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I'm really loving the BBC's F1 coverage this season! The way they were laying into Red Bull after the race was fantastic too!
The clip below shows an interview with Christan Horner, and fair play to Eddie Jordan for having the ***** to say exactly what people were thinking at the end of this clip! Unfortunately they cut this clip off just before Jake says "we can go over to the No1 Red Bull driver now" - qualtiy stuff! Red Bull team only have themselves to blame for this stuff!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8808173.stm
The clip below shows an interview with Christan Horner, and fair play to Eddie Jordan for having the ***** to say exactly what people were thinking at the end of this clip! Unfortunately they cut this clip off just before Jake says "we can go over to the No1 Red Bull driver now" - qualtiy stuff! Red Bull team only have themselves to blame for this stuff!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8808173.stm
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Yes, I too thought the coverage was fair and warranted. Too often when it came to F1 in years gone by they would ***** foot around a team principal for fear of upsetting him.
I'm not one for the sensationalist media, so I think the balance they struck was a good one. Was also nice to see Webber won after having his front wing taken away from him.
I'm not one for the sensationalist media, so I think the balance they struck was a good one. Was also nice to see Webber won after having his front wing taken away from him.
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I agree, although I would prefer it if DC was made to wear Red Bull branded-clothing, as his attempted defense of Christian Horner's decisions was at time laughable. A casual observer may not realise his relationship with Red Bull so may mistakenly think his opinions are impartial when clearly this is not the case.
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I agree, although I would prefer it if DC was made to wear Red Bull branded-clothing, as his attempted defense of Christian Horner's decisions was at time laughable. A casual observer may not realise his relationship with Red Bull so may mistakenly think his opinions are impartial when clearly this is not the case.
I remember being surprised when I found out Brundle was DC's manager! All those years with him commentating - they kept that pretty quiet at the time!
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The BBC coverage is excellent, although I forgot to use the driver tracker option on the web - was it any good?
I usually go to the Iplayer and watch the forum later on tonight, great coverage
I usually go to the Iplayer and watch the forum later on tonight, great coverage
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Why is DC on Red Bull's payroll? I must have missed that one at some point. I was starting to wonder what connection they had with them as they seem to be the most interviewed time by a very long way.
P.S. The track position option to view on the website was really cool
P.S. The track position option to view on the website was really cool
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I'm not sure what his offical role within the team is - some sort of advisor I would think, but he's also listed as one of their official test drivers.
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I'm really loving the BBC's F1 coverage this season! The way they were laying into Red Bull after the race was fantastic too!
The clip below shows an interview with Christan Horner, and fair play to Eddie Jordan for having the ***** to say exactly what people were thinking at the end of this clip! Unfortunately they cut this clip off just before Jake says "we can go over to the No1 Red Bull driver now" - qualtiy stuff! Red Bull team only have themselves to blame for this stuff!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8808173.stm
The clip below shows an interview with Christan Horner, and fair play to Eddie Jordan for having the ***** to say exactly what people were thinking at the end of this clip! Unfortunately they cut this clip off just before Jake says "we can go over to the No1 Red Bull driver now" - qualtiy stuff! Red Bull team only have themselves to blame for this stuff!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8808173.stm
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Yes, you do have to hand that to EJ....along with poor fashion sense and an irritating tendency to get up DC's nose.....although over the season it does seem to have settled down a lot
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In general I think the BBC coverage is very good. Its a pity that they can't do it in HD so far, don't know why not.
Eddie Jordan is a bit tabloid at times but the most irritating are that woman who has to keep asking drivers how much they hate their team mates and Legard who despite his basic knowledge which is good, still manages to get up everyones' noses.
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Eddie Jordan is a bit tabloid at times but the most irritating are that woman who has to keep asking drivers how much they hate their team mates and Legard who despite his basic knowledge which is good, still manages to get up everyones' noses.
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Bernie says there isn't the demand for it yet? I think the footage is filmed in HD but it is broadcast in SD. I think he feels that people will watch it no matter what.
Legard is annoying - when he runs out of things to say has anyone noticed he makes this huffing sound?
I also think that Vettel doesn't deserve the grief he is getting from the fans. Red Bull have handled their drivers badly which has spilled over into bad blood between the drivers. Aussies are very competitive in everything but they have a strong belief in fair play. To be treated this way by RB its no wonder MW is peeved. If things get worse I would imagine he'll try to get out of his renewed contract - although I don't think theres much in the way of choice out there. Maybe Renault if they ditch Petrov at the end of the year.
Legard is annoying - when he runs out of things to say has anyone noticed he makes this huffing sound?
