BBC vs Sky - The Story so Far

Yeh i always turn it on 10mins before the race as i know i will miss or the boring pre-race hype

Agreed. Sky is far too formal. The BBC have it right or at least they did it's gone downhill this year too.

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Originally Posted by Mark

Agreed. Sky is far too formal. The BBC have it right or at least they did it's gone downhill this year too.

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Each to their own. I have completely gone off Jake Humphrey, for the reason that I think he's far too 'matey'. He was terrible during the Olympics, too — completely out of his depth compared with seasoned sports presenters like Hazel Irvine and Clare Balding. Personally, I'm glad he won't feature on the F1 coverage beyond this season.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Each to their own. I have completely gone off Jake Humphrey, for the reason that I think he's far too 'matey'. He was terrible during the Olympics, too — completely out of his depth compared with seasoned sports presenters like Hazel Irvine and Clare Balding. Personally, I'm glad he won't feature on the F1 coverage beyond this season.

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Exactly my feeling too plus the fact he never puts that damn ipad down!

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Originally Posted by henners88

Jake will be a major loss. He's a great presenter and provides a very inviting experience to the viewer IMO.

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Maybe to others, but not to this one.

Jake is still head and shoulders above Simon Lazenby, but I agree that his style has become a bit "Hammond" - too eager to please, and too desperate to appear like everybody's mate.

I'm increasingly disappointed with Sky's pre-race coverage as it's riddled with filler, but when it counts - during the race - I still think they have the edge on the BBC, and their interactive options are the icing on the cake. Post-race they totally kick bottom for Ted's notebook alone.

It's very close, but Sky just about pip the Beeb for me. YMMV.

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Originally Posted by Dave B

Jake is still head and shoulders above Simon Lazenby, but I agree that his style has become a bit "Hammond" - too eager to please, and too desperate to appear like everybody's mate.

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I think that's his USP though, most of the drivers and team members seem to love chatting to him so I'm not surprised he plays on that.

One thing I did notice is how much better Sky HD is compared to BBC HD. Picture quality is outstanding. I did think David Croft was going to hyperventilate and pass out on the first lap though.

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Originally Posted by christophulus

One thing I did notice is how much better Sky HD is compared to BBC HD. Picture quality is outstanding. I did think David Croft was going to hyperventilate and pass out on the first lap though.

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The Beeb did seem to improve their picture quality for the Olympics (odd, as they keep saying there's nothing wrong with it) but it's gone back to "normal" now. They use 1440px wide rather than 1920, and some extremely odd compression algorithms, on their HD channels. Sky just chuck money at their bandwith like it's going out of fashion, and the difference is clear.

Anyway, never mind the pictures, the Sky sound quality is something else. The BBC, for all their resources and experience, just don't seem able to produce a proper 5.1 feed.

Here is the video of Brundle acting like a complete knob.

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Originally Posted by gloomyDAY

Here is the video of Brundle acting like a complete knob.

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I must admit Brundle's gridwalks are becoming a joke. Hardly anybody seems to want to talk to him, and he's often reduced to grabbing random celebrity faces.