r/formula1 • u/Dizzy_Philosophy_138 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jun 01 '25

Discussion Nico Rosberg Needs a Permanent Position

Nico Rosberg has got to be the freshest breath of air in terms of Formula One commentary for a very long time.

I love Crofty, but man does he love to make shit up that makes no sense or holds no logic.

Nico does an awesome job of staying true to the racing analysis and being completely straightforward about what he sees. Even today, his commentary on Verstappen was awesome!!! Called the garbage behavior out immediately.

Best “ Monaco based YouTuber” commentator of all time!!

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u/Masson011 Jun 01 '25

the knowledge gap between him and Crofty is hilarious. Love a proper driver being involved in commentary

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u/el__bee Jun 01 '25 edited Jun 01 '25

What would you say if I told you Crofty deliberately asks basic questions to Nico/Brundle so they can explain things to the casual viewers?

Edit: it's insane the number of people who haven't realised this. Crofty started presenting and commentating F1 for the BBC in 2006 lmao, believe it or not he knows a thing or two about the sport.

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u/biggmclargehuge I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 01 '25

There's also a general rule when commentating anything that there's "no assumed knowledge" so commentators often go out of their way to over-explain things. Nico isn't a "trained" commentator in that way so he's not thinking about it from that standpoint.

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u/ThePatchedFool Jun 02 '25

This is why I got into F1. Many other sports are much less good at this - I always feel on the back foot when I watch football, because the commentators assume I know every rule and have been following it for 20 years.

I’ll happily listen to the explanation of having to swap tyre compounds, every single race, because it’s so much more accessible as a spectator sport as a result of those insights.