advertisements during the coverage which promoted a number of complaints from viewers. Many key events in races were not shown as live as a result over the years of the coverage, some of these included: Damon Hill overtaking Michael Schumacher for the race lead at the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix (where he eventually finished second due to a hydraulic failure), Schumacher's retirement at the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix which handed the drivers' championship to Mika HakkinenHäkkinen,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/ITV+on+defensive+over+live+GP+shots.-a060698725|title=ITV on defensive over live GP shots|date=2 November 1998|work=The Birmingham Post|access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> Schumacher's crash at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix, Schumacher's engine failures at the 2000 French Grand Prix and 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso's engine failure at the 2006 Italian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton's gearbox troubles at the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix which cost him the championship to Kimi Räikkönen, and Räikkönen's engine failure at the 2008 European Grand Prix.

====2005 San Marino Grand Prix coverage controversy====