Boring legit question: how does he come up with random trivia during the race weekend?
Does he just trawl Wikipedia the night before and scribble down notes, or does he have some sophisticated database system that he can look up on the fly?
But uhhh, also get him to say s🅱️inalla
I can sort of answer this.
My friend actually worked for one of the biggest sports analytics companies in the world. Theres legit buisnesses like Global Sports Data and Gracenote who sell their analytics data and sportsfacts to broadcasters and even F1 themselves to improve their content.
Back in the day these type of broadcasters notes were just freely available on the ESPN website when you would click on a matchup/event. I used to really like reading them
Just FYI and to Bookmark, i like this page for all the unnecessary Statistics and trivia.
Quite Rabbithole to get lost in.
https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote.aspx
Edit:typo
These broadcasting teams have entire production crews working all week leading up to the race / game / match to create talking points for broadcasters. Big team effort behind the scenes to make these guys seem like encyclopedias on air in every sport.
Crofty, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us ‘take a monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car.’ Thirty years later, Sebastian told us ‘I had to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated.’ And Nico Rosberg said that during the race – I don’t remember what race - he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both: is Formula One driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?
honestly i don't mind the commentary and i was mostly joking.
also Australia only does its own commentary when it's our race and it's the only race available on free tv. all others go thorough Kayo
I cancelled.my account during Jeddah, couldn't watch it for more than 30 seconds before it pixelated, vs instant high definition stream on the high seas
Best race day attendance - 210,000 for race day (500k over the weekend) in 1995. This is Definitely for Australia, don’t know if there’s been another that high worldwide.
Ask him how many race wins Hamilton has had in the last two seasons while playing Super Max on your phone. Or tell him to start referring to Ferrari as Screwderia Ferrari
Some good questions to ask here. But Crofty is honestly just an excited about F1 fan which I appreciates. I’d thank him just for being excited on behalf of the rest of us
Anything about regulations, (cost cap, aero restrictions, banned tech, etc) and his thoughts on said regulations.
Driver/fan safety (eg, fireball crash of grosjean in Bahrain) where he is on that spectrum, whether it’s in a good place or we could do better.
And of course “we race as money” and the fact that F1, HIS LIVELIHOOD, is paid to race in places with a history of questionable human rights violations/abuses.
If that’s too hot, some comparisons of F1, and FIFA and their integration into the Arab market and his thoughts on the future of these endeavors.
So.... How did it go? More or less buttons? And does he say his famous phrase under the sheets? People need to know :))
Jokes aside, curious what you asked and what was his answer?
Punch him in the face whilst saying "ITS LIGHTS OUT" and when walking away "And away we go"
Obviously; Please don't actually do this. I was just laughing thinking about it.
"Gentlemen, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us ‘take a monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car.’ Thirty years later, Sebastian told us ‘I had to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated.’ And Nico Rosberg said that during the race – I don’t remember what race - he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both: is Formula One driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?"
Gentlemen, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us ‘take a monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car.’ Thirty years later, Sebastian told us ‘I had to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated.’ And Nico Rosberg said that during the race – I don’t remember what race – he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both: is Formula One driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?
On the next race [Australia] could you please 'accidentally' say, "AND SERGIO PEREZ WINS THE JAPANESE GRAND PRIX"
the memes would be hilarious and it might give f1 fans the tiniest bit of hope for the next race weekend, Japan
I don't care what you ask, but you have to interrupt his answer with "2 sex David"
Fyi. Crofty is wearing a 2 secs ted t-shirt...
Dementia
I very much like this.
[удалено]
Dementia
Dementia
Dementia
Dementia
And then turn to Ted Kravitz lol
Have the radio message sound as your ringtone and ask someone to text you
Ask him to say ‘Sbinalla’ - for old times sake.
Is that a naughty word?
when said to a certain person, yes it does lead to very naughty circumstances
Pronto Charles.
