What do you want from F1 coverage?
Discussion
I think that actually something akin to the way Dave do their WRC coverage would be good... in so far as a regular program every week which could go indepth into what is happening in F1, or expand it down as required so that they can get the interest up.
Almost a kind of 'football focus' of motorsport to aid the continuity of motorsport coverage on the BBC. Whether there is time in the schedule is another thing, but they do have their other digital channels available.
Almost a kind of 'football focus' of motorsport to aid the continuity of motorsport coverage on the BBC. Whether there is time in the schedule is another thing, but they do have their other digital channels available.
in terms of feed, more in car. every car has a camera or a dummy - but they aren't that expensive surely and have them all going to a digital recorder so that if external camera's miss something, then they can go to the onboard for a replay. plus stop cutting away from in-car footage just as the car approaches a corner!
in terms of coverage, more in depth interviews and analysis, especially with drivers. sometimes you get some little snippets of info from a driver but the interviewers are just not good enough to pick up / expand on it. like at silverstone when heidfeld was talking about how different cars were strong at different parts of the race as a clear indication of how they used their tyres. track analysis by alex wurz i always found great, talking about how the car reacted at each corner, what the driver would need to do with brake balance, diff settings etc.
in terms of coverage, more in depth interviews and analysis, especially with drivers. sometimes you get some little snippets of info from a driver but the interviewers are just not good enough to pick up / expand on it. like at silverstone when heidfeld was talking about how different cars were strong at different parts of the race as a clear indication of how they used their tyres. track analysis by alex wurz i always found great, talking about how the car reacted at each corner, what the driver would need to do with brake balance, diff settings etc.
skinny said:
in terms of feed, more in car. every car has a camera or a dummy - but they aren't that expensive surely and have them all going to a digital recorder so that if external camera's miss something, then they can go to the onboard for a replay. plus stop cutting away from in-car footage just as the car approaches a corner!
Onboards are already recorded for replays and they are more expensive than you might think, plus there are a limited number of frequencies available so even if they could afford to put 4 cameras on every car, it may not be possible from a technical point of view. HD onboards would be nice, but that's a lot more expensive. I agree about having more expert's opinions though. A bit more background info on the teams/drivers/cars when the racing gets boring would be nice. It's done a lot in the States for all sorts of sports coverage. Several pre-prepared insterts with short interviews, technical info, statistics etc etc.
skinny said:
in terms of coverage, more in depth interviews and analysis, especially with drivers. sometimes you get some little snippets of info from a driver but the interviewers are just not good enough to pick up / expand on it. like at silverstone when heidfeld was talking about how different cars were strong at different parts of the race as a clear indication of how they used their tyres. track analysis by alex wurz i always found great, talking about how the car reacted at each corner, what the driver would need to do with brake balance, diff settings etc.
Make the coverage a whole lot more technical, and I mean a lot more. Explain what the various things do and how they affect the handling, the innovations but for Gods sake don't dumb it down.
ITV did go some way to that, certainly compared to the BBC, so credit where it's due.
skinny said:
in terms of feed, more in car. every car has a camera or a dummy - but they aren't that expensive surely and have them all going to a digital recorder so that if external camera's miss something, then they can go to the onboard for a replay. plus stop cutting away from in-car footage just as the car approaches a corner!
I think every car has a camer now as all the teams complained about the aero and weight (hence why they have them above the airbox rather than on the side.I think the digital tv the FIA did was really good but it didn't take off (probably cost) but I think they still have all the equipment so it would be great if that was made available.
Why is everyone saying no ad breaks?! It's going to be on the BBC next year - therefore, there are no adverts.
I reckon they should slash the BBC1 programme down to maybe half and hour before and after the race - to cater for the casual observer. But, on the red button they should have highly technical in-depth analysis before and after the race to cater for us bunch of sad b
ds. 
Keeping the two programmes (sort of) separate would mean they wouldn't have to compromise on the tech/casual weighting of coverage.
I reckon they should slash the BBC1 programme down to maybe half and hour before and after the race - to cater for the casual observer. But, on the red button they should have highly technical in-depth analysis before and after the race to cater for us bunch of sad b
ds. Keeping the two programmes (sort of) separate would mean they wouldn't have to compromise on the tech/casual weighting of coverage.
Muzzer said:
'Driver cam' - similar to 'Player cam' on the football.
That way, if I choose, I can follow an entire 3 laps of Nakajima on board.
It would also remove the risk of missing out on great qualifying laps because the local director is following is countryman on screen.
And this.That way, if I choose, I can follow an entire 3 laps of Nakajima on board.
It would also remove the risk of missing out on great qualifying laps because the local director is following is countryman on screen.
Edited by MrKipling43 on Friday 15th August 12:44
Muzzer said:
'Driver cam' - similar to 'Player cam' on the football.
That way, if I choose, I can follow an entire 3 laps of Nakajima on board.
It would also remove the risk of missing out on great qualifying laps because the local director is following is countryman on screen.
i believe kangaroo offers this at teh track so it would be great to have it on demand on tv That way, if I choose, I can follow an entire 3 laps of Nakajima on board.
It would also remove the risk of missing out on great qualifying laps because the local director is following is countryman on screen.
Try watching the NASCAR coverage.
And I agree that there's scope for much more detailed coverage. Better technical assessment (more akin to Match of The Day's post-match critique than Mark Blundell's "the lad done brilliant"). More info on what's been happening between races. Another good package to study would be ITV4's coverage of the Tour de France - the infill packages are much better thought through, and provide a deeper appreciation of the both event and the sport.
- Near continuous rolling screen of positions (updated mid-lap), with gaps or other information subscripted. The rolling data may not be the best for F1, but it needs far more frequent data (particularly with splits) to understand what's going on.
- Split screen action to follow another battle while keeping an eye on the leaders.
- Call out boxes on screen (like speech bubbles, and tracking the cars in shot). So for example if you're watching Hamilton & Massa battling it might show fastest lap, last pit stop, prediction to next pit stop.
- Far more, and better pit lane coverage (at least three reporters calling in). The NASCAR coverage is far more technical and informative.
- Part-distance, through the field summary: ten seconds on every driver, how they're doing and what's happening.
And I agree that there's scope for much more detailed coverage. Better technical assessment (more akin to Match of The Day's post-match critique than Mark Blundell's "the lad done brilliant"). More info on what's been happening between races. Another good package to study would be ITV4's coverage of the Tour de France - the infill packages are much better thought through, and provide a deeper appreciation of the both event and the sport.
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