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2006 FIA Formula One / F1 / Formula 1 Championship Review

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3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
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Language English
Runtime 3 hours and 45 minutes

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In 55 years, only seven men have won back to back World Championships. 2006 changed all that. Fernando Alonso became the eighth member of the elite group and the youngest.

The season kicked off with new drivers, new teams and a brand new knockout format for qualifying. RENAULT picked up where they left off with six wings out of eight. By Canada, they looked to have it in the bag, but the might of Michael Schumacher and Ferrari should never be discounted.

USA was the turning point, with everything falling in FERRARI’S favor. After China, the frontrunners were equal on points, but Michael had the advantage with one more win under his belt. The battle for both titles would be won and lost in the last two races.

Watch Button¹s fiery exit in Australia and his blaze of glory in Hungary.

Ride on board with Liuzzi as Räikkönen drives over him! Feel the emotion as Massa wins in Brazil and Michael Schumacher bows out of FORMULA ONE, after a charge through the field. Michael at his best.

Get to the heart of this sensational sport with original interviews and never seen before footage as Fernando does it once again!

WITH DVD EXTRA FEATURES:

Season Preview

An interview with Bernard Ferguson of Cosworth in Spain

Super Aguri: The Newest Team on the Grid

An Interview with Ron Dennis in Japan

Michael Schumacher: A Tribute

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Multiple Formats, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 45 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ December 19, 2006
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Standing Room Only
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000KEG8NE
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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3.7 out of 5 stars
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John Kleeman
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014
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Only thing that would've made it any better is if Michael's engine would've stayed underneath him in Suzuka.
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Chris Morgan
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre review of great season
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2007
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As others have mentioned, the video compression artefacts are unforgivable on this disc. I get better quality recording from my standard definition cable box to my Mac and burning to DVD.

In the USA the most popular motorsport is Nascar and the image quality on some of the Nascar broadcasts is noticeably superior to F1 broadcasts to start with (it is clearly much more than just a PAL-NTSC conversion issue), so then to allow further degradation in the season review is insulting. It is bad for the image of F1, which bills itself as the technological pinnacle of motor racing, to have a cheap and nasty "official season review". Since I'm a photographer and film maker myself I find the flaws noticeably distracting. It takes me "out" of the event, the opposite of the effect intended.

Then we get to the content. This was a vintage year for Formula 1 fans, featuring Michael Schumacher's last season, an epic fight between him and Fernando, Williams' coming apart at the seams, McLaren embarrassed to not win a single race, Montoya and Villeneuve throwing in the towel, Michael's parking problem in Monaco etc etc. So in some ways the producers can't lose... but it was still disappointing.

I found the commentary bland and poorly written with some odd turns of phrase. For example at one point Fernando is "taking on more tires". Sorry, you don't take on more tires, there's no room. You change tires, or you take on more fuel. Further, moments that were incredibly dramatic at the time are glossed over with all the passion of a computer speaking your weight. If this is the official review, then I would prefer to buy an unofficial review, were it available.

In my opinion, the guys who do the US broadcast commentary on Speed Channel would do a vastly better job than this disc. Their season ending tribute to Michael Schumacher was much better then the one on this disc. For example they actually tell the viewer what the events on-screen were (the famous deliberate collisions with Hill and Villeneuve, the incident in Monaco) and why they were pivotal events in forming Michael Schumacher's reputation and legacy as an icomparable racer, an all-time great, but with a few severe lapses in judgement here and there. They would probably also have explained the significance of a few other things that the video editors included, but failed to capitalise on. For example the story behind why Mikka Hakkinen turned up for the final race in Brazil. Michael let it be known that Mikka was one of his most feared and respected adversaries in his entire career. When Mikka heard that he made a special trip out to Brazil just to see Michael's final race.

I understand that space is limited on any production, but for the year that Michael Schumacher retired, I feel a dual-disc Deluxe Edition as a more upmarket option would have made sense. With better image quality and more room to go in-depth it could have been a vastly superior product, leaving this single disc production as an entry-level affordable choice for those on a limited budget.

