Deszaras wrote:The only problem I have with F1 at the moment (Uk based complaint) Is that its on Itv and has breaks
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Yeah - I totally agree. Very annoying going for a break when a grand prix is going, and you also miss some of the minutes of qualifying too occasionally. However, their coverage and content is often excellent if you discount the adverts - I particularly like watching the hour or so build up before the race where they normally have features about the cars and drivers and tracks themselves. They can be very interesting. I also like a lot of the onscreen graphics they include these days that show things like lateral G-force the driver is experiencing, analouge throttle/brake graphics, rev counter, current gear, tire temperature - it all really helps with understanding just how amazing their cars are and how each driver handles them differently. The throttle/brake graphics are particularly revealing when they show two drivers at once who are racing for a place and you can actually see who brakes when, how hard they brake, how their throttle control is - as a nerd of racing and such, I really find it fascinating to see this.
Martin Brundle is bit of a knob, but then he is also quite funny with his direct approach and, often very condescending, attitude towards most people he interviews. He wonders why no-one will talk to him, but then he does also ask some great direct questions and likes to try and force a drivers real opinion out of them by flustering them.
Overall, I think the coverage had improved since BBC, but I also think the adverts do take too much away. They only have 1 ad break in between football games at half time, with about 50 minutes either side. They could easily have a couple of breaks during their build up - one half way through, then one just before race starts - then they could just have the one after about 45-50 minutes into the race leaving the last 50 minutes or so for the race to finish. But then, they wouldn't get so much money would they.... can't see it happening
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