F1 on Channel 4

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Seems logical to start a new thread to cover how C4 are doing with their F1 coverage. (The other threads go back to the speculation of who was going to cover it and talk of petitions to get it back on BBC, which aren't going to do any good)

So here can focus on what they are actually doing presenter wise and how the coverage quality turns out.

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rdjohn said:

FWIW, I really think that SKY needs to up its game when they control F1 on the box. Ant Davidson excepted, the who team just seem dreary, especially the woman who does the interviews. Lee Mckenzie works hard in framing a decent open question that the driver can work with, but then she is a journalist, rather than just another face.

The production and presentation skills of the C4 team are way ahead of SKY. Getting these qualities right will be difficult for Liberty when they push hard with online coverage. A US style production / presentation simply will not work on a global offering.

wow really...

I have Sky F1 but had dish issues with one of the races.

It was one of the races C4 were covering. I thought it was abysmal and just couldn't watch it.

Everything just felt completely dumbed down for viewers with zero F1 knowledge and simply dull.

Just my opinion on the two and I prefer the way sky f1 is set up.

Anyone remember the original F1 channel on sky? I used to love how you could watch the race and have either a commentary style audio or you could listen to 2 or 3 of the pundits just chatting about the race and going off into stories. Used to really like that option.