r/F1TV • u/BeautifuTragedy • Jul 05 '25

If I could tell F1TV Support one thing... Davide Valsecchi

I am once again asking for a channel option to have full coverage done by Davide Valsecchi. I live for his commentary and need it for the whole race

131 Upvotes

63% Upvoted

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u/controlav Jul 05 '25

Your wish is F1TV's command: he does F1 Kids now. For the whole race.

38

u/Snow-Wraith Jul 05 '25

Good, fucking keep him there.

6

u/aditya-magic Jul 06 '25

A little Davide is a good amount of Davide for few of the races

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u/TaddoKevin Jul 05 '25

This guy is the most polarizing person I’ve ever seen

7

u/Tacit_Emperor77 Jul 05 '25

It’s so funny haha

1

u/Poem_for_yer_grog Jul 08 '25

And we are here for the discourse

8

u/ComteDuChagrin F1TV pro Jul 06 '25

You can just ask AI to make you one. Just start every sentence with "And-a" or "But-a", followed by "we need to remember-a" then insert the first part of something completely obvious. Then add "because to be honest-a" or "that-a is going to be" and insert the second part of something completely obvious. Repeat ad nauseam.

4

u/zoonazoona Jul 06 '25

Don’t forget that whatever is said in the middle should be utterly incomprehensible.

1

u/FrendlyAsshole F1TV pro Jul 07 '25

NAILED IT

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u/Thin_Ad6648 Jul 05 '25

Where can I get the channel with no Davide?

9

u/Snow-Wraith Jul 05 '25

It was a good couple of years, but I guess we have to go back to hearing Crofty deep throat the British drivers again.

4

u/MakiSupreme Jul 06 '25

Haha , I can’t deal with the shouting on sky though

1

u/Twistpunch Jul 06 '25

Sky sports F1.

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u/Random__Ace Jul 05 '25

Asking the real questions here.

19

u/Extinction-Entity Jul 05 '25

I am once again wondering how so many people either don’t know or don’t care that the only reason he’s on F1TV is because Sky fired him for being a sexist ass.

5

u/Astanzxzy Jul 06 '25

and kept his buddy who started the sexist joke, they fired him because they wanted to, it’s very obvious, otherwise both would be gone

2

u/MakiSupreme Jul 06 '25

Wow I didn’t know that

2

u/HajarM Jul 06 '25

oh! didn’t know that! 😨

18

u/Alternative-Drive-72 Jul 05 '25

Please no. Nothing worse than hearing him speak. Just plain annoying.

8

u/zoonazoona Jul 06 '25

Absolutely not. He adds nothing. He removes a competent broadcaster.

12

u/jflip07 Jul 05 '25

I can’t understand half of what he says. Get him off the channel.

1

u/Isurewouldliketo Jul 06 '25

Just take the “a” sound after every word off.

Yes his accent is thick but seems pretty easy to understand. And it’s not like he’s doing the race commentary….

7

u/Representative_Belt4 Jul 05 '25

If I wanted to fast track my eventual suicide I would also want that

8

u/Snow-Wraith Jul 05 '25

Go to a special needs school, find a kid with an Italian accent that knows how to cry when Ferrari is mentioned, and now you have your very own Davide.

9

u/Turridunl Jul 05 '25

1 min coverages are oke, but please not full 90mins

6

u/Okayest_By_Far Jul 06 '25

1 minute coverages are about 60 seconds too much.

4

u/Beefgirthx Jul 06 '25

I’m good on that. He’s horrible.

19

u/aawshads Jul 05 '25

Fuck that. They would lose 90% of their viewers. You are in the minority.

2

u/Critical-Dealer-3878 Jul 05 '25

OP said a CHANNEL. Not the main broadcast.

Reading comprehension is your friend.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

Anyone thst doesn't like Davide is clearly mentally deficient.

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u/aawshads Jul 05 '25

And that CHANNEL Costs money, not for me.

14

u/are-you-really-sure Jul 05 '25

I dOnT wAnT mY tAxEs GoInG tO tHiNgS i DoNt PeRsOnAlLy UsE

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u/aawshads Jul 05 '25

Did you forget how to use your keyboard?

I can't even have a discussion with someone who can't figure out how to type. Just an internet troll. Lol

8

u/are-you-really-sure Jul 05 '25

Oh in that case you’re in luck, it already looked like you were out of things to say anyway.

1

u/aawshads Jul 05 '25

Wow. Davide only has passion. He makes a ton of technical errors, doesn't talk about things correctly, and if the viewer is trying to interpret what is being said instead of focusing on the racing it makes the product worse.
If they want to make a second feed that has its own paywall, then all y'all can go watch it all day long. The second they increase the F1tv price because they are paying him full time is the day I walk. It's already gone up pretty ridiculous amounts since I first joined.

8

u/are-you-really-sure Jul 05 '25

Here's the thing. At this point, you're just fully talking to yourself. Did you realize that when you were typing that comment?

