ITV's horrible coverage @ Imola 2005

[LifeW12]

Having just finished watching this great race, I rememberd the drama of the ad break that ITV took with 3 laps to go. My TV station didn't cut to the ad break but I've managed to find it on YouTube. Can you imagine if they did it nowadays?

Some research showed that they didn't cut to an ad break earlier because Button was leading (with an illegal car, found later on). Oh the British, typical fanboys.

 

[Greenlantern101]

I'm still angry about it.

 

[Incubus]

After the race I did consider putting a team of hitmen together. Target: ITV broadcasting staff.
The plan was well advanced, but then at the last minute I found I couldn't afford the hitmen.

 

[Bill Boddy]

There were plenty of us willing do do it for free.

I emailed ITV as soon as it happened, the response was that it was unfortunate but because of their agreement with the advertisers they had to do one then to keep up the correct number of breaks. Not a sorry in sight, but that has been my experience with ITV at other times as well.

 

[Mephistopheles]

The point is that we can all remember that race but not a single one of us can remember what any of the adverts were except that they were there...

 

[Johnny Carwash]

Formula 1 coverage on ITV was rubbish at the best of times.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Actually I used to watch it on Eurosport and turn to bbc when the adverts came on

 

[FB]

It's difficult to believe we had to put up with ITV's appalling coverage for 9 years isn't it. This race in 2005 was probably the lowest point they reached but, for me at least, it was the nadir of F1 coverage on TV. I used to have the radio commentary on on 5Live with the pictures from ITV. I would rather a race interrupted by the 1:45 from Cheltenham that have to listen to James Allen talking bollocks.

 

[LifeW12]

I remember at Suzuka 2006 they went to an ad break as Schumacher was blowing up

 

[Bill Boddy]

Yes, I remember that, great timing. I wonder how many millions of people were jumping up and down in frustration.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Well if it had happened in China we would have been hit by a tsunami two weeks later...

 

[LifeW12]

At least they didn't go to an ad break as Lewis passed Timo @ Brazil.

 

[Plutus]

It's difficult to believe we had to put up with ITV's appalling coverage for 9 years isn't it. This race in 2005 was probably the lowest point they reached but, for me at least, it was the nadir of F1 coverage on TV. I used to have the radio commentary on on 5Live with the pictures from ITV. I would rather a race interrupted by the 1:45 from Cheltenham that have to listen to James Allen talking bollocks.

I did the same here, although is wasn't watching ITV would have had to put up with the german commentary.

BBC 5Live was great, when David Croft and Anthony Davidson were commentating, and before every race they had interviews with the drivers and AC/DC Thunderstruck playing in the background..............it was awesome, it really got me excited ahead of every race.

I think Jonathan Retard is commenting on 5Live these days,..............

 

[LifeW12]

Legard was terrible

 

[Mephistopheles]

The FOM have now blocked the video I wonder if it was on the behest of ITV...

 

[LifeW12]

I'm surprised it lasted long enough for me to find it

At least ITV went out with the best championship conclusion in F1 history.

 

[Road of Bones]

Shame they had James Allen commentating on it though...

(though I am a tremendous fan of his website!)

 

[LifeW12]

ITV were also in a commerical break when Lewis Hamilton slowed @ Brazil in 2007