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Slightly sad to lose Steve Rider - he is a genuine F1 fan, presented the coverage when it was with the BBC before. Don't forget, ultimately, he says what ITV want him to say, because viewers=money for them. Was he on the BBC, I think we'd see a more intelligent analysis from him.



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Whilst ITV may chose the topic, I doubt they script the entire thing that Rider has to say. He's added nothing to the coverage at all other than padding it out by asking Mark Blundell questions which aren't really questions.

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Does anyone know from what TV does this Monaco 2008 Ben Edwards commentary come from?

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Its what they use in the cinemas.

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Yes, I ve read now it's F1 in Cinema feed.
But what is that exactly?
You actually go to the cinema? Never heard of this before, when it comes to F1.

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Very happy with every one of the choices. The BBC have listened to the fans, that's a very good sign :D

I'm going to admit that in summer 2007 I used to watch Sportsround on CBBC Jake Humphrey was presenting, and I remember being very impressed with him. I'm sure that you'll all like him, he's a good, genuine presenter.

It'll be nice to have different reporters and presenters, even if some of the ones we have currently are good (Ted Kravitz). It'll make the coverage seem fresh, and we can trust the BBC to make some good choices. Maybe with a different commentator alongside him, Brundle will have a re-ignited passion in his commentating?

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It is a shame that Ben Edwards isn't going to replace James Allen as he is my current favourite motor sports commentator.

yup, ben edwards could have been better.

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another example of current Ben Edwards stuff.
And I like his F1 DVD commentary contributions too, very funny at times.

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> Whilst ITV may chose the topic, I doubt they
> script the entire thing that Rider has to say.
> He's added nothing to the coverage at all other
> than padding it out by asking Mark Blundell
> questions which aren't really questions.


Yeah - although I still think he has been better than Rosenthal :P



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Rider used to be fine on bbc years ago i remember his interview with senna well in 1990.

And he done well at imola 1994.

I think ITV have wasted him tbh.

BBC's Moto gp coverage is pretty poor, from what i've read in F1Racing the only thing to look forward to is the Digital aspect of it.

Hopefully there will be a build up prior to the race, unlike the old BBC coverage of F1.

Like it or not ITV set the benchmark for F1 items ( behind the scenes stuff particually with Brundles insights etc.) If BBC dont follow suit i can forsee alot of complaints.

Just looking at BBC's coverage of the football compared to Sky doesnt give me confidence personally




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To be honest, i can easily do without an hours build-up. 20mins max is the way forward. I actually like the motogp coverage, no fluff, just good solid coverage without too much sensationalism.

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Judging by ITVs build up since....day 1...I don't really want a pre-race. Before Lewis it was filled with garbage like Fisichella cooking. After Lewis, we haven't seen anything but Lewis. If they improve the commentary, that's fine with me. Given they have a studio team, I imagine there will be some sort of build up.

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I think before we all get too excited or disappointed with this lineup, we ought to wait for official confirmation from the BBC.

For example Coulthard is set to do some kind of consultant role for RBR and will still be travelling to the races next year, somehow I do not see how this tallies with him being in some BBC studio in London.

Same here, I get very bored of the pre-race buildup, as long as they have the pitwalk (which seen as in MotoGP they have one so they probably will) I'm happy! I would have preferred a few more pundits than just Coulthard, bit like BBC's football, because from what I've seen on things like A1GP and Nascar on Sky only having one pundit and a presenter in a studio gets boring very quickly!


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The gridwalk, good as Martin's wit is, is struggling. Of the current drivers, barely any of them talk to him now, so you end up with the same old. Bernie, some guy promoting the event/prime minister/king/'celebrity', Ross Brawn or someone, then some silly blonde.

If that's how it's going to continue, they might as well stop it. Then again, perhaps without the structure of adverts, they could get him on the grid sooner, and drivers might be less reluctant.


@LS: yes, ITV raised the bar from the BBC by miles, but look back the past year or 2. We've had the 60 years of Silverstone thing, and other than that... I'm struggling to remember anything decent. I don't want to see Trulli's vineyards or Heikki cooking some meal.



30mins build-up is plenty. That'll give enough time for some banter, weekend gossip and form/qualifying, a (at least semi-interesting) feature, grid-walk or something and then into the 5minute countdown.

As much as people rave about Ben Edwards I have to say I never liked him. He used to be on F1 digital with John Watson and just anoyed me as much as James Allen did.

He does know his stuff etc but his voice just gets to me.

I used to watch the studio view so I did not have to listen to him.



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gav Wrote:
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> The gridwalk, good as Martin's wit is, is
> struggling. Of the current drivers, barely any of
> them talk to him now, so you end up with the same
> old. Bernie, some guy promoting the event/prime
> minister/king/'celebrity', Ross Brawn or someone,
> then some silly blonde.

This is what I don't get, BTCC have no problems, MotoGP has no problems, Nascar has no problems, A1GP has no problems, basically every other motorsport seems to have no problems, so why the bloody hell should F1 have such a problem with just getting a simple interview with a driver on the grid :@


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I like the lineup, and I don't think Jake Humphrey is that bad. Anyway, if it's anything like the Olympics, he just does links between sporting events, saying what's on when etc.