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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

I actually love the NBC commentators the most. Too bad about the commercials.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 18:48

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 11:41

FuzzySkinner: May 23, 2012

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:

I actually love the NBC commentators the most. Too bad about the commercials.

Leigh Diffey and/or Bob Varsha are the bestest.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 18:57

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

I don't like Diffey, but Varsha has always been very good. I have a copy of the '85 Austrian GP that has Bob Jenkins/Larry Nuber on it, which is, uh, interesting.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 19:03

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

i prefer varsha to diffey but diffey is still basically porn compared to jon legard

# ? Jan 7, 2015 19:42

captainOrbital: Jan 23, 2003; Wrathchild!
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I wish Varsha still worked the races though. Lee Diffey is fine, but obviously nobody is better than David Hobbs.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 19:49

drgitlin: Jul 25, 2003; luv 2 get custom titles from a forum that goes into revolt when its told to stop using a bad word.

Varsha is great. Leigh Diffey couldn't say a negative thing about anything in F1 if his life depended on it, and over the course of 2014 he basically made F1 almost unwatchable for me.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 20:32

Funzo: Dec 6, 2002

Hobbs owns a Honda dealership. I wonder if he's going to slobber all over them this year during race coverage.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 20:36

wicka: Jun 28, 2007

Funzo posted:

Hobbs owns a Honda dealership. I wonder if he's going to slobber all over them this year during race coverage.

he will but only because he'll be so drunk

# ? Jan 7, 2015 20:44

Butt Wizard: Nov 3, 2005; It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.

Coulthard is a shitheel who still thinks it's going to be his year. He's unable to say anything bad about Red Bull, even when their sham star driver is being beaten by a kid who used to get beaten up by kangaroos. His commentary mostly consists of whinging about people who did better than he did, which is everyone else in Formula One history. And his interjections are usually to remind everyone how British a driver or team is and why that's amazing.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 20:52

Endymion FRS MK1: Oct 29, 2011; I don't know what this thing is, and I don't care. I'm just tired of seeing your stupid newbie av from 2011.

NBC commentary is the best. Sky is second. gently caress the commercials though.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 20:56

aequalis: Aug 11, 2010; Fernando is smugger than you. Can you confirm you understand that message?

Riso posted:

Because, and that might sound crazy, they are left-handed.

You mean "wrong-handed ".

# ? Jan 7, 2015 20:56

CratSock: Aug 5, 2004; Sock Wielding Assassin

Butt Wizard posted:

Coulthard is a shitheel who still thinks it's going to be his year. He's unable to say anything bad about Red Bull, even when their sham star driver is being beaten by a kid who used to get beaten up by kangaroos. His commentary mostly consists of whinging about people who did better than he did, which is everyone else in Formula One history. And his interjections are usually to remind everyone how British a driver or team is and why that's amazing.

DC only has one weakness in his otherwise thoughtful and witty commentary... the fact that he uses the word "crucially" once every 3 minutes.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 21:24

Full Collapse: Dec 4, 2002

Butt Wizard posted:

Coulthard is a shitheel who still thinks it's going to be his year. He's unable to say anything bad about Red Bull, even when their sham star driver is being beaten by a kid who used to get beaten up by kangaroos. His commentary mostly consists of whinging about people who did better than he did, which is everyone else in Formula One history. And his interjections are usually to remind everyone how British a driver or team is and why that's amazing.

Saying DC had a worse F1 career than Scott Speed is pretty harsh.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 21:58

gret: Dec 12, 2005; goggle-eyed freak

Please don't slag off 2014 Race of Champion winner David Coulthard.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 22:03

Human Grand Prix: Jan 24, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Coulthard wasted some good equipment.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 22:08

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

Poothard wasn't very good. He always came off as completely insufferable whenever he was interviewed, usually whining about how something Schumacher was doing was "unacceptable" or whatever.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 22:18

keevo: Jun 16, 2011; WAKE UP

CratSock posted:

DC only has one weakness in his otherwise thoughtful and witty commentary... the fact that he uses the word "crucially" once every 3 minutes.

All I could hear from him during the start of the race is "concertina effect concertina effect concertina effect".

# ? Jan 7, 2015 22:30

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

Coulthard owned when he was racing and he continues to own as a commentator. gently caress you all and this loving piece of poo poo thread. Carpe diem!

# ? Jan 7, 2015 22:34

Ghost of Mussolini: Jun 26, 2011

hi i'm david coulthard and i used to be a good driver hey no stop laughing

# ? Jan 7, 2015 22:51

Brainwrong: Mar 20, 2004; RIP Bobby K
Poland's Rose. Like a cabbage in the wind.

