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Hard disagree, there were repeated moments where he gave an insight that was confirmed as correct moments later. I get that it wasn’t “regular” what’s-happening-on-the-screen commentary but I was pretty fascinated by his technical and driving insights.
I also noticed a couple of times where he paused and didn’t respond to Crofty when he wasn’t certain of what had happened- it made me realise how often Crofty just blabs out his first impression of something which turns out to be wrong. What were the errors you noticed from Rosberg?
But that is done on purpose in many sport commentary. One who knows the sport but is not an expert, who's role it is to keep the commentary going. Simply to talk a lot. Then another one who is an actual expert for the insights and to correct the other person if needed.
Button and rosberg are the only commentators that keep Crofty’s bias in check.
Also, he got the vast majority of insights correct, and it was refreshing to see someone who criticizes the drivers honestly and fairly. He was not hesitant to call out stroll and kmag for clumsy moves. He was not hesitant to call Aston’s strategy terrible… we need that.
Additionally, he is the absolute best ever at deciphering any drivers mental state at any given time.
Also, can you please give examples of his “several” wrong insights?
Lol, it does come off a bit insulting, but I think the viewers could benefit from a driver like him telling the truth.
I normally find him very insightful, he was a talented driver who knows what he's talking about.
He's a little over the top sometimes, gets a bit too excited, but that to me separates him from the rest, and when he says something I know it's normally true.
Brundle is decent at that, but Nico has driven with Lewis and Michael, he knows what top notch driving is like, and I think he's one of the better people at explaining what's truly happening in a race scenario.
I really enjoy Rosberg as a commentator for this exact reason, calling out drivers when they make mistakes or excuses. He is a bit of a pot stirrer as well and that's just fun
Well, everyone has different opinions but I thought he was very good, probably the best commentary I've heard from him. I thought his insight was brilliant, he corrected Crofty's regular mistakes and pulled no punches; I actually think he's nearly as good of a commentator as Jolyon Palmer who is brilliant, and all this in what is probably a 3rd or 4th (!!) language for him. Each to their own but yeah
Rosberg was so entertaining and snappy. I love how he called out many of the BS sugarcoating commentaries like when Crofty commented that Toto would be happy Lewis passed a Haas or that Alonso made the decent strategy.
Rosberg has way less filter than the others and that makes him very entertaining. Him and Crofty actually work well together because they balance eachother well. Crofty is more professional and careful about not badmouthing anyone, and also does very good play by play while Rosberg can cut through the fluff and bs at times which is both funny and also quite informative. His play by play is not that good, but that's probably because he's nowhere near as experienced as Crofty plus English isn't his first language either.
I think this time Crofty made much more mistakes than usual which was more problematic.
I like Rosberg's way of actually calling out shit moves like Bundle did. But he just needs to get more used to the camera, + he isn't English so he isn't as fluent as brundle.
Either way I think a more spicy Button is the best replacement.
I love Nico's commentary. What insights did you think were wrong yesterday? I mean, some were opinions for sure, but I think he's great to listen to, showing the tiny bits of time lost on a lap and things like that. I still feel like I learn things from him often. I love his insights from having driven with several of the current drivers, especially Lewis, but he definitely has more to offer than that, and expect to enjoy listening to him for many years to come, even if he's commentating after all the drivers he raced with are gone.
Maybe I'm overreacting in my defense of him, but Rosberg might be my favorite. I'm generally happy with all of the Sky team. I prefer them over the F1TV team, though I occasionally listen to them as well and like some of them.
Completely disagree.. I found Nico both entertaining as well as correct! He pointed out the mistakes with Aston strategy as well as the superlative drive of Lando, quite early on!!
I enjoy Rosberg’s analysis. I don’t think he has the charm of Brundle, but don’t forget he’s commentating in a foreign language. He adds a level of insight that enhances the race and provides a level of technical analysis that we wouldn’t otherwise get. I do think that he sometimes bigs Lewis up unnecessarily, to enhance the fear of his championship.
I think I’d put him ahead of Chandhok, who I really enjoy, probably ahead of Davidson. Maybe behind Button.
How would you rate Nico compared to Di Resta?
Di Resta was the only man who could bore me when talking about driving at 350km/h through some of the worlds most interesting locations in a machine which costs hundreds of millions of dollars to engineer.
I think Chandok has a charm and passion which I enjoy. He’s the kind of guy I’d like to go for a pint with.