I also think that Vettel doesn't deserve the grief he is getting from the fans. Red Bull have handled their drivers badly which has spilled over into bad blood between the drivers. Aussies are very competitive in everything but they have a strong belief in fair play. To be treated this way by RB its no wonder MW is peeved. If things get worse I would imagine he'll try to get out of his renewed contract - although I don't think theres much in the way of choice out there. Maybe Renault if they ditch Petrov at the end of the year.
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A fired up Webber is a quick Webber... maybe he needs to get "red Mark" before every race
Not sure he'll want to jump ship next season.... he's in the best car to get him a championship crown...non of the others can offer the same at the moment... unless they go the way Brawn did.. and suffer towards the latter part of the season... I doubt it though...RB are a proven team and work just as hard as the other larger teams to keep ahead..
Not sure he'll want to jump ship next season.... he's in the best car to get him a championship crown...non of the others can offer the same at the moment... unless they go the way Brawn did.. and suffer towards the latter part of the season... I doubt it though...RB are a proven team and work just as hard as the other larger teams to keep ahead..
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People were saying how he can actually overtake from the back. Tbh he still only got 7th even after a safety car did him a massive favour and hes is by far the fastest car. He literally forced Sutil out of the way to get that 7th place.
If Lewis or Jenson dont take the drivers championship Id like Webber to get it and tbh I think he will probably win it anyway. Then there is a long list of people Id like to see take it well before Vettel.
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This left Webber not only to have to qualify using the older wing, but to have to guess as to what setup to run as he had no running experience of the older wing at this circuit (Vettel did as he had been running the older wing after breaking his).
This left Webber very - and justifiably so!
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In the event he was not in second position for long after the lights went out was he. He passed Vettel fairly and he did not push him off the track as the Germans were whining about! He drove an outstanding race, with the old wing, and deserved his win. He is a very good driver too.
Vettel seems to be turning into a bit of a spoilt kid to go with all the annoying "look at me" stuff when he has some success. He is also a very good driver of course.
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Bernie says there isn't the demand for it yet? I think the footage is filmed in HD but it is broadcast in SD. I think he feels that people will watch it no matter what.
Legard is annoying - when he runs out of things to say has anyone noticed he makes this huffing sound?
I also think that Vettel doesn't deserve the grief he is getting from the fans. Red Bull have handled their drivers badly which has spilled over into bad blood between the drivers. Aussies are very competitive in everything but they have a strong belief in fair play. To be treated this way by RB its no wonder MW is peeved. If things get worse I would imagine he'll try to get out of his renewed contract - although I don't think theres much in the way of choice out there. Maybe Renault if they ditch Petrov at the end of the year.
Legard is annoying - when he runs out of things to say has anyone noticed he makes this huffing sound?
I also think that Vettel doesn't deserve the grief he is getting from the fans. Red Bull have handled their drivers badly which has spilled over into bad blood between the drivers. Aussies are very competitive in everything but they have a strong belief in fair play. To be treated this way by RB its no wonder MW is peeved. If things get worse I would imagine he'll try to get out of his renewed contract - although I don't think theres much in the way of choice out there. Maybe Renault if they ditch Petrov at the end of the year.
If they are filming it in HD then it can be done and I cannot see a reason for not transmitting it like that.
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In the event he was not in second position for long after the lights went out was he. He passed Vettel fairly and he did not push him off the track as the Germans were whining about! He drove an outstanding race, with the old wing, and deserved his win. He is a very good driver too.
I don't dislike any driver. I do think that Red Bull show that they are effectively a young-ish team or a team not so used to having good proper drivers and a good proper car. The McLaren team are well used to having good cars and 2 good drivers and have experience in how to handle them and the media. It seems every weekend Red Bull and Christian Horner manage to put their foot in it one way or the other.
I also wonder if it was deliberate (like Brundle implied) that Red Bull put someone else on the podium and not who Webber asked for.
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Im sure someone (Funkii Munkii possibly) said the the Aussie GP was broadcast in HD in Oz. Its a shame its taking so long with F1 suppoed to be the pinnacle of technology.
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He is waiting for more people to be able to receive the HD feed and then it will go on pay per view. He wants someone to pay the premium for the HD feed - once its decided who will pay - either the broadcaster of us, then we will see HD feed.
Pretty much everyone on the racing line/ the left side of the track got a poor start. Martin Brundle remarked that the drity side that Mark was on was the better side to be on for traction. Vettel moved over hard to block of Webber and it would not surprise me if they both panicked a bit and thought they were going to touch again - hence Hamilton almost running into the back of Webber.
