{"id":300442,"date":"2023-11-25T12:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T12:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300442"},"modified":"2023-11-25T12:54:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T12:54:08","slug":"crofty-shows-why-hes-one-of-the-best-with-sky-sports-f1-commentary-box-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/crofty-shows-why-hes-one-of-the-best-with-sky-sports-f1-commentary-box-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Crofty shows why he&#8217;s one of the best with Sky Sports F1 commentary box tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/David-Croft-commentary-box-tour-5084833.jpg?r=1700914756393\"><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports F1 lead commentator David Croft offered fans an insight into life in the gantry at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, walking viewers through the ins and outs of his role before transitioning into the live broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>The 53-year-old welcomed the Sky Sports F1 cameras into his commentary box in the pit building mere minutes before the start of the FP2 broadcast. He kicked off his whistle-stop tour by introducing the team\u2019s sound supervisor Gareth who, as Croft explained, sets up the room ahead of sessions and is on standby to solve any issues that are presented to the team.<\/p>\n<p>Croft then introduced former Super Aguri and Minardi driver Anthony Davidson, who was standing in for Martin Brundle on co-commentary duties for the second practice session of the Abu Dhabi GP weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Davidson\u2019s regular home is at \u2018Sky race control\u2019, which Croft explained was a part of the main commentary booth. \u201cRace control sits over here,\u201d he noted. \u201cWhere Ant has got a load of onboard monitors and the weather radar and all the team radio he needs to give us more of an insight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Sergio Perez lays down gauntlet to Max Verstappen with bold warning despite[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/David-Croft-commentary-box-tour-5084837.jpg?r=1700914756431\"><\/p>\n<p>He then showed the commentary box\u2019s in-house camera &#8211; this is often used during practice session broadcasts, but never during qualifying or races. However, this piece of equipment also has a second use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe use that not just to record us when we\u2019re doing pieces to camera,\u201d Croft continued, \u201cbut also so I can communicate with everyone back in the gallery. They\u2019re in London and I can talk to them on our little panel here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Croft then showcased an eight-monitor configuration with the race video feed on a large screen in the middle. 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They contained a wealth of statistics relating to the different drivers and teams, including their wins, podiums, recent form and qualifying performances.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic commentator then wrapped up his tour of the commentary setup by showing off his hand-written session notes before transitioning smoothly into the introductory sequences of the FP2\u00a0broadcast, showing why he is one of the best in the business.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/f1-autosport\/1838960\/David-Croft-commentary-box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sky Sports F1 lead commentator David Croft offered fans an insight into life in the gantry at the Abu Dhabi <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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