08-11-2022, 11:54 PM
The pre 2004 graphics were basic, yes, but effective at snapshot points. But pretty much totally useless if you just wandered in and turned it on and didn't have a clue who was where until somebody flashed a graphic up.
Of course the same argument could be used for football, and its interesting to note that on screen score graphics in that sport didn't start to appear until the 1990s:
tvforum.uk
The other thing that could be said (returning to F1) is it required concentration on what was going on to be able to follow anything, as you couldn't just gawp top left to see what lap you were on or who was where, and you had to rely on Murray Walker/James Hunt/Martin Brundle/<insert another name here> to fill you in on the bits you couldn't follow yourself - although there were no doubt occasions where they didn't have a clue what was going on either, probably because a computer fell over somewhere and it was anybody's guess what was going on.
Of course the same argument could be used for football, and its interesting to note that on screen score graphics in that sport didn't start to appear until the 1990s:
tvforum.uk
The other thing that could be said (returning to F1) is it required concentration on what was going on to be able to follow anything, as you couldn't just gawp top left to see what lap you were on or who was where, and you had to rely on Murray Walker/James Hunt/Martin Brundle/<insert another name here> to fill you in on the bits you couldn't follow yourself - although there were no doubt occasions where they didn't have a clue what was going on either, probably because a computer fell over somewhere and it was anybody's guess what was going on.