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NBC announces F1 broadcast team
Looks like the only change they will be making from Speed is that they are replacing Bob Varsha with Leigh Diffey. I'm just glad Matchett and Hobbs will still be on:
NBC Hires Kickass Commentators For Its F1 Coverage
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Thank God that I will not have to listen to Sam Posey anymore...
Really good to see Steve and David stay on... and sure wish that Peter Windsor would come back!
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They can keep Bob- this is really good news.
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Coke vs. Pepsi I guess, I like the intro's. I like Varsha too, something about Diffey's voice or delivery that irks me. Hopefully I'll get used to it. Seems like a solid team, it could have been the tools from US Top Gear.
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I agree about Posey - I don't care who writes it, if it's on the DVR, I skip past his intros every time.
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Really good to see Steve and David stay on... and sure wish that Peter Windsor would come back![/QUOTE]
I laugh when I see calls for Windsor's return. The last couple of seasons that he was there would stalk the pits and grid with people avoiding him like the plague. His "got ya" questions were very off putting and folks just didn't want to talk with him. It was funny to watch but did leave a whole in the coverage. Kind of an embarrassment for speed channel. Cheers Richard |
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Leigh Diffey gets excited watching paint dry. I'm not sure about his over-abundance of spirit in the delivery of his words. He is IMO, a bit over the top.
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So will we be able to get F1 on the basic cable packages, or is it on some NBC channel that usually requires a "sports package"? Any of you penny-pincher guys checked into that? I'd like to slash my cable bill.
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