F1 News: Fans Welcome Monaco Grand Prix Change After Dramatic Qualifying - "Amazing Step Up"
Fans have been praising Formula 1 for the recent changes made to the broadcasting of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
For the first time, Formula 1 assumed control of the television coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix this year, a marked shift from past years when the local station, Tele Monte Carlo, managed the broadcast.
This change allowed F1 to produce the World Feed and oversee the race's broadcast, providing a more consistent viewing experience for fans and improved broadcast quality. This move follows a gradual shift from local production to Formula 1's control, a process initiated in the early 2000s.
The takeover resulted in revised camera angles that enhanced the viewing experience, while retaining iconic perspectives synonymous with the Monaco race.
Qualifying was full of drama today with Sergio Perez crashing out in Q1 resulting in him starting from twentieth tomorrow and Max Verstappen took pole position with Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc narrowly missing out. The grid was mixed up from what we are used to seeing at the top of the timesheets.
Posting their feedback to social media, one F1 fan wrote to Reddit:
"I just wanted to say Bravo to the tv direction today. The step they made taking over the local cover of the past seasons is unbelievable.
"Amazing shots, the one at the hairpin was something else. Also no stupid crowd or v.i.ps shots in crucial moments. Keep up the good work guys."
To which another fan responded, agreeing:
"The TV direction made me appreciate Monaco so much more. You could feel how on edge everything truly was."
Someone else agreed that it was a dramatic improvement, however, was still not completely sold. They replied:
"The direction was an amazing step up but I'm not sure how I feel about all the new angles.
"Especially early in qualifying when they were showing them off it was hard to keep a good beat on where the cars truly were and just how close they get to the walls with the 2 seconds between cutting to a new camera and them being sweeping shots or overhead from a distance."