By the same logic, Top Gear is aimed at children. Acting like a kid is his (along with Clarkson and Slow's) job.Muulka wrote:It's really aimed at children TBH- the way Hammond acts at times, and the simplicity with which things are explained really shows it. It's still interesting though. Was that the RB6 that they had at Silverstone? I thought that they weren't allowed to use cars from less than 2 years ago...
I thought that too, but it had the inboard mirrors... Maybe a car made from bits? Or an RB6 without the flexy-wing?beelsebob wrote:By the same logic, Top Gear is aimed at children. Acting like a kid is his (along with Clarkson and Slow's) job.Muulka wrote:It's really aimed at children TBH- the way Hammond acts at times, and the simplicity with which things are explained really shows it. It's still interesting though. Was that the RB6 that they had at Silverstone? I thought that they weren't allowed to use cars from less than 2 years ago...
Unfortunately, the simplicity there is about as complex as science presentation gets on the BBC.
Pretty sure it was an RB5 they had there.
TBH I don't think that any of them are that thick- they just get on like it. Clarkson in particular probably hides his intellect the most.andrew wrote:The input from the experts was good and the programme could have managed fine with just them. A bit light but sadly this is what the BBC classes as educational these days - a Top Gear halfwit speaking about something they know nothing about.
To be honest – acting like a 12 year old in those cars almost is a prerquisite to me wanting that job... If I had to behave in them it would be a whole lot less appealing.Just_a_fan wrote:I think what riles most people about Clarkson et al is that they get to mess around doing something they obviously thoroughly enjoy whilst getting paid silly amounts of money for it.
I'd love to spned my days hooning around an airfield or some European mountain pass in the latest supercar. If I have to act like a 12 year old to get the job then sign me up!
It was, and it was DC driving it. It was being filmend for this programme, as well as for a BBC F1 television thing that DC used last year at one of the latter GPs last year.Muulka wrote:Was that the RB6 that they had at Silverstone? I thought that they weren't allowed to use cars from less than 2 years ago...
Agreed on the technical front, unfortunately, I saw a documentary on how BBC science programming evolved. The original mandate was that each program must be at least one of "educational, entertaining or informative". Unfortunately, in the 70s and 80s management applied a new rule that educational programming must be entertaining as well. Thus we're stuck with a double standard for all BBC programming. The news is allowed to be just informative; DrWho is allowed to be just entertaining; but science programming must be both educational and entertaining.ESPImperium wrote:It was, and it was DC driving it. It was being filmend for this programme, as well as for a BBC F1 television thing that DC used last year at one of the latter GPs last year.Muulka wrote:Was that the RB6 that they had at Silverstone? I thought that they weren't allowed to use cars from less than 2 years ago...
How they got arround the regs, it was a TV day and a Shakedown of RB6-05 or RB6-06 that Vettel and Webber used for the final GP of the season last year. I have a feeling it was RB6-05 that Vettel used from Belgum to Abu Dhabi last year. In other-words the chassis that won the drivers championship for Vettel.
It was a good programme, altho simplistic, was a good programme to explain most of the basics. However, id really like to see a programme presented by someone that could go into more detail, for us tech-heads.
