Nico Rosberg as a SkyF1 pundit
Nico Rosberg as a SkyF1 pundit
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mattdavies

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319 posts

173 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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Having seen Nico Rosberg on the SkyF1 coverage I am beginning to like his no nonsense approach to inverviews and opinions on drivers.

What are other peopls views on him as a Pundit / Presenter

sgtBerbatov

2,597 posts

97 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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mattdavies said:
Having seen Nico Rosberg on the SkyF1 coverage I am beginning to like his no nonsense approach to inverviews and opinions on drivers.

What are other peopls views on him as a Pundit / Presenter
He's your poor man's Roy Keane.

Big Al.

69,280 posts

274 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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I'd rather listen to Eddie Irvine and I can't stand him. smile

Leithen

13,227 posts

283 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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scratchchin

hehe

parabolica

6,887 posts

200 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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He's the new Eddie Jordan. Likes to stir things up, doesn't seem to care what others think.

Deesee

8,509 posts

99 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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He's better on RTL, I don't speak German hehe

Jokes aside good insight with him last week re Carlos and the McLaren front wing, also very good in the comms box in FP3.. so credit where credit is due..

Sandpit Steve

13,009 posts

90 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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Deesee said:
He's better on RTL, I don't speak German hehe

Jokes aside good insight with him last week re Carlos and the McLaren front wing, also very good in the comms box in FP3.. so credit where credit is due..
It's good to have a pundit with such recent F1 experience, so he does add some value even if I don't particularly like the guy.

thegreenhell

20,012 posts

235 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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He's intelligent, articulate and gets straight to the point without pointless waffle - the perfect antidote to Croft.

Jasandjules

71,205 posts

245 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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I quite like him as a pundit - he has current knowledge of the cars etc and his English appears to be of a higher standard than Crofty.....

jimothyc

668 posts

100 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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He just grates on me. He seems too interested in himself and his presenting style is quite clumsy.

But if we could pick Rosberg or Croft, I'd welcome Nico with open arms.

FourWheelDrift

91,057 posts

300 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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I wonder if he's listened to past race commentary on his racing antics by the likes of Croft, Brundle, di Resta and Davidson?

Wh00sher

1,709 posts

234 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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I don`t usually like him, but Crofty was doing the usual and trying to build up some drama and Nico simply said "well, lets wait and see" or something along those lines which instantly stopped the conversation. laugh

CanAm

11,562 posts

288 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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When the time comes, it would be "interesting" to see Kimi as an interviewer.

Sixpackpert

4,902 posts

230 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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Jasandjules said:
I quite like him as a pundit - he has current knowledge of the cars etc and his English appears to be of a higher standard than Crofty.....
Not as current as Ant Davidson who I rate as a pundit.

Rosberg, sorry but I just can’t warm to him at all. Maybe if he wore some socks with his suits it would help.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

212 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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His up to date knowledge is great and I like his no nonsense approach to it.

Visually however he’s turning into his father before our eyes. With Donald Trump’s hair.


carinaman

23,376 posts

188 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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parabolica said:
He's the new Eddie Jordan. Likes to stir things up, doesn't seem to care what others think.
He's less syrupy than Jordan.

colonel c

7,950 posts

255 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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He can be quite forthright. He was quite critical on Martin Brundle going on too much about Mick Schumacher dad in an interview with Mick.

carinaman

23,376 posts

188 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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colonel c said:
He can be quite forthright. He was quite critical on Martin Brundle going on too much about Mick Schumacher dad in an interview with Mick.
I don't watch Sky so thanks for mentioning that. I'll see if I can find it online.

ntiz

2,571 posts

152 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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CanAm said:
When the time comes, it would be "interesting" to see Kimi as an interviewer.
Kimi and Mika Hakinan would just be incredible. laugh

TheDeuce

29,030 posts

82 months

Tuesday 13th October 2020
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There is and always has been something a bit smug and almost irritating about Rosberg for me.

But looking past that, he does have good insights, he is direct and very frank. He clearly has no time for 'let's discuss something dull in an attempt to make it a major topic' - which is pretty much what Croft seems to be paid to do.

If you want a quick and concise summary of what just happened on track, along with what the driver was trying to do and why, Rosberg provides it. I've come to accept the fact he's a bit of an arse... He's very switched on and knows his subject well. That's the main thing for me, so I hope he remains smile