Croft has to go
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Fundoreen said:
F1 commentary is some of the most idiotic you can get. It seems to have evolved this way due to an F1 race being run at Aintree .
Since then they seem to think they are commentating on a horse race and its has carried on this way from one annoying commentator to another.
I guess you wont get the job if you dont babble on in this fashion so the hapless candidates have no choice.
Roll on some sort of uk access to the F1 TV channel for the races minus the sky input.
Had a sample of the F1 TV crew with Sam and Rosanna in the build up to the race. They are so pleasant to listen too that it was a bit jarring to get back to auctioneers and horse race effin idiot land on sky and c4.
I know a few people who are watching F1TV with a VPN, all above boardSince then they seem to think they are commentating on a horse race and its has carried on this way from one annoying commentator to another.
I guess you wont get the job if you dont babble on in this fashion so the hapless candidates have no choice.
Roll on some sort of uk access to the F1 TV channel for the races minus the sky input.
Had a sample of the F1 TV crew with Sam and Rosanna in the build up to the race. They are so pleasant to listen too that it was a bit jarring to get back to auctioneers and horse race effin idiot land on sky and c4.
k it, he said Graphics powered by AWS before qualifying has even started Sandpit Steve said:
Indeed, of all the things you can criticise the commentators for, mentioning the sponsored graphics isn’t one of them.
It’s a new concept to the non-American audience though, which is why it’s so jarring when it happens. It’s totally routine in US sports, and as you say it will be in the contract between AWS and FOM that the commentators for key market languages refer to the sponsor.
It’s a bit like the sponsored clock at the moment the parade lap starts, those few seconds of airtime are worth around $1m a race to FOM, from the well-known Swiss watchmaker.
It’s the way he says it, it took me some time to realise they are just sponsors, when it first started I thought it was some new super duper software platform with some new way of interpreting the statistics, he should say sponsored by, anything else is a lie.It’s a new concept to the non-American audience though, which is why it’s so jarring when it happens. It’s totally routine in US sports, and as you say it will be in the contract between AWS and FOM that the commentators for key market languages refer to the sponsor.
It’s a bit like the sponsored clock at the moment the parade lap starts, those few seconds of airtime are worth around $1m a race to FOM, from the well-known Swiss watchmaker.
MikeStroud said:
My family and I are all Formula 1 fans, insofar as we watch qualifying and the race and have been to a few races (only Silverstone mind you). But we are certainly not experts and are very limited in our knowledge of the intricacies of the technical rules and how to race skillfully.
Therefore these two commentators (in fact all the Sky and C4 teams) pitch it about right for me and fans like me. I need stuff spelt out in simple terms like “why is Hamilton going so slowly?” , “Oh, he is charging his battery”.
Appreciate those much more knowledgeable find such things basic and frustrating but I suspect most fans are like me and like the level the commentary is pitched at.
The funny ones are fine, all of the commentary team have their moments, it is just croft screaming and spouting inane drivel that is the issue.Therefore these two commentators (in fact all the Sky and C4 teams) pitch it about right for me and fans like me. I need stuff spelt out in simple terms like “why is Hamilton going so slowly?” , “Oh, he is charging his battery”.
Appreciate those much more knowledgeable find such things basic and frustrating but I suspect most fans are like me and like the level the commentary is pitched at.
Fonzey said:
Tommo87 said:
If you want to do something that the fans will appreciate.
Get rid of that self important fudge twizler Di Resta.
Now Listen. Count how many times he tells the viewers to listen.Get rid of that self important fudge twizler Di Resta.
He looked genuinely gutted though when the stewards contradicted his opinion of the tangle today.
iandc said:
Fonzey said:
Now Listen. Count how many times he tells the viewers to listen.
He looked genuinely gutted though when the stewards contradicted his opinion of the tangle today.
He is still bleating on about how he was right and, although we have to accept the stewards decision, he knew best. What a bellend that guy is, plus he gets up my nose with his Merchedes and Vershhtappen!!! I don't get why they employ him as he adds nothing to the presentation but is bloody irritating.He looked genuinely gutted though when the stewards contradicted his opinion of the tangle today.
Dashnine said:
I don't mind Di Resta at all, I find him pretty good at the job, is a current racer (albeit WEC as is Davidson) and is better than Johnny Herbert (but again, enjoy his content too).
He's entitled to an opinion and doesn't have to change it because the stewards decided otherwise. And frankly calling him out over his pronunciation is bordering on racism.
I have often thought his mispronunciation is deliberate, I think if you heard everyone else say it differently you would change, it has nothing to do with racism He's entitled to an opinion and doesn't have to change it because the stewards decided otherwise. And frankly calling him out over his pronunciation is bordering on racism.
PH User said:
Dashnine said:
PH User said:
I was wondering when the old racism thing would get used.
Adrian W said:
....his mispronunciation is deliberate....
Seriously? Wow, we do have a bunch or racists on here! Have you ever heard of casual racism?
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