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Fair play to him though, he got well and truly stuck into that throng of photographers and succeeded in getting his man.Quote:
Originally Posted by DazzlaF1
EJ's not always been my cup of tea, but there's no doubt that he's worth his weight in gold sometimes.
I have nothing but genuine admiration for the BBC's coverage this year. The few minor gripes pale into insignificance when you consider the quality and quantity of the service they provide.
I am sure when he came out of the scrum I lip red him say. "F*** that" on camera :pQuote:
Originally Posted by DazzlaF1
I know, whoever came up with the idea last year of the post race forum is a genius.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Yes some of us have gripes with Legard but like you say, the massive content of the service they provide shows they are really thinking about the fans and it more than makes up for any of the flaws. Plus not only the weekend coverage but also the website and the pre-race weekend build up of showing highlights of classic F1 races.
We really are spoilt as fans in the UK.
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Originally Posted by Dave B
BBC coverage - Leggard = Perfect
Sometimes Eddie can be cringeworthy but he creates a lot of opportunities for conversation and he's definitely balanced out by Coulthard :)
I think the BBC coverage has been excellent throughout the season, I hope they keep it up in 2011.
Brilliant all year, I can't remember how I coped with ITV!Quote:
Originally Posted by VkmSpouge
Now drop Legard and push FOM to film in HD, and we'll be close to perfection :)
anyone know who sings the song on the final credits?
Sounded like Take That I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by go mads
i might be wrong but i dont think so!
Nah, it was quite good :pQuote:
Originally Posted by DazzlaF1
T'was Just Drive by Alistair Griffin.
http://www.alistairgriffin.net/
Another great year from the BBC and shows us just how poor ITV really were!
Agreed that the F1 forum is great although it is just extended post race coverage it's very much appreciated.
Well worth the licence fee alone!
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Originally Posted by Mark
Yep As all have said above the Beeb has gone one step better than last year I think and has been brilliant.
Personally just Legard eased out and 2011 could be 100% perfect.
Lets wait and see.
I'm not even that fussed about Legard, as I understand that many people like him. All the time there's a red button alternative I'm happy. At least we have a choice, unlike the James Allen era.
Huh, I thought it was Take That too :sQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Here's the F1 Forum again if you want to see EJ scramble to get Vettel out of that melee at the end
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...nd_Prix_Forum/
This year's BBC coverage has been absolutely astounding, I can't imagine watching the race on any other channel. Jake, DC and EJ make each race hilariously memorable and I love how fan-oriented it all is. The post-race forum is probably the best F1 coverage idea yet!
Overall, the Beebs coverage has helped in letting me enjoy this season so much. If I could pay the license fee, I would without question just for the F1 coverage...I feel terrible that I have to use "alternative means" to view their races. :(
I would like the person in control of what images are shown during the race to be replaced. I don't exactly how they control the images, but many times I wonder who ever in charged isn't aware of the situation of the race and missed to concentrate on the most exciting moments and cover less important things, they eventually gets it but late to scene. They have improved a lot lately, but there are still 'drifting off' moments. Also they are late to pick up incidents.
Sometimes Brundle had to openly ask to change camera. In 2009 they spent 45 minutes covering Alguersuari in Singapore and nothing else. I don't know what team radio they have access to, but they often play unimportant ones like Sebastian's engineer willing him on, multiple times throughout Abu Dhabi.
The BBC has no control over what images are shown. They are given the same feed as every other country and the person controlling that feed can't hear the BBC commentators!Quote:
Originally Posted by tmx
Brundles requests are out of frustration, not expectation.
Same with the team radios, they don't have any control over what is played out on air and what is not.
Well without getting all the extra features that the BBC gets, Brundle and Kravitz did a good job this year. Legard - too verbose and I'm over commentators who don't have a proper grasp of what is really happening on circuit.
Was listening to Croft commentary on youtube and he was both informative and engaging. I hope he+Ant are part of the tv coverage next year.
The BBC coverage has been excellent this year, with the exception of you-know-who. But please, no David Croft as his replacement! I can't bear his slightly laddish 'mateyness' — sets my teeth on edge.
