BBC Coverage

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Originally Posted by aki13

Clearly a race with not enough to fill a whole hour of F1 forum, the boys are talking about elephants now.

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actually found that quite funny- thought Irvine was excellent in the forum. Have started using the R5 commentary for F1- shame to lose Brundle, but I prefer Crofty and the Ant (or Chandok) combo

I think the Beeb's coverage is excellent- much more balanced than the pro Lewis bias the ITV coverage had since 2007 or pro-Schumi prior to that. I personally don't miss James Allen's commentary- his wittering about Schumacher drove me insane- almost as bad Sky Sports nauseatingly pro Federer/Murray coverage of the US Open tennis

I also love watching the practice sessions- and the classic F1 races under the red button

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Originally Posted by djparky

actually found that quite funny- thought Irvine was excellent in the forum. Have started using the R5 commentary for F1- shame to lose Brundle, but I prefer Crofty and the Ant (or Chandok) combo

I think the Beeb's coverage is excellent- much more balanced than the pro Lewis bias the ITV coverage had since 2007 or pro-Schumi prior to that. I personally don't miss James Allen's commentary- his wittering about Schumacher drove me insane- almost as bad Sky Sports nauseatingly pro Federer/Murray coverage of the US Open tennis

I also love watching the practice sessions- and the classic F1 races under the red button

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Can't argue with that.

Since the Flav thread is closed I found Brundle's interview hilarious! You could tell Flav was not a welcome sight and Brundle impartial journalistic instincts got the better of him!

Rumours (I stress, rumours) that Legard's contract won't be renewed for next season. I sincerely hope that's the case, although I can't think of a perfect replacement off the top of my head. Charlie Cox is mentioned in the article:

http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/63...-Axing-Legard-

Hmm. As much as I enjoy Charlie Cox's, er, unique commentary style, I think he needs a good foil, as Steve Parrish, and John Watson before him in the BTCC days, have been. Not sure Martin Brundle's laid back delivery would complement Charlie's rapid-fire approach.

David Croft, on the other hand... one of those commentators who seems to be able to strike up an instant rapport with anyone; he's had plenty of co-commentators on Five Live and during ITV4's one-season coverage of live GP2 racing (not to mention the darts...). In fact, bring Ant with him and we'll have a trio in the box - it works well enough in the practice sessions.

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Originally Posted by christophulus

Rumours (I stress, rumours) that Legard's contract won't be renewed for next season. I sincerely hope that's the case, although I can't think of a perfect replacement off the top of my head. Charlie Cox is mentioned in the article:

http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/63...-Axing-Legard-

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Oh you could have made me sooooo happy. :)

Seriously though, I wouldn't be sad to see Legard go, and a Croft, Ant and Martin trio would be good.

The end of Legard? Lets hope so!

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Originally Posted by inimitablestoo

Hmm. As much as I enjoy Charlie Cox's, er, unique commentary style, I think he needs a good foil, as Steve Parrish, and John Watson before him in the BTCC days, have been. Not sure Martin Brundle's laid back delivery would complement Charlie's rapid-fire approach.

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Please God no

Cox should stick to commentating on Wacky Races

He's perfect for touring car highlights but F1 needs a more considered approach.

Charlie Cox would work with F1. Lets be honest, Murray wasn't exactly laid back was he? James Allen sounded stupid at the best of times and Legard always sounds like he is forcing himself to be excited.

I think Charlie Cox could just be the man we need to bring an exciting voice. One thing he does have is excellent timing – the ability to deliver the perfect response to an on-track incident, just like Murray used to do. Legard can’t do it, he stutters, and seemingly always says “what was going on there?!” – Allen only got excited if Schumacher won, or Hamilton won.

Cox was excellent at the BTCC and was always witty. He would let Brundle give us the analysis and technical info whilst he gets on with actually commentating on what is happening. Legard currently tries to do both, and Allen always talked about tyres.

Whichever way I look at it, his style of commentary seems perfect to accompany Brundle.

Can’t wait for 2011 then if this happens! The final piece of the jigsaw for the BBC?