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  • Re: Why Red Bull F1 Team Boycotted Sky TV During the Mexican Grand Prix

    From Alan@21:1/5 to News on Tue Nov 1 12:34:07 2022
    On 2022-11-01 12:22, News wrote:
    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a41821690/why-red-bull-f1-team-boycotted-sky-tv-during-the-mexico-grand-prix-weekend/

    Whether a huge success or not, Danica Patrick knows more about racing
    and made more insightful commentsthan you could in an entire lifetime.

    The article is about commentators being anything BUT vapid.

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to News on Tue Nov 1 16:40:20 2022
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.

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  • From News@21:1/5 to texas gate on Wed Nov 2 09:59:36 2022
    On 11/1/2022 7:40 PM, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.



    Hobbs and Matchett any day over Sky's breathless dweebs.

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  • From Dan the Man@21:1/5 to News on Wed Nov 2 09:16:47 2022
    On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:59:42 AM UTC-4, News wrote:
    On 11/1/2022 7:40 PM, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.


    Hobbs and Matchett any day over Sky's breathless dweebs.
    Yeah, I was sorry to see Hobbs was done after the F1 races moved from Speed to NBCSN. Matchett got better as he went along. Along with Varsha, they made a good trio.

    Dan

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  • From News@21:1/5 to Dan the Man on Wed Nov 2 13:27:24 2022
    On 11/2/2022 12:16 PM, Dan the Man wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:59:42 AM UTC-4, News wrote:
    On 11/1/2022 7:40 PM, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.


    Hobbs and Matchett any day over Sky's breathless dweebs.
    Yeah, I was sorry to see Hobbs was done after the F1 races moved from Speed to NBCSN. Matchett got better as he went along. Along with Varsha, they made a good trio.

    Dan


    Agreed.

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  • From Darryl Johnson@21:1/5 to Dan the Man on Wed Nov 2 19:57:13 2022
    On 2022-11-02 12:16 PM, Dan the Man wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:59:42 AM UTC-4, News wrote:
    On 11/1/2022 7:40 PM, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.


    Hobbs and Matchett any day over Sky's breathless dweebs.
    Yeah, I was sorry to see Hobbs was done after the F1 races moved from Speed to NBCSN. Matchett got better as he went along. Along with Varsha, they made a good trio.

    Dan

    Ooh! I hated Hobbs. Can't really remember Bob Varsha or Matchett.
    Perhaps they weren't noteworthy.

    I don't envy Dabica's position. Why Sky decided to go with a former Indycar/NASCAR driver is beyond me. Pandering to an American audience?

    But I'm also beginning to find Martin Brundle sounding more and more
    like an old curmudgeon. His grid walk is a waste of time although he
    still makes a good counterpoint in the booth or when he's doing a track
    walk and pointing out details during practice from various corners.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Darryl Johnson on Wed Nov 2 17:30:55 2022
    On 2022-11-02 16:57, Darryl Johnson wrote:
    On 2022-11-02 12:16 PM, Dan the Man wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:59:42 AM UTC-4, News wrote:
    On 11/1/2022 7:40 PM, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.


    Hobbs and Matchett any day over Sky's breathless dweebs.
    Yeah, I was sorry to see Hobbs was done after the F1 races moved from
    Speed to NBCSN. Matchett got better as he went along. Along with
    Varsha, they made a good trio.

    Dan

    Ooh! I hated Hobbs. Can't really remember Bob Varsha or Matchett.
    Perhaps they weren't noteworthy.

    It may have been his accent, but it always seemed to me that Hobbs was
    doing the broadcasts after a number of drinks.


    I don't envy Dabica's position. Why Sky decided to go with a former Indycar/NASCAR driver is beyond me. Pandering to an American audience?

    But I'm also beginning to find Martin Brundle sounding more and more
    like an old curmudgeon. His grid walk is a waste of time although he
    still makes a good counterpoint in the booth or when he's doing a track
    walk and pointing out details during practice from various corners.

