DrM said:Massa :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
:lol Massa might be even worse sans TC than I even thought...it's so sad.
DrM said:Massa :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
MidiSurf said:I love our commentators, they have been joking about Massa last 3 minutes :lol
MidiSurf said:I love our commentators, they have been joking about Massa last 3 minutes :lol
FabCam said:The UK commentators suck. They keep bullshitting. "here comes Raikonnen, who rarely ever makes mistakes". He spun off twice last week...
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Because he has to use both types of compounds.John_B said:A clean race by Iceman. I feel a bit bad for Hamilton though, he was killed with those pit-stops, and why did they fit the soft tires twice when he was infinitely faster with the hard tires?
Yes, I said twice, he started on the softs, and then changed to softs again.skybaby said:Because he has to use both types of compounds.
Fowler said:Which commentators and what are they saying? I've got the Asia feed here. The main commentator is an idiot, his colour man has to politely disagree and correct him all the time.
ElyrionX said:Are you referring to the Star Sports one? The one with the loud voice and who always tries to talk his ass off at the start of races and who occasionally does the silent routine so you can "feel" or "hear" the amazing sound of the engine (completely fucking stupid if you ask me). And he also questioned whether there was something wrong with Massa's car after watching replay footage of the spin-out when it was quite obvious that Massa screwed up. That's the one right?
Sorry it's 6am and I haven't had much sleepJohn_B said:Yes, I said twice, he started on the softs, and then changed to softs again.
He was much faster after second pit-stop.
Apparently Massa spun out because of the lack of engine braking (which is also a driving aid that was removed for the 2008 season). He came too fast into the turn, so he let go of the throttle which made the rear slow down and go out of balance. The engine breaking aid would have kept the rear from slowing down in the same manner to keep the balance.Shinobi said::lol Massa might be even worse sans TC than I even thought...it's so sad.
Fowler said:That's the one.
Today's Commentary Theme was, "Gosh, they're doing ALL THIS while driving at 300 kilometres per hour!"
Yeah, you're right, that IS impressive. No quarrel here. But then he said it again. And again. And again. AND AGAIN.
Autosport said:Formula One television coverage in the UK will return next year to the BBC following 12 seasons with ITV, the Formula One Administration announced today.
The BBC lost its rights to Formula One after the 1996 season, and it was since covered by ITV, with Martin Brundle serving as commentator for the past 12 years, alongside former BBC commentator Murray Walker and later ITV commentator James Allen.
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has now concluded a five-year deal that will see Formula One return to BBC Sports, which will also have exclusive rights to radio, mobile and internet broadcasting.
"I am delighted to conclude this new deal with the BBC," Ecclestone commented. "It is an exciting time in Formula One and the BBC has some innovative new ideas to consolidate and expand our UK fan base."
Dominic Coles, BBC Sport Director of Sport Rights, added: "The biggest motorsporting event in the world is returning home after 12 years.
"We were delighted when Bernie Ecclestone approached us about the return of F1 to the BBC. F1 is a crown jewel of sports broadcasting, so to bring the rights back to their traditional home from 2009 is tremendously exciting.
"Fans will be able to enjoy uninterrupted, state of the art and innovative coverage from BBC Sport, across all of our TV, radio and new media platforms, for the first time since 1996."
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/65897
Wes said:When and where is the next race again?
Bahrain, 2 weeks from nowWes said:When and where is the next race again?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Formula_One_season#2008_race_scheduleWes said:When and where is the next race again?
cilonen said:Next year I'm hoping the BBC see sense and we won't have to listen about how McLaren 'kippered' the first pitstop courtesy of James "Cock" Allen. I saw something the other day on an F1 board that had quotes from a BBC director of sports that said they were going to make it 'a bit like Top Gear' and have primarily Richard Hammond presenting the build up and analysis bits, no word on commentary teams yet.
flsh said:Richard Hammond? :lol
Doesn't Jeremy always laughs about how he never watches any form of racing?
That could be really interesting. Too bad I don't get the British commentary (Not that the Israeli commentary is bad. It's just that watching Hammond commentate would be really cool).
"So, with Piquet leading on lap 20 of 55 we'll end our F1 coverage for today. Now, let's see how Yorkshire are doing in the cricket" those were the days.cilonen said:Hopefully it won't be back to the "and now over to the Brazillian GP where the drivers are on their third lap..." ways of old.
Templar Wizard said:The finnish comm is neutral? hardly,
they spunk into each other's mouths repeating KIMI KIMI KIMI over and over.
Kimi Mattius Rakkonen! Espoo! Finland!
hardly neutral? just because they dont hate hamilton or, the worst sin: support Alonso.
Also, Allen today, shit stirring the rift with Alonso.
Pfttttt, the guy is a Moran.
DarkJediKnight said:The ITV commentators are crap. Both James Allen and Martin Brundle are annoying to listen to. When they aren't saying "Lewis" or "Hamilton" every other word, it's usually about something no one cares about. They miss obvious stuff on the track on a regular basis.
Now, I don't get any other language, but the Speed TV commentary is second to none! Hobbs, Varsha and Machett are amazing, and they each have something to contribute. I love listening to Matchett point out technical stuff that no one picks up on.
Yes, that must be it.Templar Wizard said:Sorry Surf, but you are dead wrong, i guess its your finnish programming, not allowing you to criticise anything Finnish.
Directive 4: Classified... etc
cilonen said:Matchett's books are superb. His first one (Life in the Fast Lane, published in 2004 in the UK) is one of my all time favourites - the story of him as a mechanic in the Benetton team in 1994. He was originally going to write in 1993, but didn't get round to starting so postponed a year not expecting to encounter in the course of a single year the passing of a living legend (Senna), some of the darkest moments in the sport, and the birth and first championship of a new legend (Schumacher).
Highly recommend it.
They should also dig out Peter Windsor, he used to work for Speed and Sky Digital coverage - he used to be quite high up in the Williams team in the late eighties / early nineties and also used to write for F1 Racing magazine (might still do, I dropped my subscription a couple of years ago when it went more tabloid), but Windsor really knows his stuff too.
iapetus said:Not seen it mentioned here yet, but Hamilton went the full race without water, which must be quite unpleasant, given how tough an F1 race is physically.
Flo_Evans said:Hmm did he not have water or was it just to hot? Kubica commented that he was switching to tea next race cause his water was so hot :lol
Hamilton had to drive the notoriously hot and physically demanding race without a water supply after a problem with the McLaren's drink system, and was encouraged by how well he had coped.
"The great thing is that even though I didn't have any water I was able to drive the race and I feel fine, better than last year," he said.
That's a lot of words to say, "Because he sucks."avaya said:Massa's off was apparently due to him taking too much kerb on the exit of T9 and stalling the diffuser.