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KingOfJericho · 03-19-2013, 08:30 AM

ditto.

E90SLAM · 03-19-2013, 10:51 AM

Watched all BBC, SkySportsF1, Speed, and now NBC.
The US broadcasters will never catch up with the UK ones who had done better and better.

From commercial breaks from iTV, to no interruption with plenty pre-race and forum on BBC, then further dedicated channel on SkySports. There were major leap forward in terms of viewer experience from 2009 onwards.

Here in US, Speed had stuck with their format without much improvement.
Last year they just finally put Qualifying sessions live, instead of a 5 mins delay. But the commercial break issue was never being addressed by Fox Sports.

Then we just saw NBC Sports first attempt on F1. So far many noticeable small steps of improvements. Better studio, uninterrupted commercial break (all except two), and post-race coverage. So far I do get a feeling that they do want to promote the sport and give American viewers a better experience.

They might never be as good as SkySports, but its a delight that viewers don't know what's going on during commercial breaks.

BlackJetE90 · 03-19-2013, 01:24 PM

Diffey needs to quit screaming over pointless sh*t.

Is it that difficult to get some younger blood in the studio?

MLSavage · 03-20-2013, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackJetE90

Diffey needs to quit screaming over pointless sh*t.

Is it that difficult to get some younger blood in the studio?

The Diffey voice inflection over meaningless moments is the only thing I don't like about him. I actually like him, I just preferred Varsha, possibly a sentimental pick, but neither is so much better than the other that it would be anything else.

I do love Buxton, too bad NBC has removed the best part of SPEEDs coverage (that I know of) and that is paddock pass. I could listen to Buxton and Matchett for the entire race and be happy.

five_timer · 03-20-2013, 08:50 AM

Who is it who does the unintelligible goading-on when a driver is approaching the finish of a qualifying lap? It's like the end of a sex act.

FormulaMMM · 03-20-2013, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by five_timer

Who is it who does the unintelligible goading-on when a driver is approaching the finish of a qualifying lap? It's like the end of a sex act.

I believe that's the Matchett. "Get over the line! Get over there! push push push!"

That?..

five_timer · 03-20-2013, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

I believe that's the Matchett. "Get over the line! Get over there! push push push!"

That?..

Yes, exactly.

xbook · 03-20-2013, 05:40 PM

Did anyone let David Hobbs know that Lewis Hamilton is no longer racing at McLaren? He called Perez Hamilton on a number of occasion from FP1 to the race. And Matchett with the "Push Push come on boy", dude you realize you aren't on a team anymore right? You aren't on the mic talking to that driver, did you know that Matchett? You just sound like a tool.

Same ol' SHIT commentary from the F1 commentators. It's almost as if they refuse to do any homework prior to the Grand Prix.

FormulaMMM · 03-20-2013, 05:46 PM

Is there anywhere online to catch the practices sans commentary? Miss those with Speed.

KingOfJericho · 03-21-2013, 06:34 AM

Just to be clear, many of you guys would prefer a broadcast with zero enthusiasm while some would prefer no commentary at all. Got it. Some of this can be achieved with the mute button on your remote.

The only real difference between what we get in the US and what's on in the UK seems to be their accents...

That constant yammering would give me a severe headache after an hour and a half.

BrokenVert · 03-21-2013, 07:32 AM

All I got out of that was that they had much better camera angles 6 years ago.

Whered the cockpit cameras go? Those are fantastic! And the long shots? Whoever was the broadcast director then was great at his job.

MLSavage · 03-21-2013, 12:08 PM

The tight cockpit shots illustrate just how strong these guys have to be to fight the steering lap after lap.

johanness · 03-22-2013, 03:24 PM

Who's the monotone-Sally female commentator??? Malaysia practice was the hardest to watch EVER because of her borrrrrring voice. Not talking about Suzi Perri either

AM150 · 03-22-2013, 04:07 PM

No F1 commentary can compare to the legendary Murray Walker. It's how F1 should be watched, with the sound track provided by a real fan.

z4z4z4 · 03-23-2013, 01:18 PM

Welcome Back to the commentary team Mr. Bob Varsha!

happos2 · 03-23-2013, 01:23 PM

I end up talking over the commentary with my friends so I am not too bugged by it. And all sports it seems have commentators that say stupid things so nothing new. I don't like the 5 laps and then break for commercial (even with the dual screen; half commercial - half race deal).

