For the 2016 season the FIA WEC are to introduce an option to their regular TV commentary team targeted specifically at new fans to the World Endurance Championship.

“We were getting comment on social media that the TV team were too excited by the racing at times and that this was alienating some new fans who were used to the less frenetic pace of other motorsport,” said the WEC’s spokesman Ian Credible.

“With that in mind we’re putting an alternative service in place, selectable from the WEC App. And we’ve gone for some big names from the BBC too with John Virgo and Willie Thorne joining the effort. Their analysis may well not be at the pace that our regular fanbase is used to but it will ease in our new followers.

“The boys will be fronting some ‘taster’ video content too explaining quietly to our new fans how we are using hybrid technology and tyres properly.

“That can be confusing for some who can’t understand how our cars can run for so long without radio messages from the drivers complaining that performance has fallen off a cliff.”