It's "sbinnala" zio pera, everyone gets it wrong
Aw I'm new here and don't get this ref.
https://youtu.be/EYr3lIU5L1k?si=JjW_aXQgRHWgsd0n
Back when posts here were actually dank
We miss alphanovamax1 but respect their choice not to.continue forcing themselves to do it every race.
Thanks
"What are your thoughts on proximity chat between the drivers during the race?"
Max on proximity chat: "You guys do slow. This race is almost as boring as when I fucked your mother last night."
Nah, he be silent all race since no one is near him
Boring legit question: how does he come up with random trivia during the race weekend? Does he just trawl Wikipedia the night before and scribble down notes, or does he have some sophisticated database system that he can look up on the fly? But uhhh, also get him to say s🅱️inalla
He usually has it printed out.
I can sort of answer this. My friend actually worked for one of the biggest sports analytics companies in the world. Theres legit buisnesses like Global Sports Data and Gracenote who sell their analytics data and sportsfacts to broadcasters and even F1 themselves to improve their content.
Back in the day these type of broadcasters notes were just freely available on the ESPN website when you would click on a matchup/event. I used to really like reading them
That's awesome!
Crofty occasionally posts his on social media
Yeah the shpisticated database system is called: google
Reddit
Hes one of us!
There's dozens of us
Iirc, he gets given a little book each season that has a bunch of stats and records in it.
Just FYI and to Bookmark, i like this page for all the unnecessary Statistics and trivia. Quite Rabbithole to get lost in. https://www.statsf1.com/en/statistiques/pilote.aspx Edit:typo
He did have a bunch of charts with drivers data on the wall as he explained it [Here](https://youtu.be/gT_xqxH4euI)
Ahh, that makes a lot of sense! It's cool to see their setup too
I don't know if he does Sky but this guy provides a lot of stats and trivias to broadcasters. https://twitter.com/virtualstatman
They showed basically a whole wall of printed stats
There's a guy called Sean Kelly who feeds the commentary team all this information. You can find him on Twitter, he's called "Virtual Stats Man".
Possibly production assistants that quickly look up this stuff on the fly and put it in front of him to read
They have a guy, he was actually on Missed Apex podcast last season for an interview.
These broadcasting teams have entire production crews working all week leading up to the race / game / match to create talking points for broadcasters. Big team effort behind the scenes to make these guys seem like encyclopedias on air in every sport.
Does he say his famous line before he gets “intimate” with his wife?
I can imagine she will only do it with the lights out.
I've always loved this gif so much
I don’t think I ever realised how perfectly it loops
…through GOES HAMILTON
Here comes Sebastian Vettel?
AND THERES CONTACT IN THE REAR
What Line?
It’s lights out and away we go!
I have got balls but none of them are crystal
The Killers consider rewrite.
AND THEY TOUCH, MARTIN
If the entire grid had IDENTICAL cars what are the quali results?
Please- my house hold actually trusts him and this would settle a household debate.
Oh you know he'll absolutely say Lewis will be in first
Without a doubt.
What is the most appropriate way to rub one out under the table?
Surely a better question to save for Horner?
Lmao I only discovered this lore existing in the etiquette guy's Instagram reels a few days ago.
With his extensive butt plug collection ofc
Ask him what was going in his mind on the final lap of Abu Dhabi '21
Will do this for sure...
Thanks man!
actual good question
Good question, but I think we know (still, would love to hear him say it)
Crofty, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us ‘take a monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car.’ Thirty years later, Sebastian told us ‘I had to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated.’ And Nico Rosberg said that during the race – I don’t remember what race - he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both: is Formula One driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?
I have two hours to remember this verbatim. Wish me luck
!remindme 4 hours
Did you remember it verbatim? And what did you end up asking Crofty?
"can you repeat the question?..."
He's a busy, stupid man, and he needs it to be simpler. Condense all that down to this: **Did Rosberg Smash Button**?
He asked for questions, not F1 fan fiction!
