Is he one of the 2 screaming Brit announcers? I have to mute those screechers all race long. Awful noise.
Yes. Annoying where if I’m doing anything I may mock Crofty screaming (IT’SLIGHTSOUTANDAWAYWEGOANDHAMILTON) is just . . .
Every motorsport it seems has become infested with the Crofty syndrome and some fans love it. I’m not.
The 1984 Dallas GP showed the difference. BBC’s Murray Walker vs CBS Sports with Ken Squier. F1 only plays the BBC feed of Mansell pushing but fans worldwide have found the NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee’s version far more intense with the description of what happened. You could feel with words what happened.
Then watch the Red Bull Soapbox show on Discovery. Compare the commentary of MRN’s Mike Bagley to the Channel 4 UK of Darren Fletcher (UEFA, MLB London Games). Fletcher screamed on everything while Bagley was counting and kept his cool.
“The body’s gone but the heart and the spirit are still there.” — Bagley.
Fletcher wouldn’t even touch Bagley with his type of commentary, but that’s just radio.
Shows what old school radio training versus modern screaming does.