• Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Honestly, for a long time I didn’t get the whole “British Bias” whining - I thought like, yeah, it’s probably a bit there but he’s an English commentator so naturally he’ll have some bias.

    I switched to F1TV a year or so ago, and anytime I have to watch the sky feed again it’s actually a bit nuts. Crofty is full on limey and it’s a bit embarrassing lol

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      9 days ago

      What, the British man hired by a British broadcaster to provide commentary for a British audience in a sport where people often follow drivers based on their nationality is focusing on the British drivers? Oh no, call the FIA immediately!

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        9 days ago

        The sky sports feed is aired in other English speaking countries outside of the UK as well though. So it’s not really surprising that non-Brits are a bit annoyed by Crofty.

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          9 days ago

          Why be annoyed by the guy doing his job instead of being annoyed with their own broadcaster being too lazy to hire their own commentators?

          • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world
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            9 days ago

            Honestly I totally agree, and I think it’s dumb when people complain about British Bias for every little thing given that Crofty is English - I just think sometimes he is a bit much 😂