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[Peter Mallett]

Paul O'Neill?

[S griffin]

Would O'Neill want to do F1? Hmmm...

[Peter Mallett]

I was guessing the name of the commentator not proposing someone.

[steve_r]

It was not him that I was thinking of in any case..

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Paul O'Neill?

I think it was David Addison Peter, I think Owy's shouty/matey/blokey style wouldn't go down too well with the F1 crowd!

[Peter Mallett]

OK but David is a regular BTCC commentator hence my confusion.

[justracing]

David Addison has been doing an excellent job all round IMHO, the Goodwood Speedweek event and last weekend's commentary on the British GT's from Silverstone were clear and concise. As for F1, personally I can't bear Martin Brundle's condescending nature and his open admiration for Lewis is an embarrassment whilst the Ben Edwards and David Coulthard are pretty impartial but that's just me.

[Sodemo]

Maybe David Addison and Ben Edwards could do a swap. If Ben wants a less hectic life and David would be up for doing the F1, who knows.

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by S griffin

Would O'Neill want to do F1? Hmmm...

Try calling Toto "Fella" see how that goes.....

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by justracing

David Addison has been doing an excellent job all round IMHO, the Goodwood Speedweek event and last weekend's commentary on the British GT's from Silverstone were clear and concise. As for F1, personally I can't bear Martin Brundle's condescending nature and his open admiration for Lewis is an embarrassment whilst the Ben Edwards and David Coulthard are pretty impartial but that's just me.

Brundle is equally adept as a main or co-comm

I have never ever seen or heard him worshipping Hamilton, in fact he often has to choose what he says carefully so as not to appear to be too harsh!
Brundle is fair in his critical appraisal of drivers whether they are British or from elsewhere.

As for 'condescending' if I had to endure the tabloid papp or sweeping generalisations being generated by the likes of Lazenby and Croft (and Humphreys in the past) every 5 minutes I might find I felt the need to put them in their place, which he does very well but unfortuntely feels the need to do so too often.

[steve_r]

It was Richard John Neil that I was thinking of. I think he is pretty good, and I prefer him to the usual BTCC commentator. He should send his CV off too Channel 4!

[Greem]

I think you might be talking about Richard John Neil, who covered for David Addison at Snetterton due to a clash with the SRO commitments Addison had at the Spa 24. He did a pretty good job, I think.

Originally Posted by steve_r

It was Richard John Neil that I was thinking of. I think he is pretty good, and I prefer him to the usual BTCC commentator. He should send his CV off too Channel 4!

Aha! You were indeed

[steve_r]

That was a fun game of guess the commentator from these cryptic clues. Perhaps we can carry this game on during the winter break.

[S griffin]

How long will C4 continue with their coverage? Lots of questions to be answered over time

[codename_47]

Ben Edwards and Martin Brundle, the best commentary pairing F1 never had

Ben has been brilliant not just as an F1 commentator (since 1995 on Eurosport, 2002 on F1 digital and 2006-2009 on F1 in Cinema), but as lead commentator on CART for Eurosport in the late 90s, BTCC from 2002 or so when ITV took over the rights, A1GP for that short lived championship's lifetime (great racing though), Premier 1 GP or whatever that Football based open wheel series was called (again, stupid concept but great cars and racing) F3000 and many, many other series too

What I'll miss most is his passion. Yes, he knows the sport inside and out and is a great stat man, as you'd expect from a commentator.
But when things get wheel to wheel exciting in the sport, no-one captures that excitement like Ben, not since Murray has retired at least.
His "Bengasm" when Maldanado crashed into Hamilton in Valencia 2012 is a pretty epic moment too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyyNs1jrlfM



It's a shame he'll never quite be as well known as Murray, or even Crofty atm.

But he's been the "Nearly man" of F1 commentary for so long now, and for all that period he's been better than the guy that's actually had the main gig, so I guess it proves it doesn't matter how good you are, you also have to be lucky and in the right place at the right time
The Jean Alesi/Hulkenberg of Commentary perhaps?

Goodbye Ben, you'll be missed.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by S griffin

How long will C4 continue with their coverage? Lots of questions to be answered over time

For multiple years.

What are the other questions?

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by crmalcolm

For multiple years.

What are the other questions?

Only time will tell. It's about time someone asked these questions.

[Adam43]

S griffin, list them all, crmalcolm will answer them all for you.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by Adam43

S griffin, list them all, crmalcolm will answer them all for you.

It's always a pleasure to be someone else's Google for them

I can't guarantee the accuracy, but I've prepared the first few answers (I'll select one at random for each question):

-Yes
-No
-Maybe
-Possibly
-Unlikely
-3 years
-In a bar in Torino
-4 Jul 1973
-With the dogs
-2024

[steve_r]

Sorry for pointing out the obvious, but I assume 4 Jul 1973 was simply a typo there.

[crmalcolm]

Originally Posted by steve_r

Sorry for pointing out the obvious, but I assume 4 Jul 1973 was simply a typo there.

It was a momentous occasion - just waiting for the question it is the answer to....

[S griffin]

Was it the day the the Vietnam war ended? I am trying to think what else happened that year, apart from sport in particular F1

[Aysedasi]

Momentous indeed. I was 16 years and 47 days old. What a day.....

[mark_l]

I would like to see Claire Cottingham get the job, easier on the eye than Jack Nichols

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by mark_l

I would like to see Claire Cottingham get the job, easier on the eye than Jack Nichols

Jack comes across as laid back when in actual fact he tries a bit too hard and ends up shouting!