Originally Posted by TheSubaru2012:
“So the F&F program is just 5 minutes then... What's the point of the program then??”
Hello first time poster! My guess would be that- if that info is correct and the programme is only 5 minutes- it will serve as an extended advert probably showing the whole C4F1 team and teasing the F1 season on Channel 4. A bit like the 5 minute trailer Sky released when they launched the F1 channel.
Very much looking forward to the C4 coverage, have a feeling I may watch it quite a lot this year, despite having stuck with Sky since their start in 2012. The Sky coverage is becoming weaker unfortunately with less appearances from Anthony Davidson and more reliance on Johnny Herbert, the coverage is a little stale. Damon, Martin and Ted are all still big plus points on Sky for me and I like Crofty quite a lot too, but the cuts to their budget seem to make the show quite limited and waffly without much being added by their all too consistent punditry line up. Lazenby doesn't seem to get the best out of them either, but on the whole their show is normally watchable.
It will just be quite exciting to watch a brand new venture in the form of Channel 4, Steve Jones is an interesting pick (if that is who it turns out to be) and James Allen is the big surprise but he is actually quite a good commentator now but most people probably hold his weaker years on ITV against him- although in retrospect he had an impossible job in succeeding Walker. He was quite good by the end of his time on ITV and was always very listenable whenever I caught him on 5Live. But would be a big change for him from doing just over half the races to a full on 21 race calendar schedule on TV.
Hopefully Ben Edwards ends up on 5Live if James Allen is going to C4.
Hope the Channel 4 team will be announced very soon, not very far away from Australia at all now- sure it's all sorted. I'm just impatient and would like to know the team!