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Originally Posted by E90SLAM
I watched steaming from Sky and Speed HD at the same time just to get Martin Brundle commentating. I felt SkyF1 has the tools and will to make it good. They've done much better than iTV couple years ago.
But their hosts needs to brush up some interview skills. Natalie needs to ask better questions and interact better with the paddock and drivers. Damon Hill is useless on the show and he doesn't have as good connection and good sport as Eddie Jordan. Sometimes Eddie babbles nonsense, but he has better relationship with many team boss and officials than Damon Hill as I saw compare BBC and Sky.
Ted Kravis has been given a better role on explaining technology and pitlane walk during the race. The Sky-deck (or watever its called), Georgie is complete useless, but Davidson surprised me as he comment on the pole lap from Vettel 2011 and this year. Future he might be a good commentator pair with Martin Brundle.
Simon will need sometime to improve his hosting skill and interact with Hill and Brundle. I don't see a lot in-depth questions and concerns to the other hosts. He sounded like a news anchor to me rather than hosting a sport event. Guess they have not build their chemistry yet.
We've seen good chemistry between Jake, DC, and EJ, (and Brundle on Forum) in the past. And I've thoroughly enjoyed their chemistry and love when EJ had no shame and just walk into anyone's garage and interview anyone he liked. Also shutting off RedBull garage's "big bad wolf"...
From what I felt, BBC makes you feel F1 is everyone's sport and very personal, its more about people. and Sky is very glamour and very technical. But they have the potential to bring in great coverage in the future!
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I totally agree with you, I watched the Sky coverage and in comparison BBC's chemistry, presentation and overall package with Jake, David and Eddie is much more entertaining to put it very simply, Sky do try take a more technical approach which is nice but the whole thing doesn't have the same feel.
As per other's comments I too think Webber needs to sort out his starts but despite that he nearly always comes back so strong with good race pace. If he can get some good starts I think he will be be doing great.
Understandable how Lewis wasn't happy with the result but he does seem to be more prone to emotional turmoil than Jenson, Sebastian or Mark. That being said its difficult to label him as a sore loser even though on the face of it he comes off that way. Given all the drivers have very different personal lives. characters and attitudes they will naturally react differently to situations.