5Live have confirmed that Karun will be back for Friday practice in Hungary. Shame he won't be on track, but he's blummin' good value in the commentary box.
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5Live have confirmed that Karun will be back for Friday practice in Hungary. Shame he won't be on track, but he's blummin' good value in the commentary box.
I assume that F1 practice won't be on the radio as the Cricket begins I think.
I work through the sessions and record them on the red button.
But while at work I like to listen to the Coverage on the radio.
Last week though the Australia v Pakistan match replaced it and I assume it will be the same this week.
Chandhok was brilliant in practice. His 'play-by-play' wasn't bad either along with his analysis :)Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
I reckon a three man booth with Ant, Brundle and David Croft would be great.
Legard can go back to the radio with Maurice Hamilton or someone like that.
BBC turning into ESPN by trying to generate tet a tet tittle tattle between Whitmarsh and Horner regarding the front wings :down:
McLaren never lodged a protest and know they're on the backfoot with their front wings. Why couldn't the BBC leave it as that?
Don't know whether it was just the amount going on in todays race, but I didn't seem to notice Legard's bizzaire commentary today. :p :
I normally get a bit twitchy about some of his sayings. :bigcry:
So either he is getting better :eek: or I was to enthralled by the race :bounce:
I didn't give myself the chance to find out, I stuck with Ant and Crofty and they were on top form. Holly Samos was a waste of space, mind.
The F1 Forum was excellent although it was difficult to focus on anything other than EJ's trousers. The man definately dresses to the left... :erm:
By the way, a big sarcastic "thank you so much" to the serial complainers who whine to the BBC and Ofcom about anything and everything, prompting Jake to apologise about four times for Nico Hulkenberg's fruity language. Grow some balls, Beeb!
Legard seemed shocked by the Red Bull's pace all race. I wonder if he bothered to watch qualifying or any of the practice sessions?
I need to remove my post above I think becauseQuote:
Originally Posted by christophulus
Having said I didn't notice any problems, I told a lie, now you say that I remember thinking the same.
Has he been watching at all through the weekend.
Something along the lines of "My goodness and Vettel has taken a second off the rest on lap 3..... (Next Lap) There's another second gone.. Extra-ordinary" well it was 1.3 yesterday. :laugh:
After those first few laps though, it wasn't as bad as it has been.
I reckon he still thinks he's presenting kids' TV :) Remember earlier in the season when he apologised for Eric Boullier saying "a clean sheet".Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
Legard really was poor this weekend..... I do hope they get rid of him soon.
When you're in a noisy enviroment and have a producer rabbiting in your ear I'd say thats a pretty easy thing to mishear. Not to mention he was probably being defend by EJ's shirt/trousers/shoes/tan (delete as appropriate) at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
Generally I don't really notice Legard, except when he cuts across what Martin Brundle's about to say. I'd have thought 18 months into the partnership, they might have gelled a bit better.
neither did I- but then I was on the 5Live commentary with the Ant and Crofty. I don't think Leggard is any worse that James Allen who would frequently spend the entire race eulogising about his beloved SchumacherQuote:
Originally Posted by inimitablestoo
I love the BBC red button coverage of the practice sessions- I rarely get to see them live- but unless there's some sodding world cup football on I can usually see it when I get home in the evening- satisfies the F1 nerd in me
EJ goes a bit OTT at times, but it's worth it as the expressions on DC's face which are usually highly entertaining!
agree that Chandok did a fine job with his commentary- he is a motorsport nut and it shows
whats the go of this ?
Jake Humphrey, the programme’s regular presenter, will be at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mot...irst-time.html
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Miss McKenzie will present the programme with former Formula One drivers Martin Brundle and David Coulthard and former team boss Eddie Jordan providing the punditry.
A bit strange they would send him to Delhi and not somebody else?
Perhaps he's requested it as a bit of a change?
Oh yeah, Lee McKenzie. I keep forgetting she works for the BBC :s
Jake goes where he is sent, and as one of the BBC's most versatile presenters I'm not surprised that he is off to the Commonwealth Games.
I does a brilliant job IMO. His presenting style probably needs a bit of refining at times but then motorsport can be a complex sport to follow.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyL
He's the first presenter for a while who actually seems like he's really into what he's doing and not just there because he couldn't get the gig presenting football coverage.
EJ and DC were inspired choices too. I wasn't sure about them at first but they work really well, the fact that they are often at odds with their opinions makes it even better.