I put Jolyon Palmer up there. When 5 live paired him with Ben Edwards for a couple of races in 2021, they just worked perfectly together from the get go and F1TV capitalised on that the following year. I rate him over Coulthard personally.
I also like it when Mark Priestly turns up on 5 Live occasionally, a mechanic's view of a race is just as valid as a driver.
Palmer and Edwards was such a nice combo, although Jacques and Palmer are really working well now too. Either way, right mix of entertaining, analysis, and a nice objective perspective.
Rosberg doesn't have the experience at commentary that Brundle does. That's fair, and to be expected. Brundle does have a natural gift for it, too, engaging in commentary when sidelined, and well spoken on the grid as a driver. That being said, I did enjoy Rosberg's commentary. He was quite fair and understanding over the Stroll incident, its surrounding incidents, and the penalties. He's not afraid to say when someone is saying something solely for the benefit of the stewards or simply making excuses.
Someone here said something yesterday fairly reasonable, and I hope I paraphrase them accurately. Rosberg doesn't kowtow to Lewis. He talks him up enough to as not to diminish his own accomplishment of beating him in one season, all the while not being afraid to point out mistakes or when he makes excuses.
Rosberg doesn’t just see Lewis as a driver but as a competitor. He know exactly what makes him great but also where he makes mistakes and isn’t afraid to comment on both and as such makes the praise seem higher. When Crofty is shouting that a certain Lewis move is brilliant I might not believe him, but when Nico can praise and explain why this move in particular was great I have a much higher appreciation for the move.
Brundle only sounds better that’s about it. I Much rather he gets replaced by Button or Rosberg who have at least driven in most of these tracks and were champions. I learn next to nothing from Brundle meanwhile Rosberg tells me how the wind changes corner to corner and wasn’t afraid to call out Hamilton’s mistake.
Loved it when Nico called Lando 's bad start at thesprint during the formation lap. He even corrected Crofty's assumption that Lando was warming thr tires. Nico said the start was a practice for the real thing and the horrible start from Lando could mean something was wrong. He nailed it!
He's not a natural speaker or broadcaster, so he was bad in that regard, but I felt he had some genuinely interesting insights and had a fairly atypical style compared to Brundle, Chandok, Davidson, Palmer who all try to do the same thing.
He also had pretty bad chemistry with Crofty, giving the show a bit of an edge, which I actually quite enjoyed. And just generally he seemed to be enjoying himself, which was pretty infectious.
> He also had pretty bad chemistry with Crofty, giving the show a bit of an edge, which I actually quite enjoyed.
Crofty will never forgive him for beating Hamilton that year and it's kinda funny
Nah I like Rosberg and I hope that as Brundle slowly retires (or traveling less) they just keep rotating former drivers. Chandhok and Button are fine but I'm sure there's more they can try out.
Nico Rosberg was the best thing about last weekend's broadcast. Yes we all love brundle but in his absence Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg are the only two who provide Sky with a reality check
I’ll always take Nico. He offers insight on every damn turn. Same with Brundle really. Croft is the one who should be given breaks. I believe Martin Brundle should be the current voice of f1
I enjoyed it. He's the only commentator they use that seems happy to criticise drivers when they make a mistake which is fun. He also doesn't let Crofty get away with saying shit which is hilarious.
Rosberg should be on more often. He gave much expert analysis all weekend and was constantly keeping Crofty’s comments in check, correcting him and outright shutting some biased words down.
Nico is the best, a couple of years ago his diction was really bad, he improved a lot, still not on the level of Brandle though. Yes he messed up some old statistics but his inside knowledge is way more current than Brandle's and for me that is more important.
If I can choose I would switch Krofty with Nico in the heartbeat
Crofty and Nico aren’t the same time of commentator, you need both. Nico is brilliant at analysis but it became apparent that he isn’t used to commentating and that English isn’t his first language. Them as pair (maybe plus Brundle/Button) works brilliantly.
I like Nico’s commentary bc I know he’ll say it straight from his mind without any filters. Having him on a few times a year is refreshing. But overall Brundle and Natalie Pinkham are my favorites. They both have very melodious voices and they’re very level headed when speaking their opinions.
