Geoff May <[email protected]> wrote:

On 26/05/2024 04:11, ~misfit~ wrote:

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It saddens me when, every session this season, the camera goes to Lawson
in the garage watching a monitor intently. He should be in a car before
he loses the fire in his belly. I think he'd do better than Daniel (and
be a lot cheaper). That said sponsors do like Daniel.

[snipped]

It doesn't sadden me when they pan away from the action on the track and
show people intently watching the action on the track so we can see the reaction of the people watching the action on the track while we are not watching the action on the track.

It pisses me off when they do that.

+1

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Geoff May <[email protected]> writes:

On 26/05/2024 04:11, ~misfit~ wrote:

[snipped]

It saddens me when, every session this season, the camera goes to
Lawson in the garage watching a monitor intently. He should be in a
car before he loses the fire in his belly. I think he'd do better
than Daniel (and be a lot cheaper). That said sponsors do like
Daniel.

[snipped]

It doesn't sadden me when they pan away from the action on the track
and show people intently watching the action on the track so we can
see the reaction of the people watching the action on the track while
we are not watching the action on the track.

It pisses me off when they do that.

Fortunately, this was Monaco, and there's no action on the track.
Unless "slow down" is considered "action".

The pinacle of useless sport.

Phil
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On 26/05/2024 7:08 pm, Geoff May wrote:

On 26/05/2024 04:11, ~misfit~ wrote:

[snipped]

It saddens me when, every session this season, the camera goes to
Lawson in the garage watching a monitor intently. He should be in a
car before he loses the fire in his belly. I think he'd do better than
Daniel (and be a lot cheaper). That said sponsors do like Daniel.

[snipped]

It doesn't sadden me when they pan away from the action on the track and
show people intently watching the action on the track so we can see the reaction of the people watching the action on the track while we are not watching the action on the track.

It pisses me off when they do that.

Cheers

Geoff.

Not to mention girlfriends, actors, 'musicians', and .... politicians.

geoff

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Sir Tim wrote:

Geoff May <[email protected]> wrote:

On 26/05/2024 04:11, ~misfit~ wrote:

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It saddens me when, every session this season, the camera goes to Lawson >>> in the garage watching a monitor intently. He should be in a car before
he loses the fire in his belly. I think he'd do better than Daniel (and
be a lot cheaper). That said sponsors do like Daniel.

[snipped]

It doesn't sadden me when they pan away from the action on the track and
show people intently watching the action on the track so we can see the
reaction of the people watching the action on the track while we are not
watching the action on the track.

It pisses me off when they do that.

+1

It’s for much the same reason that I’ve stopped watching the ‘grid walk’, as it’s now much more about ‘celebrities’ than anything technical
with the cars. I usually join the programme for the national anthems,
largely to see just how badly each country presents it.

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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...

Sir Tim wrote:

Geoff May <[email protected]> wrote:

On 26/05/2024 04:11, ~misfit~ wrote:

[snipped]

It saddens me when, every session this season, the camera goes to Lawson >>> in the garage watching a monitor intently. He should be in a car before >>> he loses the fire in his belly. I think he'd do better than Daniel (and >>> be a lot cheaper). That said sponsors do like Daniel.

[snipped]

It doesn't sadden me when they pan away from the action on the track and >> show people intently watching the action on the track so we can see the
reaction of the people watching the action on the track while we are not >> watching the action on the track.

It pisses me off when they do that.

+1

It?s for much the same reason that I?ve stopped watching the ?grid
walk?, as it?s now much more about ?celebrities? than anything technical
with the cars. I usually join the programme for the national anthems,
largely to see just how badly each country presents it.

Agreed. The F1 coverage we get Stateside is normally truncated to omit
most of the pre-race buildup, including the grid walk. But for Monaco,
they showed all of it. Not having seen a grid walk in some time, I found
the pandering to "celebrities" vaguely embarrassing and of minimal
interest. Contrast this with the grid walk in MotoGP, where the
commentators usually wind up talking to riders, team managers, and
technical directors.

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Dave

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