biased itv gp coverage

[yannon]

Am currently watching itv so called coverage of the Chinese gp.From the off it was clear that it should be renamed the Lewis supporters club.Lets hope for some impartial coverage from BBC next year.

[RemaL]

I agree but come on. how often do we get a good F1 driver

[Meeja]

yannon said:

Am currently watching itv so called coverage of the Chinese gp.From the off it was clear that it should be renamed the Lewis supporters club.Lets hope for some impartial coverage from BBC next year.

As has been said on other GP threads, it is a UK broadcaster, discussing a UK driver.

The BBC would not have done it any differently.

[AndrewW-G]

RemaL said:

I agree but come on. how often do we get a good F1 driver

We have far more than most, didnt notice a great deal of support for Davidson......but lots for the over hyped hamilton

[RemaL]

AndrewW-G said:

RemaL said:

I agree but come on. how often do we get a good F1 driver

We have far more than most, didnt notice a great deal of support for Davidson......but lots for the over hyped hamilton

true, just thinking in the past few years

[thinfourth2]

Meeja said:

The BBC would not have done it any differently.

Yeah right

BBC F1 commentator said:

And just look at the amount of fuel those nasty teams are using. Just think of all the CO2.

This idea of winning is terrible

And isn't the government wonderful

[Meeja]

thinfourth2 said:

Meeja said:

The BBC would not have done it any differently.

Yeah right

Do you have anything to back that up with?

If it was a matter of life or death, I *could* back my claim up with comments from the people who actually produce these programmes.

[Bernie-the-bolt]

Meeja said:

If it was a matter of life or death, I *could* back my claim up with comments from the people who actually produce these programmes.

Go on then

[John D.]

AndrewW-G said:

RemaL said:

I agree but come on. how often do we get a good F1 driver

We have far more than most, didnt notice a great deal of support for Davidson......but lots for the over hyped hamilton

But what did Davidson ever achieve in F1? Hamilton is a much bigger story.

As said, the BBC will be much the same. Hopefully they'll tone it down a little.

[John D.]

Meeja said:

thinfourth2 said:

Meeja said:

The BBC would not have done it any differently.

Yeah right

Do you have anything to back that up with?

WOOSH!

[Ebo100]

yannon said:

Am currently watching itv so called coverage of the Chinese gp.From the off it was clear that it should be renamed the Lewis supporters club.Lets hope for some impartial coverage from BBC next year.

Don't ITV receive the pictures from the local TV company covering the race?

[Meeja]

Bernie-the-bolt said:

Meeja said:

If it was a matter of life or death, I *could* back my claim up with comments from the people who actually produce these programmes.

Go on then

Like I said, if it was a matter of life and death, then I could.

As it stands, I am hardly going to waste the time of colleagues, and "call in favours" to satisfy an internet argument.

Having had this actual discussion with a high profile BBC sports presenter, and a news editor at the beginning of this GP season, I can hand on heart say that I beleive that the BBC would have hyped Hamilton just as much as ITV did.

[baron bashoneov]

yannon said:

Am currently watching itv so called coverage of the Chinese gp.From the off it was clear that it should be renamed the Lewis supporters club.Lets hope for some impartial coverage from BBC next year.

Surely you remember Murray Walker he was the best and he always supported home grown talent
to the hilt.
I was shocked during discussions down the pub that so may people wanted lewis to fail
what is the matter with the British public
so Lewis has an Ego, so what, he is the best driver currently by far and deserves the world championship
he is up there with the greats.

[freedman]

The BBC were exactly the same over Mansell and Hill

[Shaw Tarse]

Watched the coverage this morning, even as a Lewis fan I did think ITV were a bit ott on the Lewis worship.

[flemke]

And we can be sure that this year's Formula One coverage in the Brazilian media has been a paragon of aloof objectivity.

[rick.e]

baron bashoneov said:

so Lewis has an Ego, so what, he is the best driver currently by far and deserves the world championship
he is up there with the greats.

Very well said! So none of us would want to drink down the pub with Lewis, but that's not the point. He is one of a rare breed who can actually make F1 interesting. His "aggressive", non-contact overtaking manoevres are exactly what I, as a spectator want. Lewis has shown in a number races (eg Hockenheim) that he can not only win, but win on the track, and that is what racing is all about. Though Schumacher was undoubtedly a great driver, I sat through many of his races won only through either winning from pole, or carefully orchestrated pit strategy, when I may as well have watched paint dry. If "arrogance" and "agressive driving" is what it takes to make a race interesting, then bring it on. I just wish there were another 19 drivers out there with equal arrogance.

[brayash]

flemke said:

And we can be sure that this year's Formula One coverage in the Brazilian media has been a paragon of aloof objectivity.

Ahh but flemke - two wrongs don't make a right...

Edited by brayash on Sunday 19th October 16:09

[Shaw Tarse]

flemke said:

And we can be sure that this year's Formula One coverage in the Brazilian media has been a paragon of aloof objectivity.

Of course!
Just as the Spanish and some waitermedia are not biased towards Alfonso!

[heebeegeetee]

Meeja said:

yannon said:

Am currently watching itv so called coverage of the Chinese gp.From the off it was clear that it should be renamed the Lewis supporters club.Lets hope for some impartial coverage from BBC next year.

As has been said on other GP threads, it is a UK broadcaster, discussing a UK driver.

The BBC would not have done it any differently.

I haven't seen the race, but listened to it on 5 live, and it was a total Lewis-fest. Then again though, with absolutely everybody within the paddock either jealous or biased against him, and every man and his dog seemingly trying to distract him from the championship, who else are they going to talk about?