Originally Posted by hornet
That's the high point of the ad-break for me, but then I'm something of a Maiden nut :D
This is very good news. Although I think ITV have upped the general presentation of F1, the dumbing down and general fawning over drivers (Button, then Hamilton) has been cringe inducing. I don't care what Lewis had for dinner or what his Dad likes on his toast, just show the race. That said, Murray did tend to champion Our Nige and Damon, so I don't think we can let the BBC off the hook totally. ITV certainly went too far towards the lowest common denominator, and it was painful sometimes. I don't need Mark Blundell's matey "awight geeza" chit chat at the end thanks very much. Hopefully the Beeb will be less hindered by commercial pressure, so can up the IQ level a tad.
As for the commentary team...though Murray is undoubtedly a complete legend, please don't bring him back. He may well still have the enthusiasm, but he's had his day. By all means have him pop in as a guest for the British GP or a few European races, but let's have some fresh (for F1) blood. General opinion seems to be Brundle and Ben Edwards/Martin Haven.
One thing I think everyone agrees on...the music. In the same way the Ski Sunday theme IS skiing, and the BBC snooker theme IS snooker, The Chain IS F1 for me. I just don't see how they can't use it.