astracrazy wrote: ↑31 May 2022, 23:29
Quantum wrote: ↑30 May 2022, 18:09
So the SkyF1 commentary team got wasted at Red Bull's energy station on Friday night.
I do wonder how much is held back by commentary/journo's for fear of party passes being revoked.
Or posh dinners which happened at Miami with other SkyF1 pundits and another team - I forget which team it was.
I guess it explains why so many of them seem to have bias favourties, probably trying to ensure an invite to the next event.
Yup, happens a lot.
I'm sure the criss-crossing of individual career paths and teams will always have some element of it, but it seems the F1 circus is fully integrated into media, both feeding off each other.
There are some standouts, but even then they still have their favourites. Joe Saward is pretty sharp tongued for example, which led to him not covering some races. Seemingly also had a giant sized Williams blindspot.
Karun too, ever so nice to the Williams squad.
After some reflection I think the whole F1 Bubble is exactly that, jetting off around the world for 9 months of the year, fraternise with certain teams and drivers, get some exclusives, go to a few parties, the bias will show naturally.
The status quo will remain. Jonathan Legard was an outsider coming in, and didn't last very long. That's not really a reflection of his ability in my view, as he never really hit it off with Brundle.
Rumours they didn't get on either, denied by Brundle of course. Yet his football commentary wasn't much of an issue for a decade. Note, I didnt rate his F1 commentary.
Button and Rosberg seem to be free of this and can speak their mind....I guess being a former world champion will allow for that.