uk f1 tv coverage - sky, bbc and ch4 - Page 127

S griffin · 22 Oct 2023, 21:17 (Ref:4182515)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

And today, half a race after Ocon went out he still thought he was Gasly?
Add this to another fine selection of cringeworthy attempts at humour.

He sounds like one of those people who thinks he knows it all, but doesn’t really know nowhere near enough as he thinks and seems to think his jokes are funny, despite no one else is laughing. Trust me I’ve known personally a few like that

BTCC frog · 22 Oct 2023, 21:41 (Ref:4182521)

I don’t know what he does now but I think they should try to get James Allen back. I think he was a great commentator and most of the criticism was because people missed Murray Walker.

S griffin · 22 Oct 2023, 21:46 (Ref:4182523)

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Originally Posted by BTCC frog

I don’t know what he does now but I think they should try to get James Allen back. I think he was a great commentator and most of the criticism was because people missed Murray Walker.

He certainly adapted quite well to radio when he commentated on Five Live

**Adam43** · 23 Oct 2023, 03:43 (Ref:4182539)

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Originally Posted by BTCC frog

I don’t know what he does now but I think they should try to get James Allen back. I think he was a great commentator and most of the criticism was because people missed Murray Walker.

No. He was awful (as a commentator).

This wasn’t a relative to Murray thing. This was relative to being kicked in the head with a brown steel tow capped boot. Repeatedly.

Skam85 · 23 Oct 2023, 04:02 (Ref:4182541)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

No. He was awful (as a commentator).

This wasn’t a relative to Murray thing. This was relative to being kicked in the head with a brown steel tow capped boot. Repeatedly.

Agree, I remember him making a lot more mistakes (objective) and being more annoying (subjective) than Crofty.

Legard was accurate but dull.

Tourer · 23 Oct 2023, 07:06 (Ref:4182548)

I think that we'd all have to accept that commentating on live sport is not an easy gig - if only we could clone Phil Liggett, I reckon we'd have an answer.

Don't get me wrong, I think that Croft is nothing short of disgraceful - all the shouting, shrieking, giggling and regular glaring mistakes are bad enough that I really do turn the volume down at times. Brundle is great and the other ex-drivers do a good job too.

Personally I'd love to see Croft gone but only if we get an improvement and I simply don't know about the available talent in the UK to step up - maybe the go is to convince Hindy that F1 is more his go than sports cars?

Akrapovic · 23 Oct 2023, 07:39 (Ref:4182550)

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Originally Posted by BTCC frog

I don’t know what he does now but I think they should try to get James Allen back. I think he was a great commentator and most of the criticism was because people missed Murray Walker.

HARD disagree. He was far worse than Crofty ever was.

E.B · 23 Oct 2023, 08:35 (Ref:4182560)

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Originally Posted by Adam43

No. He was awful (as a commentator).

This wasn’t a relative to Murray thing. This was relative to being kicked in the head with a brown steel tow capped boot. Repeatedly.

JA was ear bleedingly awful. It took me many GPs to gain the confidence to release my mute button (sic) after this.

https://youtu.be/teH3guc5T4E

Akrapovic · 23 Oct 2023, 09:51 (Ref:4182582)

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Originally Posted by E.B

JA was ear bleedingly awful. It took me many GPs to gain the confidence to release my mute button (sic) after this.

https://youtu.be/teH3guc5T4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVO_...annel=FORMULA1

I said he should've pitted! I told you!!

He was completely insufferable.

chillibowl · 23 Oct 2023, 16:45 (Ref:4182656)

had the (mis) fortune of a relatively un busy weekend so ended up watching a lot of this weekend's F1 coverage...imo all the pundits really struggled to fill up that much time and really even if the sprint offered up any action i still would have been bored to death because of all their empty talking head nattering.

honestly not sure anyone past or present could have made this weekend enjoyable from a commentary perspective...there is just way too much air time to fill up.

**chunterer** · 23 Oct 2023, 22:36 (Ref:4182703)

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Originally Posted by Akrapovic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVO_...annel=FORMULA1

I said he should've pitted! I told you!!

He was completely insufferable.

I don't think i've heard anyone more so than Croft. Ever.

billy bleach · 24 Oct 2023, 08:28 (Ref:4182737)

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Originally Posted by Tourer

I think that we'd all have to accept that commentating on live sport is not an easy gig - if only we could clone Phil Liggett, I reckon we'd have an answer.

