Perhaps Ralf is planning a return?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
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Perhaps Ralf is planning a return?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark
I noticed that, and also Chandhok was "CHD" when you'd expect "CHA". Off hand, I can't think of another "CHA" out there but anyway...
Generally I couldn't complain about most of it, there were a few errors with misidentification but it was the first race of the year, so I can forgive it at this stage. Take that Hispania pit stop when they thought it was Virgin; given the identical colour schemes of the mechanics, I thought it was them too.
There were a couple of things that slightly niggled, the first because they mentioned it more than once: that Michael Schumacher was facing knockout qualifying for the first time. Wrong: it came in for 2006, his final season. Granted, they've changed the times of each part since then, but it was still a knockout format. The other was that "Nigel Mansell enjoyed having that number 1 on his car", according to Jake; not sure if it really counts as an error, since of course he never defended his title but did carry the number 1 when he defended his IndyCar title. I put that one down to Jake still being the new boy, although surely around 1993 virtually everyone in Britain had some idea of what an IndyCar was.
Otherwise, though, the one thing that needs changing is the one thing beyond the BBC's control: bring back the "ladder" of names for qualifying! It was there in the race but strangely absent in the one session where it could have been of more use...
The on screen grpahics...which I assume are direct from the FIA and local broadcaster weren't good. They need refining.
Legard, I agree with others, just made too many silly mistakes and is the weak link. Other than that the BBC team is good...Brundle is his usual self, presenters work well and pit team of Ted and Leigh works well getting info from the garages and interviews with retirees.
The BBC can't do anything about the graphics
Yes, they can. They can tell whoever deals with them that they need improving and how they need improving. The BBC being one of the biggest F1 broadcasters would be hard to ignore.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommy2k8
I've probably said this before, but I didn't think Legard was all that great on the radio either, for exactly the same reasons - he was always too verbose even for that medium, in my view. He strikes me as an excellent sports correspondent and reporter, but a poor commentator. The best man for the TV job is surely Ben Edwards, and I think the BBC has made a big mistake in not hiring him.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
I wasn't convinced at first but during the race they were very good. Plus they fixed the lap counter so it counted up rather than down, a minor thing which has annoyed me for many years :)Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer
Quite so! The commentators always talked about laps counting upwards, but the counter counted down so without some mental maths you weren't entirely sure what they were talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by christophulus
Swap Legard and Crofty round.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Easier said than done. Crofty works for USP, an independent company which provides the 5 Live programmes to the BBC.Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge