Posted by Jamie Hibbard at 4:00PM on Sunday 11 May, 2008 4 Comments
I'd knew Odeon cinemas showed Formula 1 races, but I'd never really been bothered about going before.
So it was typical of me that I decided to go and sit in a dark, air-conditioned room on the nicest day of the year so far.
Not many other people did though. Well, in fact, apart from my brother and I, only one other person did. So there was three of us in the cinema to ourselves, which was actually pretty cool.
I don't know if the other guy was too happy about it mind you, 'cos the two of us whooped and shouted when the mood took us. Lewis Hamilton passing Felipe Massa? We clapped and cheered like we would have done at home on the sofa.
(If you were the other person at the cinema in Bath, then I'm sorry.)
Anyway, the HD picture was really impressive, and seeing cars that big on the screen was awesome. You see stuff that you'd never taken notice of before.
The sound was great too, and even the commentators were better than a certain someone I could mention (BBC, if you haven't already, I urge you to sign up Karun Chandhok for your F1 commentary next season. He's very good).
So if you've not been to the cinema F1 experience before - and you're prepared to pay the slightly steep, Bernie pleasing fifteen quid to do so - then you should certainly consider it.
Although I'd recommend you do it when the weather's rubbish.
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Watching F1 in a cinema... apart from the rubbish seating arrangements actually isn't that bad an idea (I mean....you're watching Grand Prix, there must be a sofa). The cars must sound like amplified thunder.
Maybe we should start doing that here in england and then we can all go there in groups to cheer our favourite driver, like those footballists. Would be interesting.. or is it just me?
WOW! I never even knew that they showed F1 in the cinema! I can't wait for the next race now 'cozs I want to go see Hamilton kick Kimi's butt in one of Lewis's great tracks!!!
I was tempted to go see it in Lincoln Odeon, right up to the moment when I checked the ticket prices. £30 for me and my fiancee was taking the mick, really. Especially since the food in the cinema isn't cheap either...
Karun Chandhok's commentary skills are BRILLIANT to say the least... the poor lad hasn't had the best of luck on the circuit with cars taking him out left, right and centre in GP2, but honestly BBC, sign him now. He's got amazing views and a great insight on the action...