ITV F1 08 Coverage

**Stuartf12007** · 9th Mar 08, 23:34

Will they saturate every program with Lewis Hamilton and his Father Again?

btw have you noticed Lewis is losing his hair at the front lol.

**Robinho** · 10th Mar 08, 13:05

British TV Channel in "extensive coverage of genuine title contending British Team/Driver combination" shocker

of course they will, why on earth wouldn't they?

**Spoonbender** · 10th Mar 08, 13:58

I for one am looking forward to al the "filling in" pecies that they do, real educational bit's like Cooking with Heiki, Bike riding with Jenson etc..
I even saw Snowboarding with Kimi on yesterdays preview show

Shame about RS retrement, I was quite excited at the prospect of " My favourite car parks and their various charges per hour with Ralph Schumacher"

**Bezza** · 10th Mar 08, 15:15

Well the advertisement currently running is not for F1 but for Lewis Hamilton, so that gives you an idea of what to expect!

He'll qualify 4th and finish 4th. Yet his drive will be "immense".

**SGWilko** · 10th Mar 08, 16:39

Originally Posted by Spoonbender

I for one am looking forward to al the "filling in" pecies that they do, real educational bit's like Cooking with Heiki, Bike riding with Jenson etc..
I even saw Snowboarding with Kimi on yesterdays preview show

Shame about RS retrement, I was quite excited at the prospect of " My favourite car parks and their various charges per hour with Ralph Schumacher"

Or rumble strip raised hump spacing variations on the UK motorway network......

I loved the bit in the show when the awful spawn of BCE asked Filippe if he skiid a lot. I mean, for one, he's an F1 driver so that limits your free time a bit............

**Sleeper** · 10th Mar 08, 17:11

Originally Posted by SGWilko

Or rumble strip raised hump spacing variations on the UK motorway network......

I loved the bit in the show when the awful spawn of BCE asked Filippe if he skiid a lot. I mean, for one, he's an F1 driver so that limits your free time a bit............

Doesnt stop Kimi from snowboarding a lot, and Viellneuve and Schumy skiid a lot.

However, I would rather they spent time covering F1, rather than waste our time.

**woody2goody** · 10th Mar 08, 17:34

At least the Ferrari ski trip was something diferent to 'let's talk about Lewis for 40 minutes before every Grand Prix'.

Give us a break and let's talk about the other 21 drivers in equal measure. Why not have a featured team at every race like they did a few years ago? That way, people who watch F1 just for Hamilton might learn a few things about the other drivers and what makes them tick.

Don't get me wrong, I still want Lewis to win the championship, but I don't want him to dominate the coverage. What about Jenson or Ant or DC? they merit the same amount of coverage IMO.

**Ari** · 11th Mar 08, 00:39

Originally Posted by Stuartf12007

btw have you noticed Lewis is losing his hair at the front lol.

It really doesn't matter....

**Spoonbender** · 11th Mar 08, 12:13

Is Louise "bad luck" Goodman still there for ITV this year then, or has she been replaced by Miss Ecclestone??

**Dave B** · 11th Mar 08, 12:38

No, that was a Ferrari puff-piece recorded months ago (and already shown on Sky). Ms E is working for Sky Italia so hopefully won't be bothering us again.

I notice the ITV-F1 website has had a revamp and is more in line with the ITV.com brand.

**dime3** · 11th Mar 08, 14:21

Originally Posted by woody2goody

At least the Ferrari ski trip was something diferent to 'let's talk about Lewis for 40 minutes before every Grand Prix'.

Oh don't worry they'll make up for lost time there!

Come quali there will be servel more interviews and a trip around his "crib" to look forward too

And they might put on some of that F1 thing too, if they have time...

**MAX_THRUST** · 11th Mar 08, 14:32

Strangely enough ITV coverage is not aimed at anoraks!!! its aimed at those people are casual viewers, many who started viewing again last year because of LEwis. The more people watch it the more improved the coverage becomes, although that does involve much dumbing down for the layman.

Whats so bad about them talking about Lewis? What other British driver is there for a British TV company to get excited about.

Louise aint so bad its the Kn*b end TEd that gets up my nose. What an arrogant W-device used for slowing boats or berthing boats at sea!!!!

**woody2goody** · 11th Mar 08, 15:11

Jenson Button for one, who could be the best British driver if he was in a good car. I don't like this dumbing down. Even though I don't mind them doing it up to a point, whyd on't they talk about the other teams and drivers in a way that the layman can understand?

**555-04Q2** · 11th Mar 08, 15:14

Ahhh 2008. Another year of crappy F1 coverage

**Mark** · 11th Mar 08, 15:19

Originally Posted by woody2goody

Jenson Button for one, who could be the best British driver if he was in a good car.

Could be, but isn't.

Lets fact it, people want to hear about a driver who has a good chance of winning the race, not one who might finish 12th.

**woody2goody** · 11th Mar 08, 15:23

Originally Posted by Mark

Could be, but isn't.

Lets fact it, people want to hear about a driver who has a good chance of winning the race, not one who might finish 12th.

I know, and it can be understood, but half of these people will end up watching a whole season and not even know who all the drivers are!

They may not even know who Anthony Davidson is, and it's terrible that he goes virtually unnnoticed by his own country's press, regardless of him being at the back of the grid.

**Stuartf12007** · 11th Mar 08, 18:19

Lol@admins

**AndyRAC** · 11th Mar 08, 20:53

Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

Ahhh 2008. Another year of crappy F1 coverage

Be grateful for small mercies, F1 gets fantastic coverage on TV, Radio and in the papers. As someone who also follows Moto GP, WRC, WTCC - it's on another planet. But agree, the dumbing down Hamilton love-fest is a little nauseating.