Big yourself up, why don't you ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
I like the fact that EJ doesnt hold back when questioning the team bosses.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Well he's doing that as well -Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Leeds vs Derby on Saturday :)
The only sleep the man gets must be on flights!Quote:
Originally Posted by woody2goody
Very true but it's not just pundits shouting the odds either...it's a hugely experienced and successful ex-driver and an ex-team owner so they have complementary albeit differing views on each thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Makes for some great viewing - the Webber crash being a fine example when EJ went off on one about the rights of smaller teams. Classic TV.
James Allen reckons that Humphrey is being lined up to be the anchor for the BBC coverage of the Olympics in 2012, which makes a lot of sense.
But then he goes on and implies this means he'll leave F1. The Olympics mean he'll miss, what, a single Grand Prix? Perhaps not even that as I suspect the summer break for F1 in 2012 will be timed to coincide with the Olympics.
Perhaps Allen reckons he can get into the BBC to replace him? I would really hope not!
Olympics is once every 4 years, hardly a running job for a presenter!
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Watching F1 thesedays is a world apart from pre-2009 on ITV - the improvement, the overall experience, the attention to detail, the nostalgia, the relaxed attitude, the pre-race clips, the after-race analysis, the lack of adverts (!), the commentary, the presenter, the pundits...
EVERYTHING is better now, thank God the BBC have F1, and long may it continue. My girlfriend is now into F1, we wetn to Silverstone this year, but what she enjoys most is the off-track stuff - the interviews, the banter and features.
Well done Beeb :up:
It all went wrong in the Steve Rider era when Mark Blundell kept stating teh obvious flashing his man boobs. They really missed Tony Jardine who was opinionated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
I hope not he was crap as a TV presenter. His blog is fantastic but he should stick to that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
Yer BBC's coverage is a lot better than ITV's.
I am not sure how I would/will cope when F1 moves homes again (lets hope it doesn't happen any time soon) and once more we have to miss 15 minutes of the race through breaks.
Also agree on Jake doing a good job this year.
Allen does behind the scenes interviews/pre-race stuff for Australian TV over here. He is good. But I was not a fan of his race commentating at all.
Allen is an outstanding pundit, but your right, he was never that good at commentating. On ITV he should have taken the role they had Mark Blundell for.
He also did a great job as pit lane reporter for ITV before they promoted him to commentator.
Jake explained what he was up to middle of last week on his twitter wanted to do CW Games - looking to Olympics.
And yes he is a football fan too - it's not difficult to find out who he supports !! Top man.
BBC seemed to have made more people interested in F1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bezza
Is it this man? http://www.f1aldia.com/3734/antonio-...f1-al-dia.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by henners88
He's a pain in the arse. Alonso alonso alonso ferrari ALONSO ALONSO alonso :p :
On topic, I can't complain with the coverage at all! Love the banter between them all and EJ is a real asset! I sometimes wonder about Legard, he seems to say a few odd things when under pressure, although nothing like JA. What's the general consensus? I remember people were abit unsure about him at the start of the season.
I too am generally very glad it's back on the BBC, and the quality of coverage, for the most part, is very high. Jake Humphrey comes across very well, Coulthard and Jordan make for a suitably eloquent, opinionated pairing, Lee McKenzie is professional, and when Martin Brundle tells Nigel Roebuck he's been re-energised by being on the BBC it's hard to disagree. But Jonathan Legard is still the weak spot. His commentaries are still way too verbose. I would far rather have seen Ben Edwards being hired by the BBC to do his job, for then I think we would have seen the right mixture of excitement and description.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drew
IMO the key to the BBC coverage is that they are a lot more balanced in who they talk about over the course of a weekend.
On ITV it was Hamilton, Hamilton, Button, Hamilton, Alonso, Hamilton, Massa, Button, Hamilton :D
On BBC, I think I've seen every driver get interviewed so far, and BBC do tend to stray further from the battle at the front than ITV did.
For example I very much doubt ITV would have devoted 15 mins to talking about Petrov and Hulkenberg like BBC did during their forum last week.
Clearly a race with not enough to fill a whole hour of F1 forum, the boys are talking about elephants now.
On a serious note, if anyone gets a chance to watch the Forum on the iplayer after the race, it was quite interesting the grilling they gave the Lotus team chief. (Sorry can't remember his name)
When asked about the Lotus engine's next year, he almost gave the answer by his uncomfortable reaction.
I loved Heikki's sunglasses