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[Sam-KK24]

Perhaps.

David Croft deserves his big break onto the TV scene.

I have listened to him a few times when I got bored of James "Bing Bang Bong" Allen.

I can't see Murray as a pundit really, his talent is behind the microphone, probably like you said, the Euro races.

[8-ball]

Perhaps.

David Croft deserves his big break onto the TV scene.

I have listened to him a few times when I got bored of James "Bing Bang Bong" Allen.

I can't see Murray as a pundit really, his talent is behind the microphone, probably like you said, the Euro races.

David croft is very good and i agree that stepping up from radio would be what he deserves.

[Ferrari man 009]

I just thought that Murray, at his age can't do long plane flights

[kezza7]

I just thought that Murray, at his age can't do long plane flights

thats why he would only make like special appearences

[EwanM]

Get Murray back for say the British Grand Prix etc, that be great

[Sam-KK24]

He'd be the same as he was at the British GP 1992, when Mansell won it!

[Rivelution]

I think the Top Gear crew would be cool, because I love that show!!

[Sam-KK24]

They'd make F1 a farse, only Clarkson actually likes F1 in the Top Gear crew

[Denthúl]

I think the Top Gear crew would be cool, because I love that show!!

No. As much as I like Top Gear, their style is not suited to something like this. I'm worried that they would try to add in so much ridiculous humour which, whilst it might work in Top Gear, would just spoil the F1 coverage.

[Ferrari man 009]

I think the Top Gear crew would be cool, because I love that show!!

No. As much as I like Top Gear, their style is not suited to something like this. I'm worried that they would try to add in so much ridiculous humour which, whilst it might work in Top Gear, would just spoil the F1 coverage.

All clarkson would say is POWERRRRRRRRR

[8-ball]

I think the Top Gear crew would be cool, because I love that show!!

No. As much as I like Top Gear, their style is not suited to something like this. I'm worried that they would try to add in so much ridiculous humour which, whilst it might work in Top Gear, would just spoil the F1 coverage.

the bbc are not that stupid in that they would allow the same kind of stuff they do on top gear get involved in serious race reporting. Hammond could do the serious interviews along with the coverage and clarkson could do the pit walk. I'd love to see that

[Jensonb]

The Top Gear involvement would just be to liven up the coverage. They wouldn't be doing the stuff they do on Top Gear, just presenting in their style

[swh599]

the BBC will make F1 coverage to conservative!

[Jensonb]

Oh pshaw, how can yo make sports coverage conservative? Besides, if that were the case, the yanks would bitch and moan nonstop about News Corp doing it to their coverage.

[EwanM]

The latest rumours have surfaced about next years coverage.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/articl ... -seat.html

ITV motor racing pundit Martin Brundle, regarded as one of the best TV analysts of any sport, is a candidate to host BBC's F1 coverage, which begins next year.

The Beeb, who intend to have their TV team in place by the end of August in order to have plenty of time to prepare for their March 2009 start, are considering using Brundle as anchor even if it means losing his co-commentator skills.

However, the BBC will have to pay more than seven figures-a-year to attract Brundle, who is not only well aware of his own worth but also of the £1million-plus annual salaries paid to soccer studio men Alan Hansen and Gary Lineker.

Retiring F1 pilot David Coulthard is almost certain to be one of the pundits, while former Five Live GP commentator Jonathan Legard is favourite to call the races.

BBC's football chief and new motor racing supremo, Niall Sloane, made his first visit to a Grand Prix at Silverstone since the Beeb won back the rights.


He had two years' experience of F1 as commentary box producer - a job that required more than just keeping the microphone steady for motormouth legend Murray Walker.