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Old 01-04-2013, 08:18 AM
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Default NBC Sports F1 crew complete

Diffey in for Varsha.
Hobbs and Matchett
And the hyperactive Buxton.

Meh...

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/502509...-motor_sports/
Old 01-04-2013, 09:30 AM
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Original,still covering the races out of a studio in NS? I miss RPM(racing per Machett)
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Buxton is like a squirrel on crack
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I like Buxton, he's a good, well informed, portion of a good team.

Frankly, trading Diffey for Varsha was a good idea. Diffey is a bit more animated, and that helps for color commentary.
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Buxton knows the F1 game and all the players...and they talk to him.
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Personally, I would have liked to see Peter Windsor return in place of Buxton.
Old 01-04-2013, 12:11 PM
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I like the personnel. Someone at NBC realized they couldn't go with generic sports announcers. Lets hope the rest of the production is up to snuff.
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Hopefully Varsha will be back when his FOX contract expires, nothing against Leigh but I prefer Bob. I think they ought to bring in Townsend Bell when they can, he substituted for Hobbs a few times and I thought he provided a good understanding of the modern technology, teams, and processes.
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Looks like a great crew, now if Varsha can come it would be complete.
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Originally Posted by Turb-OH Brad
I like Buxton, he's a good, well informed, portion of a good team.
Yes and...

Originally Posted by MikeJim
Buxton knows the F1 game and all the players...and they talk to him.
Yes. I was so glad when they replaced Windsor with Buxton.
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Originally Posted by ltc
Personally, I would have liked to see Peter Windsor return in place of Buxton.
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Old 01-04-2013, 06:54 PM
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Personally, I think Diffey is a bit over the top. He squirts out of his chair if the cars get within 3 feet of each other. He makes it tough to take a nap during the race.
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I really like the squirrel on crack. He cracks me up and, at times, is fearless in asking questions. NBC will have a learning curve with educating the public from the Champ car world. It should be interesting.
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I agree with Cory and others, I'd like to see Varsha in there, he's a real pro.
Buxton is great, super enthusiastic, Matchet doesn't miss a single detail, and Hobby completes the program.
We'll be fine.
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