If ever proof were needed that ITV were unfit to show Formula one racing through their stubborn determination to show ad breaks during the action, two potentially race-changing incidents during today's European Grand Prix provide it.
First, two cars almost collided in the pit lane after what stewards believed might have been an unsafe release; then Raikkonen's engine blew up.
Both incidents happened while we viewers were being treated to adverts instead of the race we'd tuned in to watch.
While we did get to se them in replay, the whole point of watching a live race is to see things when they happen, not in review at a later stage.
Thankg God the BBC will be showing uninterrrupted coverage of Formula One from next season. Millions of us just cannot wait.
Jon McKnight