E90SLAM · 03-24-2013, 04:43 PM

Despite all but three commercials are picture in picture, but commercial in about every 5 laps, lasting 1.5 laps (about 2 minutes) are getting annoying!!!

MLSavage · 03-25-2013, 06:20 AM

I streamed the Sky coverage side by side and the lack of commercials alone makes the coverage infinitely better. That, and the coverage is in fact, infinitely better. haha

Interesting insights from Sky and BBC that NBC didn't spot was that Webber could have forced Seb off the track in turn 4 where Seb finally passed him but chose not to. Coulthard noticed it immediately and Sky analyzed it shortly after the race.

I will say that NBC did spot a few things that the brits missed, but on a whole Sky and BBC give the viewer a better picture of what is going on. As they should because they have at minimum twice the manpower covering the race and no commercials.

I'm hoping NBC will give this sport more of the budget soon so that they can take out the commercials, at minimum dual screen all of them. And send more people, especially the commentators, to the races. Too much going on for Will to cover by himself.

03-19-2013, 08:30 AM	#67
KingOfJericho Brigadier General Drives: Yes Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT Posts: 4,221 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 135i Coupe [4.50]	ditto. __________________ The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Bimmerpost. 2010 S4 Current \| 2010 BMW 135i GONE \| 2008 VW GTI SOLD \| 2006 Lotus Exige SOLD

03-19-2013, 10:51 AM	#68
E90SLAM Supreme Allied Commander Drives: A BBS WHORE Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: . Posts: 60,538 iTrader: (6) Garage List 2006 330i [4.67]	Watched all BBC, SkySportsF1, Speed, and now NBC. The US broadcasters will never catch up with the UK ones who had done better and better. From commercial breaks from iTV, to no interruption with plenty pre-race and forum on BBC, then further dedicated channel on SkySports. There were major leap forward in terms of viewer experience from 2009 onwards. Here in US, Speed had stuck with their format without much improvement. Last year they just finally put Qualifying sessions live, instead of a 5 mins delay. But the commercial break issue was never being addressed by Fox Sports. Then we just saw NBC Sports first attempt on F1. So far many noticeable small steps of improvements. Better studio, uninterrupted commercial break (all except two), and post-race coverage. So far I do get a feeling that they do want to promote the sport and give American viewers a better experience. They might never be as good as SkySports, but its a delight that viewers don't know what's going on during commercial breaks. __________________

03-20-2013, 05:40 PM	#74
xbook Major Drives: '10 AW E82 & '06 BRG/W R53 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 1,477 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E82 [0.00]	Did anyone let David Hobbs know that Lewis Hamilton is no longer racing at McLaren? He called Perez Hamilton on a number of occasion from FP1 to the race. And Matchett with the "Push Push come on boy", dude you realize you aren't on a team anymore right? You aren't on the mic talking to that driver, did you know that Matchett? You just sound like a tool. Same ol' SHIT commentary from the F1 commentators. It's almost as if they refuse to do any homework prior to the Grand Prix. __________________

03-20-2013, 05:46 PM	#75
FormulaMMM Lieutenant Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: MI Posts: 578 iTrader: (1)	Is there anywhere online to catch the practices sans commentary? Miss those with Speed. __________________ Jerez Black E90 M3: Velos Designwerks Tune, Megan Racing Catback (past) / Akrapovic Evolution (present), Macht Schnell Filter, Stoptech ST-40 Fronts + Pagid RS29, Apex EC-7 18x10 ET25 + Hankook R-S3 275/35/18.

03-21-2013, 06:34 AM	#76
KingOfJericho Brigadier General Drives: Yes Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT Posts: 4,221 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 135i Coupe [4.50]	Just to be clear, many of you guys would prefer a broadcast with zero enthusiasm while some would prefer no commentary at all. Got it. Some of this can be achieved with the mute button on your remote. The only real difference between what we get in the US and what's on in the UK seems to be their accents... That constant yammering would give me a severe headache after an hour and a half. __________________ The views and opinions expressed in this post are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Bimmerpost. 2010 S4 Current \| 2010 BMW 135i GONE \| 2008 VW GTI SOLD \| 2006 Lotus Exige SOLD

03-19-2013, 01:24 PM	#69
BlackJetE90 Major Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: e90 Posts: 1,414 iTrader: (0)	Diffey needs to quit screaming over pointless sh*t. Is it that difficult to get some younger blood in the studio?

