F1 2025

imaskidaddle said:
for services ............ (read: perpetuating british bias)
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Are you for real?

Brundle has been covering F1 since 1997 and in his capacity has broadcasted to a global English-speaking audience.

After Murray Walker, he has been the longest-serving English commentator and while he may be past his best now, for a long time his technical insight during commentary added great value to the broadcast.

Also, yeah. A British person receiving a British award from the British royalty, hardly perpetuating anything.
 
thestaggy said:
Are you for real?

Brundle has been covering F1 since 1997 and in his capacity has broadcasted to a global English-speaking audience.

After Murray Walker, he has been the longest-serving English commentator and while he may be past his best now, for a long time his technical insight during commentary added great value to the broadcast.

Also, yeah. A British person receiving a British award from the British royalty, hardly perpetuating anything.
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i guess commentating is much more important that every soldier who ever served britain.
there thouands who have risked their lives without any such recognition.

im not even sure that he ever won a f1 race.


you kinda missed the point about perpetuating. doesn't matter though. have a good one
 
PCWARITM said:
...on British channels. Surprised?
The only reason we know about it is because everyone insists on watching their coverage.
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correct. sometimes its the only stream that doesn't buffer (probably coz everyone else refuses to watch it)
 
imaskidaddle said:
i guess commentating is much more important that every soldier who ever served britain.
there thouands who have risked their lives without any such recognition.

im not even sure that he ever won a f1 race.


you kinda missed the point about perpetuating. doesn't matter though. have a good one
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Perhaps inform yourself. There are two ''divisions'' to the award, civil and military, with a military award being held in higher esteem than a civil award.

The award was originally established for civil service in the first place, established by King George towards the end of WW1 because the military already had its own set of - much older - awards and he wanted to recognise those who had contributed to the war effort in a non-military capacity. It was later extended to those who have served in the military. Post-WW2, it has once again become a more civil-centric focused award, with more non-military recipients than military.

The award is also generally given for a body/career of work and not specific acts, such as a single act of military bravery, so a soldier won't get the award for taking out 50 enemies with a knife, he'll get a military-specific award/recognition for that. If a military person gets the award, it would be because they had spent years in the armed forces doing something of note.

The civil version of the award covers a broad category of people as well. A doctor, a sculptor, an athlete, a social service worker and a journalist can all earn the award for efforts in their respective fields. The award can also be given to anybody within the Commonwealth with special dispensation for those outside the Commonwealth.

Now you know.
 
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thestaggy said:
Perhaps inform yourself. There are two ''divisions'' to the award, civil and military, with a military award being held in higher esteem than a civil award.

The award was originally established for civil service in the first place, established by King George towards the end of WW1 because the military already had its own set of - much older - awards and he wanted to recognise those who had contributed to the war effort in a non-military capacity. It was later extended to those who have served in the military. Post-WW2, it has once again become a more civil-centric focused award, with more non-military recipients than military.

The award is also generally given for a body/career of work and not specific acts, such as a single act of military bravery, so a soldier won't get the award for taken out 50 enemies with a knife, he'll get a military-specific award/recognition for that. If a military person gets the award, it would be because they had spent years in the armed forces doing something of note.

The civil version of the award covers a broad category of people as well. A doctor, a sculptor, an athlete, a social service worker and a journalist can all earn the award for efforts in their respective fields. The award can also be given to anybody within the Commonwealth with special dispensation for those outside the Commonwealth.

Now you know.
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i knew before that. thanks
 
thestaggy said:
If you understood how it works you wouldn't have said what you did.

Just hopped on that 'British media bias' reeee train and exposed your ignorance.
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perhaps martin bunghole should get a medal of bravery for the gridwalk - not many people can withstand so many cold shoulders and general cringe
 
thestaggy said:
If you understood how it works you wouldn't have said what you did.

Just hopped on that 'British media bias' reeee train and exposed your ignorance.
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maybe take a few steps back and understand what was said about the bias.
as was stated earlier - you missed the point and read what you wanted to read
 
imaskidaddle said:
maybe take a few steps back and understand what was said about the bias.
as was stated earlier - you missed the point and read what you wanted to read
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imaskidaddle said:
i guess commentating is much more important that every soldier who ever served britain.
there thouands who have risked their lives without any such recognition.

im not even sure that he ever won a f1 race.
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If you understand how it all works, you wouldn't have said the above.
 
thestaggy said:
Perhaps inform yourself. There are two ''divisions'' to the award, civil and military, with a military award being held in higher esteem than a civil award.

The award was originally established for civil service in the first place, established by King George towards the end of WW1 because the military already had its own set of - much older - awards and he wanted to recognise those who had contributed to the war effort in a non-military capacity. It was later extended to those who have served in the military. Post-WW2, it has once again become a more civil-centric focused award, with more non-military recipients than military.

The award is also generally given for a body/career of work and not specific acts, such as a single act of military bravery, so a soldier won't get the award for taking out 50 enemies with a knife, he'll get a military-specific award/recognition for that. If a military person gets the award, it would be because they had spent years in the armed forces doing something of note.

The civil version of the award covers a broad category of people as well. A doctor, a sculptor, an athlete, a social service worker and a journalist can all earn the award for efforts in their respective fields. The award can also be given to anybody within the Commonwealth with special dispensation for those outside the Commonwealth.

Now you know.
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And just to expand on that slightly:

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female. The other grades in descending order are Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE), and Member (MBE).
 
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