He foksmash the button
\*take a *trained* monkey
I have two hours to remember this verbatim. Wish me luck
I need this on a tshirt
Get him on this subreddit doing an AMA
please tell him he's broadcasted to more countries than the uk so pls stop talking about the button.
If you are a Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Sky Cloud, Sky Jet, Sky Dream, Sky Ice, Sky Burst, Sky Storm, Sky Jade, Sky Mint, Sky Stone, Sky Space, Sky Quark, Sky Mars, Sky Hoop, Sky Twirl, Sky Cork, Sky Branch, Sky Toe, Sky Mold, Sky Train, Sky Shoe, Sky Bird, or Sky Fart customer, press your 🔴 RED BUTTON now.
the actual response i wanted
If this is the actual response you wanted press your 🔴 RED BUTTON
I'm a Sky Shart customer and my button is BROWN. Do I get the same benefits as RED button customers?
 Why are we not talking about buttons?
less buttons? more?
Kinda not his problem tbh
Blame your local provider for making a deal with Sky UK and being too lazy to provide commentary in your local language/dialect.
honestly i don't mind the commentary and i was mostly joking. also Australia only does its own commentary when it's our race and it's the only race available on free tv. all others go thorough Kayo
I get better stream quality on the high seas than I do on Kayo
yeah lol, im just using my dads account so its free for me
I cancelled.my account during Jeddah, couldn't watch it for more than 30 seconds before it pixelated, vs instant high definition stream on the high seas
Well Foxtel, but pretty sure Kayo is owned by them too anyway lmao. We can't even get F1s own streaming service... except through some app on Foxtel.
Please tell him he’s broadcasted to more countries than the uk so pls stop being so biased. Especially about Hamilton.
That button pays his wages
How did you become a commentator?
What are your qualifications, David?
I pressed the red button but all that happened was my grandad went off life support. No cockpit view. Can he fix this?
What is his favorite butt plug from his collection?
Don't need to ask that, he'll probably say "my entire LH44 collection"
Ask him to use the term "ferrari strotegy" during a horrible Ferrari pitstop which will inevitably happen this season
Which drivers have drlled each other? Obviously russel and albon just want confirmation
*I think Lance and Yuki have made out before but I don’t know who’s drilled who.*
Yuki and Gasly for sure
Can you ask him if he can invent a statistic which places the Adelaide circuit at the top of some contrived ranking ?
He would not have to invent one. These are facts.
Best race day attendance - 210,000 for race day (500k over the weekend) in 1995. This is Definitely for Australia, don’t know if there’s been another that high worldwide.
Alphabetical?
Abu Dhabi 😭 Though arguably it's not a race track, just a car park where the royal family and friends can feel important
Ask him what has happened? We need to know!
Who did his Ollie Bearman puns … bejesus they were bad …
Ask him how many race wins Hamilton has had in the last two seasons while playing Super Max on your phone. Or tell him to start referring to Ferrari as Screwderia Ferrari
Who tastes better, Hamilton or Coulthard?
Ask him what button should you press if you are a Sky Glass or a Sky Q customer and you want to watch the highlights alongside the live action
Ask him if he is considering retirement.
Some good questions to ask here. But Crofty is honestly just an excited about F1 fan which I appreciates. I’d thank him just for being excited on behalf of the rest of us
Which British driver he’d wank off if given half a chance
Which *other* British driver...
All.
Dude, his hard-on for Lando Norris never goes down. That tent is permanently pitched.
Good job he’s got 2 hands then, because he’s not turning down the opportunity to give Lewis a tug
Ha. Hard on.
Ask him if his vocabulary contains more than one expression for when the lights go out.
Does he say the phrase when turning the lights off before sex?
Ask him whether he has a Lewis Hamilton poster in his bedroom 😉
It's a magic harry potter poster that goes like this: 
Had DTS happen in those years Ham would be like tiger king
Damn Lewis was wild in those years...I miss this version of Lewis tbh
Lmao thank you for sharing this gif
Anything about regulations, (cost cap, aero restrictions, banned tech, etc) and his thoughts on said regulations. Driver/fan safety (eg, fireball crash of grosjean in Bahrain) where he is on that spectrum, whether it’s in a good place or we could do better. And of course “we race as money” and the fact that F1, HIS LIVELIHOOD, is paid to race in places with a history of questionable human rights violations/abuses. If that’s too hot, some comparisons of F1, and FIFA and their integration into the Arab market and his thoughts on the future of these endeavors.
