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Aboardman

posted on 20/3/08 at 07:09 AM Reply With Quote
Formula One to return to BBC TV

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7306123.stm
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Paul TigerB6

posted on 20/3/08 at 07:20 AM Reply With Quote
Oh no - you mean we wont any longer have the excitement of being forced to wait 3 minutes to find out if driver A managed to pass driver B after ITV decided to fit in a commercial just at that point when we got the 30 seconds of excitement out of the generally dull 85 minute race?? Darn!!!
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NeilP

posted on 20/3/08 at 07:57 AM Reply With Quote
Kiss goodbye to Smirking Jim and his drivelling commentary - hurrah!





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britishtrident

posted on 20/3/08 at 07:58 AM Reply With Quote
To some it might appear a witch hunt against Brundle ?
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Rek

posted on 20/3/08 at 07:59 AM Reply With Quote
Good news do we also get Murray Walker back?
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britishtrident

posted on 20/3/08 at 08:03 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rek
Good news do we also get Murray Walker back?


Give the guy a break --- weekly international travel at his age ?





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vinny1275

posted on 20/3/08 at 08:08 AM Reply With Quote
I think ITV's coverage has been good overall. The breaks are a pain, but if something does happen during the break, they normally replay the action afterwards.

Didn't Martin Brundle commentate for the BBC before the coverage moved to ITV anyway?

I wonder the reason for it tho - ITV are in the middle of their contract at the moment, maybe they just couldn't afford it anymore - they've been losing money lately...

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DaveFJ

posted on 20/3/08 at 09:03 AM Reply With Quote
I finally found the ideal way to watch F1 last weekend... I recorded the race onmy sky+ and played it at double speed then watchged at normal speed when something interesting happened

And quite a lot of iteresting things happend... I wouldn't say 'good race' but certainly interesting...





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JohnN

posted on 20/3/08 at 09:20 AM Reply With Quote
Lets hope for some "guest" commentaries from Murray
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BenB

posted on 20/3/08 at 10:33 AM Reply With Quote
Yey! No adverts. Turned me from a F1 fan to a highlights only person....

Jim's not part of the team anymore is he? I thought it was Ryder?

Why don't they team Brundle up with another ex-driver? I think Walkers a bit old to be honest- though weekly international travel wouldn't be necessary- he could always do the voice-over in real-time from the UK!!! At least they might get rid of the other ITV commentator chappy- he's pants....

What's his name? James Allen?

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DaveFJ

posted on 20/3/08 at 10:41 AM Reply With Quote
whatever happened to Sniff Petrol's 'stop the c*ck' campaign???

[Edited on 20-3-08 by DaveFJ]





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britishtrident

posted on 20/3/08 at 11:17 AM Reply With Quote
Max & Bernie won't let Brundle back in --- Max is suing Brundle over the McLaren Witch hunt remarks.
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RichieW

posted on 20/3/08 at 11:41 AM Reply With Quote
Brundle got a very short shrift on his grid walk. No one would talk to him apart from Kelly Osbourne. Maybe Bernie's had words with the drivers/teams or something?

They cant have all been mentally preparing for the race and if they were some weren't doing a very good job...

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britishtrident

posted on 20/3/08 at 11:50 AM Reply With Quote
BBC web site clearly Murray Walker smells a rat.
Quote Murray
"It's an amazing development because I think ITV did and do a superb job, and I think there is more to this than meets the eye."

Full text see
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7306123.stm





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Gav

posted on 20/3/08 at 12:30 PM Reply With Quote
Yay we might evan get decent quality pictures from the BBC and their HD channel






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posted on 20/3/08 at 12:32 PM Reply With Quote
Not worried either way but if it means we get "the chain" it can't be bad.





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BenB

posted on 20/3/08 at 12:53 PM Reply With Quote
Nice. They've paid for Iplayer coverage No more setting the video!!!
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JoelP

posted on 20/3/08 at 03:08 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Nice. They've paid for Iplayer coverage No more setting the video!!!


dont you mean "we've" paid for it? Id much rather the BBC wasted our money on other things, and let ITV fund their F1 coverage out of advertising revenues. Quite disappointed myself, i like brunble and can put up with allen now he's calmed down a bit.

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ned

posted on 20/3/08 at 06:15 PM Reply With Quote
Maybe I'm being thick but from the press releases I haven't seen anything saying brundle won't be working as a presenter under the bbc? Surely if their contracts will no longer be valid for itv as it's not showing it they'll be free to move over to the beeb?!

I like Martin and Mark, think they do good jobs on the telly and actually have the experience to backup what they're saying unlike the other muppet on there.

Ned.

[Edited on 20/3/08 by ned]





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gazza285

posted on 20/3/08 at 10:17 PM Reply With Quote
Get Ben Edwards and John Watson to commentate, they used to be great when Eurosport had F1.





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bob

posted on 21/3/08 at 11:09 AM Reply With Quote
Yup ben edwards john watson teamed up with martin and mark would be a better combo for exact info.

James allen with ted (i'm not sure what tyres they have on )in the pits and the annoying bird can go






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