What are you on about guys?

He's pronouncing the names as close as possible to their native languages:

- Giovinazzi --> 'Jovinadzi' in Italian (like you'd pronounce "Giovanni", the "i" is barely heard)

- Leclerc --> last c isn't pronounced in French. He also calls him "Charle", not "Charles", as the s isn't pronounced in the French version of the name.

All sounds from all around the world cannot be made by an English-only speaker, but it's common courtesy to match as much as possible a person's native name with whatever tools you already have in your own language. It's weak to not do the effort when you can. Skipping letters that are written but not pronounced is like the easiest thing to do.

Croft is competent but he's not a play by play

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In Polish Boutsen was always pronounced 'Butsen'. Without checking I gather he comes form the Walloon part of Belgium?

What are you on about guys?

He's pronouncing the names as close as possible to their native languages:

- Giovinazzi --> 'Jovinadzi' in Italian (like you'd pronounce "Giovanni", the "i" is barely heard)

- Leclerc --> last c isn't pronounced in French. He also calls him "Charle", not "Charles", as the s isn't pronounced in the French version of the name.

All sounds from all around the world cannot be made by an English-only speaker, but it's common courtesy to match as much as possible a person's native name with whatever tools you already have in your own language. It's weak to not do the effort when you can. Skipping letters that are written but not pronounced is like the easiest thing to do.

That Australian bloke's name should also be pronounced Rikardo, but if that is correct then why is it written Ricc i ardo?

I'm used to pronounce Brazilian world champion Nelson Pikett, when watching reviews of the 80's, it took me a long time to realise who this P. K. (Pee kay) guy was.

Michael Schumacher here was pronounced early in his career as "Mirrael" or the german way, but then later they went to Mikael and not Maikow like the english way

I can understand that Brussles combines both ethnic citizens of Belgium but even if he was born there, his family must originally come from some place. I read that Brussels had a great influx of French-speaking people in late 19th century and the fact it's a separate region now only means as such for political & economic purpose but not ethnically. Though I can understand that people in Brussels are billingual more than every other part of the country?

On some Belgisch site I read that Stoffel Vandoorne was actually the first Belgian F1 driver from Flanders so that would mean every other before him was Wallonian. Also Forix calls Boutsen as Wallonian too.

I can understand that Brussles combines both ethnic citizens of Belgium but even if he was born there, his family must originally come from some place. I read that Brussels had a great influx of French-speaking people in late 19th century and the fact it's a separate region now only means as such for political & economic purpose but not ethnically. Though I can understand that people in Brussels are billingual more than every other part of the country?

On some Belgisch site I read that Stoffel Vandoorne was actually the first Belgian F1 driver from Flanders so that would mean every other before him was Wallonian. Also Forix calls Boutsen as Wallonian too.

Flemish is a weird sounding hybrid language. Its kinda like Swiss German.