F1 Classics thread

Beezle · PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2020 3:33 pm

mclaren2008 wrote:

Beezle wrote:

As a 12 year old Schumi fan I didn't lke the outcome much. I did however like the crash very much. So all in all it was positive. Although 12yo me was convinced it was Coulthards fault and that he did take Micheal out on purpose.

It was a misunderstanding more than anything. Coulthard said later he slowed on the racing line but there was no malice.

Not that this could convice 12yo schumifanboy me :whistling:

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2020 4:49 pm

if Schumacher had won that one it'd be just another wet weather race with wet weather racing shenanigans but it was one of those races that make kids get into the sport with all the crashing and mayhem, plus Eddie getting his first victory

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2020 10:21 pm

Murray Walker said multiple times during the broadcast that Damon Hill was the world champ in 1994. :lol:

Omega · PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2020 4:05 pm

Dicksplaash wrote:

Murray Walker said multiple times during the broadcast that Damon Hill was the world champ in 1994. :lol:

Yeah, I was always so angry when I heard the Flemish commentators get things wrong, mistake drivers for their teammates, or just tell wrong information. When actually, Murray, widely regarded as the best commentator of all time, got a lot wrong too. Really a LOT!

EAS · PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2020 7:14 pm

In my early days at racing forums, it was common to receive some posts about Murray's mistakes. I think I had heard about 60 of such moments before I even knew his voice.

Cartman · PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2020 7:23 pm

Joe A wrote:

The 1981 Las Vegas Grand Prix, with commentary from NBC-TV's Charlie Jones, Paul Page and Roger Penske (!)

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This guy also uploaded the '82 race.

For some reason, Paul Page wouldn't stop calling Michele Alboreto "Michael". :lol:

EAS · PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2020 7:29 pm

Well, Michele is the Italian version of Michael (just like in Portuguese and Spanish we say it Miguel). I can imagine he translanted it and got stuck with the translation.

Cartman · PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2020 7:32 pm

amq55 wrote:

Monaco 1982

Spoiler:

For those who want a different take, here's the ABC broadcast:

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2020 8:21 pm

EAS wrote:

Well, Michele is the Italian version of Michael (just like in Portuguese and Spanish we say it Miguel). I can imagine he translanted it and got stuck with the translation.

Or Michel, like Edgard de Mello use to call Schummi. Or Maicom, the brazillian sounding version of the english Michael.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2020 10:02 pm

that's why he is the worst, plus he doesn't shut the fuck up, like the old fool he is

amq55 · PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:09 am

LucasWheldon wrote:

that's why he is the worst, plus he doesn't shut the fuck up, like the old fool he is

When F1 was on free to air TV here, the commentator pronounced Schumacher's name the German way, so Mee-sha-yel. It always sounded wrong to me because I thought it was pronounced like in English until I head the correct way many years later.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:16 am

amq55 wrote:

LucasWheldon wrote:

that's why he is the worst, plus he doesn't shut the fuck up, like the old fool he is

When F1 was on free to air TV here, the commentator pronounced Schumacher's name the German way, so Mee-sha-yel. It always sounded wrong to me because I thought it was pronounced like in English until I head the correct way many years later.

The only time I ever heard anyone do that in English was the guy who used to do the "Transworld Sport" recaps (he also got a go at an F1 season review one year too, I'm thinking 99?)

Seemed so weird, but if I was Micheal I'd be going round the English commentators and telling them how to pronounce my name, like Coul-tard and Vet-TELL had to...

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:48 pm

a small correction, I was replying to Soul Reaver, not calling Murray an old fool. That would be blasphemy haha

here local commentators pronounced "Mirrael Shumarrer" when Schumacher started, but then just resorted to "Mikael Schumaker" as it was easier to say and understand

some also pronounced Greg Moore differently. First was "Murr" and then in a interview he corrected saying it was just "moore" haha

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:46 pm

codename_47 wrote:

amq55 wrote:

LucasWheldon wrote:

that's why he is the worst, plus he doesn't shut the fuck up, like the old fool he is

When F1 was on free to air TV here, the commentator pronounced Schumacher's name the German way, so Mee-sha-yel. It always sounded wrong to me because I thought it was pronounced like in English until I head the correct way many years later.

The only time I ever heard anyone do that in English was the guy who used to do the "Transworld Sport" recaps (he also got a go at an F1 season review one year too, I'm thinking 99?)

Seemed so weird, but if I was Micheal I'd be going round the English commentators and telling them how to pronounce my name, like Coul-tard and Vet-TELL had to...

Jonathan Ross did this on the 1993 season review video and it confused the hell out of me at first.

thestig88 · PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:02 pm

And it took U.S. commentators until 1995 to realise Villeneuve wasn't pronounced Villa noove.

Cartman · PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:26 am

Anyone else have an issue with "Eye-er-ton" vs "Air-ton" Senna. Or was that just an American thing?

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:50 am

Murray Walker did the Eye er ton thing one race and he was told to stop by Ayrton himself

Philthy82 · PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:58 am

What was the deal with season reviews in the UK being done by comedians for a while in the 80s and 90s? (Including Clive James here) It was almost like they didn't think anyone would watch unless there was some light comedy thrown over the top.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:23 am

mclaren2008 wrote:

Murray Walker did the Eye er ton thing one race and he was told to stop by Ayrton himself

Actually, I think it was the other way around.

He was pronouncing it the wrong way until 1994, when he suddenly started pronouncing it "Ay-er-ton Senna" as it should be, that led to him actually getting complaints from viewers! :roll:

So he switched back to "Air-Ton" and Senna himself came up to him and said "Murray, What happened to Ay-er-ton?"

Saying that, I'm about the only person left on the "Ricky-ardo" bandwagon, and no amount of hearing it said by even the driver himself is going to change that for me! :lol:

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:34 am

Funny our most classic narrator, loved to say EVERY GOD DAMN GP that we should not call Kubica "Kubica", but like he, Kubica himself asked, "Kubitza".

The same one who calls Schummi Michael while asked to be "Mikael" and Ricardo "Ricardo" while Daniel asked to be "Ricciardo".

Sounds more like he, our commentator, just like to portray as a rich snob actually.

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