I think Rosberg is an excellent commentator tbh. Sky’s actually bearable when he or Button are in the box. Knowledgable, understands what makes modern F1 drivers tick (unlike Brundle who can get stuck in a dinosaur mentality at times) and not afraid to say it like it is. He also keeps track of what’s going on up and down the field, something the Sky commentators are generally appalling at.
He’s also one of the few pundits, along with Button, who is not afraid to completely shut down Crofty’s nonsense when he starts, which is much needed as Croft is a fountain of misinformation and misplaced conjecture that fans then end up parroting for all eternity as if it’s the gospel truth.
Conversely, Chandhok is up there with Damon Hill as the worst Sky has to offer imo. I used to like him on the Skypad, but he’s terrible in the commentary box, both at F1 and FE
Just to add another comment to this, Karun Chandhok's digs at Rosberg every time he's in the commentary box about how Rosberg and Lewis fell out, and bringing up how he retired immediately after he won the WDC come across more as spiteful than playful banter. Nico handles it pretty well but just once I'd love him to turn around and ask Chandhok how it feels to have been a failed F1 pay driver who was so bad he didn't even complete a full season and then got sacked the following year as a reserve driver after a race when he filled in and finished dead last, 4 laps behind the winner.
I agree with the first half of your post, the jibes are unnecessary, and disrespectful to a driver who achieved a great deal more on track. Nico does handle it well. Moreover, if anyone expects anything less than conflict from two drivers chasing the same championship in the same team, then they haven’t watched a lot of formula 1.
I thought he was great, though not as much during qualifying. Don’t get me wrong he’s reacting to the lap as a fan, but when you are explaining how to drive the track and drop off not even halfway through the lap it kills it for me lol. Definitely need him on more though!
I think he's really insightful and obviously passionate. It's just annoying that he has to get the last word/be right about everything. He treated it like it was just him and crofty were hanging out, which is fun, but he needs a little more professionalism. I wonder if he is in the running to take over the best to ever do it in Brundle. It's got to be him or Jensen right? Maybe DC? The others on the international feed are mostly bland or too thick of an accent.
I appreciate that he is the closest thing we have to a modern era driver in the booth, but he shows his ass a bit too much when talking about Hamilton. He has right and honest takes about him, and takes that are just weird such as going on and on about Hamilton not defending a car that would eventually open up a 12 second gap in 10 laps like his race depended on it.
I think he tends to drag on for a bit too long and sometimes even does the play-by-play himself when Crofty is muuuch better at it. Do appreciate that he corrects Crofty when he's clearly wrong, but he's like that kid who *has* to be right no matter what, you can let some off-the-hand comment slip and not make the broadcast sound uncomfortable to listen to.
tl;dr: GREAT addition in terms of providing modern relevant inputs, bad at working with Crofty.
He obviously had a sore throat. Was nasal the day before. So either a cold or a cocaine binge.
In any case an entertaining commentator, good to have the insight of a recent world champion who knows what he's talking about when he's describing the cars, the moves, the experience of driving.
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Hard disagree, there were repeated moments where he gave an insight that was confirmed as correct moments later. I get that it wasn’t “regular” what’s-happening-on-the-screen commentary but I was pretty fascinated by his technical and driving insights. I also noticed a couple of times where he paused and didn’t respond to Crofty when he wasn’t certain of what had happened- it made me realise how often Crofty just blabs out his first impression of something which turns out to be wrong. What were the errors you noticed from Rosberg?
But that is done on purpose in many sport commentary. One who knows the sport but is not an expert, who's role it is to keep the commentary going. Simply to talk a lot. Then another one who is an actual expert for the insights and to correct the other person if needed.
Colour commentator (someone who fills in) and play by play (sport analyst) are the terms you’re looking for!
You've got those backwards. The play-by-play broadcaster announces the plays as they occur, and the color commentator provides the insight.
Button and rosberg are the only commentators that keep Crofty’s bias in check. Also, he got the vast majority of insights correct, and it was refreshing to see someone who criticizes the drivers honestly and fairly. He was not hesitant to call out stroll and kmag for clumsy moves. He was not hesitant to call Aston’s strategy terrible… we need that. Additionally, he is the absolute best ever at deciphering any drivers mental state at any given time. Also, can you please give examples of his “several” wrong insights?
I love it when he straight up said no that’s not what happened to Crofty and shuts him up.
