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Alex Jacques

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805 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

So it's that challenge of not...

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

repeating the same phrase, but then it turns into the challenge of being a broadcaster.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

Okay, so you've got to give the same information, but you've got to present it in a different way.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

The audience can't be exhausted by hearing State of Charge the entire time.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

The one thing I would say is, as keen as I am not to turn it into a university lecture, if it's to do with the performance of the cars, and like you're referencing here, Ed, you've got no choice.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

You've got absolutely no choice.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

You've got to refer to...

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

If it's affecting an overtake, if it's affecting on-track performance, you've got to cover the whole thing.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

Now, obviously, you can do that in degrees of complexity.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

But if it's a move because someone has more battery recharge or that car's power unit is better, we'll see this as they can form across the year.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

There are going to be nuances on how that works.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

Has a driver got a real knack around a certain circuit to do it where the one in a head can't?

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

All of those are important.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

All of those details need to be distilled into maybe five words.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

But then I love a challenge.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

I love a challenge.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

I think that that is the difference between being able to do that well and being able to do that across 30 seconds is basically the difference between whether you're doing your job well or okay.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

Yeah, it's an interesting one.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

So our commentary goes out on F1 TV, but it also goes out on Channel 4 and it also goes out on Apple Television for the first time in the States.

The Race F1 Podcast
The secrets of F1 race commentary - and the unique challenge of calling a race in 2026

So you have a responsibility to reflect accurately what's going on.