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[Loosenut]

My 2 Favourites..

James Hunt articulating his thoughts about Rene Arnoux to Murray Walker.

 

Favourite interview - The ever sharp Sebastian Vettel responding to the longest ever question. You couldn't write a better comedy sketch!

 

[Peat]

"As ever, watch the lights. 5 on and then they will all go out. 

A pause of up to 3 seconds, 44 laps, the Belgian Grand Prix, the race that is crucial to the world championship. 

Hakkinen on the left, Coulthard on the right.......... YES! YES! IT'S GO!

And Coulthard drags, Hakkinen gets away well, look at Eddie Irvine coming up on the inside, Villeneuve goes up into 2nd position, Schumacher is down into about 6th position. Bad start by the Ferrari. 

Great start by Eddie Irvine, VILLENEUVE! Look at Villeneuve! And into the wall, who was that?"

"Coulthard, Coulthard in the wall!"

"It's Coulthard, David Coulthard into the wall. They'll stop the race, they'll stop the race."

"They'll have to red flag this!"

"OH This is terrible, Look, OH this is quite appalling! This is the worst start to a Grand Prix that I have ever seen in the whole of my...........life."

"TOTAL CARNAGE"

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A moment of commentary etched on my mind!

Edited by Peat, 10 May 2019 - 06:39.

[Jovanotti]

"Now then, Mister Räikkönen, what can you do?"

[RedFlag]

Not really spectacular commentary but "Is that Glock?"

[absinthedude]

I think James Hunt giving his opinion on Arnoux was great. Also at the 1990 Portugese GP when Alliot took himself and nearly took Mansell out, James said something like "Look at this idiot...Alliot, the man who crashes in every grand prix...and if he drives like that, he shouldn't be in them".

 

Ralf saying "we ****ed up" live on ITV after qualifying. 

Edited by absinthedude, 10 May 2019 - 09:54.

[PlatenGlass]

Some more James Hunt commentary at Austria in 1983:

[Peat]

Another that gives me chills. Before mindless shouting became a trope and was reserved for genuinely exciting moments. 

 

Andretti vs Montoya @ Michigan

https://youtu.be/sZQZ6MjtGPQ?t=144

Edited by Peat, 10 May 2019 - 10:08.

[Knowlesy]

Another that gives me chills. Before mindless shouting became a trope and was reserved for genuinely exciting moments.

Andretti vs Montoya @ Michigan
https://youtu.be/sZQZ6MjtGPQ?t=144

This is the one!

[Touchdown]

"I was racing, I was faster, I passed him, I won".

 

After Vettel initially apologised over disobeying team orders to win the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix, he then cut the bullsh*t and admitted he had no resmorse over it.

 

This impressed me - it was a lot more honest and worthy of respect than a fake apology.

[midgrid]

Best interview:

[cpbell]

https://www.youtube....h?v=pFsD9NElDa4

[ANF]

My favourite live interview is probably the one with Jerry Grant during the red flag after Swede Savage's accident in the Indy 500: https://youtu.be/0Vo_Mz-AXQQ?t=3169

[JHSingo]

I feel that some of Murray Walker's best lines came not from his F1 commentary, but rather his BTCC commentary.

 

For instance, "The car upside down is a Toyota" - a play on a slogan Toyota used for a while:

 

Honourable mention to John Cleland this quote after the infamous title-deciding collision between himself and Steve Soper in 1992..."the man's an animal".

 

And his fantastic bit of commentary from the WTCC a few years ago:

 

Edit: just remembered this all time classic too:

Edited by JHSingo, 10 May 2019 - 12:28.

[messy]

Best interview:

 

exactly what I was going to say. Legendary.

[Nemo1965]

Olav Mol, last year about one of Fernando's worst qualifying. 'Well, he has to settle for that, for the moment.' Then, unexpected shot of Alonso's glorious girlfriend. 'And he has to settle for that, too!'

 

(The pun falls a little bit flat because of the translation. In Dutch Mol said: 'Fernando heeft er maar mee te doen.' And then: 'En daar moet hij ook mee doen.' And in Dutch: 'Mee doen,' means, you know...

[JHSingo]

Paul Stoddart tells it how it is on Dutch TV at Indianapolis, 2005:

(NSFW)

[dierome87]

Another that gives me chills. Before mindless shouting became a trope and was reserved for genuinely exciting moments. 

 

Andretti vs Montoya @ Michigan

https://youtu.be/sZQZ6MjtGPQ?t=144

 

This is probably as good as it gets...

[Sterzo]

Mike Conway told us in a Formula E commentary: "Di Grassi needs a good result to get the duck off his back."

[krapmeister]

Pretty sure this qualifies as commentary...



