Monday, April 25, 2005
Stupid ITV
I haven't watched an F1 Grand Prix for ages mainly because watching one team and one driver dominate becomes extremely tedious after a while. People who have been keeping up with F1 this season will know it is a bit different this year, so, having acquired a new television, I decided to watch the last third of the GP.
I was rewarded with one of the most thrilling finishes I've ever seen. After the last pit stop, Alonso was in front of Schumacher by about 0.5 seconds and had to hold him off for at least 10 laps.
Unfortunately, ITV's coverage did its best to spoil the specatacle. They missed the crucial last Ferrari pitstop for an advertising break. This is probably forgivable in view of the fact that the pit stop was late and they probably held off as long as possible. But then, with five laps to go they went for another break and when they came back there was only one lap left. Viewers missed four of the last five laps of the most exciting F1 race for years. What did they think they were doing?
I was rewarded with one of the most thrilling finishes I've ever seen. After the last pit stop, Alonso was in front of Schumacher by about 0.5 seconds and had to hold him off for at least 10 laps.
Unfortunately, ITV's coverage did its best to spoil the specatacle. They missed the crucial last Ferrari pitstop for an advertising break. This is probably forgivable in view of the fact that the pit stop was late and they probably held off as long as possible. But then, with five laps to go they went for another break and when they came back there was only one lap left. Viewers missed four of the last five laps of the most exciting F1 race for years. What did they think they were doing?
# posted by JeremyP : 11:17 am