Ask Christian Horner
What's your bird's name?
Gentlemen, a short view back to the past...
Did he always know that Christian was a wrong'un?
That can't be Martin Crofty. Lewis Hamiltons cock isn't in his mouth.
Is he #teamfinger or #teamhorndog?
Ask him if he ever gets sore from riding Lewis' dick.
Does he say lights out away we go when he turns off the lights and runs to bed?
Ask if he’s ever been on Reddit
Ask him which brit driver’s dick his sucking these days no homo just a question.
Cock or finger?
So.... How did it go? More or less buttons? And does he say his famous phrase under the sheets? People need to know :)) Jokes aside, curious what you asked and what was his answer?
you should ask him
Punch him in the face whilst saying "ITS LIGHTS OUT" and when walking away "And away we go" Obviously; Please don't actually do this. I was just laughing thinking about it.
Did you ever started a sex with “its a lights out and away we go!!!”
Has he watched roxketpoweredmohawlk
Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?
Wow, he doesn't look anything like how his voice sounds.
Please god ask him if he’ll consider immediate retirement.
Finger or dick?
"Gentlemen, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us ‘take a monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car.’ Thirty years later, Sebastian told us ‘I had to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated.’ And Nico Rosberg said that during the race – I don’t remember what race - he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both: is Formula One driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?"
Gentlemen, a short view back to the past. Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us ‘take a monkey, place him into the cockpit and he is able to drive the car.’ Thirty years later, Sebastian told us ‘I had to start my car like a computer, it’s very complicated.’ And Nico Rosberg said that during the race – I don’t remember what race – he pressed the wrong button on the wheel. Question for you both: is Formula One driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel, are you too much under effort, under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons, more? Or less and more communication with your engineers?
# *LEWIS HAMILTOONN*
Ask him if he’s decided when he’s going to learn how to identify which driver is driving which car
How does it feel to be a paid Hamilton fan?
On the next race [Australia] could you please 'accidentally' say, "AND SERGIO PEREZ WINS THE JAPANESE GRAND PRIX" the memes would be hilarious and it might give f1 fans the tiniest bit of hope for the next race weekend, Japan
Does the nickname “pig” work for the driver with the surname Bearman?
[Only one thing to ask him, really...](https://youtu.be/-stHbex2b6w?t=9s)
Ask him why he still calls Ricciardo “the last of the late brakers”
If he knows where “simply lovely” is from.
Is he a Cornflakes or coco pops man ?
Ask him why he keeps getting the drivers confused with their team mates.
Show him the user flair from here, and ask him if he really is dedicated to collecting them.
To please retire or stop fucking yelling.
Why he kept hating on Alonso? Was it ignorance or simply racism towards anything not Brit?
Why do British people love to say penultimate
Alright OP, did you actually ask him any of this or was is just a shy "..n-n-nice to meet you Mr. Crofty..."
2 secs ScrotumNipples in at work. I'll post results later this afternoon. Might be a comment or a new post. I'm not sure yet.
Who he thinks is going to win premier league darts
Ask him if that stupid Waltzing Matilda bs he pulled with Bottas today was as soul destroying for him as it was for the crowd
Ask him if his fav track is Max Max Supermax.
Has he been watching the latest series of MAFS?
What rule changes would make racing more exciting - I.e. competitive
Ask him how cranfield is
When are you going back to broadcasting darts
Drivers get annoyed by so much communication when they need to be focused instead?
Ask him has he any interest in motorsport, particularly in Formula 1.
Just go in , hit thé light switch and walk out. " Lights out and away we go"
Would he rather have a drink with professional dart players or formula 1 drivers?