NSFW (cover your ears kids)

Edited by krapmeister, 10 May 2019 - 13:03.

[Lights]

I liked this bit in Herbert's Beyond the Grid interview, discussing safety in F1 and how it affects how drivers drive. Tom Clarkson was looking for an answer regarding aggressive fighting and car-to-car contact, but Herbert took the conversation to paved run-off areas and the mental effect they have on drivers. I feel this is an underexposed growing issue in F1 and I was happy finally someone in the paddock spoke about it.

 

TC: Does (increased safety) affect your attitude to how you drive?

JH: It does, yes. You were always aware that if you went too fast through a corner you knew you were gonna be on that kerb, you knew if you just popped a wheel off of that kerb, you were on the grass, and once you get on the grass of course the car is gonna get taken off and the barrier was only a couple of meters away. So you always knew there was going to be a loss of either track time, qualifying time, or possible points in the race. Of course, nowadays there is no thought process about "what if I go wide?" Doesn't matter anymore, because they go off on the run-offs area, and that's a mental approach that has changed. That safety element is around them in the cockpit itself, it was around us, but there was then an edge outside that cockpit that was always ready to bite you, and that was a skill being able to get on the very very edge. And that's a skill, you've got to have that ability to be on the edge rather than having an edge that actually spreads another 50 meters. That's not an edge. It’s a very different mental approach.

 

https://youtu.be/Hl3Tl04IgXo?t=332

Edited by Lights, 10 May 2019 - 13:18.

[Hati]

This is what came first in mind.

[secessionman]

"I thought he had a seagull!"

 

[goldenboy]

Pretty sure this qualifies as commentary...

https://www.youtube....2&v=wo-wlfxD5q0

NSFW (cover your ears kids)

I love him, but God damn what a precious princess!

[Loosenut]

Another that gives me chills. Before mindless shouting became a trope and was reserved for genuinely exciting moments. 

 

Andretti vs Montoya @ Michigan

https://youtu.be/sZQZ6MjtGPQ?t=144

 

 

This is probably as good as it gets...

 

But it does get this good again, of course its Ben again..

Go to about 6 mins into the video, I don't think the time url works here..

 

Edited by Loosenut, 10 May 2019 - 15:32.

[noriaki]

Paul Stoddart tells it how it is on Dutch TV at Indianapolis, 2005:
https://www.youtube....h?v=bY7IdWpqYXI
(NSFW)

Many good ones but this has to edge it for me. It makes me laugh my butt off each and every time. Paul Stoddart is a great, great man.

[secessionman]

[Retrofly]

The last lap of the 2011 British Superbikes will always be a classic for me, the commentators are dieing, they can;t contain their excitement and running out of breath at the end.

Amazing last lap and amazing commentary. Not becuase it was great, its all over the shop, but becuase it was real, they almost forgot they were commentators, they were fans!

 

https://youtu.be/J94PF43oEps?t=184

Edited by Retrofly, 10 May 2019 - 16:09.

[HeadFirst]

Martin Brundle's post-race interview with Kimi Raikkonen at the 2018 USGP was priceless. My fav part .... Kimi on his first win since 2013.

 

Martin: Been a long time coming, you must be more pumped up than that.

Kimi: Uuuuummmm, well obviously I'm much happier than finishing second.

[JensonsButton]

Simply - I find amazing for you to make such a question, Stewart.

I love how ayrton thinks he’s going to have praise heaped upon him but quickly realised this isn’t the case!

[mmmcurry]

Bit of a vague one, I did a quick google for it but couldn't find it, I think it was late 90s GT racing, someone pulled off the car radio played the driver saying "The f'ing clutch is f'ing f'ed!", the commentators response as "I think there's a clutch problem".

 

Steve.

Edited by mmmcurry, 10 May 2019 - 20:00.

[Atreiu]

Another that gives me chills. Before mindless shouting became a trope and was reserved for genuinely exciting moments. 

 

Andretti vs Montoya @ Michigan

https://youtu.be/sZQZ6MjtGPQ?t=144

 

Cheers, you beat me to it.

[AlexanderF1]

Coulthard at canada 2011 "i believe that is the red shouldered black bird" is one of my favourites

[David Lightman]

On one of the annual review videos Brundle said he'd been driving like an old tart which made me laugh. Early 90s I think?

[sniper80]

Murray's voice breaking up during Damon Hill's last lap in the Williams, taking the championship at Suzuka '96

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=pFsD9NElDa4

 

"and I've got to stop because I've got a lump in my throat"

[PayasYouRace]

And I've got to stop, because I've got a lump in my throat.

 

Edit: I see they don't call you sniper80 for nothing.

