Oliver Bearman has claimed Formula 1 television coverage “messed me around” when they broadcast a radio message at a misleading moment during the Chinese Grand Prix.
“I feel really, really bad for saying that,” he said. “They messed me around, because I didn’t say that to Carlos. They played it at a strange time because I didn’t say that to Carlos.
“I said it to Lawson and the Alpine because I switched them back. And that’s always the most fun move, I’m sure you can agree, for a racing driver.
“I went to the outside, they went deep, so I got them on the exit, and that’s always cool."
It does seem like the DTS Netflix editing philosophy is slowly spreading into the mainstream live coverage. Hopefully the teams and drivers can keep it from getting too overboard.
The reason why this happens in the live coverage is because they are not allowed to air team radio live. Each and every team radio being broadcasted is at least 60 seconds old.