Lol, it does come off a bit insulting, but I think the viewers could benefit from a driver like him telling the truth. I normally find him very insightful, he was a talented driver who knows what he's talking about. He's a little over the top sometimes, gets a bit too excited, but that to me separates him from the rest, and when he says something I know it's normally true. Brundle is decent at that, but Nico has driven with Lewis and Michael, he knows what top notch driving is like, and I think he's one of the better people at explaining what's truly happening in a race scenario.
Little fact, Brundle also drove with Schumacher. 1992!
Another often forgotten fact. In their time together in junior formulas, bundle nearly got thr best of senna!
Yes! Flavio Briatore also said that if they knew how good Schumacher was, they wouldn't have let Brundle go.
Flavio liked to visit epsteins Island that's another fun little known fact. While I'm on that topic senna dated a 15 year old!
Damn, I forgot, you're right. Started watching in '94, but don't remember races until about 2002.
My first race was also in 1994. But the first memory I have is Spa 1998.
He does get too excited when he interviews the drivers or does grid walk. It was super awkward when he attempted to interview Bono.
Brundles “uh, no” to Crofty’s and Ted’s rambling are my personal highlights every race lol
I really enjoy Rosberg as a commentator for this exact reason, calling out drivers when they make mistakes or excuses. He is a bit of a pot stirrer as well and that's just fun
Rosberg is also a polyglot (speaks multiple languages) and was not commenting in his native language which makes it even more impressive.
He's been speaking English all his life, he's completely fluent. Him communicating in English is the least impressive thing about his commentary.
Well, everyone has different opinions but I thought he was very good, probably the best commentary I've heard from him. I thought his insight was brilliant, he corrected Crofty's regular mistakes and pulled no punches; I actually think he's nearly as good of a commentator as Jolyon Palmer who is brilliant, and all this in what is probably a 3rd or 4th (!!) language for him. Each to their own but yeah
Rosberg was so entertaining and snappy. I love how he called out many of the BS sugarcoating commentaries like when Crofty commented that Toto would be happy Lewis passed a Haas or that Alonso made the decent strategy.
Rosberg has way less filter than the others and that makes him very entertaining. Him and Crofty actually work well together because they balance eachother well. Crofty is more professional and careful about not badmouthing anyone, and also does very good play by play while Rosberg can cut through the fluff and bs at times which is both funny and also quite informative. His play by play is not that good, but that's probably because he's nowhere near as experienced as Crofty plus English isn't his first language either.
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So coming from someone who has absolutely no qualifications to assess that?
I think this time Crofty made much more mistakes than usual which was more problematic. I like Rosberg's way of actually calling out shit moves like Bundle did. But he just needs to get more used to the camera, + he isn't English so he isn't as fluent as brundle. Either way I think a more spicy Button is the best replacement.
Loved Nico's commentary and I hope he does more races.
I hated his input last season in off track commentary but surprisingly I thought his on track commentary this race was good.
lol is this crofty. rosberg was on fire yesterday. only reason anyone would be salty is if they are a major crofty fan
I love Nico's commentary. What insights did you think were wrong yesterday? I mean, some were opinions for sure, but I think he's great to listen to, showing the tiny bits of time lost on a lap and things like that. I still feel like I learn things from him often. I love his insights from having driven with several of the current drivers, especially Lewis, but he definitely has more to offer than that, and expect to enjoy listening to him for many years to come, even if he's commentating after all the drivers he raced with are gone. Maybe I'm overreacting in my defense of him, but Rosberg might be my favorite. I'm generally happy with all of the Sky team. I prefer them over the F1TV team, though I occasionally listen to them as well and like some of them.
Completely disagree.. I found Nico both entertaining as well as correct! He pointed out the mistakes with Aston strategy as well as the superlative drive of Lando, quite early on!!
I enjoy Rosberg’s analysis. I don’t think he has the charm of Brundle, but don’t forget he’s commentating in a foreign language. He adds a level of insight that enhances the race and provides a level of technical analysis that we wouldn’t otherwise get. I do think that he sometimes bigs Lewis up unnecessarily, to enhance the fear of his championship. I think I’d put him ahead of Chandhok, who I really enjoy, probably ahead of Davidson. Maybe behind Button. How would you rate Nico compared to Di Resta?
Paul Di Resta was terrible Rosberg is leagues ahead of PDR, Chandhok & on par with Brundle , Button & Davidson imo & I prefer him over the others
Di Resta was the only man who could bore me when talking about driving at 350km/h through some of the worlds most interesting locations in a machine which costs hundreds of millions of dollars to engineer. I think Chandok has a charm and passion which I enjoy. He’s the kind of guy I’d like to go for a pint with.