03-20-2013, 08:50 AM	#71
five_timer love my bimmer Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NH Posts: 28 iTrader: (0)	Who is it who does the unintelligible goading-on when a driver is approaching the finish of a qualifying lap? It's like the end of a sex act.

03-21-2013, 07:32 AM	#77
BrokenVert Extremist Opinion Fighter Drives: Topless Electric Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen Posts: 9,405 iTrader: (0)	All I got out of that was that they had much better camera angles 6 years ago. Whered the cockpit cameras go? Those are fantastic! And the long shots? Whoever was the broadcast director then was great at his job. __________________

03-21-2013, 12:08 PM	#78
MLSavage Second Lieutenant Drives: 2010 135i AW 6MT Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 247 iTrader: (0)	The tight cockpit shots illustrate just how strong these guys have to be to fight the steering lap after lap. __________________ 2010 N54 135i - Alpine White - 6MT - M-Sport - LCI Blacklines - 1M Mirrors - PSS - Powdercoated Black 261M Future Plans Include: M3 Suspension Upgrade - Dampers + Springs - LSD [Quaife] - Brake Upgrade - FMIC and OC Upgrades - Power & Intake Upgrades SELLING MY STOCK MIRRORS

03-22-2013, 03:24 PM	#79
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03-22-2013, 04:07 PM	#80
AM150 3rd wait as she's in storage for the winter Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 262 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Honda S2000CR [0.00] 2008 Mitsubishi Evo ... [0.00] 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	No F1 commentary can compare to the legendary Murray Walker. It's how F1 should be watched, with the sound track provided by a real fan. __________________ 2011 E92 M3, 2008 Evo X MR, 2008 S2000 CR

03-23-2013, 01:18 PM	#81
z4z4z4 First Lieutenant Drives: 2002 M3, 2011 Z4, & her 740Li Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: mild mediterranean breezes Posts: 385 iTrader: (1)	Big Bob's Back! Welcome Back to the commentary team Mr. Bob Varsha! __________________

03-23-2013, 01:23 PM	#82
happos2 Dinkle Berries Drives: Gray E92 M3 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 351 iTrader: (2)	I end up talking over the commentary with my friends so I am not too bugged by it. And all sports it seems have commentators that say stupid things so nothing new. I don't like the 5 laps and then break for commercial (even with the dual screen; half commercial - half race deal).

03-24-2013, 04:43 PM	#83
E90SLAM Supreme Allied Commander Drives: A BBS WHORE Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: . Posts: 60,538 iTrader: (6) Garage List 2006 330i [4.67]	Despite all but three commercials are picture in picture, but commercial in about every 5 laps, lasting 1.5 laps (about 2 minutes) are getting annoying!!! __________________

03-25-2013, 06:20 AM	#84
MLSavage Second Lieutenant Drives: 2010 135i AW 6MT Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 247 iTrader: (0)	I streamed the Sky coverage side by side and the lack of commercials alone makes the coverage infinitely better. That, and the coverage is in fact, infinitely better. haha Interesting insights from Sky and BBC that NBC didn't spot was that Webber could have forced Seb off the track in turn 4 where Seb finally passed him but chose not to. Coulthard noticed it immediately and Sky analyzed it shortly after the race. I will say that NBC did spot a few things that the brits missed, but on a whole Sky and BBC give the viewer a better picture of what is going on. As they should because they have at minimum twice the manpower covering the race and no commercials. I'm hoping NBC will give this sport more of the budget soon so that they can take out the commercials, at minimum dual screen all of them. And send more people, especially the commentators, to the races. Too much going on for Will to cover by himself. __________________ 2010 N54 135i - Alpine White - 6MT - M-Sport - LCI Blacklines - 1M Mirrors - PSS - Powdercoated Black 261M Future Plans Include: M3 Suspension Upgrade - Dampers + Springs - LSD [Quaife] - Brake Upgrade - FMIC and OC Upgrades - Power & Intake Upgrades SELLING MY STOCK MIRRORS

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