I do appreciate one aspect of this DVD that salvaged a 3 star rating for it - the extra candid (non-race) footage was varied and well-chosen. The interview with Chris Dyer, the demo of an F1 refuelling rig, the driver-narrated qualifying laps and numerous other bit and pieces here and there were very interesting. The slow lap of Monaco narrated by Tiago Monteiro on a scooter, intercut with frantic full-speed race footage of the same route was fantastic, it really heightened the sensation of F1's crazy speed on such a tight road course. A lot of the extra footage was not seen on the US broadcasts, so for those sections alone this disc is something of a must-have for US F1 fans.
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David Ewing
5.0 out of 5 stars 2006 FIA DVD Video
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2007
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The final nail in Michael Schumacher's coffin. Well done as most FIA products, hats off to Bernie Eccelstone.
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R. Lasmana
5.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Up
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2007
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This is a great DVD. Not wasting your time. Fully previewed. More than just two thumbs up.
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F1 Enthusiast
1.0 out of 5 stars If this is a bootleg version, then it's acceptable
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2007
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In the past I purchased one of the Disney DVDs which had a very poor resolution. Once I sent it in for replacement, I was told that the copy I sent out was bootlegged. I must confess that the footage on this DVD is on par with the bootlegged version I purchased in the past.

The video is highly compressed, so that any time video changes, the images are incredibly pixilated and it takes some time for frames to settle to show a crisp, static imagine. I am viewing this DVD on a standard CRT TV and it can not even be compared to the DirecTV broadcast I saw last year. I can only imagine how bad it will show it self on an HD screen.

So, if you are interested in the Formula 1 and want to have a memorable 2006 season, I can only say that SRO Entertainment has given us a very poor version to enjoy.
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Bricktop
2.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Season - atrocious quality DVD
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2011
The 2006 season was a lot of fun to watch, particularly the battle between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher. The main feature of this DVD runs 3h20m long. There is lots of race footage but where it really stands out is some great extras within the main feature like the interview with Gerhard Berger for example, or the many additional interviews with members of the various team's crews.

However, the reason this DVD is so atrocious is because they fit both the 3h20m main feature and several extras all onto a single dual-layer DVD. That's around 3.5 hours of video on a single DVD9. It just doesn't fit! The pixilation and macroblocking runs rampant throughout, anytime the footage on screen is fast like the in car footage, especially the parts when they do a picture-in-picture looking at Massa's qualifying lap at Monza behind Alonso for example, it's like watching a video on dial-up with such pixilation you feel the resolution has dropped to barely 200x200. Not a word of exaggeration, it is really awful.

Most features on DVD will average around 6~7Mbps with up to 10Mbps for peaks of particularly hard-to-encode scenes. This DVD runs along at 3~3.5Mbps. It is truly pathetic that this one made it out into consumer's hands. The next year the 2007 DVD went to 2 DVD's and it was a huge improvement.

Hopefully the 2011 season, the first one to finally move to HD broadcasting, will be presented on Blu-ray. It is comical that we have had "Bass Fishing" in high definition since @ 2004 and the world's premiere motorsport took until 2011...but that's Bernie's influence for you.

This is a great season worth watching if you can stomach the brutal picture quality. Wish they would re-issue this as a 2-disc set.
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James A. Oglethorpe
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Summary
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2007
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Having shared the '06 season on Speed with the unfailingly excellent and well informed Bob, Dave, Steve and Peter, this DVD neatly compresses and records Schumacher's final season. F1 attracts TV audience figures that can only make NASCAR weep - but then F1 is about supreme technical excellence and driver skill on circuits all around the world and this DVD captures the excitement, variety and exotic nature of a true world championship. Worth listening to the drivers as they talk you through a pole lap - Kimi is an angel in a car, less so when it comes to talking and interpreting the experience! This DVD is a must for hardened fans and those coming to F1 for the first time.

 2006 FIA Formula One / F1 / Formula 1 Championship Review
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Barry Crawford
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2017
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Just a continuation from the 2005 F-1 season - great stuff.
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