I don't dislike any driver. I do think that Red Bull show that they are effectively a young-ish team or a team not so used to having good proper drivers and a good proper car. The McLaren team are well used to having good cars and 2 good drivers and have experience in how to handle them and the media. It seems every weekend Red Bull and Christian Horner manage to put their foot in it one way or the other.
I also wonder if it was deliberate (like Brundle implied) that Red Bull put someone else on the podium and not who Webber asked for.
Pretty much everyone on the racing line/ the left side of the track got a poor start. Martin Brundle remarked that the drity side that Mark was on was the better side to be on for traction. Vettel moved over hard to block of Webber and it would not surprise me if they both panicked a bit and thought they were going to touch again - hence Hamilton almost running into the back of Webber.
I don't dislike any driver. I do think that Red Bull show that they are effectively a young-ish team or a team not so used to having good proper drivers and a good proper car. The McLaren team are well used to having good cars and 2 good drivers and have experience in how to handle them and the media. It seems every weekend Red Bull and Christian Horner manage to put their foot in it one way or the other.
I also wonder if it was deliberate (like Brundle implied) that Red Bull put someone else on the podium and not who Webber asked for.
I thought that Vettel moved over far too late for a blocking move, looked a bit close to me anyway! you may well be right in the way that Red Bull handle the drivers. Do the Team's sponsors favour Vettel by any chance? I though Red Bull was owned by an Austrian in fact in cahoots with a Thai national.
If it was deliberate that they put a different bloke on the podium with Webber to the one he wanted there, that was an unpleasant trick as well.
All these politics do nothing but hold back the real effort-as ever!
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LOL, but the fact they have been in that position before gives them insight in how to deal (badly or otherwise) with drivers. I guess its just that before this year Seb was the up and coming star to rival Hamilton and Mark was the journyman making up the number until he got bored and becomes a pundit for Aus TV. Now it appears that the RB car is very good and that both drivers can compete against each other - rather than having an iffy car that a good driver can get the best out of like Alonso (until his head goes) and a iffy driver that has his ablity shown up in an iffy car - Massa.
Leslie - The BBC could never ask for a premium for F1 in HD. They either give Bernie more money or Bernie waits until its contracts time and puts F1 on pay per view. I don't doubt for a second that if Bernie could make more money by making F1 PPV rather than just flogging it to broadcasters he would. There was F1TV a while ago but Bernie dumped it. That would have been ideal to make F1 HD a PPV event.
Leslie - The BBC could never ask for a premium for F1 in HD. They either give Bernie more money or Bernie waits until its contracts time and puts F1 on pay per view. I don't doubt for a second that if Bernie could make more money by making F1 PPV rather than just flogging it to broadcasters he would. There was F1TV a while ago but Bernie dumped it. That would have been ideal to make F1 HD a PPV event.
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I guess its just that before this year Seb was the up and coming star to rival Hamilton and Mark was the journyman making up the number until he got bored and becomes a pundit for Aus TV. Now it appears that the RB car is very good and that both drivers can compete against each other - rather than having an iffy car that a good driver can get the best out of like Alonso (until his head goes) and a iffy driver that has his ablity shown up in an iffy car - Massa.
As the season wore on Piquet became increasingly annoyed as Mansell got faster and faster and started taking points and wins away from him. The relationship became more fractious as Piquet started to try and use underhand tactics within the team something Mansell did not take kindly to. The in fighting and Williams allowing them to race to the end of the season cost them dear as in Adelaide Prost pipped both of them to the world title in a much inferior car.
A sign of things to come may be. Come on Lewis
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LOL, but the fact they have been in that position before gives them insight in how to deal (badly or otherwise) with drivers. I guess its just that before this year Seb was the up and coming star to rival Hamilton and Mark was the journyman making up the number until he got bored and becomes a pundit for Aus TV. Now it appears that the RB car is very good and that both drivers can compete against each other - rather than having an iffy car that a good driver can get the best out of like Alonso (until his head goes) and a iffy driver that has his ablity shown up in an iffy car - Massa.
Leslie - The BBC could never ask for a premium for F1 in HD. They either give Bernie more money or Bernie waits until its contracts time and puts F1 on pay per view. I don't doubt for a second that if Bernie could make more money by making F1 PPV rather than just flogging it to broadcasters he would. There was F1TV a while ago but Bernie dumped it. That would have been ideal to make F1 HD a PPV event.
Leslie - The BBC could never ask for a premium for F1 in HD. They either give Bernie more money or Bernie waits until its contracts time and puts F1 on pay per view. I don't doubt for a second that if Bernie could make more money by making F1 PPV rather than just flogging it to broadcasters he would. There was F1TV a while ago but Bernie dumped it. That would have been ideal to make F1 HD a PPV event.
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