Legard to be ousted from BBC F1 commentary?
Posted by LS.
It's hardly a secret they're friends, he was DC's manager after all. No doubt he may have been able to put some weight behind the decision process though.
Nevermind neutrality/bias, I think DC will be fine there. I think his problem could be making sure he doesn't swear. :D
DaveEllis Wrote:
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> Massive shot at Allen. Good. I want intelligent
> commentary for intelligent viewers. Not sh*t for
> morons.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/2011 11:06PM by EC83.
DaveEllis Wrote:
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> Massive shot at Allen. Good. I want intelligent
> commentary for intelligent viewers. Not sh*t for
> morons.
+ 1
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/2011 11:06PM by EC83.
Hunt had an attitude problem towards Patrese after Monza 1978 and Ronnie Peterson's fatal accident. Patrese overtook Hunt while slotting back onto the track at the "funnel" bit of the old s/f straight after going right onto the apron to make up places. Hunt flinched from Patrese and crashed into Ronnie, putting Ronnie into the wall and triggering the massive pile-up that stopped the race. Afterwards Hunt blamed Patrese for the accident(ironic as hell, since Hunt himself had crashed into Ronnie) and the loss of Ronnie, who'd been one of his best friends. IIRC Hunt pushed to have Patrese done for manslaughter over the accident immediately afterwards. Utterly stupid IMO, since it was clearly just a tragic accident and no driver was to blame.
It was also the reason for Hunt's sometimes harsh comments about Patrese after he became a commentator(I've got to say, I've watched quite a lot of videos of GPs from the early- and mid-80s with live BBC commentary and I've not really come across any unjust comments by Hunt about Patrese yet. The only nasty comments I can think of that he made about Patrese were during the 1990 San Marino GP - "Patrese won't have got any quicker with age, so you can't say that's happened" and "Frank must be kicking himself that he didn't hire proper drivers", aimed at Patrese and Boutsen - and during the 1991 Italian GP, when he wrongly assumed Patrese's spin after getting into the lead was a "stupid mistake" by Patrese when in fact it was a gearbox problem which had spun the car and then caused Patrese to have to retire).
He did criticise Patrese's driving when Patrese made mistakes, but he did that for more or less all the drivers, and in fairness Patrese did have a tendency to make retarded mistakes, often just after he'd driven really well to take the lead of a race or gain a position, mistakes which a driver as talented as Patrese shouldn't have been making.
It was also the reason for Hunt's sometimes harsh comments about Patrese after he became a commentator(I've got to say, I've watched quite a lot of videos of GPs from the early- and mid-80s with live BBC commentary and I've not really come across any unjust comments by Hunt about Patrese yet. The only nasty comments I can think of that he made about Patrese were during the 1990 San Marino GP - "Patrese won't have got any quicker with age, so you can't say that's happened" and "Frank must be kicking himself that he didn't hire proper drivers", aimed at Patrese and Boutsen - and during the 1991 Italian GP, when he wrongly assumed Patrese's spin after getting into the lead was a "stupid mistake" by Patrese when in fact it was a gearbox problem which had spun the car and then caused Patrese to have to retire).
He did criticise Patrese's driving when Patrese made mistakes, but he did that for more or less all the drivers, and in fairness Patrese did have a tendency to make retarded mistakes, often just after he'd driven really well to take the lead of a race or gain a position, mistakes which a driver as talented as Patrese shouldn't have been making.
Regarding Brundle not liking Alonso - the reasons for that are more complicated. I think that if he dislikes Alonso it's because Alonso is a moaner sometimes and because he's a relatively unspectacular driver, like say Prost, who calculates and goes for percentages rather than an exciting driver who attacks. I'm guessing this because in 2005 for example, he was always playing down Alonso's various achievements and sounding uninterested about him while bigging up Kimi. As a prime example I remember one comment Martin aimed at Alonso during the 2005 Canadian GP, after Alonso had just hit the wall and then complained on his radio that the car wasn't driving properly - "That's because you just chucked it at the wall, mate." Priceless. :D
Ah, you beat me to it :P
I'm more inclined to believe the horse's mouth, than the rumours. I do hope he sticks around on Twitter
I'm more inclined to believe the horse's mouth, than the rumours. I do hope he sticks around on Twitter
Yes, its great to have him on Twitter, hopefully he can use his account well.
As for Brundle and Alonso, I think its also partly related to Alonso's relationship with the British media. I remember a one-liner in Turkey when Brundle commented that Alonso was, "as hard as sod to interview," or something like that.
X (@ed24f1)
As for Brundle and Alonso, I think its also partly related to Alonso's relationship with the British media. I remember a one-liner in Turkey when Brundle commented that Alonso was, "as hard as sod to interview," or something like that.
X (@ed24f1)
I remember his comments about Alonso during Istanbul 2010 quali, when he said Alonso "had been a miserable little so-and-so" amongst other things, and thinking he was being a bit harsh on the guy, purely because of what he said and the way he said it. But that was just a passing moment.
By the way, for anyone who wonders what Martin will sound like as a lead commentator, watch the 2000 French GP. He was lead commentator for that one after Murray was unable to make it to the race, and IMO he did a pretty excellent job.
By the way, for anyone who wonders what Martin will sound like as a lead commentator, watch the 2000 French GP. He was lead commentator for that one after Murray was unable to make it to the race, and IMO he did a pretty excellent job.
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