r/btcc • u/Ok_Music253 • 10d ago

Question / Discussion Sports Personality of the Year

Its a shame the BTCC gets no mention at all in the BBC's sporting round up of the year, Formula 1 is a given, but they even gave a mention to Formula-bloody-E.

They must really resent ITV having unilateral rights over the sport to bypass it completely.

I know the Championship isn't mainstream enough for the protagonists to be in the running for the main award, but it's a shame it gets no mention whatsoever, given its following. And I would argue that WSR's achievements were worthy of being in the running for Team of the Year!

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u/bigdogg2783 10d ago

Much as I love the BTCC, it is a pretty low-level championship in the broader motorsport world. 90% of the drivers aren’t even paid.

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u/MarcusH26051 10d ago

Yeah even in the years there's been British winners of the junior ladder to F1 there's been no mention so expecting BTCC is a bit much. Very lucky if anything outside of F1 gets any kind of mention Motorsport wise on SPOTY