Motorsports Thread

[matticus]

I really respect the fact that he's got the gumption to stand up and talk about topics that people can find uncomfortable, and that he's not above staying behind after a race meeting and picking litter. The F1 paddock will be poorer without him

Yup, that was a revelation to me! [although I also loved him putting Clarkson back in his box - in perfect English, without being rude - on the Top Gear sofa ]

Hope he stays around in some role (or perhaps something useful outside F1?) I'd love him to do some punditry. Him and Rosberg might make a good double-act, quite different characters. But probably not main presenter material. Although anyone except the motor-mouth C4 currently employ ...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

That's because he's got no real competition this year, given that Ferrari are doing him a favour by shooting themselves in the foot. Might be a different story come Spa, when there's a change in the tech regs.

He's still got a face like a smacked bottom, though.

There is that but I do feel that the desperation has declined, he's far more patient this year, he's leaving space, not pushing them off the road, he needs to blacken that tash if he wants to look more like Dick Dastardly

 

[icowden]

Rosberg No
Davidson No
Button No
di Resta No
Webber No
Coulthard No

Harsh! I quite like DC and Button and I don't mind Webber. Ricciardo might be a good pundit when he retires.

 

[Reynard]

There is that but I do feel that the desperation has declined, he's far more patient this year, he's leaving space, not pushing them off the road, he needs to blacken that tash if he wants to look more like Dick Dastardly

I suspect TPTB at Red Bull have had a wee word in his shell-like about the cost of breaking racing cars and how it siphons money out of the development programme.

Max is not the brightest button in the box, and typically needs to have things explained to him in words of one syllable...

 

[Reynard]

Yup, that was a revelation to me! [although I also loved him putting Clarkson back in his box - in perfect English, without being rude - on the Top Gear sofa ]

Yep, that was *VERY* funny.

Hope he stays around in some role (or perhaps something useful outside F1?) I'd love him to do some punditry. Him and Rosberg might make a good double-act, quite different characters. But probably not main presenter material. Although anyone except the motor-mouth C4 currently employ ...

I wonder if he'll pop up in Formula E...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Just had a save, thought I'd check the recording for the BTCC stockcar races this weekend only to find they've moved the first 2 races onto ITV1 sneaky little barstools

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Although anyone except the motor-mouth C4 currently employ ...

The cringeist, toe-curlingest presenter on tv. He's absolutely awful, like someone hosting their Youtube channel in his parent's basement.

 

[icowden]

The cringeist, toe-curlingest presenter on tv. He's absolutely awful, like someone hosting their Youtube channel in his parent's basement.

Are you talking about Steve Jones?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Are you talking about Steve Jones?

Aye, that's him. I watch the highlights package and his scripted segments are unbelievably awful. If he was chocolate etc.

 

[Tom B]

The older I get the more I turn on at five to race time and just watch from there.

After the Abu farce we (she) upgraded to sky Q so lost the legacy F1. I think that the skysportsf1 is overpriced (I can only watch around 50% of races live anyway) and we watch zero other sport. Personally I'd just have Freeview but she likes it.

Anyway I've been watching the f1 on ch4 highlights. Can't say I'm feeling I'm missing much. And I don't have to listen to Kravitz prattle on.

I just hope F1TV comes to the uk or some of the OTT providers come up with something.

A PAYG option or something £2 for quali live £1 recorded £2.50 for the race or £1.25 recorded other sessions £1 would suit me. Buy credit In £10 blocks.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

The older I get the more I turn on at five to race time and just watch from there.

I'm sort of the same, although I do like to watch qualifying, so tend to turn on 15 minutes before, then if Brundle is commentating I turn on 40 minutes before the race to watch his gris walk, luckily my brother in law pays for the whole package so I watch free via Sky Go.

 

[Reynard]

I'm strictly a Radio 5 Live girl for the live action these days. Then will grab the highlights later, but just the race, none of the fannying around before.

 

[icowden]

The older I get the more I turn on at five to race time and just watch from there.

I always do that.

A PAYG option or something £2 for quali live £1 recorded £2.50 for the race or £1.25 recorded other sessions £1 would suit me. Buy credit In £10 blocks.

Same here. The European cost is 65 Euros for the year. Somewhere around the £60 mark for the season would suit me fine - although PAYG would suit me better as I don't always get to watch races.

At the moment I borrow the BiL's Sky login, but he's just ditched his Virgin Media account. Hoping I can do the same on his Sky Glass account. Personally I don't want to give Murdoch any of my hard earned cash. If I can't borrow it's back to CH4 highlights or dodgy online streams

 

[Beebo]

Personally I don't want to give Murdoch any of my hard earned cash.

He hasn’t owned sky since 2018.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

He hasn’t owned sky since 2018.

I thought he