Comments on: British F1 media bias isn’t just about Hamilton

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Scottish Roundup » Blog Archive » Money, extremism and balls — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:05:42 +0000

[...] our regular look at the MSM: Bookdrunk looks at a Daily Mail attempt to smear a LibDem MP, while Duncan looks at the issue of bias in ITV’s coverage of Formula 1, and then takes time to celebrate 25 [...]

By: Ponzonha

Ponzonha — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:22:17 +0000

Touché

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:31:47 +0000

What better way is there to pass a quiet afternoon!?!

I see he calls McLaren the best team in his little editorial introduction – hardly a surprise that is it?! I hope we aren’t destined to see his face splashed all over ITV’s coverage next year, I don’t think I could cope.

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:26:01 +0000

Ah yes, The Bish. Where has he got his new job again? Oh yeah, it is Head of Communications and Public Relation for McLaren Group. I’m sure his good work at F1 Racing this year (including calling Hamilton the at least the fifth best grand prix driver of all time after just three races!) is nothing to do with making his job next year that bit easier.

(Sorry. I couldn’t resist bashing The Bish.)

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:16:20 +0000

Why is Hamilton on the cover of F1 Racing this month? Admittedly there is a picture of Kimi as well, but it’s tiny in comparison!

Also, in the article on how Kimi won the title they explain how Hamilton will come back better next year – what about Alonso, the BMW drivers etc?

The Bish’s last issue – let’s hope the next editor is a little more even-handed.

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:01:21 +0000

Well, yeah I did. Same goes for the mad Ferrari-love in Italy and (as I said here) Fernando Alonso in Spain. I always said I was just glad Schumacher wasn’t British so that I didn’t have to live with it all the time. Now I do.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:42 +0000

ITV just report whatever they believe will interest their viewers, who are largely British. It’s not surprising that they give top-billing to British participants, that’s simply what their viewers are most interested in! Did you find the German media’s focus on Schumacher for the past 15 years similarly “sickening”?