Some BBC sports presenters get quite a lot of stick for their work and rightly so. Those on the Match of the Day sofa have become a pastiche of themselves, offering very little in the way of genuine insight while certain rugby union commentators have displayed some disgraceful bias in the recent Six Nations (step forward Moore and Davies).
So it is a relief that Auntie can call on the various talents of Jake Humphreys, Eddie Jordan and David Coulthard to front their Formula 1 coverage. They comfortably manage to combine ladishness with genuine knowledge and experience of the sport (less so Humphreys than his perma-tanned colleagues). The homoeroticism that exists between Jordan and Coulthard is riveting to watch, which is a blessing when you get a race like the one we had in Bahrain a fortnight back. They even provided us with a little skit at the start of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, joking about how dull Bahrain had been but they thought that this could be the week where things "took off". We then cut to Jordan and Humphreys being launched into the air in one of those bungee fairground contraptions. Genius! Thankfully, their ideas came to fruition and we had a classic race, with the rule changes actually working in providing more overtaking.
When you add in the roving reporter Ted Kravitz, the gorgeous Lee McKenzie (who always seems to get an interview with even the most disappointed of drivers, wonder why?) and the unflappable Martin Brundle and you have a crack team that actually does its sport justice.
As for the racing itself, Jenson Button was not confidently backed by many to retain his title. But with no refuelling necessitating the conservation of fuel and tyres, could his oft-cited "smooth driving style" equip him to do the job?
RM
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