Formula 1 Commentating

[Hangaku]

F1 needs Eddie Jordan with a mic in his hand.
These SKY guys are boring, Brundle included.

Oh hell no. It's nice to see F1 being taken seriously, instead of some crackpot Irish fool, stumbling over his words and making an idiot of himself on live TV.

[beelsebob]

F1 needs Eddie Jordan with a mic in his hand.
These SKY guys are boring, Brundle included.

Oh hell no. It's nice to see F1 being taken seriously, instead of some crackpot Irish fool, stumbling over his words and making an idiot of himself on live TV.

Oh dear, you just doubled my lack of interest in Sky. There's nothing worse than a bunch of people standing around taking themselves too seriously. I'd much rather have a guy who 1) knows what he's doing (he did run a successful team for a decent period) and 2) is willing to take the piss out of himself.

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

@ beelsebob

I'm afraid Eddie Jordan a)doesnt know what he is on about b) had people to run his team for him.

From a technical perspective, F1 doesnt need a clown like Eddie.

[kalinka]

I liked Damon Hill. His comments were both serious, but not without humour ( I was a fan of him , so maybe I'm biased somewhat ), but that guy in the paddock is a joke. They should send DH there.

[clipsy1H]

eddie it's ok but Coulthard is the best i miss his commentary

[myurr]

F1 needs Eddie Jordan with a mic in his hand.
These SKY guys are boring, Brundle included.

Oh hell no. It's nice to see F1 being taken seriously, instead of some crackpot Irish fool, stumbling over his words and making an idiot of himself on live TV.

Oh dear, you just doubled my lack of interest in Sky. There's nothing worse than a bunch of people standing around taking themselves too seriously. I'd much rather have a guy who 1) knows what he's doing (he did run a successful team for a decent period) and 2) is willing to take the piss out of himself.

Please please please keep Eddie on the BBC. Sky's commentary crew will be just great during the races and I cannot state enough how much happier I was to be free from the buffoon Jordan when watching the first sessions.

I don't mind who is on my screen really as long as there is some humour, some insight, some enthusiasm, and they don't mess up too frequently. Eddie Jordan is just an opinionated bumbling fool who is usually wrong about everything he states as fact. Incompetent doesn't begin to describe the televisual horror that is Mr Jordan.

[NathanOlder]

Eddie Jordan was good at times, but too much of him was irritating. I think Sky have got it right. Im glad DC isnt around, I hated his Red Bull biased S**T. I understand why the BBC were biased to Mclaren, Its a British channel and a very British F1 Team.

DC always seemed to have good things to say about Red Bull and not much good towards the rest. Mclaren and Williams gave him championship winning cars, and he doesnt seem to remember this! Im not a fan, so in my opinion, sky have got it right and Im happy,

[Hangaku]

Exactly, and DC's constant mispronunciation of people's names was also VERY annoying. Nick Hidefield? Barry Chello?

No, Sky have got it right here. I'm glad I signed up for it too - looking at the schedule, I can miss any session I like, and it's repeated constantly until the next session. Win.

[rich1701]

I hope sky drop Fenners. I understand the need to Introduce new fans to the sport but this guy is an idiot. And it is unlikely a casual fan will fork out money just watch f1 on sky anyway so what's the point? Also if the sky coverage can get through the weekend without a single reference about football I will be very impressed!

[JimClarkFan]

The Sky race commentary is much better than the BBC at this moment because of crofty and brundle who were both excellent at the BBC. Their 'show' commentary is absolute crap though.

Conversely the race commentary in the BBC has really suffered from the loss of Brundle, but the show commentary is still great, and I actually prefer Gary Anderson as the technical guy compared to Ted Kravitz.

[multisync]

@ beelsebob

I'm afraid Eddie Jordan a)doesnt know what he is on about b) had people to run his team for him.

From a technical perspective, F1 doesnt need a clown like Eddie.

I assume you have first hand evidence of both A & B ?

[Jeffsvilleusa]

The Speed crew is pretty good. Varsha takes the role of explaining all the rules in case someone is viewing for the first time, but Hobbs and Matchett are both great bringing insight as well as a good sense of humor.

[zoro_f1]

this article is from 8th september 2011

[Georgie Thompson of Sky Sports News banned from driving]

[010010011010]

Whatever you think of him personally, Eddie Jordan does infact know what hes talking about, most of the time. He doesnt need to be there, hes there for the craic, and to liven the place up a bit.

On another note, he has an exceptional eye for drivers it seems

[Pandamasque]

From a technical perspective, F1 doesnt need a clown like Eddie.

I actually find Brundle & Crofty much more entertaining than the endlessly narcissistic pair EJ and Humphrey. The funniest bit about then was the trousers and that gets old fairly quickly.