[sniper80]

Great minds think alike ;)

[Vitesse2]

"And now he's really in the agricultural business!" - Raymond Baxter on JYS taking an unintentional trip through a cornfield in the Silverstone infield.

Bit of a vague one, I did a quick google for it but couldn't find it, I think it was late 90s GT racing, someone pulled off the car radio played the driver saying "The f'ing clutch is f'ing f'ed!", the commentators response as "I think there's a clutch problem".

 

Steve.

Wasn't that Schumacher Minor in DTM? Ralfie always was a bit of a potty mouth.

[karl100589]

One of my favourites was Monza 1998.

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=yapyXRABKOk

[Collombin]

A couple from 1987 -

Stefan Johansson was asked by Murray about his chances in the upcoming Monaco race, and Stefan said that he had very little experience of Monaco - Prost then interjected "but you live there".

And the Mansell pitstop at Silverstone that led to that remarkable hunting down of Piquet. Murray's commentary on the pitstop duration: "just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell - call it 9.5 seconds in round figures".

[as65p]

Probably goes against what the thread seems to be about, but hey, it's an interview: DSJ talking with Senna in 1990's Autocourse.

[sniper80]

One of my favourites was Monza 1998.

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=yapyXRABKOk

 

That V10 engine sound in the Monza park through the trees... Schumacher wringing the neck of that Ferrari in race trim... At the time I couldn't stand him. So many years later, I wish we saw F1 cars going on a knife's edge in a race again like Schumacher showed us so many times!

Classic, classic F1!

[garoidb]

 1979 British 500 cc Motorcycle Grand Prix ... and Barry Sheene is gaining, gaining, gaining ...

 

https://youtu.be/B8wVOvBYs9U?t=611

[mmmcurry]

"And now he's really in the agricultural business!" - Raymond Baxter on JYS taking an unintentional trip through a cornfield in the Silverstone infield.
Wasn't that Schumacher Minor in DTM? Ralfie always was a bit of a potty mouth.

Pretty sure it was British GT and driver, highly likely to be wrong after nearly 20 years though.

Steve.

[krapmeister]

I love him, but God damn what a precious princess!

To be fair to him it probably did hurt, but just imagine his reaction later if Murray Walker then poked it during an interview? 🤣

Edited by krapmeister, 10 May 2019 - 23:03.

[Massa_f1]

One of my favourites was Monza 1998.

https://m.youtube.co...h?v=yapyXRABKOk

 

Indeed,Superb. As soon as I saw the thread title favourite bit of commentary. This is what I thought of.

Edited by Massa_f1, 10 May 2019 - 23:06.

[Loosenut]

There is one of the mid 80s season reviews which has the drivers take turns commentating. I can't for the life of me find a clip, I had it on VHS years ago.

Ayrton Senna was commentating.

"And here's De Cesaris (I think) having a small accident, the car slightly damaged."

What you're watching is De Cesaris spinning and rolling his car on a grass bank, and smashing it to bits..

[Gambelli]

On one of the annual review videos Brundle said he'd been driving like an old tart which made me laugh. Early 90s I think?

 

Haha, I remember that one... maybe from his Brabham days?  It wasn't just that he said it, but the self loathing with which hew said it was classic!!!

[Gambelli]

Mine, not so much a favourite, and it wasn't that funny, but it was Spain 1994.  When Schumacher was stuck in 5th gear and that annoying little prat Jonathan Palmar, who could scarcely hide his hatred of Schumacher, was prattling on about how he couldn't be stuck in 5th gear, this isn't verbatim but it went something like this.

 

'There's no way he could be stuck in 5th gear, he may have lost one or perhaps even 2 gears but he absolutely could not be going this speed in one gear'

 

All the while Schumacher's onboard and telemetry was on screen clearly showing him stuck in 5th and if he shut up and listened to the onboard for just 5 seconds he would have heard the engine as it was labouring out of the temporary chicane and clearly not changing gears..... it was a hilarious piece of unprofessional commentary...

[FirstnameLastname]

The whole of 1998, Murray and Brundle couldn’t go a race without quips about Rosset and how hopeless he was.

The standout was at Monaco when he had multiple incidents in qualifying.

https://youtu.be/e-7y1_cju4c

[item3785]

There is one of the mid 80s season reviews which has the drivers take turns commentating. I can't for the life of me find a clip, I had it on VHS years ago.

Ayrton Senna was commentating.

"And here's De Cesaris (I think) having a small accident, the car slightly damaged."

What you're watching is De Cesaris spinning and rolling his car on a grass bank, and smashing it to bits..

That’s the 1985 review if I remember correctly. I also loved the Clive James reviews.