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F1 defends broadcasts following criticism from drivers and fans

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F1's director of broadcast and media, Dean Locke, responds to criticism of coverage in an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com

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We have a series of great prizes in which there is controversy with the transmissions of the F1 races. One of the ones that has complained most strongly about this section is Fernando Alonso. The world's bi-champion has been harshly encouraged by the coverage offered by the tests of the category queen of motor racing. wf_cms.rss.read_more

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New chapter in the debate on Formula 1 radios. Fernando Alonso was very critical after the Grand Prix of Singapore because the realization of the championship decided to show his radio after a disastrous pit stop because of a problem in the pistol that adjusts the tire. The attention fell on the conversation between the Asturian and his track engineer, beyond the overtakings that he himself had achieved on track. Something that enraged him and w…

"We are not his spokesperson," the F1 responds to Fernando Alonso after complaints about TV transmission The Spanish criticized the F1's official broadcasts for broadcasting radio messages and prioritizing the show over the action on track i.fernandez Lun, 03/11/2025 - 08:21 Fernando Alonso and Formula 1 in 'fight'.After the Spanish driver expressed his frustration against the official transmission of the highest category of sports motorsports, …

In the Singapore Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso expressed his dissatisfaction after discovering that his radio during a slow pit stop had been broadcast by the FOM. When engineer Andrew Vizard told him that there were 34 laps left for the end, the F1 bi-champion replied: “If you start talking to me every turn, I will turn off the radio.” Alonso could not fully appreciate the attention paid to his radio during the television broadcast, as he reveale…

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Autosport broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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