Quote from Mackie The Staggie :

Personally my dream team would be the guys who do the Eurosport coverage. The banter mid race if it's dull is second to none imo.

if you mean the same guys i've lstened too for various events inc. le mans then thats a definate yes, they are absalutly brilliant and probably could make watching paint drying interesting so they would be perfect for some f1 races .

i'd be happy with brundle and davidson as the comentary team (when davidson stood in at short notice that time he was brilliant ), dc i'm not too sure about, i fear he may bring too much bagage with him in terms of old grudges etc. also brundle was (is?) his manager so i'm not sure if that will help the banter or hinder it.

blundell may seem a bit dull, but he does act as a natural foil for the non specialised steve ryder's comments and i'd be happy to see him in a similar role with the bbc though to be honest if you replace allen then i couldn't see why brundle and 1 other cant do their job as well, he managed it quite well with "muddy talker". in fact given how well the "brundell " brothers got on racing at ligier, they could knit into a good commentary team as when they are together they seam to spark off each other and often its the mix thats more important than the individuals.

keep ted and louise, they've been in the pit lane for a while and have forged relationships with individuals and teams, it always amazes me how ted finds out info so quickly off teams and how louise manages to get the comment from the wound up driver after his race fell apart


p.s. anothe good name would be charlie cox, when he did the BTC he always seemed ready to say what he thought, he was a reasonably succesfull driver till his crash and he's got an engaging style though apparently he's tied up with the australian version of top gear

Sorry to dig this up, but it's great to watch a man squirm, trying to save his job.

http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature. ... =James_Allen&id=44470

Quote from Dick Head :

Of course there are many people at home in their armchairs who think they could do it better and one of the challenges for me was that I replaced Murray just as the internet opened up to allow everyone to have their say in chat rooms and forums.
But I know from market research and viewer feedback that the pros massively outnumber the vocal minority of cons.

good luck sucker.

Quote from Please Hire me BBC! :

I was always pretty confident that when Murray decided to retire I would get the gig, but never anything less than utterly self-critical and seeking to improve with every race and every year, which I think I’ve done.

Nah, not really.

Quote from James ****face :

one of the challenges for me was that I replaced Murray just as the internet opened up to allow everyone to have their say in chat rooms and forums. But I know from market research and viewer feedback that the pros massively outnumber the vocal minority of cons.

The vocal minority of people who could've done your job much better than you. The vocal minority of people who reported on things they saw on the TV before you saw them, and had their better halves roll their eyes at you when you finally spotted them. The vocal minority who can tell what type of car they're looking at or who's helmet is on TV, so they know it's Alonso battling for position and not Piquet getting lapped. The vocal minority who aren't nearly as shit as you are, and have been waiting years for you to **** off and leave us alone.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

The vocal minority of people who could've done your job much better than you. The vocal minority of people who reported on things they saw on the TV before you saw them, and had their better halves roll their eyes at you when you finally spotted them. The vocal minority who can tell what type of car they're looking at or who's helmet is on TV, so they know it's Alonso battling for position and not Piquet getting lapped. The vocal minority who aren't nearly as shit as you are, and have been waiting years for you to **** off and leave us alone.

so you don't like him then ?

Quote from thisnameistaken :

The vocal minority of people who could've done your job much better than you. The vocal minority of people who reported on things they saw on the TV before you saw them, and had their better halves roll their eyes at you when you finally spotted them. The vocal minority who can tell what type of car they're looking at or who's helmet is on TV, so they know it's Alonso battling for position and not Piquet getting lapped. The vocal minority who aren't nearly as shit as you are, and have been waiting years for you to **** off and leave us alone.

hahahahahahahahahaha that sir. Is hilarious. Well done kev nice collection of pixels

It would have been more accurate if he said a vocal minority, and a large majority of people that don't know what F1 is and are waiting for Coronation Street to come on.

Ted Krazitz is awesome, he just stood in front of the main grandstand and started waving the Union Jack in front of a lot of fat Brazilians..

Quote from Mike Bingo :

Ted Krazitz is awesome, he just stood in front of the main grandstand and started waving the Union Jack in front of a lot of fat Brazilians..

