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I enjoyed the C4 coverage, it made a welcome change to Sky. I like that they have two former F1 drivers commentating and they can bounce off of each other. I feel that with Brundle he is sort of on his own sometimes. Back to Sky next weekend.
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I rarely watch F1 nowadays, mainly because of the moronic Croft who I loath far more than any other previous f1 comms man, Legard included. Allen was getting close with the shouting, but Croft is simply ridiculous, yet as usual in these circles he is drop fed platitudes by his employers who seemingly love him and by a small number of fans who think he is great. He is the pit quite honestly.
Edwards was also being a bit shouty, clearly under direction to make it all perhaps seem more exciting than it really is. But the way he DC and Weber related to each other was great, Webber is funny, as is DC, and it just works. I always feel Brunders is simply putting up with Croft, there is clearly no chemistry there and if I was him I would be quietly pushing Sky to get rid of him as I can't be the only one who deliberately turns off as soon as he starts gobbing off. |
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Yes.. Brundle and his son Alex would "bounce" well off each other.
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Croft is getting more and more inane and self absorbed. He really is a leg-end in his own lunchtime. There must be a better option? Please no-one suggest Nicholls or Jacques... they are just as annoying! |
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I used to enjoy Crofty in his Five Live days. I don’t have Sky, but I have listened to his commentary on YouTube highlights and he does seem to just make sure his voice echo off the walls of the comms box
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2 Brundles in the box is a bad idea. Like when they had DC and Brundle. You need 2 different commentators - not both trying to say the same thing.
I hear a lot of people complaining about Crofty, but I don't share those views. Not saying the views are wrong obviously, but he doesn't grate on me like he does others. I mean, he's not even 1% as bad as James Allen and Ant Davidson. And he's sound of mind, unlike poor John Watson in GTWC. And he's not preachy and pretending to be part of the show itself like much of the sportcar world. I know people don't like Croft, but I do. Just don't let James Allen near the box. I don't watch F1 live very much anymore, but that would actually stop me watching it completely. |
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Croft certainly puts something in mind but i'm not sure it's 'sound of mind.'
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Whilst people may not think Croft is 'sound of mind', if you haven't heard Watson in the last year or two then check out GTWC. He truly has lost it. David Addison is basically his minder during those races now. |
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He's actually quite witty (watty??). Well at least his 'dad' jokes are less corny and are at least funny. They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit? Croft isn't any good at either! |
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The full quote is "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence", from Oscar Wilde
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Thank you for that, I've only heard the first part of that sentence before, but now feel enriched (and educated) knowing the whole thing, and who/where it came from.
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Clive James could be sarcastic at times with his F1 narration. Shows that can kind of wit can work
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Let’s see if it can work.
I think James Allen was really good at commentating and enriched my life while watching F1. |
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I really like that he's genuinely enthusiastic about F1 but he needs to tone it down - if he spent some time gong back over some Muddly Talker vids, he'd hear that Muz didn't always get detail right, but he was massively enthusiastic without needing to shriek. |
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I wonder what it would sound like if Crofty and Ben Edwards were commentating together?
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I think people would appreciate Ben more if they don’t already now. Ben always seems to be on the rev limiter, whereas Crofty seems to have gone over it
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I think it would be the same as what I sometimes experience at work. For whatever reason we have two radio's in the workshop and sometimes, someone decides to tune theirs into a different station to the other one. Being in the middle of the two, I can hear nothing but noise!
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I don't dislike Crofty either, I think he does have a passion for F1 and motorsport in general. However I can see why he grates on some people. He does seem to raise his voice a bit too much at times. Just save it for the appropriate moments
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