Croft has to go

Croft has to go

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mw88

1,457 posts

111 months

Sunday 2nd April 2023
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iandc said:
"Let's not forget Michael Masi is a human being" Really!!!!
Not a popular opinion, and I really hate that I find myself agreeing with Croft, but he made a good point.

500TORQUES

4,451 posts

15 months

Sunday 2nd April 2023
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mw88 said:
Not a popular opinion, and I really hate that I find myself agreeing with Croft, but he made a good point.
If he was bothered about it, he wouldn't have entered the F1 padock and embraced Red Bull team members.

He clearly doesn't care and has the skin of a rhino.

Why Croft chose to lecture people on what they should think is the mystery, the bloke must have a massive ego to do that.

Adrian W

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13,858 posts

228 months

Sunday 2nd April 2023
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500TORQUES said:
mw88 said:
Not a popular opinion, and I really hate that I find myself agreeing with Croft, but he made a good point.
If he was bothered about it, he wouldn't have entered the F1 padock and embraced Red Bull team members.

He clearly doesn't care and has the skin of a rhino.

Why Croft chose to lecture people on what they should think is the mystery, the bloke must have a massive ego to do that.
Maybe he was collecting another brown envelope

Adrian W

Original Poster:

13,858 posts

228 months

Sunday 2nd April 2023
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500TORQUES said:
mw88 said:
Not a popular opinion, and I really hate that I find myself agreeing with Croft, but he made a good point.
If he was bothered about it, he wouldn't have entered the F1 padock and embraced Red Bull team members.

He clearly doesn't care and has the skin of a rhino.

Why Croft chose to lecture people on what they should think is the mystery, the bloke must have a massive ego to do that.
Maybe he was collecting another brown envelope

Sandpit Steve

9,987 posts

74 months

Sunday 2nd April 2023
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86 said:
Think the whole Sky team was well below par in Aus. Didn’t really have much of a clue on regs. They missed Bernie she is good
To be fair, the race director and the stewards of the meeting seemed to have no clue on the regs either.

Bernie Collins was indeed brilliant last time out.

Megaflow

9,388 posts

225 months

Monday 3rd April 2023
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LukeBrown66 said:
Yet you continue to watch it, continue and he stays, as SKY think he is marvelous, shouty is good, fat is even better.
No I don’t. Partly because of Sky’s failure to call out Abu Dhabi for what it was and partly because of Crofty.

I even watched the YouTube highlights of Bahrain on mute to avoid having to listen to the clown.

Sky’s commentary has been missing from F1’s YouTube channel for two races now, that combined with Sky now doing their own highlights, hopefully I won’t have to listen to him ever again.

Teddy Lop

8,294 posts

67 months

Tuesday 4th April 2023
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Megaflow said:
No I don’t. Partly because of Sky’s failure to call out Abu Dhabi for what it was and partly because of Crofty.

I even watched the YouTube highlights of Bahrain on mute to avoid having to listen to the clown.

Sky’s commentary has been missing from F1’s YouTube channel for two races now, that combined with Sky now doing their own highlights, hopefully I won’t have to listen to him ever again.
I get mini PTSD from the clips on drive to survive.

Together we can get through it..

Gary C

12,411 posts

179 months

Tuesday 4th April 2023
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He really doesn't like Ted does he ?

When Ted suggested that a red flag was unnecessary for the gravel, Croft went on a personal crusade about how 'race control' can see everything and knows everything and how dare Ted question it.

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Tuesday 4th April 2023
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I think it's fairly obvious that they literally hate each other and I dont blame ted at all!

Adrian W

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13,858 posts

228 months

Tuesday 4th April 2023
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How dare Ted question Masi’s presence in the F1 paddock, I wonder if they had a row about that one

iandc

3,713 posts

206 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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Just spent the day watching British GT racing from Oulten Park. Some really exciting racing and excellent commentators. 2 things I noticed 1) the commentators were very knowledgable and were able to add good information regarding the racing and 2) despite some really exciting action, they were able to communicate their enthusiasm without SHOUTING!!!
Perhaps Crofty could watch and learn whilst stuffing in the pork pies in front of the TV!

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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The thing is, endurance racing allows you time, it's like cricket, you can waffle a bit and still get across the important stuff, Croft obviously thinks or is told to constantly talk.

500TORQUES

4,451 posts

15 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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LukeBrown66 said:
The thing is, endurance racing allows you time, it's like cricket, you can waffle a bit and still get across the important stuff, Croft obviously thinks or is told to constantly talk.
A GP race is longer than a British GT race, which is only 1 hour long.

paulguitar

23,289 posts

113 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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EmailAddress said:
I listened to a cricket match on a long drive once (suicidal I know), and they were waxing lyrical about how a lady overlooking the arena, court, zone (sp?) had baked them a cake because they looked particularly miserable in their little commentary area and she'd messaged in and someone had collected it from the gate ... and that's another slow boundary four there picked up by Marshal ...

And they were waxing lyrical about it. You could hear them slicing it, and then discussing it. Along with a thorough thanks and comment on the 'bake'. Absolutely hilar ... <ripple of applause from the crowd> hilarious.

Such a lethargic pace and zero commentary on what was occuring before the odd ... <munch, munch> good housekeeping out on the wide by Sinner ...
Test Match Special. Wonderful stuff.



Simes205

4,536 posts

228 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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paulguitar said:
EmailAddress said:
I listened to a cricket match on a long drive once (suicidal I know), and they were waxing lyrical about how a lady overlooking the arena, court, zone (sp?) had baked them a cake because they looked particularly miserable in their little commentary area and she'd messaged in and someone had collected it from the gate ... and that's another slow boundary four there picked up by Marshal ...

And they were waxing lyrical about it. You could hear them slicing it, and then discussing it. Along with a thorough thanks and comment on the 'bake'. Absolutely hilar ... <ripple of applause from the crowd> hilarious.

Such a lethargic pace and zero commentary on what was occuring before the odd ... <munch, munch> good housekeeping out on the wide by Sinner ...
Test Match Special. Wonderful stuff.
Discussions about the No.36 bus too when at the Oval.
Cake sent in can be a highlight!

iandc

3,713 posts

206 months

Monday 10th April 2023
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500TORQUES said:
A GP race is longer than a British GT race, which is only 1 hour long.
Correct only 1 hour so much shorter than F1 plus a lot more activity!!

LukeBrown66

4,479 posts

46 months

Tuesday 11th April 2023
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Wrong sorry there are Brit GT races that are much longer I am afraid, they are sprint races, usually because there are two every meeting, not every meeting is the same. Oulton was a sprint meeting.

500TORQUES

4,451 posts

15 months

Tuesday 11th April 2023
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LukeBrown66 said:
Wrong sorry there are Brit GT races that are much longer I am afraid, they are sprint races, usually because there are two every meeting, not every meeting is the same. Oulton was a sprint meeting.
You were replying to a comment about this weekends 1 hour races Luke.

Adrian W

Original Poster:

13,858 posts

228 months

Saturday 29th April 2023
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Stop screaming and read the fking screen,

paulguitar

23,289 posts

113 months

Saturday 29th April 2023
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Adrian W said:
Stop screaming and read the fking screen,
I've had to mute it, yet again.

Chandok also very annoying today.