BBC Coverage

Yeah, give the man a chance, he hasn't even uttered a word in his new job yet.

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Originally Posted by wedge

Before that he was jizzing all over Schumi.

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.

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indeed yes he did- I recall he used to witter on endlessly about both even when they were not even in the race.

he knows his F1 but he just wasn't impartial. That said ITV's coverage was basically a Lewis-fest from the moment he arrived so not entirely to blame.

I rarely listen to R5 coverage so probably won#'t get the pleasure too often

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Originally Posted by AndyL

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.

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I agree completely.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Well I'll give him a chance. I do enjoy his articles on his website and he writes very well, its just his annoying excited voice turned me right off him as a commentator altogether. I'm guessing he'll have someone with him so hopefully they will drown him out a little too. As long as he stays off the main programme it shouldn't be too much of a big deal. I haven't made a massive effort to watch free practise every single race weekend in the past either as I find it quite boring after about half an hour, so on reflecting, he has quite a minor part to play really.

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Originally Posted by AndyL

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.

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FP & post-race should be more interesting and appealing.

I tend to read JA's post-FP write ups but he's been blase by his standards for most of last year yet conversely BBC's reports have gained more insight on a Friday form guide.

And I haven't listened to the podcasts since the Fan Forum. I'm guessing JA would be more analytical appeal to the enthusiast.

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Originally Posted by wedge

Before that he was jizzing all over Schumi.

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.

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He named his first son Enzo and is fluent in Italian so he made it quite obvious which team he prefers to all the othrs!

He is a good analyst of F1 - Radio will be good for him, however I will not be listening as I can't bear to listen to races without seeing them. Free practice is on when I'm at work.

To be fair to Allen though, I actually prefer him to David Croft - so I think it will be an improvement for BBC.

Gary Anderson recruited as technical analyst having worked with Irish TV/RTE.

Jenny Gow replaces Natalie Pinkham at 5Live.

BBC Sport - Formula 1: BBC announces its 2012 commentary team

Is Gary Anderson replacing Ted (I can't spell his last name, I'm not trying too either) as technical analyst in that job? If so the Beeb are going for old Jordan Grand Prix days

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Originally Posted by jonny hurlock

Is Gary Anderson replacing Ted (I can't spell his last name, I'm not trying too either) as technical analyst in that job? If so the Beeb are going for old Jordan Grand Prix days

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Gary also has recent experience on Setanta Sports coverage of F1 (before the borrowed the Beeb's commentary feed). I never thought that he had the voice for commentating but an analyst's job would suit him perfectly because he's very knowledgeable and has a wealth of experience. Looking like a very solid 2012 line-up - just hope it all clicks together well :up:

I presume there is still a co-commentator for the radio coverage to be confirmed.

steve rider has given a very interesting interview about tv motorsport coverage at autosport

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