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[AlexS]

Pole lap was not followed at all and many missing action  It seems there was no real TV director in this qualifying. 

 

 

Also when there are more drivers competing for pole 3 simultaneously running times are not enough.

[Hellenic tifosi]

Nowadays we have at least 4-5 cars capable for pole, so coverage of Q3 is very tricky.

[lamo]

Given that TV is a poor substitute for being there, I wish they'd sometimes stick with one camera at one corner while we watch the whole field pass by. Then we'd have a sense of who was where and what the gaps are.

 

I confess my own watching is distorted by being only the highlights package, which means we can go a whole programme without seeing Verstappen (except on the last lap) and Sargeant (except when the recovery truck comes out).

? F1 is one of the worst sports for knowing what is going on when you are trackside. You go home after attending a race and watch it on TV to find out what actually happened.

[Jellyfishcake]

What i'd like to see used more is the track map with the dots, it's so useful to know who is following who/where they are on the track 

[balmybaldwin]

What i'd like to see used more is the track map with the dots, it's so useful to know who is following who/where they are on the track 

This, plus actually show the times in the tower. all the time, not just half way through the sessions

[Wuzak]

Another case in Sprint qualifying of the director following a car (Lewis) on a hot lap, then continuing to follow him after he finished the lap and was going slower, then cut to looking a Toto in the pits.

 

Meanwhile, there were cars on hot laps, including the two Ferraris, which went 1st and 3rd at the time completely unseen.

[KWSN - DSM]

That back looking view is useless and annoying, double so when there are no cars behind to watch.

[Stephane]

Yeah, could be fun in the race, but no point in Q.

Car low, sparks, yeah, we got it also 30 years ago...

[FLB]

Yeah, could be fun in the race, but no point in Q.

Car low, sparks, yeah, we got it also 30 years ago...

30?

 

Cars were already sparking in the mid-1980s, so it's closer to 40.

[PlatenGlass]

I thought the end of Abu Dhabi was quite poor. They cut to a difficult to see shot of Norris finishing instead of a normal front shot. Meanwhile Hamilton passed Russell in a smaller box with the onboard - outside shot would have been better

[PayasYouRace]

It was terrible. But it was the usual script before sport direction F1 has had for years.

[ANF]

Maybe they were too focused on Hamilton vs Russell and panicked when they saw Norris entering the final corner.

[Stephane]

No, it was clearly to show the fireworks