James Allen: a vast pool of knowledge and quotes

[ralf fan]

I think anyone would have struggled to give insightful commentry on the Hungarian Gp..

The thing with James along with his "quotes" is his obvious stating of facts... "Ohh look martin Michael Schumacher is leading." We have eyes we can see that, he cant seem to give insightful feedback on what is going on the tv.
And when he doesnt seem to have anything say he'll ask one of his questions. "So for the benefit of the viewers can you explain what understeer is Martin"

His commentry is predictable, He is loud and his quotes are cringe worthy

[Tweed]

We could have Magny-Cours 1999 every 2 weeks and he would still ruin it somehow.

[Casseopeia]

Originally Posted by ralf fan

And when he doesnt seem to have anything say he'll ask one of his questions. "So for the benefit of the viewers can you explain what understeer is Martin"

To be fair I've noticed he does that less often. However, he has managed to replace these questions with statements that are beyond the comprehension of sane race fans. If I met James Allen I don't know what I would honestly say to him, but have you noticed, out of all the F1 'personalities' you rarely ( or is that never?) see him make a personal appearance? I reckon he stays at home with the curtains drawn.

[Tweed]

Well I've e-mailed the ITV team with my most polite request ever! There's surely plenty of time to shoehorn someone else in before March? I would miss these threads bemoaning him if he were to go, a small price to pay, I think....

[Mike_Wooshy]

Originally Posted by Casseopeia

. If I met James Allen I don't know what I would honestly say to him, but have you noticed, out of all the F1 'personalities' you rarely ( or is that never?) see him make a personal appearance? I reckon he stays at home with the curtains drawn.

yes sitting at home watching grand prix that he had his wife record, he puts it on mute and comentates theree and then, if theres any new content he can thing of he writes it down and uses it in the next grand prix. What annoys me the most out of all the coments is the fact he thinks he is "down" with everyone in the paddock. Like when he says "Yes i was in the paddock talking to who ever and we get on like a house on fire", or he knows te track really well, i mean magny cours this year, we know the imola chicane is good, but does he have to repeat he was down there during free practice watching, everytime the camera cuts there.