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I was imagining things! Yes, thinking back now I remember them running through details leading up to the break.
That's the annoying thing with the BBC coverage - having to wear nappies on Sunday mornings due to the lack of suitable toilet breaks. :-)
Exactly my thoughts about DC and EJ. DC seems to be the voice of reason to me where as Eddie is just the voice of Eddie. He seems a bit out for himself I dont know why. It's like he still thinks he's a team principal sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Powered by Cosworth
And yeah Ant is awesome on 5Live - his technical feedback is brilliant, he speaks eloquently. I am really enjoying the red button sessions.
Get a radio in the bathroom :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Triumph
Or better yet a telly!
Last week the safety car was my saviour. Races later in the day pose no problem because by then I'll have an empty wine bottle or been can :p
Some very impressive coverage today. The shortened race meant that the team had to hurriedly hash together some interviews and comment, so to move the presentation team into Brawn's garage and present from there was a good move. It's a shame they didn't have the post-race forum this week, but I guess there wasn't a huge amount more to say that wasn't already covered while the rain lashed down.
Was able to watch BBC coverage while recording the speed coverage.
BBC is by far much better in terms of providing me with good info. The gal on there got a good bunch of interviews during the rain delay and speed got 0 of that from windsor.
I can't believe I was missing out of so much watching speed all this time. EJ was interesting and DC is probably more informative about what the current cars are capable of.
Really enjoyed Button's dad's commentary. JB's Dad = 1 DC = 0. hahaa
Speaking of Jenson's dad, can anyone remember what that was about? I know Jenson commentated that year at Monaco, as BAR were serving out their punishment. Did DC announce that Jenson shouldn't even be commentating as he was banned, or something? He does have a habit of pontificating about everything, which is now coming back to haunt him ;)
I'm really impressed with BBC's coverage so far. The crew have great stamina to keep going without adverts and 'fill in the blanks' so to speak (e.g. today during the red flag period, they kept going with discussion and interviews.) I like most of the crew too. I'll give a quick rundown on what I think of the TV crew -
J Humphries: Good, solid. Doesn't appear to be biased towards any team/driver, which I believe was Steve Ryder's main fall-back.
DC and EJ: I love this pair. DC seems to know more what he's talking about, but EJ has come out with some gems to be honest. His does seem a little nervous under the mic, but I think as they become more comfortable working with each other, they'll be more willing to put together some serious debates. I do expect to see a brawl of sorts eventually but they add a bit of character to the crew. :laugh:
Brundle and Legard: I've liked Brundle's commentary since I've been watching F1. I missed his grid walk in Australia and today's one wasn't very impressive. Not sure if its just one of those 'down days.' Legard isn't too bad but there were so many better choices out there. Any of Ben Edwards, Mark Cole or Martin Haven (particularly) would have done the job better. Legard also seems to be the prime commentator, if I'm not mistaken. He does all the intros and does a long speech before 'handing over' to Martin for further comment. As well as that, he needs to learn to quiet down when the pit radio comes on and focus on the race if there is important action out on track. Still, for his first season, he ain't all that bad.
Ted Kravitz: Suppose they needed somebody from ITV
It beats ITV hands down anyway
whos the guy who does all the five live commentary? I think hes done F1 and football etc I really like his voice he would've been better than Legard.
David Croft on 5 Live. He did the GP2 commentary for ITV4 last year and will presumably carry on when the BBC pick it up later this year, as I am led to believe they will.
It's been good stuff from the Beeb so far, although they have benefited from having plenty to talk about! I was interested to see how Jake Humphrey would do, as he's the only real unknown among the group, and if he didn't gel it would really stand out, but he's done a great job so far of anchoring the whole thing (no pun intended, given the weather today). If he wasn't a big F1 fan before landing the job, he's done a masterful job of disguising it...