|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
13 May 2019, 23:58 (Ref:3903599) | #1626 | ||
14th
1% Club
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 42,596
|
The BBC still has no commitment to motor racing? Apart from originally getting the coverage of F1 to the point where not only every race, but every qualifying is live! It may have waned since, or at least the cost became higher than what they could justify.
|
||
__________________
Seriously not taking motorsport too seriously. |
14 May 2019, 09:48 (Ref:3903662) | #1627 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 8,298
|
They still push it at every possible opportunity on 5 live, probably because that costs them a few million aswell as the races are live on there.
But current F1 on radio is even more dull than it is watching live or on telly. it simply is not a sport most sane people will watch at the moment, most other sports are significantly better. And I count every sport in that, let alone the fact most motorsports are better too. |
||
|
15 May 2019, 15:58 (Ref:3903970) | #1628 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,279
|
They do have Formula E on the iPlayer. Vernon Kay is awful on the coverage though - anyone that thinks Steve Jones doesn't add anything to the Channel 4 coverage should take a look at the Formula E coverage - that's the best advert for what he brings to Channel 4. The difference is night and day.
|
||
|
15 May 2019, 16:21 (Ref:3903975) | #1629 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 303
|
Quote:
I find both good at what they do. I'm not interested in a front man with good technical knowledge. I want him to bring out the character of the drivers and experts which both do well IMO with their respective audiences. |
||
|
15 May 2019, 17:04 (Ref:3903982) | #1630 | ||
14th
1% Club
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 42,596
|
Wow. Do you have a source for the average age thing? (I don’t disput it, but would like to look into it more).
That is great for FE. |
||
__________________
Seriously not taking motorsport too seriously. |
15 May 2019, 18:08 (Ref:3904000) | #1631 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,279
|
Interesting - I'd have said that Jones blows Kay into the weeds - he just seems more on top of what's going on around him and in control of the situation, Vernon seems to always be several steps behind what's going on and trying frantically to catch up.
|
||
|
15 May 2019, 18:16 (Ref:3904001) | #1632 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 10,934
|
I'm the opposite. I do enjoy FE, but I find the coverage pretty poor. I much prefer a more technical look at things. Kay is fine, but he looks like he's putting on an act and isn't that interesting really. He's not really a motorsport guy is what I take away from it.
I much prefer the more in-depth look at things. |
|
|
21 Jun 2019, 13:57 (Ref:3913322) | #1633 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 15,734
|
eurghhhhh
Is anyone else finding the constant battle to be the most OTT witty and sarcastic smart ass between Croft and Kravitz increasingly grating?! Amusing cut away during FP2 when as Croft chuckled at his latest pearl of wisdom the camera cut to Franz Tost on the pit wall exhaling heavily Unfortunate coincidence! |
||
__________________
"Double Kidney Guv'nah?" "No thanks George they're still wavin a white flag!" |
21 Jun 2019, 16:38 (Ref:3913364) | #1634 | ||
Ten-Tenths Hall of Fame
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 14,830
|
Thankfully without sky I don’t have to suffer like you do, James!
|
||
__________________
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. (Einstein) |
14 Jul 2019, 09:13 (Ref:3917471) | #1635 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 5,652
|
I've had to come on here to say what a great job I think Whisper Productions are doing with their Live coverage of The British Grand Prix.
I recorded the free practice programmes and watched what I could of them yesterday. Unfortunately I couldn't devote the time to watch them in their entirety (which is one of the many reasons stopping me from subscribing the Sky), so did fast forward through quite a bit of the track action, but what I did see of that they had certainly gone to town with it using extra presenters and having DC & MW out and about around the circuit appeared to work very well. The two things that really stood out for were the Billy Monger interview with Lando Morris & George Russel, plus the Wolff meets Southgate section. The three young guns obviously appear to get on really well, the banter between them seemed very natural, but the questions asked and answers given were very interesting and all three of them came across brilliantly. I have no interest in football, but again the interaction between Toto & Gareth was very interesting. I'm sure that they had prior knowledge of the questions so that they could formulate their answers but the similarities between the two jobs and their approaches to it were fascinating, but they also appeared to be interested in each others opinions too. |
||
__________________
Incognito: An Italian phrase meaning Nice Gearchange! |
14 Jul 2019, 14:01 (Ref:3917533) | #1636 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,459
|
David Croft - “what a terrific race”. Has he studied at the Donald Trump school of perspective? ! Average at best I reckon
|
||
|
14 Jul 2019, 14:03 (Ref:3917535) | #1637 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 10,934
|
||
|
14 Jul 2019, 14:27 (Ref:3917549) | #1638 | |
Racer
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 303
|
First F1 race I've watched for nearly three years and if this is supposed to be a terrific race I would question what other motorsport people are watching. Yes there's been a couple of good wheel to wheel moments but I've watched many GT races where you get that for several laps at a time. I detest the DRS.