I can't decide if that was bravery or stupidity! Funny tho!

FINALLY JAMES ALLEN'S REIGN OF TERROR IS INCINERATED!
May I be the first to say. Thank F***

Quote from James 'Doll Queue' Allen :

Of course there are many people at home in their armchairs who think they could do it better

And you know what James, they're right.

yes
the only thing he does noe is clasic racing like goodwood

But he still thinks the guy driving the Renault Renault RS27 is Piquet getting lapped at Goodwood.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

The vocal minority of people who could've done your job much better than you. The vocal minority of people who reported on things they saw on the TV before you saw them, and had their better halves roll their eyes at you when you finally spotted them. The vocal minority who can tell what type of car they're looking at or who's helmet is on TV, so they know it's Alonso battling for position and not Piquet getting lapped. The vocal minority who aren't nearly as shit as you are, and have been waiting years for you to **** off and leave us alone.

Couldn't of put it better myself.

As long as they keep most of the itv team I don't mind if they add anyone. Apart from James Allen everyone else I like.

IMO, they should keep Martin, Ted and Louise, they make the commentary to me

Add in DC alongside Martin though...

Brundle was exceptional in Brazil, and really demonstrated what a brilliant commentator he is. Watching the highlights again last night, he mentioned several times that if Hamilton didn't get a move on, then Glock and Vettel are going to cause him trouble later on.

He also spotted Glock at the crucial moment when half the audience had their head in their hands saying "oh no, not again"

Quote from DieKolkrabe :

IMO, they should keep Martin, Ted and Louise, they make the commentary to me

Add in DC alongside Martin though...

They do have Martin, AND DC, but DC is only in the studio, doing what Mark Blundell HAS done.

Quote from durbster :

Brundle was exceptional in Brazil, and really demonstrated what a brilliant commentator he is. Watching the highlights again last night, he mentioned several times that if Hamilton didn't get a move on, then Glock and Vettel are going to cause him trouble later on.

He also spotted Glock at the crucial moment when half the audience had their head in their hands saying "oh no, not again"

Yea. Martin really is the best, he knows so much about the sport, and he really gets behind the drivers too, i loved it when he was talking to Trulli on the grid, that was hilarious. Martin : So you're presumably running light Jarno is that correct? Jarno : No. I don't think so. classic

Quote from durbster :

He also spotted Glock at the crucial moment when half the audience had their head in their hands saying "oh no, not again"

Yup, i was just walking out of the room in a bit of a huff when MB said those magic words.."Is that Glock? Its that Glock going slow?"

The finest sporting moment for me since Liverpools Champions League comeback from 3-0 down to AC Milan

In the words of Murray Walker.. Faaaaaaaaantastic!

Quote from The Moose :

Yup, i was just walking out of the room in a bit of a huff when MB said those magic words.."Is that Glock? Its that Glock going slow?"

The finest sporting moment for me since Liverpools Champions League comeback from 3-0 down to AC Milan

In the words of Murray Walker.. Faaaaaaaaantastic!

Didn't know you were a Liverpool fan?

Quote from BlueFlame :

Didn't know you were a Liverpool fan?

You do now

Quote from The Moose :

Yup, i was just walking out of the room in a bit of a huff when MB said those magic words.."Is that Glock? Its that Glock going slow?"

The finest sporting moment for me since Liverpools Champions League comeback from 3-0 down to AC Milan

In the words of Murray Walker.. Faaaaaaaaantastic!

LOL Imagine if Murray was commentating on that race.

Quote from Intrepid :

LOL Imagine if Murray was commentating on that race.

+10000000
woot

Imagine if Dekojester was commentating. He went insane after Yann won the LFSBC yesterday. Let alone a bloody F1 race.

And hyntty commentating? Lets not go there...

Mr Entusiasm

Quote from The Moose :

You do now

Shame about Tottenham aye? We were unbeaten

Quote from durbster :

He also spotted Glock at the crucial moment when half the audience had their head in their hands saying "oh no, not again"

I was very impressed by that too. Listening to the BBC F1 podcast yesterday, it sounds like the BBC team missed that and didn't realise what had happened until Lewis crossed the line in 5th place.