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| 2006 FIA Formula One / F1 / Formula 1 Championship Review | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 42544
Category: DVD
Actor: Formula 1 World Championship Review
Publisher: Standing Room Only
Studio: Standing Room Only
Manufacturer: Standing Room Only
Label: Standing Room Only
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 225 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 4225
UPC: 032031422599
EAN: 0032031422599
ASIN: B000KEG8NE
Release Date: December 19, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Description
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 Buttons fiery exit in Australia and his blaze of glory in Hungary. Ride on board with Liuzzi as Raeikkoenen 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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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Must buy DVD for F1 fans! July 15, 2008
Overall, this is a good DVD. The pros and cons of it are as follows:
Pros
- Good quality
- Interesting footage on technical side of the sport
- Great bonus material
Cons
- DVD is not available in HD
- It could show more behind-the-scenes footage
- The bonus material about Schumacher should be longer and more detailed
All in all, this is a must buy DVD for F1 fans since the 2006 season represents the end of an era: Michael Schumacher's dominance!
 great season, cheap DVD September 26, 2007
Not only did the video quality take a dive, but the sound is horrible compared to the 03,04, and 2005 DVD reviews.
On the previous discs, on my home theater, the cars really sounded impressive and almost violent. Just as they do when you see them in person. They blanked out all the audio on the pit stop launches in favor of the narrator's voice. ANNOYING. The cars really sound almost puny and nasally on this DVD.
Not really what you expect from the world's most expensive sport.
On a lighter note Alonso's performance this season is exceptional, and fun to watch. Still worth watching.
I did notice that this year's disc is no longer produced by "WhitestarDVD," the label that appeared on the 03-05 reviews.
 Presenting the DVD that brought dvds back to the stone age! May 25, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is called a DVD. It looks like a DVD when you open its case. It looks like a DVD when you place it into your DVD Player. That's where it ends though. You've been robbed. This is what a DVD becomes when a multi million dollar corperation seeks to make just a little bit more money from its fans and in the process sells out its own soul. Stop compressing the video to the point of destruction and just make 2 discs! PLEASE, PLEASE! This DVD has by far, (so far it's not even funny)THE worst picture quality I have ever seen in something trying to pass itself off as a DVD. How about this F1, just release vhs tapes from now on. Please stop embarrassing yourselves and torturing your audience with half hearted and cruel releases such as this. Your F1! You take our millions of dollars and give us back excrement. Every year you feed us this mediocre garbage the closer we get to giving up on you. There are other sports out there you know. Learn from NFL Films, PLEASE! These should be historic records of the most advanced form of motor racing on earth, not something resembling some idiot with a cam corder taping a country drag race on beta max. When I press PAUSE watching this it looks like Surrealist Art. Yeah, I just saw the blue blur pass the red blur! Isn't that an exceptionally beautiful and well engineered blur? I want to see the Formula One car's suspension and aerodynamics when I press pause but I get to see a multi colored blur that I THINK is a... car? Yeah a car. Give us a break! You could do so much for F1's image and popularity with quality DVD reviews that contained, 2, YES 2 Disc DVD reviews. What a concept! I've been a diehard F1 nut for over a decade now and I thought by now you would've adapted with the times. We have what they call High Definition now. Have you heard of it? Stop compressing the video and stop giving your loyal fans the shaft! Charge 30 to 40 bucks for a 2 disc DVD set with sharp picture quality and watch them sell out. We'd buy them! I know I would. All F1 fans want it and you better start listening cause it's been 2 years of compressed and pixelated garbage. If you only got it. Well, you've lost this and many customers because for years now your DVDs have been laughable. To anyone interested, this trash isn't even worth a rental. 2000, 2003, 2004 F1 Reviews are great and show what the DVD was made for. The 2005 and 2006 Reviews are horrible unless you like to see what damaged vision looks like. It's like a fine novel with a great story, only the pages have been dipped in water and the ink has run all over. We hope you enjoy the book! Don't waste your time or money. Get an older review if you want to enjoy some F1 action. 2 disc DVD sets are the answer to all our prayers F1. Do it or lose it! If 2007 is the same I'm starting a boycott.
Excellent Summary May 12, 2007
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
They did it again. March 31, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
At least this year, they used a DVD9 instead of DVD5. That said, the image quality on this DVD is worse than the broadcast you watched on TV. 220+ minutes on one DVD. If they went to two DVDs, this would be the kind of thing you'd want for the rest of your life. You can do better D/Ling the individual races.
Picture quality trumps content. Rent it.
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