BBC Coverage

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Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo

I've never been a big fan of Ant, I find him even more boring than Brundle. The thing with Martin is that he has a huge amount of knowledge spanning decades in the sport and is very good at assessing what's happening on the track.

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Ant was test driver for Honda for all those years for no reason!

Ant is just as good as Brundle at assessing whats happening on the track. That's one of the things that makes Fridays enjoyable to listen to.

Only thing Brundle trumps over Ant was that he was Schumi's team mate.

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Originally Posted by wedge

Ant was test driver for Honda for all those years for no reason!

Ant is just as good as Brundle at assessing whats happening on the track. That's one of the things that makes Fridays enjoyable to listen to.

Only thing Brundle trumps over Ant was that he was Schumi's team mate.

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Yet again you haven't read what I wrote properly.

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Originally Posted by Me

I've never been a big fan of Ant, I find him even more boring than Brundle.

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That's my opinion, it doesn't matter what you think because you're opinion isn't mine.

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Originally Posted by Still Me

The thing with Martin is that he has a huge amount of knowledge spanning decades in the sport and is very good at assessing what's happening on the track.

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Is there something you disagree with there? Has Brundle not got years of experience? Is he rubbish at assessing what's going on? You seem to have read between the lines and created my own ideas for me while not really paying attention to what I've written.

Just realised I've dug a hole

*grabs coat*

Sorry for the mis-understanding

I'm a big fan of Martin's. He actually knows what he's talking about (un-like Leggard) he's got a very dry sense of humour that always makes his grid walks and commentary entertaining. Can't see why anyone has a problem with him

Mike Gascoyne is a natural!

James Allen is pretty good in the press room :up: - albeit loud!

Well, I had hoped that Jonathan Legard would have learned from last year and improved his performance, but alas not. I hate to criticise commentators, because so much comment on them is entirely subjective and it is unquestionably not an easy job at all, but Legard just has no 'go' about him at all. He's actually a good qualifying commentator, but in the races I constantly find myself wanting him to move into a higher gear and he never, ever does. It's a real shame, because the rest of the BBC coverage is excellent.

last year i didn't mind Legard, but not only was he a bit dull today, he made a lot of mistakes, not just mistaking drivers from the same team, but even in compeltely different teams, as well as calling on track battles wrong and not realising when he was looking at replays - not really good enough IMO

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Well, I had hoped that Jonathan Legard would have learned from last year and improved his performance, but alas not. I hate to criticise commentators, because so much comment on them is entirely subjective and it is unquestionably not an easy job at all, but Legard just has no 'go' about him at all. He's actually a good qualifying commentator, but in the races I constantly find myself wanting him to move into a higher gear and he never, ever does. It's a real shame, because the rest of the BBC coverage is excellent.

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I have to agree. I wanted to like him but he's just a bit dull. He also seems to have a knack of using too many words. I can't think of any particular examples from today but he just seems to use more words than are needed IMHO.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I wanted to like him but he's just a bit dull.

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Me too! And he is definitely too verbose. I'm a fine one to talk (and talk and talk), but this much is obvious.