Sky F1 2012

[MCLS]

Having watched Sky F1 at home before I moved to uni and then on the BBC for the live race and then round mates (who has sky) for the other races, I think the commentary is fairly similar in that they are both very good partnerships and I enjoyed listening to both Croft/Brundle and Edwards/Coulthard, but Sky (unsurprisingly) do a far better job with the pre/post race shows and things like that

 

[Jos the Boss]

I've heard the opposite from that with BBC being better pre/post race, and I like both commentary partnerships, especially as Crofty (unconfirmed) read my tweet and let Martin Brundle do 'Look but never stare'! I only heard that a couple of hours after as I watched the race on BBC and was flicking through the Sky highlights.
And George the Poet is amazing!

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Cut the F1 season review by 10 minute , I thought they'd be loads more to talk about and fill in ten more minutes.

However good season review .

 

[teabagyokel]

Sky F1 has won the FIA's Best F1 Broadcaster Award

 

[gethinceri]

BBC has won Best Amateur F1 Broadcaster.

 

[mjo]

There's a surprise. (The sky one - they have been quite revolutionary).

 

[Jos the Boss]

They only won mainly because they had all the races live, and a larger budget! BBC is still more entertaining

 

[Slyboogy]

I think the award is for all the F1 Broadcaster's around the world, rather than just 'British', but I don't know for sure.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Well all the other countries seem to complain about their coverage so it's a two horse race really

 

[mjo]

2011: BBC Sport
2010: Formula One Management and Abu Dhabi Media Company
2009: Formula One Management
2008: Formula One Management
2006: Formula One Management
2005: RTL Television
2004: Formula One Management
From Wikipedia

 

[Jos the Boss]

I'm seeing a pattern there! I thought BBC was quite good in 2010

 

[teabagyokel]

Jos the Boss - But Uncle Bernie...

 

[Jos the Boss]

When Uncle Bernie meets Auntie Beeb...

 

[Galahad]

There's a surprise. (The sky one - they have been quite revolutionary).

How so?

 

[Mephistopheles]

BBC is still more entertaining

That's just a MOO

 

[mjo]

How so?

Pit lane channel, team radio feeds, specific talk show every week etc. Also it was a bit of a foregone conclusion, considering the scale of the personnel; and the furore over the rights change.
Personally I prefer the BBC's coverage - the commentary and punditry is just better.

 

[Jos the Boss]

BBC did have the pit lane and radio feed channel until the ruined the red button service

 

[Slyboogy]

What do they not ruin?

 

[Brogan]

Well they've still got Jordan and Coulthard.

Oh wait...

 

[Galahad]

...specific talk show every week etc.

ITV used to do that long ago, with John Watson and...somebody else.

considering the scale of the personnel;

Poor Ted.

Anyway well done Sky. I couldn't find anything to delight me but I couldn't find anything to disgust me either, and I was ready to be disappointed.