F1 teams recording their drivers during TV interviews ?

[blade7]

What's that all about then? Whenever Lewis Hamilton etc are talking on TV at a race, someone from their team has a recorder in their face too?

[threespires]

The Ferrari girl is easy on the eye.
They do it to cover themselves against mis-quotes.

[eliot]

Just in case they say something wrong I think. Bit like taking minutes at a meeting.

[georgefreeman918]

I assumed it was so that the recordings could be reviewed afterwards, and then the drivers could be advised how to answer future questions (or not answer!).

[Simes205]

Keeping a record of what is said.

[Doink]

Ted I think it was interviewed the Williams PR girl a few weeks ago and asked this very question and she said its to stop you guys mis-quoting us

[TheInternet]

threespires said:

The Ferrari girl is easy on the eye.

Not familiar with her, but don't get me started on this witch:

[Doink]

Britta Roeske.....

[cuprabob]

Doink said:

Britta Roeske.....

She is lovely and was with Vettel at Red Bull...

[thegreenhell]

Doink said:

Ted I think it was interviewed the Williams PR girl a few weeks ago and asked this very question and she said its to stop you guys mis-quoting us

She said it was because they're collecting samples of their drivers' voices to help them with the android racing drivers they're developing to replace the human drivers... unless she had another team member recording what she said, in which case it was to stop people from mis-quoting them.

[cuprabob]

They're also used for quotes for their own PR.

[Eric Mc]

It's been going on for years. I remember Williams' Anne Bradshaw shadowing Damon Hill back in 1993-95.

[blade7]

TheInternet said:

Not familiar with her, but don't get me started on this witch:

It cold be worse..

[Vaud]

Eric Mc said:

It's been going on for years. I remember Williams' Anne Bradshaw shadowing Damon Hill back in 1993-95.

Indeed. Been happening since dictaphones were invented.

[blade7]

I knew it had been going on for years, just wondered what the real reason was for it. Post race there's usually no sign of it, so the official reason given sounds like BS.

[Vaud]

blade7 said:

I knew it had been going on for years, just wondered what the real reason was for it. Post race there's usually no sign of it, so the official reason given sounds like BS.

Not sure I follow. They have been doing it for years in the press pen.

The reasons are multiple:

• Ensure that if the driver is misquoted that the team have a record to help go and correct the journalist
• Source of extra quotes for the PR team
• Helps the PR team coach the driver on responses (those that are coachable...)

[BigBen]

Hamilton's PR girl was having some kind of separate conversation during his Sky interview yesterday and annoyingly kept popping in and out of shot.

[Vaud]

Eric Mc said:

It's been going on for years. I remember Williams' Anne Bradshaw shadowing Damon Hill back in 1993-95.

And she is still about in the paddock:

[Mr_Thyroid]

blade7 said:

TheInternet said:

Not familiar with her, but don't get me started on this witch:

It cold be worse..

Don't be s you fking misogynist pricks.

I'd always assumed it was the driver's girlfriend / boyfriend - or in the case of Jenson, above, his mum.

I'd also assumed it was so the teams could use the driver's comments in their press releases without having to go through the tedious and embarrassing process of interviewing them again.

[cgt2]

That's a bit unfair - Sylvia at McLaren is lovely and super-professional. I'm pretty sure she accompanied Alonso to Indy.

The Ferrari lady is Maurizio Arrivabene's other half!