F1 cliches

[Gad-Westy]

Perhaps it’s the pure boredom of a few months without F1 that’s fuelling this. What F1 cliches make your toes curl? To kick us off, mine both relate to Alonso.

Brundle constantly calling him a “Wily old fox”

And the oft used phrase on here and many other places (mainly Ferrari and McLaren days) “dragging that dog of a car to places it had no right to be”

[Jasandjules]

For sure.

[anonymous-user]

Simply Lovely...

[rallycross]

For sure
For sure
For sure

Tyre degradation blah blah blah

Big thanks to the team and all the men and woman back at the factory

He turned in on me
He brake tested mw
He’s going off the circuit
Etc etc yawn

[realjv]

Any variation on "How does it feel to ......" questions from pundits/presenters/journalists. Lazy question and rarely leads to anything interesting as the answer is almost always blindingly obvious.

[Hungrymc]

Out drive the car
(As opposed to extracting everything possible from the car)

[ajprice]

Does Brundle still say "straight to the scene of the accident"?

[anonymous_user]

Joey Deacon said:

Simply Lovely...

considering its NSFW content im surprised he hasn't been collared for using it ...i get the impression people have no clue about No.2 & the brotherhood

[anonymous-user]

anonymous_user said:

considering its NSFW content im surprised he hasn't been collared for using it ...i get the impression people have no clue about No.2 & the brotherhood

OK, I had no idea about that and I now see it in a whole new light!!

Be seeing you!

[Steamer]

Gad-Westy said:

Brundle constantly calling him a “Wily old fox”

Pretty well sums up Alonso though.

The one that really annoys me is: "accelerating down the 'straight-away'..."

Thankfully only used by one American commentator within F1, so far.

[Blink982]

Joey Deacon said:

Simply Lovely...

It wasn’t remotely funny when these vids were viral and doing the rounds. I haven’t received one in ages so I’m assuming they’ve died a death.

[Blink982]

Brundle and Coulthard come out with them all the time. I just roll my eyes and move on.

The dollar short drivel is particularly grating. I don’t mind when they drop in a Murrayism though.

[SoulGlo]

Blink982 said:

Brundle and Coulthard come out with them all the time. I just roll my eyes and move on.

The dollar short drivel is particularly grating. I don’t mind when they drop in a Murrayism though.

"That was taking candy from a baby"

[asfault]

I like alot of brundles sayings especially the one about alonso being a wylie old fox.


Dc had a cracker once about arriving into the pitane in the rain.
"You have to be careful coming into a wet box" lol

[mk1coopers]

Anything said by David Croft.

[anonymous-user]

From Brundle

"Be on the right tyres at the tight time"
"Those tyres are now flat spotted, it will be like driving on 50p coins"
"3 into 2 won't go"
"For good measure"
"For his troubles"
"Mighty"
"Fresh set of boots"
"A day and a dollar short"
"Extra world championship point"


And crofty

"The Monegasque driver" for the 200th time when referring to Leclerc
"Concertina"
"Switcheroo"
"Around the outside"

[DaveTheRave87]

Joey Deacon said:

From Brundle

"Be on the right tyres at the tight time"
"Those tyres are now flat spotted, it will be like driving on 50p coins"
"3 into 2 won't go"
"For good measure"
"For his troubles"
"Mighty"
"Fresh set of boots"
"A day and a dollar short"
"Extra world championship point"


And crofty

"The Monegasque driver" for the 200th time when referring to Leclerc
"Concertina"
"Switcheroo"
"Around the outside"

The woman who does the FP1/2 roundups on the F1 YouTube channel mentions this in every single video and has done for years.

[Gad-Westy]

Steamer said:

Gad-Westy said:

Brundle constantly calling him a “Wily old fox”

Pretty well sums up Alonso though.

The one that really annoys me is: "accelerating down the 'straight-away'..."

Thankfully only used by one American commentator within F1, so far.

Will Buxton seems to be slipping into American more and more, perhaps because he does F1's international feed. I noticed he's now dropped 'the' from in front of Pit Lane.

[Gad-Westy]

Joey Deacon said:

"Switcheroo"

Arrrrgghhhh!

[RB Will]

Whenever we get a bit of drizzle whichever driver is on screen is suddenly “ a master of these conditions “