Don't get me wrong, I think that Croft is nothing short of disgraceful - all the shouting, shrieking, giggling and regular glaring mistakes are bad enough that I really do turn the volume down at times. Brundle is great and the other ex-drivers do a good job too.

Personally I'd love to see Croft gone but only if we get an improvement and I simply don't know about the available talent in the UK to step up - maybe the go is to convince Hindy that F1 is more his go than sports cars?

Big sack of cash to prize Leigh Diffy out of Indycar?

Tourer · 24 Oct 2023, 08:49 (Ref:4182739)

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Originally Posted by billy bleach

Big sack of cash to prize Leigh Diffy out of Indycar?

Stiffy? I thought he was a colossal flog when still here in Oz but he may have improved after quite a few years in the US.

billy bleach · 24 Oct 2023, 13:02 (Ref:4182778)

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Originally Posted by Skam85

Agree, I remember him making a lot more mistakes (objective) and being more annoying (subjective) than Crofty.

Legard was accurate but dull.

Let us not forget Jim Rosentall!

VIVA GT · 24 Oct 2023, 14:48 (Ref:4182798)

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Originally Posted by billy bleach

Let us not forget Jim Rosentall!

I had managed to unti you just reminded me..
Thanks for that!

billy bleach · 24 Oct 2023, 16:58 (Ref:4182821)

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Originally Posted by VIVA GT

I had managed to unti you just reminded me..
Thanks for that!

Wasn’t the final straw when he called a race a Match!

**Peter Mallett** · 24 Oct 2023, 17:06 (Ref:4182824)

Well it "struck" a chord. #illgetmecoat

Skam85 · 24 Oct 2023, 22:56 (Ref:4182878)

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Originally Posted by Tourer

Stiffy? I thought he was a colossal flog when still here in Oz but he may have improved after quite a few years in the US.

I love that only about 20% of this board would understand the term "colossal flog"

Tourer · 25 Oct 2023, 05:31 (Ref:4182895)

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Originally Posted by Skam85

I love that only about 20% of this board would understand the term "colossal flog"

Those that know, know

billy bleach · 28 Oct 2023, 18:31 (Ref:4183349)

Mexico FP3. Has Natalie Pinkham got any grasp of what is going on?…

billy bleach · 19 Nov 2023, 05:41 (Ref:4186435)

Las Vegas grid Walk. All the Hype all the stars and it would seem Martin Brundle couldn’t find them!….When he did I am not sure he knew who they were!!!

**bjohnsonsmith** · 19 Nov 2023, 05:44 (Ref:4186436)

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Originally Posted by billy bleach

Las Vegas grid Walk. All the Hype all the stars and it would seem Martin Brundle couldn’t find them!….When he did I am not sure he knew who they were!!!

Or vice versa,

Derwent · 19 Nov 2023, 16:20 (Ref:4186506)

I thought the sound quality on C4 was poor today. I put the sub titles on and wound down the volume. The problem with all commentators these days is that they think you can't see the action so are acting like radio commentators. Please just shut up unless there is something we can't see.
And we have the dreadful Steve Jones. I thought he was off to his new gig on ITV

**ScotsBrutesFan** · 19 Nov 2023, 18:30 (Ref:4186513)

Want's overly impressed by the FOM coverage at times. It was choppy, there were cuts to cameras where there was no cars on track, or to the helicopter shot, where we had to wait on cars coming into shot.
Also some of the camera locations seemed a bit off.. an example being Norris's accident. The only camera that could pick up where he stopped was from way back down the straight, the High shot was blocked by one of the bridges.

Something for FOM to look at for next year

Richard C · 19 Nov 2023, 19:29 (Ref:4186518)

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Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan

Want's overly impressed by the FOM coverage at times. It was choppy, there were cuts to cameras where there was no cars on track, or to the helicopter shot, where we had to wait on cars coming into shot.
Also some of the camera locations seemed a bit off.. an example being Norris's accident. The only camera that could pick up where he stopped was from way back down the straight, the High shot was blocked by one of the bridges.

Something for FOM to look at for next year

Noticed this as well. Particularly shots that shows cars just going out of view or about to come into view with noticeable gaps of nothing happening.

Richard

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