Suzi perry to replace Jake on BBC F1

bad_ass_neil · 21 Dec 2012 at 13:54

humm never saw that coming

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20812990

thought it would have been lee mckenzie

Irish_Tom · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:01

Just saw this on Twitter.

I would have preferred Lee McKenzie but I will reserve judgement until she's done a few shows.

Talon · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:01

She was pretty good on MotoGP.

AshD93 · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:04

She's going to have a very hard job living up to Jake.

And from what I've seen in gadget show, she isn't amazing.

Edit: Also, BBc seem to be missing some good racing including the opening race (though may be wrong if they've changed the calendar. I've not checked.)

apeksdiver · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:11

She was good at MotoGP and had a good rapport with the riders, not sure if she can do the same with the F1 drivers.

NealR · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:18

Well if she does the grid walk in the cat suit she wore during The Gadget Show, I'm not going to be complaining

Rybo89 · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:25

Aslong as she aint jumping about on some silly pogo stick, whilst flying a silly over priced kite, whilst talking to LH, seeing how well her microphone sound is compared to the other 4 microphones she has... I think she'll be fine

Oynas · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:41

Awful choice.

Holwill · 21 Dec 2012 at 14:44

Gobsmacked by this and now I have no choice but to go with sky sports next year, way to go BBC!!

GravyMonster · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:05

Anything is an improvement on matey Jakey IMO. At least she knows a thing or two about motorsport already.

GAC · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:06

oh dear, the bbc's getting worse. they could have gotten the topgear guys in for comedy value at least.

clarkson doing the grid walk, captain slow in the pits talking to the engineers for 4 hours about how drs works. and the hamster scuttling about around the hospitality area trying to find someone he knows to talk to.

as for suzi, never liked her much when she did moto gp, god only knows how she'l handle f1.

Rybo89 · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:22

GAC said:
Clarkson doing the grid walk, captain slow in the pits talking to the engineers for 4 hours about how drs works. and the hamster scuttling about around the hospitality area trying to find someone he knows to talk to.

That would complete F1 for me.

One · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:25

Should have got the MotoGP bloke although I imagine he probably prefers the MotoGP to F1 anyway.

jaybee · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:32

Odd choice. Jake was awesome.

Guerrilla · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:47

May be not too bad, guess time will tell.

Have to feel a bit for Lee though, she must have felt this was hers.

deuse · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:50

apeksdiver said:
She was good at MotoGP and had a good rapport with the riders, not sure if she can do the same with the F1 drivers.

I think she will be as good in F1 as she was in MotoGP...

Craig321 · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:53

Oh dear :/

apeksdiver · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:53

She knows how to get people to talk to her, I remember when they used to film City Hospital here at Southampton General. She was always laughing and joking with the crew.

CaptainRAVE · 21 Dec 2012 at 15:57

Will have a tough job following on from Jake.

tummelv · 21 Dec 2012 at 16:05

Anyone else see there's no Monaco on the Beeb as well as the opening race?