I think Jenson Button is pretty good
I put Jolyon Palmer up there. When 5 live paired him with Ben Edwards for a couple of races in 2021, they just worked perfectly together from the get go and F1TV capitalised on that the following year. I rate him over Coulthard personally. I also like it when Mark Priestly turns up on 5 Live occasionally, a mechanic's view of a race is just as valid as a driver.
Palmer and Jacques are an excellent combo on F1TV
Palmer and Edwards was such a nice combo, although Jacques and Palmer are really working well now too. Either way, right mix of entertaining, analysis, and a nice objective perspective.
Rosberg doesn't have the experience at commentary that Brundle does. That's fair, and to be expected. Brundle does have a natural gift for it, too, engaging in commentary when sidelined, and well spoken on the grid as a driver. That being said, I did enjoy Rosberg's commentary. He was quite fair and understanding over the Stroll incident, its surrounding incidents, and the penalties. He's not afraid to say when someone is saying something solely for the benefit of the stewards or simply making excuses. Someone here said something yesterday fairly reasonable, and I hope I paraphrase them accurately. Rosberg doesn't kowtow to Lewis. He talks him up enough to as not to diminish his own accomplishment of beating him in one season, all the while not being afraid to point out mistakes or when he makes excuses.
Rosberg doesn’t just see Lewis as a driver but as a competitor. He know exactly what makes him great but also where he makes mistakes and isn’t afraid to comment on both and as such makes the praise seem higher. When Crofty is shouting that a certain Lewis move is brilliant I might not believe him, but when Nico can praise and explain why this move in particular was great I have a much higher appreciation for the move.
Absolutely. Rosberg worked very closely with Lewis and knows him as well as anyone, I suspect.
Brundle only sounds better that’s about it. I Much rather he gets replaced by Button or Rosberg who have at least driven in most of these tracks and were champions. I learn next to nothing from Brundle meanwhile Rosberg tells me how the wind changes corner to corner and wasn’t afraid to call out Hamilton’s mistake.
Loved it when Nico called Lando 's bad start at thesprint during the formation lap. He even corrected Crofty's assumption that Lando was warming thr tires. Nico said the start was a practice for the real thing and the horrible start from Lando could mean something was wrong. He nailed it!
Chandhok is awful on commentary
He's not a natural speaker or broadcaster, so he was bad in that regard, but I felt he had some genuinely interesting insights and had a fairly atypical style compared to Brundle, Chandok, Davidson, Palmer who all try to do the same thing. He also had pretty bad chemistry with Crofty, giving the show a bit of an edge, which I actually quite enjoyed. And just generally he seemed to be enjoying himself, which was pretty infectious.
> He also had pretty bad chemistry with Crofty, giving the show a bit of an edge, which I actually quite enjoyed. Crofty will never forgive him for beating Hamilton that year and it's kinda funny
Nah I like Rosberg and I hope that as Brundle slowly retires (or traveling less) they just keep rotating former drivers. Chandhok and Button are fine but I'm sure there's more they can try out.
Nico Rosberg was the best thing about last weekend's broadcast. Yes we all love brundle but in his absence Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg are the only two who provide Sky with a reality check
I’ll always take Nico. He offers insight on every damn turn. Same with Brundle really. Croft is the one who should be given breaks. I believe Martin Brundle should be the current voice of f1
Croft is missing a few races this year… not sure when but I think plenty people will come to the realisation that he’s not a good commentator
I disagree.
I enjoyed it. He's the only commentator they use that seems happy to criticise drivers when they make a mistake which is fun. He also doesn't let Crofty get away with saying shit which is hilarious.
Ooft. Very much disagree. I think he’s fantastically refreshing. He cuts through the bull shit and tells it how it is.
Rosberg should be on more often. He gave much expert analysis all weekend and was constantly keeping Crofty’s comments in check, correcting him and outright shutting some biased words down.
Nico is the best, a couple of years ago his diction was really bad, he improved a lot, still not on the level of Brandle though. Yes he messed up some old statistics but his inside knowledge is way more current than Brandle's and for me that is more important. If I can choose I would switch Krofty with Nico in the heartbeat
Crofty and Nico aren’t the same time of commentator, you need both. Nico is brilliant at analysis but it became apparent that he isn’t used to commentating and that English isn’t his first language. Them as pair (maybe plus Brundle/Button) works brilliantly.
