Unfortunately, due to a bad crash which was broadcast live on ITV4 because it was taken from the driver view when it happened, ITV4 are showing repeats of past races. The Driver was Billy Monger
It did take a few second before the feed was changed, which was surprising, I dare say the controller was a bit shocked in seeing what just happened.
Some motorsport events live often have delays in them for that very reason - more so given the days that in a horrific crash the content could easily be rewound and find it's way on the internet.
I did a fair bit of motorsport / live streaming last year and it's a heavily pushed from the sports bodies to include something like that - infact if you watch some of the WRC live stuff, you'll see the clock is added post-delay and often 5 to 10 seconds out.
I'd say it looks worse than it is, and probably taking longer for the track to be cleared.
Some motorsport events live often have delays in them for that very reason - more so given the days that in a horrific crash the content could easily be rewound and find it's way on the internet.
I did a fair bit of motorsport / live streaming last year and it's a heavily pushed from the sports bodies to include something like that - infact if you watch some of the WRC live stuff, you'll see the clock is added post-delay and often 5 to 10 seconds out.
I'd say it looks worse than it is, and probably taking longer for the track to be cleared.
The likes of F1 normally don't focus on an incident or showing replays until it's clear the driver is moving around in the car. It's became the norm in recent years ever since FOM took over the World Feed (rather than rely on local broadcasters - whose level of descretion varied!)
American TV seem to have no problem in replaying accidents over and over again however, even if it's apparent a driver is seriously injured or worse.
I'd like to think F1 learned lessons about how to handle/cover serious incidents from the events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Although we never saw the world feed of the aftermath of that in the UK, as the BBC opted out, but it was apparently too graphic for Sunday afternoon TV.
I remember there being several intrusive shots of a fatally injured marshal receiving CPR at Monza in 2000, broadcast live for the world to see. Italian TV's directors had a low level of discretion for that (indeed they also covered Imola 94)
I remember there being several intrusive shots of a fatally injured marshal receiving CPR at Monza in 2000, broadcast live for the world to see. Italian TV's directors had a low level of discretion for that (indeed they also covered Imola 94)
Different values. Someone was run over and killed outside my hotel in Rome. The authorities kept the road open, and didn't cover the body. It was there for some hours, before removal.
I remember there being several intrusive shots of a fatally injured marshal receiving CPR at Monza in 2000, broadcast live for the world to see. Italian TV's directors had a low level of discretion for that (indeed they also covered Imola 94)
Indeed, this was the same helicopter and camera that showed Mika Hakkinen crying in the bushes after crashing out, I don't think it was the same year though.
A prime example of how these incidents are handled now is during Free practice 3 for the 2015 Russian Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr had a big spin and got his car embedded in the barrier which had fallen on top of his car. FOM kept their cameras away from the incident and only when we got a helicopter shot of Sainz waving on the stretcher did they start playing replays of the incident.
I've been told that ITV did not edit the live coverage when the incident came back around on ITV4 +1.
Indeed, this was the same helicopter and camera that showed Mika Hakkinen crying in the bushes after crashing out, I don't think it was the same year though.
That was 1999. The next week, at European GP at Nurburgring, Luca Badoer had to stop in his Minardi after running 4th (which for Minardi would have been like winning the world championship) and promptly burst into tears himself, moving Martin Brundle to (cynically?) comment "It's catching."
I was at the circuit and the feed was switched off during the lunch break (and there were no replays for the rest of the day), but I saw all the cameramen who could see the site of the crash on maximum zoom, and trying to look into what was going on as much as possible.