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Tweets from James Allen and Allan McNish seem to confirm they are staying with 5 Live(?)
https://twitter.com/allanmcnish/stat...02784772038656 https://twitter.com/Jamesallenonf1/s...09522929762306 |
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It may not be that difficult to explain or understand, but if this DOES get the go-ahead, I think we'll be spending more time staring at timing screens and graphics during qualifying than watching cars on the track. That's the concerning thing for me.
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Colour-coding as yellow the driver at risk of next being eliminated with green for safe and red for already gone?
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Colour-coding as yellow the driver at risk of next being eliminated with green for safe and red for already gone?
And FOM's tower currently already identifies those as in the drop-zone currently (could only find a 2014 example here): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B17yflwIYAEkDvR.jpg |
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Tweets from James Allen and Allan McNish seem to confirm they are staying with 5 Live(?)
https://twitter.com/allanmcnish/stat...02784772038656 https://twitter.com/Jamesallenonf1/s...09522929762306 The other is very badly wrong. If you saw Ben Constanduros Tweet yesterday, you may be able to put 2 and 2 together... This thread could be a very interesting read in the next week. |
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One is correct.
The other is very badly wrong. If you saw Ben Constanduros Tweet yesterday, you may be able to put 2 and 2 together... This thread could be a very interesting read in the next week. |
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Colour-coding as yellow the driver at risk of next being eliminated with green for safe and red for already gone?
And before anyone mentions traffic lights - I go by the position of the light - top means stop, bottom means go
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If you saw Ben Constanduros Tweet yesterday, you may be able to put 2 and 2 together...
This thread could be a very interesting read in the next week. |
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FOM finally launching an in-house live-streaming package in the UK? Possibly taking content & presentation from existing broadcasters instead of making their own (i.e. pre/post-session analysis & commentary etc.)? Allen involved in some way?
![]() I read it as being James Allen becoming C4's commentator. Which would presumably mean that Ben Edwards is at 5 Live for the coming season. That would be a shock - a tremendous shock. On a different note, did anybody else see the BBC story in which Bernie has apparently said that the new quali format won't be able to be launched until the 5th race because the timing technology isn't ready yet. I don't think that's been discussed on the thread yet. Typical Bernie cock-up, that! |
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Only you could read DMN's hint in that way
![]() I read it as being James Allen becoming C4's commentator. Which would presumably mean that Ben Edwards is at 5 Live for the coming season. That would be a shock - a tremendous shock. On a different note, did anybody else see the BBC story in which Bernie has apparently said that the new quali format won't be able to be launched until the 5th race because the timing technology isn't ready yet. I don't think that's been discussed on the thread yet. Typical Bernie cock-up, that! It has been discussed on the thread before, and i'm surprised it's been delayed till Spain, but then again Australia is less than a month away now. |
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Somewhere in the last couple of weeks I read a post that suggested James Allen was making a change and that he'd commented that it was a change for him - or something like that. The post quickly vanished and I was definitely not dreaming.
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Somewhere in the last couple of weeks I read a post that suggested James Allen was making a change and that he'd commented that it was a change for him - or something like that. The post quickly vanished and I was definitely not dreaming.
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It has been discussed on the thread before, and i'm surprised it's been delayed till Spain, but then again Australia is less than a month away now.
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Yep, which is why it's ridiculous to be messing around with the rules so close to the start of the season. No blame to FOM at all - didn't somebody on this thread say as soon as the rule change was announced that they doubted the flaky timing system would stand up to it? Seems that they were right!
It's rare that the entire timing system at the track falls over, usually it's just the graphics on the world feed that falls over more often. |
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I read it as being James Allen becoming C4's commentator.
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The timing system itself is fine, it's the software interpreting the timing into the on-screen TV graphics which falls over a lot, usually at the start at the season. Now i'm a software programmer, adding a 90sec countdown to the graphics software is hardly going to make it fall over any more... It's probably only listening for a few extra signals being transmitted to it from the timing system.
It's rare that the entire timing system at the track falls over, usually it's just the graphics on the world feed that falls over more often. |
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Bernie now seems to be suggesting that the new qualifying format may not be introduced at all.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/20.../#720cc0ab2403 |
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So that's okay then, is it? It doesn't matter if the fans without live timing have no idea what's going on?
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Bernie now seems to be suggesting that the new qualifying format may not be introduced at all.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/20.../#720cc0ab2403 |
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Really surprised if JA comes back. He's found his niche, and whilst he's better than 2008 it's really a major blow to lose Ben Edwards. In fact, this might tip me into watching Sky rather than BBC for the live races.
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Really surprised if JA comes back. He's found his niche, and whilst he's better than 2008 it's really a major blow to lose Ben Edwards. In fact, this might tip me into watching Sky rather than BBC for the live races.
Still, it can't be long now before C4 makes an official announcement, we know they've done the team photocall. |
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Reading between the lines it sounds like Allen is off to Channel 4. However, Allen himself wrote a few weeks ago that Edwards & McKenzie were to be part of the Channel 4 team so James being lead commentator doesn't align with his own reporting. Perhaps he's moving into punditry or presenting as DEmberton said, I certainly hope it's not as commentator if it means Ben missing out.
Either way it looks like he's no longer with 5 Live which leaves an opening for (our very own ) Jack Nicholls. I just hope such a move won't break up his Formula E partnership with Dario, my favourite commentary lineup in a long time.Regarding the earlier talk that Sky were cutting their pre-race to 60 minutes, it's a very good move if true and together with the reduction in The F1 Show should mean much improved coverage with less filler. Quality will always beat quantity and that's a mistake Sky have fallen foul of for 4 years which with any luck they've now put right. |
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Really surprised if JA comes back. He's found his niche, and whilst he's better than 2008 it's really a major blow to lose Ben Edwards. In fact, this might tip me into watching Sky rather than BBC for the live races.
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Confirmed: "Speed with Guy Martin: A @C4F1 Special" - Thursday 17th March at 21:00 on @Channel4.
So Guy Martin confirmed as part of the C4 F1 team then.. Looking at the title C4 have leaked one of their member's of their lineup. ![]() Anyway a good addition to the team if a surprising one.
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The implication here is that one of BT's current MotoGP presenters is leaving: either Abi Griffiths, Craig Doyle or Iwan Thomas.
One of those three was in contention to be Channel 4's F1 presenter... Forgive me as I don't watch the two wheeled sport, but I thought Melanie Sykes was the BTSport MotoGP presenter, so maybe Suzi is going to replace her?? |
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