Expect the same "All races are on the BBC!" message we got at the end of the last race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
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Expect the same "All races are on the BBC!" message we got at the end of the last race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
I see Jake is writing a book
Sadly not... James Allen has been confirmed as lead commentator on Five Live next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
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Jamesallenonf1 James Allen
#f1 It's official-I'm taking on role of F1 correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live. V happy to work with a great institution in interesting times
Showbizzz for you. The BBC appeared to not give him a second look when they took over from ITV for 2009. Now they hire him.
I never minded James Allen until the Hamilton era, when he got a bit hooked up on Hamilton being the new coming of Senna.
I don't expect many fans will be that happy.
Before that he was jizzing all over Schumi.Quote:
Originally Posted by aki13
James Allen certainly has his favourites and unfortunately his greatest ill as a commentator is that he can't quite control himself emotionally and remember to come across as impartial.
I think he could be very good for free practice, where the commentary is less about telling you what's happening and more about analysis, talking about background stories etc. - the sort of thing he's very strong on. Plus there's no need to try to hype up the excitement in the way that got so annoying on ITV.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Since leaving ITV his blog has proven he knows more about F1 than almost anybody so will be an asset to R5.
He was and is a journalist first and foremost which a lot of people forget about judging by the praise he gets for his website.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
He left Autosport to do other media like covering Mansell's Indycar career fot ITV, ghostwriting Mansell's autobiography, covering Indycar for ESPN & Eurosport, back to ITV for F1 and within that a couple of books on Schumi.
I think James Allen on Radio 5 will work well, I personally thought that we was an excellent pitlane reporter and as many have said, is tremendously knowledgable about F1, he just wasnt the right person to replace Murray Walker as lead TV commentator, though how exactly you go about replacing Murray Walker is another topic altogether! I think radio commentary will suit his style, just as it suited Jonathan Legard's style much better than TV did.