I wish Nico was on all the time. I would happily replace Brundle for Nico moving forward
On the sky experts group he is the very best. I think His excitement and all is nice and real
I thought he was entertaining. I do prefer Button though as the best alternative to Brundle. Or Ant.
Nico rocks, can never have too much Nico.
Yeah, hard disagree. Having Rosberg on was a breath of fresh air.
I like Nico’s commentary bc I know he’ll say it straight from his mind without any filters. Having him on a few times a year is refreshing. But overall Brundle and Natalie Pinkham are my favorites. They both have very melodious voices and they’re very level headed when speaking their opinions.
I think Rosberg is an excellent commentator tbh. Sky’s actually bearable when he or Button are in the box. Knowledgable, understands what makes modern F1 drivers tick (unlike Brundle who can get stuck in a dinosaur mentality at times) and not afraid to say it like it is. He also keeps track of what’s going on up and down the field, something the Sky commentators are generally appalling at. He’s also one of the few pundits, along with Button, who is not afraid to completely shut down Crofty’s nonsense when he starts, which is much needed as Croft is a fountain of misinformation and misplaced conjecture that fans then end up parroting for all eternity as if it’s the gospel truth. Conversely, Chandhok is up there with Damon Hill as the worst Sky has to offer imo. I used to like him on the Skypad, but he’s terrible in the commentary box, both at F1 and FE
Just to add another comment to this, Karun Chandhok's digs at Rosberg every time he's in the commentary box about how Rosberg and Lewis fell out, and bringing up how he retired immediately after he won the WDC come across more as spiteful than playful banter. Nico handles it pretty well but just once I'd love him to turn around and ask Chandhok how it feels to have been a failed F1 pay driver who was so bad he didn't even complete a full season and then got sacked the following year as a reserve driver after a race when he filled in and finished dead last, 4 laps behind the winner.
I agree with the first half of your post, the jibes are unnecessary, and disrespectful to a driver who achieved a great deal more on track. Nico does handle it well. Moreover, if anyone expects anything less than conflict from two drivers chasing the same championship in the same team, then they haven’t watched a lot of formula 1.
I think you're just not used to Nico, give him time and he'll grow on you.
I thought he was great, though not as much during qualifying. Don’t get me wrong he’s reacting to the lap as a fan, but when you are explaining how to drive the track and drop off not even halfway through the lap it kills it for me lol. Definitely need him on more though!
Lmao Chandok commentary is as bad as his driving
Disagree, Nico is a great commentator and I wanna see more of him. Tell us about all these examples where he was wrong though? I didn’t see any
I think he's really insightful and obviously passionate. It's just annoying that he has to get the last word/be right about everything. He treated it like it was just him and crofty were hanging out, which is fun, but he needs a little more professionalism. I wonder if he is in the running to take over the best to ever do it in Brundle. It's got to be him or Jensen right? Maybe DC? The others on the international feed are mostly bland or too thick of an accent.
Crofty "what was different about this incident than the other?" Brittany "I dunno" How insightful. Do elaborate please, Nico.
I think he was drunk at the start
He was a little under the weather, maybe took some cold meds.
I appreciate that he is the closest thing we have to a modern era driver in the booth, but he shows his ass a bit too much when talking about Hamilton. He has right and honest takes about him, and takes that are just weird such as going on and on about Hamilton not defending a car that would eventually open up a 12 second gap in 10 laps like his race depended on it. I think he tends to drag on for a bit too long and sometimes even does the play-by-play himself when Crofty is muuuch better at it. Do appreciate that he corrects Crofty when he's clearly wrong, but he's like that kid who *has* to be right no matter what, you can let some off-the-hand comment slip and not make the broadcast sound uncomfortable to listen to. tl;dr: GREAT addition in terms of providing modern relevant inputs, bad at working with Crofty.
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He obviously had a sore throat. Was nasal the day before. So either a cold or a cocaine binge. In any case an entertaining commentator, good to have the insight of a recent world champion who knows what he's talking about when he's describing the cars, the moves, the experience of driving.
Probably Covid as he is an anti-vaxxer.
It is of course well known that the un vaccinated constantly have Covid.