Originally Posted by markmag:
“I do find it quite staggering the number of people on this thread who are fed up of Sky's coverage, yet haven't even tried Channel 4 when they're live at the same time. Fair enough if you try it and it's not for you, but I think some people just end up thinking because they pay for Sky they must watch that and not consider the alternative.”
I really enjoy the Sky coverage and have been doing so since it started. Have only looked at C4 a few times this season to compare.
My main thought is that its just the old Beeb production moved over, so nothing new there. I'm sure they spoke of some coverage game changers at their launch.
Never did like the Edwards and Coulthard commentary and just hate EJ.
Seeing the EJ mess up on the podium this weekend, certainly would not want to see or hear him.
I did check out C4 at the start of the season and just watched some of it this morning on All4 (good grief what an awful experience All4 is, the ads!). Was only a short one off highlights prog for C4 available via Sky On Demand.
I do not like the presenter, just awful in my opinion.
As for Sky, having watched it on there for many years now, it has become routine.
Do like spending the whole weekend with all the pre and post race stuff and do really enjoy the iPad Sports app and red button for all the onboards etc.
Agree that sometimes they do have some fillers that are not to my taste and they have tried many things over the years that have not worked.
The F1 show audience thing was just garbage. Do like the F1 show they have now and have enjoyed the mid week shows mainly for Mark Priestly.
Do enjoy the Croft and Brundle commentary, have no issues there. Maybe some of it is what you are used to it, but their partnership works well for me.
Do think that Simon has done a good job and have enjoyed his style, very different from Jake. Rachel also does well for the practice sessions and the F1 show.
It has certainly been better this year without Natalie, who always just dumbed down the coverage and do cringe at Johnny often, but at least his enthusiasm and comedy is genuine. But when he is sensible he is worth listening to.
Really sure we could have so much more, but we are spoilt with what we get now, having read of the coverage from other countries.
Shame its not 2019 next year as I'm looking forward from what I've read, we could have some great innovations for the coverage. With the new F1 owners I'm sure there will be some more offerings.
As for Sky, having had it and a sports subscription since sky began (love Cricket, golf, football...), do love the whole style across their sports and so perhaps you get tuned into that style.
The old Beeb style for me really did seem very old fashioned and dated for their Motorsport, football and golf and it seems C4 have just followed that pattern for F1.
Do think it is sad the BBC have lost so much sport, as they have set some standards over the many decades since the 1960s that I have been watching and I would certainly be happy to pay for a BBC sport channel.
C4 have some very odd graphics on screen, not sure where they dragged them from. Ghastly springs to mind.
Must admit of all my friends, family and work colleagues I do not know anyone who watches the C4 F1 overage as I do not hear it ever getting mentioned.
The many local pubs here have quite a sell out for F1 weekends, its all sky and the three largest have multi sky sports rooms/areas when football and F1 clashes.
Must say I rarely watch C4 as a channel, but I have seen almost no promotion anywhere of the C4 F1 coverage.
If it wasn't for visiting on here Id probably just have forgotten that they had any coverage.