Originally Posted By: Indydriver
I remember not being happy about NBC replacing Varsha on the F1 team but after watching quali yesterday, Varsha seemed a bit out of place. I think NBC knows they found gold in Hobbs/Matchett and Bell/PT but they only have one top rank lead.
I didn't see the NASCAR race to know what's going on but I thought the same thing with respect to Varsha, he seemed out-of-place. Was it last year they had Bell (or someone else) sub for Diffey and every time he said Verstoppen instead of Verstappen I wanted to yell at my TV.
Diffey is a great broadcaster no matter what he's calling, whether it's the winter Olympics or F1. Add in Hobbs, Matchett, and Buxton and I think they're better than the Sky sports group.
One more point on Buxton, he has great energy and he asks the questions whose answers become news for the rest of the motorsports media until the next race. Next time you hear his interviews, pay attention to the quotes that get turned into stories on motorsport.com, autosport, f1i, racer, f1fanatic, and more.
Count me as part of the small group that can distinguish an Australian accent from a British, Irish, or Scottish one. I can't explain the difference but I can hear it.