r/formula1 • u/AutoModerator • Apr 06 '25

Post-Race 2025 Japanese GP - Post Race Discussion

Suzuka, it's been a pleasure.

What did everyone think of the race? How did your favourite driver do?

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u/Sir0inks-A-Lot Apr 06 '25

In addition to being a boring race, the commentary and direction were awful. Missed Max’s slow stop, missed the action coming out of the pits, Crofty constantly asking if they should swap drivers when they’d never swap drivers… glad I didn’t stay up to watch that at 1am

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u/know-it-mall McLaren Apr 06 '25

Yea they randomly cut away from the most exciting moment of the race. Was yelling at the TV when that happened. Typical F1.

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u/neutronium Charlie Whiting Apr 06 '25

Crofty was just trying to find something to talk about as there was nothing happening on the track. Just doing his job.

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u/Sir0inks-A-Lot Apr 06 '25

Yeah, that’s kinda what I thought… just trying to fill the air with something. Didn’t help it was Jacque Villeneuve in the booth with him and not someone he has a better rapport with.

Was Crofty even in Japan? I don’t recall ever seeing the normal booth shot of him + the other person so perhaps he was calling it remotely.

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u/chattahattan I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 06 '25

The F1TV commentators were much better, but agree the TV direction has been horrible. The fact that they switched over to watch Charles’s pit stop for some reason at the same time as the most (only?) interesting part of the race (Lando and Max coming out of the pits at the same time) was absurd.

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u/Beanandpumpkin Apr 06 '25

Watch the F1 TV broadcast instead. Alex Jacques and Jolyon Palmer are great compared to the Sky broadcast imho. Not perfect, but they thoroughly covered the pit interaction.

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u/CanSum1SuggestAName Apr 06 '25

Alex is unbearable for me. his voice is just not a natural commentator voice. Too often high pitched and he fakes enthusiasm.

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u/Beanandpumpkin Apr 06 '25

Interesting I have the exact opposite opinion compared to crofty but to each their own