Comments on: F1 blogs & more: F1 drivers at Le Mans http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/ F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog with F1 news, pictures, video, comment and analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry Fabulous http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171432 Terry Fabulous Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:20:13 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171432 If you follow the links on ESPN's top 25 race drivers of all time you can see the Author's predications of the top 25 in the year 2025. 1. Unser Jnr 2. Andretti 3. Earnhardt 4. Schumacher 5. HAMILTON!!! 6. Senna http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/columns/story?columnist=blount_terry&id=3408328 That should get some people fired up! If you follow the links on ESPN’s top 25 race drivers of all time you can see the Author’s predications of the top 25 in the year 2025.
1. Unser Jnr
2. Andretti
3. Earnhardt
4. Schumacher
5. HAMILTON!!!
6. Senna
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/columns/story?columnist=blount_terry&id=3408328
That should get some people fired up!

]]> By: Scootin159 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171352 Scootin159 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:24:41 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171352 Of all the faults of the FOX coverage, they were better this year than year past (at least this year they didn't have graphics promoting everything FOX under the sun covering the FIA information on the bottom of the screen - well at least not as much of it). I know this year I didn't keep saying to myself: "I don't know who's winning, but least I know who's playing in the baseball game tomorrow". By far my biggest complaint was the lacking of ANY pre-race coverage. The SPEED crew didn't get air time until 1:03pm, and even then they had to play so many promo's that they couldn't even BEGIN any pre-race 'driver lineup' or anything until they had already completed their "warm up" lap and were reforming the grid. I'm pretty sure all they didn't even get past row 3 before the lights went out. Imagine trying to explain to a more generic crowd (that is the reason they're on FOX, right?) all the important things to watch at the start of the race in 20 seconds or less. I thought David Hobbs was gonna pass out he was talking so fast. But what can be worse than this? Well let's just look at what FOX had programmed before the race that was so important that they had to skip their pre-race coverage.... that's right, an infomercial for some garden tool! Gotta love how FOX even cut to a commercial mid-sentance during the post-race interview with Heidfeld. Nevermind we never got to hear a word from DC's mouth. The most unique podium in years, and we don't even get to hear it. Glad YouTube had better coverage... Of all the faults of the FOX coverage, they were better this year than year past (at least this year they didn’t have graphics promoting everything FOX under the sun covering the FIA information on the bottom of the screen – well at least not as much of it). I know this year I didn’t keep saying to myself: “I don’t know who’s winning, but least I know who’s playing in the baseball game tomorrow”.

By far my biggest complaint was the lacking of ANY pre-race coverage. The SPEED crew didn’t get air time until 1:03pm, and even then they had to play so many promo’s that they couldn’t even BEGIN any pre-race ‘driver lineup’ or anything until they had already completed their “warm up” lap and were reforming the grid. I’m pretty sure all they didn’t even get past row 3 before the lights went out.

Imagine trying to explain to a more generic crowd (that is the reason they’re on FOX, right?) all the important things to watch at the start of the race in 20 seconds or less. I thought David Hobbs was gonna pass out he was talking so fast.

But what can be worse than this? Well let’s just look at what FOX had programmed before the race that was so important that they had to skip their pre-race coverage…. that’s right, an infomercial for some garden tool!

Gotta love how FOX even cut to a commercial mid-sentance during the post-race interview with Heidfeld. Nevermind we never got to hear a word from DC’s mouth. The most unique podium in years, and we don’t even get to hear it. Glad YouTube had better coverage…

]]> By: Journeyer http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171342 Journeyer Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:17:35 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171342 Hey guys, not so sure where to post this, so I'll do it here: Ove Andersson passes away in a racing accident near his home in South Africa. News on the grandprix.com website Hey guys, not so sure where to post this, so I’ll do it here:

Ove Andersson passes away in a racing accident near his home in South Africa.

News on the grandprix.com website

]]> By: Journeyer http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171341 Journeyer Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:17:02 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171341 Hey guys, not so sure where to post this, so I'll do it here: http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20456.html Ove Andersson passes away in a racing accident near his home in South Africa. Hey guys, not so sure where to post this, so I’ll do it here:

http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns20456.html

Ove Andersson passes away in a racing accident near his home in South Africa.

]]> By: michael counsell http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171322 michael counsell Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:24:37 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171322 In some parts of the country pikey is an offensive word and in some parts it isn't. Maybe he wasn't to know but normally all TV presenters are aware of this kind of thing. I don't really mind if he's on BBC or not, someone like John Watson is just as good. In some parts of the country pikey is an offensive word and in some parts it isn’t. Maybe he wasn’t to know but normally all TV presenters are aware of this kind of thing.

I don’t really mind if he’s on BBC or not, someone like John Watson is just as good.

]]> By: Steven Roy http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171321 Steven Roy Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:19:26 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171321 Brundle was on the Chris Evans radio show a few weeks ago and said he had had some meetings with the BBC about next season and he also said that he definitely wanted to carry on so I think it is a safe bet we will keep getting our Brundle fix. Brundle was on the Chris Evans radio show a few weeks ago and said he had had some meetings with the BBC about next season and he also said that he definitely wanted to carry on so I think it is a safe bet we will keep getting our Brundle fix.

]]> By: N Smith http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171318 N Smith Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:09:18 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171318 My mistake, it was Ted in the pits, but yes they did mention it briefly. I too hope Brundle gets the BBC slot - it would be a great shame if he doesn't. I would miss all those fantastic quotes - “Two weeks ago we had a wet track in Monaco; today we’ve got a disposable one, it seems.” The man is a genius. My mistake, it was Ted in the pits, but yes they did mention it briefly. I too hope Brundle gets the BBC slot – it would be a great shame if he doesn’t. I would miss all those fantastic quotes – “Two weeks ago we had a wet track in Monaco; today we’ve got a disposable one, it seems.” The man is a genius.

]]> By: Keith Collantine http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171309 Keith Collantine Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:55:24 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171309 Did they? I don't remember them saying that. Brundle's an excellent pundit though so I wouldn't be surprised if he spotted it. Hope this nonsense about him using the word "pikeys" doesn't stop the BBC taking him up next year. Did they? I don’t remember them saying that. Brundle’s an excellent pundit though so I wouldn’t be surprised if he spotted it. Hope this nonsense about him using the word “pikeys” doesn’t stop the BBC taking him up next year.

]]> By: N Smith http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/11/f1-blogs-more-f1-drivers-at-le-mans/comment-page-1/#comment-171307 N Smith Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:48:57 +0000 http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/?p=7027#comment-171307 Well, it's brilliant that Sidepodcast dissected the Jenson Button pitstop issue - except that if you watched the race on ITV you would know that Martin Brundle mentioned that Jenson was not penalised because he only stopped for new boots and not fuel. Well, it’s brilliant that Sidepodcast dissected the Jenson Button pitstop issue – except that if you watched the race on ITV you would know that Martin Brundle mentioned that Jenson was not penalised because he only stopped for new boots and not fuel.

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