BBC Coverage

Well I would like to thank the BBC for an all to short 3 year stint.

It was the best F1 coverage since I started watching F1 aged 5 or 6 in 1991, with the exception of Legard, it gave the best overall coverage. The bbc coverage pre 1997 was ok but ITV was pretty bad with ads and alike.

I do have Sky Sports so I will end up watching all races on Sky to keep with Brundle, however if and probably when they insert ads again I will return to BBC.

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Originally Posted by Mark

Ben Edwards has been touted for F1 coverage ever since Eurosport stopped covering F1 in the mid-90's. Perhaps his time has come...

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One thing's for sure — if it is him, he will do a solid, professional job. I have never heard him doing anything other. I didn't like his BTCC highlights commentaries when ITV took over the coverage in 2002, but upon hearing him live was converted.

The side issue to all of this — will he still commentate on the BTCC if he does join the BBC F1 team? If not, who will replace him?

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

One thing's for sure — if it is him, he will do a solid, professional job. I have never heard him doing anything other. I didn't like his BTCC highlights commentaries when ITV took over the coverage in 2002, but upon hearing him live was converted.

The side issue to all of this — will he still commentate on the BTCC if he does join the BBC F1 team? If not, who will replace him?

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I'm guessing it would be one of the commentators from the supports races. Richard John Neil?

not for me, i still think he is a prize pack of ****s

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

One thing's for sure — if it is him, he will do a solid, professional job. I have never heard him doing anything other. I didn't like his BTCC highlights commentaries when ITV took over the coverage in 2002, but upon hearing him live was converted.

The side issue to all of this — will he still commentate on the BTCC if he does join the BBC F1 team? If not, who will replace him?

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Here is an example of Ben Edwards at his best, the final few laps of the Michigan 500 in 2000 co-commentating with Jeremy Shaw, in my view, its the most underrated commentary partnership ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQZ6MjtGPQ

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Originally Posted by henners88

Eddie Jordan staying with the BBC for 2012.... Quite pleased about that as I have warmed to his idiotic comments and his cheek for asking awkward questions. :D

Nice one.. :up:

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Same reasons why I like him :D

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Originally Posted by DazzlaF1

Here is an example of Ben Edwards at his best, the final few laps of the Michigan 500 in 2000 co-commentating with Jeremy Shaw, in my view, its the most underrated commentary partnership ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZQZ6MjtGPQ

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I would definitely settle for that next year :up:

Ben Edwards is a fine commentator. I remember before Eurosport lost the rights to F1 in 96 I used to watch him and John Watson's coverage all the time and I thoroughly enjoyed it. They were a good team in the commentary box.

I did expect Eddie Jordan to stay with the BBC. I am not sure he would really be Sky material, though I must say he has improved a lot this year and his commentary is far better.

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Originally Posted by henners88

I think Brundle has been on our screens for so long now people become disillusioned that he is the best commentator for the sport. I don't think that for a second and like anyone else, there is always someone who can raise the bar. Persoanlly I would have liked either Edwards or Davidson to take over. Anthony has more recent F1 experience and often provides great insight when commentating on 5 Live.

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Brundle has only been the actual commentator for one year, I'm sure you haven't forgotten what we had to put up with for the previous 10 years. So while he might not be the best possible, he is certainly the best we've had recently. But in any case the BBC don't need to compare their commentator (whoever that might be) to Brundle, since it looks like Croft will be the principle commentator for Sky, with Brundle stepping back to pundit.

Not sure about the idea of Davidson as a main commentator, I think it's a very different skill to that of being an expert pundit as he is now. Brundle made the switch, but I don't think that's representative - if you've seen the interview he gave after his first ever F1 race in 1984, it was clear even then that he was made for television.

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Originally Posted by AndyL

Brundle made the switch, but I don't think that's representative - if you've seen the interview he gave after his first ever F1 race in 1984, it was clear even then that he was made for television.

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