Please NBC, keep Brian Till away from F1

Agreed. Brian is a decent enough commentator but leave him to American races. Why Leah Diffy went to Indy car while Brian went to F1 seemed backwards to me. I missed Will Buxton too. Condolences to him on the passing of his father. Hoping the original crew is back soon or I'll spend the money to get Sky F1 if I can.

 

I'd still prefer Till over Diffey. At least he doesn't yell at me. Frankly Matchett can do the race call as well as either of them without getting on my last good nerve......

 

Bring back Bob Varsha!!!!!!!!!!!!! Steve Matchette is superb, & the pit lane chap is very good also, but for heaven's sake bring back Varsha.

 

You guys actually listen to the commentary? I kind of tune it out and just watch the race itself. Btw, first you want Diffey replaced and when there is a substitute, you want Diffey back? That's like Vettel complaining about Kvyat, and Max replaces him. I'm sure Seb prefers Kvyat back in a Red Bull. lol

 

+1! Let Diffey take Indycar, as I never watch that, and give us Varsha back. The chemistry that Varsha, Hobbs and Matchett have is very good and Diffey is beyond annoying, he is always trying to have his Al Michaels "do you believe in miracles" moment every 5 minutes. If I don't have to hear Diffey yell "it Hammertime" again, the world would be a better place.

 

WTF is Victory Circle

 

I can't stand Diffy. His mispronunciation of words is frustrating.

Till is monotonous and boring, but its not Diffy

 

Till is the worst captain obvious in a million years. Sack this idiot!

 

LOL! This thread is a bloodbath.

 

Back when I actually watched the races, the commentary was so bad, I'd put the television on mute. Seriously. Bad.

 

One of Till's dumbest comments was his advice to Rosberg on how to save his brakes: instead of hard braking you have to roll through the corners and let the tires do the grip

Kindergarten clown

 

Hate to pile on, but yes, he sucks!!!!!!!! terrible!!!!


They should give one of us guys a shot, that would be entertainment.

 

I want Bob Varsha. And James Allen is a better choice than Will Buxton.

 

Perfect analysis
Brian Till can call Nicole "Dale Earnhardt" and he'll still be better than Diffey

 

I agree, Brian is a bit out of his element here. However in fairness I must point one thing from the original post.

When BT said he didn't understand how Hamilton was able to maintain the gap to Kimi, and Hobb-O gave his condescending "well they are on the same tires, same age.." response, they were NOT on the same tires. Hammy was on Super Soft and Kimi had just gone on a new set of Ultra Soft, specifically to try to make the jump. Not surprised Hobb-O missed it. Pretty sure he shows up to the broadcasts with a jug of claret and a head start.

Brian tried to bring the point back up a couple of times and got the "Be quiet, Sonny. Your betters are speaking" treatment.

So no, he's a bit out of his depth at the moment, but fair when fair is due. He was right on that point.

 

"Back when I actually watched the races, the commentary was so bad, I'd put the television on mute. Seriously. Bad."


So it was like watching Formula E?

 

Kimi was on a used set of US, Hamilton on NEW SS

 

Thank you. I missed the new vs. used nuance.

However, still not the 'same tires, same age' so my defense of Brian Till's commentary, and criticism of David Hobbs' condescending brush off still stands.

(That may be my last defense of him as an F1 commentator, however. I do appreciate his work as an IMSA pit lane reporter, this just might not be his niche.)

 

That's why I watch most of the race on Univision...and I don't even speak Spanish!

Plus, their commercials seem to cycle at different times than NBC's schedule. When Hobbs & Company go to a commercial break, switch to Univision. Same feeds.

 

I didn't get any condescension from Hobbs. In fact I'd say he's pretty deferential to his colleagues.

As for Till, I still prefer him over Diffey shouting at me. Sometimes I think I'm listening to Robin Leach.

 

Diffey or Varsha; either's job is to provide color and flow not technical analysis.
IMO both do a good job.
Bob Costas does a great job in other sports and I cant stand the guy.
Till is a little awkward.
Anyone remember Troy Aikman in his early broadcast days ? Painful.

I like both Allen and Buxton.
Buxton has a bit more enthusiasm while Allen has more insight.

 

Hey great tip. I like Varsha. Not sure why BT and LD were swapped. Maybe for experience? WB was a bit annoying at first but getting better. I think he will be fine when he gets back. A sobering family event, God bless him.

 

I liked Brian Till actually. It's nice hearing something other than a British/Australian accent for once and he was a driver.


I enjoyed hearing the commentary from James Allen. Clear and technical(too much for NBCSN to handle probably) and far less tabloid-style gossipy crap. I honestly cannot stand the way Buxton interviews people.

 

That breathless thing that Buxton does is annoying. I like his enthusiasm but it's a bit forced. Worse by far, though, are the commercial interruptions on NBCSN. Then when they finally come back they have to do a bumper promo or local scene shot while the race continues unseen. TV directors and producers are totally locked into a formula these days.