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[Eli]

I was wondering, how come Jon Desborough has been commentating on the highlights each day for the entire rally? they used to split it between him & Paul King up until a couple of seasons ago.

[WRCStan]

Once again I have inside information

Be that may, you should be sinbinned for saying that here and not sharing.

Coverage was great as far as I saw.

[AnttiL]

Should they be cut some slack? Because they're having to work in Kenya?

It's literally their companies decision that they're in Kenya.....

No. WRC Promoter decides the calendar. NEP Finland does the production.

[Eli]

No. WRC Promoter decides the calendar. NEP Finland does the production.

They have a WMSC meeting this Friday concerning the calendar for next year right?

[AnttiL]

They have a WMSC meeting this Friday concerning the calendar for next year right?

Yeah, FIA is of course in the game as well.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

One thing I dont get is when they say on comms that someone has stopped in a stage but they 'dont know why'.

Surely they can see the live pictures from the car and if its crashed or just stopped with a mechanical or puncture ?

[DoN_cz]

To me it seems that the commentators dont actually see anything more than us. It's the producer(s) who have multiple screens with all the cameras and stuff. But yes, I dont get it either, why they can't switch view to the stopped car...

[Eli]

To me it seems that the commentators dont actually see anything more than us. It's the producer(s) who have multiple screens with all the cameras and stuff. But yes, I dont get it either, why they can't switch view to the stopped car...

Except for Julian Porter who has heard (didn't say from who) that Tänak's contract is up at the end of the year.

[AnttiL]

To me it seems that the commentators dont actually see anything more than us. It's the producer(s) who have multiple screens with all the cameras and stuff. But yes, I dont get it either, why they can't switch view to the stopped car...

This. They basically just watch the footage and talk over it. Not sure if they can even interact with the director who is in London(?) and the commentators at the service park.

Sometimes the stopped car is in another section of the stage, out of reach of the transmitter.

[Rally Hokkaido]

This. They basically just watch the footage and talk over it. Not sure if they can even interact with the director who is in London(?) and the commentators at the service park.

Sometimes the stopped car is in another section of the stage, out of reach of the transmitter.

That is it, I think. They can't communicate normally with the Producer.
During this rally I noticed something that I hadn't before. Becs would give some coded instructions to the Producer. Eg. "It would be good if we could see/know what problem Ogier has." Often she would repeat the same sentence and 'poof' the screen would magically switch to Ogier's car.....or sometimes not !