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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
2007 was one of the best Formula One seasons for years. There was drama, controversy, fantastic races, suprise faces, and more. This season review does it's best to compress the excitement into one watch.
So what does it do well? Firstly, it includes alot of action from each race, and despite the lack of replays, it does do enough to provide the best action from either end of the grid. Pretty much everything notable is included. Secondly, the special features. such as the ones on Super Aguri and Williams, make a very interesting break from the action.
The DVD does lack a little in interviews, and doesn't really consider the off-track events as much as they actually affected the season.
However, naturally, this is a great watch. I say naturally. Well, they didn't really need to try hard - it was a fantastic year. So it's certainly worth purchasing, whether it be the first F1 season you've taken note of, or one of many you've seen.
So what does it do well? Firstly, it includes alot of action from each race, and despite the lack of replays, it does do enough to provide the best action from either end of the grid. Pretty much everything notable is included. Secondly, the special features. such as the ones on Super Aguri and Williams, make a very interesting break from the action.
The DVD does lack a little in interviews, and doesn't really consider the off-track events as much as they actually affected the season.
However, naturally, this is a great watch. I say naturally. Well, they didn't really need to try hard - it was a fantastic year. So it's certainly worth purchasing, whether it be the first F1 season you've taken note of, or one of many you've seen.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
2007 was one of the most interesting Formula 1 seasons in recent times. The championship went down to the final laps of the final race where 3 drivers all had chances to win the title. It was a controversial season featuring the spying saga between McLaren and Ferrari, and a season that welcomed Lewis Hamilton into the sport and saw Kimi Räikkönen finally crowned World Champion. For this I think it is worth buying the DVD because 2007 was a season of highs and lows, and was a season to remember.
However the review is not the best review ever as it seems to deviate from the successful style used in past years. Again the producers feel the need to add unnecessary music tracks to the action at some of the races, and they tend to not inform the viewer of the timing of events. The season preview at the beginning is terrible as it doesn't describe the rule changes, it hardly makes reference to the post Schumacher era, and the review seems to be focused more on action rather than telling the facts or contextualising them. This is highlighted by qualifying being very poorly covered in a style similar to the review in 2006 with drivers talking over their qualifying laps at some of the grands prix - whilst this can be interesting, the viewer is not informed of how the other drivers performed in the qualifying sessions, which means at the start of races one has no idea of which positions the main drivers started from making the races confusing. Further to this there are very few interviews with the drivers before and after the races, the focus seems to be on playing a clip of the podium before moving onto the next race! The review DVDs seem to have become more emotive over the years, and this means that this DVD may not fully reflect the story of the season factually. Little reference is made to the spy saga and its huge ramifications, and the fact that if McLaren had not lost their points in the saga they would have won the constructors championship. No mention is made to the fact that effectively the title was finally given to Räikkönen at court in November weeks after the final race. I think too much time was spent on the first races, leaving the crucial final races of the season rushed. However the exclusive onboard footage is fantastic as some of it did not appear on TV. The special features are not outstanding; the highlights of these are the interview with Sebastian Vettel and Gerhard Berger and the interview with Lewis Hamilton which are both good.
Overall this DVD has many shortcomings but the 2007 season was a classic and this is the only DVD on the market to review the 2007 season. This makes it worthwhile to buy.
However the review is not the best review ever as it seems to deviate from the successful style used in past years. Again the producers feel the need to add unnecessary music tracks to the action at some of the races, and they tend to not inform the viewer of the timing of events. The season preview at the beginning is terrible as it doesn't describe the rule changes, it hardly makes reference to the post Schumacher era, and the review seems to be focused more on action rather than telling the facts or contextualising them. This is highlighted by qualifying being very poorly covered in a style similar to the review in 2006 with drivers talking over their qualifying laps at some of the grands prix - whilst this can be interesting, the viewer is not informed of how the other drivers performed in the qualifying sessions, which means at the start of races one has no idea of which positions the main drivers started from making the races confusing. Further to this there are very few interviews with the drivers before and after the races, the focus seems to be on playing a clip of the podium before moving onto the next race! The review DVDs seem to have become more emotive over the years, and this means that this DVD may not fully reflect the story of the season factually. Little reference is made to the spy saga and its huge ramifications, and the fact that if McLaren had not lost their points in the saga they would have won the constructors championship. No mention is made to the fact that effectively the title was finally given to Räikkönen at court in November weeks after the final race. I think too much time was spent on the first races, leaving the crucial final races of the season rushed. However the exclusive onboard footage is fantastic as some of it did not appear on TV. The special features are not outstanding; the highlights of these are the interview with Sebastian Vettel and Gerhard Berger and the interview with Lewis Hamilton which are both good.
Overall this DVD has many shortcomings but the 2007 season was a classic and this is the only DVD on the market to review the 2007 season. This makes it worthwhile to buy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Great review for all F1 fans, Ferrari fans and Kimi Raikkonen fans. 2007 was an exciting season full of close racing and much drama off the track. This DVD summerises it all. It is a must purchase for all fans of this sport.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Just great!
Great insight into the sport for F1 geeks and for people interested as well. Loads of additional material, which you wouldn't be able to see otherwise.
Published 3 months ago by Pankracy
Bargain!
After checking that my eyesight wasn't playing tricks on me (yes, it really IS only £2.99!! At least it was when I bought it) I now have it nestling amongst it's fellow F1 related... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jimbo
Great addition to collection
Arrived in excellent condition and really fast too so very happy it's here in time for my husband for Christmas. Read more
Published 17 months ago by scampy
Brilliant
Amazing that for £250 I managed to get this review. In 2007 I was more concerned by girls, I watched as much as possible but this brought back memories and I managed to see some... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. James R. Williams
Porreiro
Fantástico DVD que cobre o ano em que Raikkonen mostrou o seu valor. Peca por ser um pouco curto. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ricardo
For Future Retrospection
I collect these reviews to look back on after ten or more years. It is not that they do not work fine as an instant summary of the season past - they do, capturing the key moments... Read more
Published 22 months ago by The Kinniburgh Kid
Great overview of 2007 F1 Season
Having come to Formula 1 quite late, I really enjoyed watching this DVD and catching up with some of the latest drivers and some that have dropped off the radar. Read more
Published 23 months ago by C. A. Snape
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Formula One Season Review 2007
Great action and beautiful speed! What an action packed season.
Great start for Lewis Hamilton in his first year of F1, slamming that... Read more
Great action and beautiful speed! What an action packed season.
Great start for Lewis Hamilton in his first year of F1, slamming that... Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2009 by Proud Brit
Brilliant
I think that this was actually a better review than some people are giving credit. this covers all the big issues of this year and gives you some information you may have missed... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2008 by S. Leslie
A bit miss leading
I have been getting this review for the pass few years and have incressingly found it a bit missleading. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2008 by CG
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