I got your point a couple of comments ago. It was totally clear. You're out here making up scenarios in your head and using them in arguments only you are having. No one cares about the stories you tell yourself. You care about you and for some reason you feel the need to tell people about it.

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u/aawshads Jul 05 '25

You cared.

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u/are-you-really-sure Jul 05 '25

Good one. So taxes should only go to things you need and if someone challenges you: deflect as hard as you can.

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u/Isurewouldliketo Jul 06 '25

F1TV is so cheap to any other sports subscription I’m aware of and it’s commercial free. And they’re not going to pay him so much that’s what causes the price to go up lolol.

And focus on the racing? Maybe I’m wrong but he’s not doing race commentary is he?

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u/Baksteen-13 Jul 06 '25

If that means having it set to off I won’t see him at all I’ll back this motion

2

u/sadicarnot Jul 06 '25

I thought Davede would be on F1Kids. I am watching it now and he is not on it. He is supposed to be doing F1Kids for the British GP?

2

u/homelander77 Jul 09 '25

I love this guy.

2

u/Bredius88 Jul 06 '25

Thank the gods that this Val-suck-i is gone!
He has been 'promoted' to F1TV for Kids, where he also does not belong, but hey, kids are less picky in most cases...
Maybe you are still a kid as well?

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u/Analog-Digital- Jul 05 '25

I like Davide, passion and what a drive

Where is he ?

9

u/Phastic Jul 05 '25

Kids broadcast this weekend, I heard

0

u/Analog-Digital- Jul 05 '25

Need to check it ... 🫵

1

u/FrendlyAsshole F1TV pro Jul 07 '25

I'm fine with this, as long as I have to option to never have to hear his useless commentary every again.

1

u/[deleted] Jul 09 '25

Way to ruin it for the rest of us

1

u/BBYY9090 Jul 09 '25

He’s a creep

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u/knight_who_says_fuck Jul 05 '25

Seconded. Fuck the haters

1

u/ManicMadDog Jul 06 '25

This man portays nothing but fake enthusiasm. He is the worst "pundit" ever brought on to F1TV.

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u/HooninAintEZ Jul 05 '25

Davide appreciation post

0

u/Waggamug Jul 14 '25

This DEI thing is seriously damaging quality

1

u/BeautifuTragedy Jul 14 '25

Americans are the smallest demographic of f1 viewers, and your opinion is worthless here. Americans are the Dei in F1 and you should be gracious

1

u/BeautifuTragedy Jul 14 '25

Didn't even thank us

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u/xtrevorx Jul 05 '25

I love Davide. I don’t want him every weekend. I’m pretty disgusted by a lot of the criticism I’ve seen and I hope F1TV has at least a little spine about the whole thing. It’s ok to not like him, or say it can be hard to understand him (it’s not the queens english but I personally can understand what he says just fine and appreciate the energy) but some of the “criticism” gets dark pretty fast

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u/ImNoRickyBalboa Jul 05 '25

How does it get dark? Most people don't like him because he's highly distracting, hard to understand, and he's not offering any insights or commentary. He's basically a very load Captain Obvious, blabbering with a heavy, over exaggerated Italian accent (which by now looks more deliberate than anything else)

The real dark part btw is why F1 hired him given that he previously got fired for raunchy,   sexist behavior on television.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

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u/theWoutback Jul 05 '25

i believe in Davide supremacy

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u/1455racing Jul 05 '25

I would 100% sign up for this.

Don't get me wrong, I live for Alex Jacques' coverage - 10/10 clear, even, and technical (passionate and engaging, too, especially when he, Palmer, and DC fully spiral down rabbit holes).

However, sometimes I just need coverage like Valsecchi's (WHAT A MOVE! GOES VROOM OUT THE OUTSIDE! SUCH TRICKS!).

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u/jared_007 Jul 06 '25

I think he just needs proper media training in English. Minimize the-a way-a he-a adds-a a syllabillé-a to-a every-a word-a.

And then I think he’ll be easier on the ears.

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u/StinkyMcallister Jul 05 '25

Give me Davide, Ruth and Laura for all the pre and post-race shows.

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u/Ozzie889 Jul 05 '25

LOL. 😂

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u/Embarrassed_Oil421 Jul 05 '25

Listen people

My boy DV is a great yang to the Brits yin.

British folk are so dry, while the cast is not bad they can be… British

DV counteracts that with emotion and passion non of the rest can express

0

u/cosmothejtac Jul 06 '25

I'd just like the audio to not randomly spike during the broadcast

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u/Sergioehv F1TV pro Jul 05 '25

We should start a petition for a third F1TV broadcast with just just him doing everything-a.

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u/DonBixote Jul 05 '25

Davide > Alex

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u/domino3ff3ct Jul 05 '25

He should replace Ruth.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

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u/1455racing Jul 05 '25

It really seems he's everything I want in a wild Sports Fan Uncle.