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Originally Posted by chillibowl
curious what our American cousins thought of the SKY coverage...well those who saw it for the first time that is.
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The Sky coverage is very good, though I have a couple of minor complaints.
To my ears, the SKY presenters seem to mumble, making them a bit difficult to understand. This is not a matter of British English versus American English -- for the past several years the NBC team in the U.S. consisted of 3 Brits and an Aussie and were easy to understand. The SKY team seem to be chatting casually amongst themselves rather than speaking clearly and directly to the viewing audience. It's a difference in style to which I will no doubt become accustomed.
Also, the SKY presenters seldom identify themselves, so it's difficult (for we newcomers to SKY) to sort out who is speaking, Paul di Resta being a notable exception!
It does not help that ESPN fails to broadcast the SKY pre- and post-session coverage, so all we are getting (so far) are the sessions themselves. This is a terrible decision by ESPN, doing NOTHING to help build the American audience for F1. NBC always gave us extensive pre- and post-session analysis.
Overall, I am happy with the SKY coverage but dreadfully disappointed in ESPN's presentation.
- Jeff