Talking about Humphrey being genuine - you can't help but trust him when he says... and... Lee McKenzie also has something to say...
I'll do it. Hey BBC if your watching or reading, i know more about F1 than all your bloggers and columists put together. I don't mind travelling the world for free, at least i won't write tripe all the time.
I've watched BBC4. There was a documentary on about british heavy metal, and then a documentary about iron maiden, so i watched it.
If I write tripe all the time does that make me more qualified for the job? I will even get my facts endlessly mixed up if that will give me the edge.
Well Genji, it's me or Holt. And if you pick holt i'll write inaccurate points all week, just to annoy you.
I used to watch it for Mad Men but I just watch it on the internet now because you can watch it about 6 months sooner.
Lewis Hamilton's red bull seems to be leading the championship quite easily. That Vettel should have been fired by HRT by now, and they should get Sakon Yamamoto back, that guy kicked ass.
Andrew Benson is at it again. Again letting his personal biases get in the way of any attempt at being neutral or at least correct.
In media land it doesn't matter what you know, if anything, just as long as you look good in front of a camera, if you don't believe me look at the leaders of our political parties, no experience, no real strength of character (unless you consider stabbning your brother in the back for a grab at power) but they all look good in front of the camera, so they got the job.
Why is that guy even employed by the BBC? He just comes up with nonsense all the time. In that same article, he says: That's complete nonsense - and more pro-Hamilton bias. In 2010 he might have had the second fastest car, but Red Bull and Vettel made so many errors and basically left the door open for someone else to pick up the points Red Bull should have taken. Hamilton did it sometimes (Turkey), but it was Alonso who took advantage of the situation while Hamilton made rookie mistakes.
Well Forza, it seems your view comes with at least as much bias. Benson is employed because he is considered to ask the right questions (by enough people), as well as giving candid views and occasional insight (incite?!). Journalism can look biased to people with a different view.
No, I disagreed with his comments and then justified my opinion, unlike Benson - and he does that a lot. I may disagree with the opinion that Hamilton is the best, but that doesn't bother bother me - it's how he trys to pass off the comment as fact without proper justification that is frustrating. "Hamilton is widely regarded in F1 as the fastest driver in the world" - since when has that been the case and who regards him as the fastest? If he had said said "Vettel is widely regarded in F1 as the fastest driver in the world" (which I also disagree with), I wouldn't have complained, because at least in this case Vettel's current driving and the comments from ex-drivers back it up. Can't say the same about Hamilton.
I think Jeremy Clarkson would be great. He's an F1 fan, he doesn't mind making a prat of himself, and he could get the interviews that nobody else can.
If Clarkson started presenting F1, I would give up watching everything but the race as having to listen to him in the pre show and post race interviews would make my fists itch. Humphrey is a fine presenter and I for one count myself lucky that we currently have the best produced F1 show since it was first televised.
Much as I like Clarkson, I do not think he'd be suited to this at all, since he would tend to steal the show rather than platform it. Forza: I take your point.