That said, as I now live overseas I don't know how much BBC coverage I will henceforth see or hear. I had the displeasure of watching it on RTL in Germany yesterday, and, as ever, the difference in quality between that and the BBC was like night and day. To be truthful, the same went for that and ITV!
Now you know why I always hated murray walker.Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
Fair enough. I could've probably warmed to his sheer enthusiasm him when I was younger, but now, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Season Review, BBC One / BBC One HD, 1:30pm Satuday 20th :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsyOg...e_gdata_player
Probably the best closing credits for any TV programme ever!
A good show, but too soon. One of the best bits of the ITV F1 season review was that, being on around New Year, it at least broke up that three-month gap between the end of one season and the start of the next. You could get your televised F1 fix and chances were they'd know a bit more about what would be happening next season.
At least this weekend's MotoGP review has come three weeks after the last race. Mainly because we had the final F1 race and the F1 review occupying the space inbetween, but still...
:up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
They recycled the end credits from the Abu Dhabi forum, but I can't blame them for wanting to give it a wider audience. That track just worked perfectly, didn't it? Number 38 on the UK charts, by the way.
I'm sure Jake's mentioned before that it's Sunil Patel who chooses the music for the montages, and he's made some inspired choices these last two years.
My personal favourites have been Biffy Clyro's cover of Rhianna's Umbrella at the rain-soaked 2009 Malaysian GP; the Diff'rent Strokes theme music at Turkey this year, in the week Gary Coleman passed away; and this closing montage from 2009, long before Florence & the Machine's version of You've Got The Love became the cliched default song choice for unimaginative producers everywhere:
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They've had a music montage at the end of the season every year that I can remember, but I've never sat at the end of one before and thought "wow!".Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
I do agree the week after the race is too soon. More usually the highlights show is over the Christmas holidays which meant they should have shown the awards ceremony, a bit about what the champion has been doing and some of the early news for the next season. Now if the BBC are being really nice to us, they'll do that too ;)
I've just learned the reason that it worked so well. Because it was written specifically for the F1 coverage :up: . My admiration for the BBC just went up a notch!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
It's also one of the worst covers (of a song) ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Under Pressure :arrow: Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice) :arrow: Ice Ice Baby (Jedward).
I rest my case m'lud :p
On watching the montage again, I must say that it really was a special season.
Crash.net are reporting that Legard is definately gone, to be replaced in the commentary box by David Coulthard:
http://www.crash.net/f1/news/165559/...ed_by_bbc.htmlQuote:
We have learned from a source close to Legard that the former Radio 5 Live man's contract will not be renewed into 2011, following two seasons in the F1 commentary box during which the 49-year-old failed to hit it off with Brundle and committed a number of well-publicised gaffes.
Crash.net understands that Brundle – a favourite both amongst F1 fans and inside the corporation – has successfully persuaded the BBC to replace Legard with his fellow former grand prix ace Coulthard, a driver who triumphed 13 times in the top flight between 1995 and 2003. The Scot will dovetail his new commentating duties with his ongoing punditry role alongside ex-team owner Eddie Jordan and the Beeb's anchorman Jake Humphrey.
I would prefer Croft judging by the brief commentary I've heard from him, but BBC certainly can't do wrong if they have Brundle and Coulthard as commentators. A definite good move.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
DC eh! I don't think we've had the commentors both being ex-drivers before but it's a good move :up:
Also I'd quite like it if they got rid of the split between commentators and presenters tbh. Have Brundle on screen with Jake, DC and Eddie.
Agreed. When Brundle is on screen both on the grid and in the post race forums, he is as excellent as the others. They certainly have a brilliant team at the Beeb, and getting rid of the weakness (JL) can only be a good thing. Hopefully the story is true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Being a commentator is a different skill from being an expert summariser/pundit I think. I wonder how DC would cope with this... if it's true. But if it is, I want Martin Brundle as my agent.
Hmmm. I find it hard to comprehend how either will make the step up to being the main commentator, which, like it or not, is a necessary role. Where is the evidence that either can perform said task?
Good point well made.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
I'm not too convinced about this move if that's true. I think Couthard's been fine as one of the pundits, but as a main commentator?