New F1 on screen graphics = garbage
New F1 on screen graphics = garbage
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sjn2004

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4,051 posts

266 months

Monday 15th March 2010
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Whats happened to the onscreen graphics especially during qualifying? Other years they'd have a column of 3 letter abbreviations for each driver which changed position as drivers improved their time, back in Bahrain there was none of this during qualifying, just that over complicated/stylized hard to read letter box type things. Guess they are on a mission to mess this sport up as much as possible for the viewers.

E31Shrew

5,963 posts

221 months

Monday 15th March 2010
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Wish they had also used Sch for the German chap instead of Msc.

Jungles

3,587 posts

250 months

Monday 15th March 2010
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The graphics sucked. Too cluttered, too much graphic distraction. Last year's was clean and clear to read.

forsure

2,242 posts

297 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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sjn2004 said:
Whats happened to the onscreen graphics especially during qualifying? Other years they'd have a column of 3 letter abbreviations for each driver which changed position as drivers improved their time,
That was the most important element of qualifying for the viewer, especially at the end of each session.
There's been a lot of feedback on the BBC site complaining about this. They've responded sympathetically, saying they understand but it's not their fault.
Hopefully the powers that be will get the message.

sherman

15,220 posts

244 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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E31Shrew said:
Wish they had also used Sch for the German chap instead of Msc.
They have used used Msc since Michael and Ralf were racing together.

covboy

2,593 posts

203 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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sherman said:
E31Shrew said:
Wish they had also used Sch for the German chap instead of Msc.
They have used used Msc since Michael and Ralf were racing together.
Don¡¦t know why the distinction.

If I saw Sch towards the top of the list, I would naturally have assumed it was Michael ! wink

Papa Hotel

12,760 posts

211 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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covboy said:
sherman said:
E31Shrew said:
Wish they had also used Sch for the German chap instead of Msc.
They have used used Msc since Michael and Ralf were racing together.
Don¡¦t know why the distinction.

If I saw Sch towards the top of the list, I would naturally have assumed it was Michael ! wink
Then 6 times you'd have been wrong.

covboy

2,593 posts

203 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Papa Hotel said:
covboy said:
sherman said:
E31Shrew said:
Wish they had also used Sch for the German chap instead of Msc.
They have used used Msc since Michael and Ralf were racing together.
Don¡¦t know why the distinction.

If I saw Sch towards the top of the list, I would naturally have assumed it was Michael ! wink
Then 6 times you'd have been wrong.
Out of how many ?

Papa Hotel

12,760 posts

211 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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covboy said:
Papa Hotel said:
covboy said:
sherman said:
E31Shrew said:
Wish they had also used Sch for the German chap instead of Msc.
They have used used Msc since Michael and Ralf were racing together.
Don¡¦t know why the distinction.

If I saw Sch towards the top of the list, I would naturally have assumed it was Michael ! wink
Then 6 times you'd have been wrong.
Out of how many ?
180 wink

covboy

2,593 posts

203 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Papa Hotel said:
covboy said:
Papa Hotel said:
covboy said:
sherman said:
E31Shrew said:
Wish they had also used Sch for the German chap instead of Msc.
They have used used Msc since Michael and Ralf were racing together.
Don¡¦t know why the distinction.

If I saw Sch towards the top of the list, I would naturally have assumed it was Michael ! wink
Then 6 times you'd have been wrong.
Out of how many ?
180 wink
I'm prepared to apologise once in every 30 races wink

The Milfman

1,107 posts

218 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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covboy said:
Papa Hotel said:
covboy said:
Papa Hotel said:
covboy said:
Don¡¦t know why the distinction.

If I saw Sch towards the top of the list, I would naturally have assumed it was Michael ! wink
Then 6 times you'd have been wrong.
Out of how many ?
180 wink
I'm prepared to apologise once in every 30 races wink
hehe

plg101

4,106 posts

239 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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erm, 180 races was Ralfs number of GPs. Need to subtract 6 races from 1999 whilst MSc was out with a broken leg...

Edited by plg101 on Tuesday 16th March 13:59

covboy

2,593 posts

203 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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plg101 said:
erm, 180 races was Ralfs number of GPs. Need to subtract 6 races from 1999 whilst MSc was out with a broken leg...

Edited by plg101 on Tuesday 16th March 13:59
Alright 1 IN 29 !

sirtyro

1,824 posts

227 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Also why are they now displaying the total amount of time the car spends in the pitlane?! At first thought they pit counter was broken but then it did evetually start showing both stopped time and total time.....dont see the point really.

covboy

2,593 posts

203 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Perhaps they need to take a leaf out of NASCAR transmissions.

Continuous scrolling positions across the top of the screen, alternating between lap times and gaps (either from leader or one car infront).
Even manage to show position changes “on the fly” i.e. as they happen – not at the end of a timed section.

Although it can be information overload at times.


sherman

15,220 posts

244 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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sirtyro said:
Also why are they now displaying the total amount of time the car spends in the pitlane?! At first thought they pit counter was broken but then it did evetually start showing both stopped time and total time.....dont see the point really.
Probably because they are stopped for such a short time in the pit boxes now, that the slightly different speeds from the pit lane speed limiters will make all the difference.

hairyben

8,516 posts

212 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Must have had some serious feedback, they apologised for it during the race IIRC.

I'm tempted by a 2 telly setup though, with a side screen showing either the online timing info or some of the red button onboard stuffsmile If i get a projector this'll be how it's donesmile

Mazda Baiter

37,069 posts

217 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Copy and paste from what I wrote in the Bahrain GP thread.
Mazda Baiter said:
Thoughts.
Coverage:
FOM have a lot of work to do. Qually, we need the side bar back. In the race we need to get the radios sorted and the graphics need to be clearer. Also, who's idea was it to use dark grey on light grey for the graphics at the bottom of the screen? You know the ones, the ones that are normally placed over the tarmac in the picture, you know, tarmac, the dark/light grey stuff depending on where the shadows are. Feckwits.

KaraK

13,787 posts

238 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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Mazda Baiter said:
Copy and paste from what I wrote in the Bahrain GP thread.
Mazda Baiter said:
Thoughts.
Coverage:
FOM have a lot of work to do. Qually, we need the side bar back. In the race we need to get the radios sorted and the graphics need to be clearer. Also, who's idea was it to use dark grey on light grey for the graphics at the bottom of the screen? You know the ones, the ones that are normally placed over the tarmac in the picture, you know, tarmac, the dark/light grey stuff depending on where the shadows are. Feckwits.
Agreed.. the new graphics are dire, seeing the new LG branding everywhere on all the new stuff makes it a nice own goal for them as well!

toovo1985

122 posts

199 months

Tuesday 16th March 2010
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They don't give the right information at the right time...don't know what happened!!! and why don't they give immediatey the time of the change of tyres??? why do we have to wait until the car gets to the end of the pit???

Real disaster!!! How could this happen???