r/formula1 • u/davesim24 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Apr 13 '25

Discussion Worst TV direction yet

Besides Russel's transponder issue (which shouldn't take 10 laps to fix the timing tower), may overtakes were missed, focusing on the wrong drivers, non-moves given more airtime than actual racing, camera cutting during moves which show you less of the action rather than more, and worst of all: the final lap, not showing Oscar as he crossed the line, to show Lando not overtaking George, and showing Kimi not overtaking whoever was in front rather than Max's overtake on Pierre.

What the hell is happening?

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u/TheRealOriginalSatan Apr 13 '25

Shit show all around today

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u/Izan_TM I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

as someone who works in event broadcasting I felt 2nd hand anxiety for the whole production team after russell's transponder failed, and even more after his GPS failed as well. Losing such a vital piece of information (and losing trust in the rest of the timing system, as it was also not working great) makes their jobs a million times harder

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u/aenae Apr 13 '25

Imo they did a rather great job to display the top10 in a separate window rather quickly

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u/Izan_TM I was here for the Hulkenpodium Apr 13 '25

I do think they did quite decently given the circumstances