    I like his insights as a driver, and he clearly seems to pick up on
    things that are happening on the track before anyone else.

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  • From Phil Carmody@21:1/5 to Darryl Johnson on Thu Nov 10 10:07:16 2022
    Darryl Johnson <darryl_johnson@rogers.com> writes:
    On 2022-11-02 12:16 PM, Dan the Man wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:59:42 AM UTC-4, News wrote:
    On 11/1/2022 7:40 PM, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.


    Hobbs and Matchett any day over Sky's breathless dweebs.
    Yeah, I was sorry to see Hobbs was done after the F1 races moved
    from Speed to NBCSN. Matchett got better as he went along. Along
    with Varsha, they made a good trio.

    Ooh! I hated Hobbs. Can't really remember Bob Varsha or
    Matchett. Perhaps they weren't noteworthy.

    I don't envy Dabica's position. Why Sky decided to go with a former Indycar/NASCAR driver is beyond me. Pandering to an American audience?

    Danica brought a bit of verve and a different perspective from that of middle-aged white British males, which I think the sport needs. I have
    no idea what channel I was watching, as we watch in a local pub that has
    access to about half a dozen international channels that carry it, but
    each has different core feeds and different attitudes to overdubbing or shutting up (TBH, I only recognise one word in 10, but Robert Kubica
    seems like he's a great commentator in his native languge). If I knew,
    I'd ask for the Danica one to be given the sound again.

    But I'm also beginning to find Martin Brundle sounding more and more
    like an old curmudgeon. His grid walk is a waste of time although he
    still makes a good counterpoint in the booth or when he's doing a
    track walk and pointing out details during practice from various
    corners.

    Nice to hear someone say that out loud. I used to love his grid walks,
    but now he just seems to be going through the motions. Or having a
    motion. Part of that is the flooding of the grid with celebs from fields
    that have nothing to do with racing, and they can just get wrecked,
    IMHO.

    Phil
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  • From News@21:1/5 to Phil Carmody on Thu Nov 10 07:35:13 2022
    On 11/10/2022 3:07 AM, Phil Carmody wrote:
    Darryl Johnson <darryl_johnson@rogers.com> writes:
    On 2022-11-02 12:16 PM, Dan the Man wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 9:59:42 AM UTC-4, News wrote:
    On 11/1/2022 7:40 PM, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 1:22:30 PM UTC-6, News wrote:

    The vapid commentators gotta go, Danica included

    I enjoy Danica's commentating.


    Hobbs and Matchett any day over Sky's breathless dweebs.
    Yeah, I was sorry to see Hobbs was done after the F1 races moved
    from Speed to NBCSN. Matchett got better as he went along. Along
    with Varsha, they made a good trio.

    Ooh! I hated Hobbs. Can't really remember Bob Varsha or
    Matchett. Perhaps they weren't noteworthy.

    I don't envy Dabica's position. Why Sky decided to go with a former
    Indycar/NASCAR driver is beyond me. Pandering to an American audience?

    Danica brought a bit of verve and a different perspective from that of middle-aged white British males, which I think the sport needs. I have
    no idea what channel I was watching, as we watch in a local pub that has access to about half a dozen international channels that carry it, but
    each has different core feeds and different attitudes to overdubbing or shutting up (TBH, I only recognise one word in 10, but Robert Kubica
    seems like he's a great commentator in his native languge). If I knew,
    I'd ask for the Danica one to be given the sound again.

    But I'm also beginning to find Martin Brundle sounding more and more
    like an old curmudgeon. His grid walk is a waste of time although he
    still makes a good counterpoint in the booth or when he's doing a
    track walk and pointing out details during practice from various
    corners.

    Nice to hear someone say that out loud. I used to love his grid walks,
    but now he just seems to be going through the motions. Or having a
    motion. Part of that is the flooding of the grid with celebs from fields
    that have nothing to do with racing, and they can just get wrecked,
    IMHO.

    Phil


    Under Liberty's direction to expand the fan base, the 'grid walk' has
    become a series of celebrity trash interviews.

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