I can't watch Sky any more because of Brundle. He's insufferable. He's like the Joe's Award of TV presenters.

"When I was a driver, when I was a driver. When I was a driver. When I was a driver. Back when I used to drive. My good friend over here. There's my good friend. Look, it's my old friend from when I used to drive. Let's talk to my old friend over there. Hey buddy! Got time for a chat with an old friend?"

# ? Jan 7, 2015 23:28

The Croc: Dec 19, 2004; A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird!

OH YEAH!

It was bad when they were fawning over anything Button did in the final few races when they weren't sure he was going to have a drive.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 23:50

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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Wirth1000 posted:

Coulthard owned when he was racing and he continues to own as a commentator. gently caress you all and this loving piece of poo poo thread. Carpe diem!

DC there is no need to be so butthurt. (DC spotted)

He is so far up Horny Horners arse its a loving joke. Legard is an actual moron and therefore a step up from DC. The Martin is the best of a bad bunch for us UK goons. Murray would be rolling over in his gra... oh little too soon.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 23:58

Endymion FRS MK1: Oct 29, 2011; I don't know what this thing is, and I don't care. I'm just tired of seeing your stupid newbie av from 2011.

The Croc posted:

It was bad when they were fawning over anything Button did in the final few races when they weren't sure he was going to have a drive.

You mean good because Button owns.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 00:28

enri: Dec 16, 2003; Hope you're having an amazing day

Brainwrong posted:

I can't watch Sky any more because of Brundle. He's insufferable. He's like the Joe's Award of TV presenters.

"When I was a driver, when I was a driver. When I was a driver. When I was a driver. Back when I used to drive. My good friend over here. There's my good friend. Look, it's my old friend from when I used to drive. Let's talk to my old friend over there. Hey buddy! Got time for a chat with an old friend?"

This. This is why I prefer Coulthard. He's the lesser of two evils

# ? Jan 8, 2015 01:35

captainOrbital: Jan 23, 2003; Wrathchild!
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Alain Post posted:

He always came off as completely insufferable whenever he was interviewed, usually whining about how something Schumacher was doing was "unacceptable" or whatever.

You could easily be talking about JPM. What a big baby.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 01:40

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

JPM wasn't exactly the most emotionally stable driver but before he became poo poo, he was much more exciting on track than loving Coulthard.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 01:42

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

Nakajima robbed Coulthard of a proper send off.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 01:49

Rhopunzel: Jan 6, 2006; Stroll together, win together

even as a super mclaren fanboy I thought coulthard was poo poo when he was there

# ? Jan 8, 2015 01:51

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

Brundle was probably better than Coulthard too.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 01:55

FuzzySkinner: May 23, 2012

captainOrbital posted:

You could easily be talking about JPM. What a big baby.

I will not have Montoya's name slandered in this thread.

He is awesome.

and a dick.

But awesome.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 01:59

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

I'll see you all in hell.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 02:07

Dubs: Mar 6, 2007; Stroll Own Zone.
Disregard Stroll outside zone.

Has DC mentioned he drove for Red Bull recently?

The answer is yes. It's always yes.

# ? Jan 8, 2015 02:46

Wirth1000: May 12, 2010; #essereFerrari

quote:

Formula 1 has moved a step closer to the return of 1000 horsepower turbo cars, following a meeting in Geneva this week by key figures to discuss future rules.

As part of a push by F1's Strategy Group to make grand prix machinery more challenging, it asked F1's engine chiefs to get together this week to discuss ways of giving cars more power.

The belief is that by ramping up engine power above the 1000hp level that proved so spectacular in the past, F1 cars will be harder to drive - and therefore more attractive to fans.

AUTOSPORT has learned that the discussions between the Power Unit Working Group and the FIA were positive, although it is unlikely that any of the changes being talked about will come in to force until 2017.

However, there is a belief that the 1000hp target could be achieved without the need for a total redesign of the current turbo V6 engines nor a complete new engine formula - which would be expensive.

Instead, an increase to the fuel flow rate, higher revs, minor design tweaks such as to crank firing, plus increasing the maximum fuel allowance beyond 100kg, would be enough for the current engines to hit the 1000hp target.

The ideas have now been put forward for further discussion by F1's technical directors later this month, and will also be tabled at the next meeting of the Strategy Group, in a bid to get the green light for more detailed work.