|
|
|
14 Jul 2019, 14:30 (Ref:3917551) | #1639 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 10,934
|
Quote:
Edit: and BTCC. I knew I missed something. |
||
|
14 Jul 2019, 14:38 (Ref:3917557) | #1640 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 10,934
|
TV Director would do well to stop concentrating on the crowd. Multiple times today when something exciting happened we cut to the crowd and they adjusted the microphone levels to amplify the cheers. One time we cut to the crowd and they weren't cheering, but the volume suggested they were.
It's weird. Stop it. We want to watch the race. We know what's exciting. We don't need the sporting equivalent of a laugh track to tell us what's fun. |
|
|
14 Jul 2019, 15:03 (Ref:3917569) | #1641 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 1,161
|
I dont miss live F1 coverage at all, that was a really dull spectacle again.
The most exciting part between Bottas and Hamilton and the director was showing images of the crowd. |
|
|
14 Jul 2019, 15:20 (Ref:3917577) | #1642 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 9,746
|
Admittedly it was a bad call made during a live broadcast in real time...but they showed replays of it almost right away.
Was not a big deal for me. |
||
__________________
Home, is where I want to be but I guess I'm already there I come home, she lifted up her wings guess that this must be the place |
14 Jul 2019, 17:12 (Ref:3917631) | #1643 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 1,161
|
having watched Formula e, GT races, BTCC, Indycar in recent times. ... this is just a bit boring, and doesnt serve as 2hrs entertainment. Even without the bad cut aways, the "racing" is terrible, as has been said Ch4 were quick to tell us how terrific it was but it was anything but!
|
|
|
14 Jul 2019, 17:21 (Ref:3917632) | #1644 | |||
Race Official
20KPINAL
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 23,230
|
Quote:
|
|||
__________________
"If you're not winning you're not trying." Colin Chapman. |
14 Jul 2019, 22:01 (Ref:3917704) | #1645 | |||
14th
1% Club
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 42,596
|
Quote:
|
|||
__________________
Seriously not taking motorsport too seriously. |
15 Jul 2019, 09:29 (Ref:3917783) | #1646 | |
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 18,397
|
I enjoyed the live coverage C4 provided and yes the Wolff/Southgate programme was worth watching.
I too wish they wouldn't cut to the crowd in the middle of the action |
|
__________________
He who dares wins! He who hesitates is lost! |
15 Jul 2019, 09:40 (Ref:3917786) | #1647 | ||
Llama Assassin and Sheep Botherer
Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 4,212
|
Be thankful you have TV coverage,none here.Oh they did have one nano second of Lewis Hamilton crossing the finish line on the free to air sports news.
|
||
|
15 Jul 2019, 22:10 (Ref:3917941) | #1648 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 4,320
|
The cut to the crowd at a critical moment was very stupid.
I hate audience/family shots at the best times. It was a fine race. I wouldn't have wanted much more. |
||
__________________
If I had asked my customer what they wanted, they would've said a faster horse. -Henry Ford |
16 Jul 2019, 17:20 (Ref:3918034) | #1649 | |
Racer
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 270
|
The only race shown live all season and everybody was watching the cricket !! haha
|
|
|
16 Jul 2019, 18:05 (Ref:3918040) | #1650 | ||
Race Official
20KPINAL
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 23,230
|
|||
__________________
"If you're not winning you're not trying." Colin Chapman. |
Tags |
pinks |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
If you have Sky, who did you watch the Chinese Grand Prix with -Sky or the BBC? | Born Racer | Formula One | 59 | 21 Apr 2012 19:45 |
2011 UK TV coverage - Sky to drop IndyCar? | jondownunder | Indycar Series | 23 | 8 Feb 2011 19:48 |
UK viewers - what did you think of the Sky Sports coverage? | Knowlesy | NASCAR & Stock Car Racing | 76 | 6 Apr 2008 06:13 |
[TV] F1 TV coverage in the UK (merged) | TheMong | Armchair Enthusiast | 30 | 13 Apr 2007 08:33 |