American F1 viewers can peek every mosey dwell on ESPN channels industrial-free from lights-out to checkered flag in 2024.
The races are broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC channels, with all note classes and qualifying – additionally shown dwell – transferring round its channels (at the side of ESPNU or ESPNews).
ESPN relies on its commentary and punditry from UK-basically based entirely Sky Sports F1.
Who are Sky Sports F1’s commentary group for 2024?
David Croft
Generally known as ‘Crofty’, he is Sky Sports F1’s lead commentator, having held the put since Sky began broadcasting F1 in 2012.
Before that, Croft had commentated on F1 races for the UK’s BBC Radio 5 Are living radio residing since 2006, and he has spent the ideal segment of two a few years commentating on darts, at the starting put for the BBC and further currently for Sky.
Croft’s verbalize has featured prominently in Codemasters’ official F1 video sport since 2010.
David Croft
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Forward of a story-breaking 24 mosey calendar, which contains four double-headers and two triple-headers, Croft has taken the choice to stand down from the Emilia-Romagna, Austrian and Azerbaijan Grands Prix.
He easiest left out one mosey ahead of his transfer to Sky when he skipped the 2007 European Mighty Prix in consequence of the start of his son.
Making his first start in 1984 for Tyrrell, Brundle additionally raced for Zakspeed, Williams, Brabham, Benetton, Ligier, McLaren and Jordan in an F1 career that resulted in 1996.
Although he never gained a mosey, he came shut on plenty of occasions, ending 2nd at the Italian Mighty Prix in 1992 and at the Monaco GP in 1994 and scoring seven diverse podium finishes. In 1990 he gained the Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar, swapping vehicles mid-methodology thru the mosey after his own had been compelled to retire.
Brundle’s commentary career began alongside Murray Walker at ITV in 1997, later working with James Allen from 2002 onwards. Brundle moved to the BBC when it acquired the rights to F1 coverage within the UK in 2009 and grew to turn into the lead commentator for the broadcaster two years later with David Coulthard coming into into the co-commentary role.
Martin Brundle, Sky Sports F1
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Brundle moved to Sky Sports F1 in 2012, the put he has been a co-commentator alongside David Croft ever since.
Brundle is additionally known for his pre-mosey grid walks, wherein he interviews drivers and group principals within the frantic short time earlier than the lights exit. These maintain turn into extra significant for some hapless interactions with rapper Megan Thee Stallion, rocker Ozzy Osbourne and tennis memoir Serena Williams.
Harry Benjamin
A newcomer to significant F1 commentary box in 2024, Benjamin will resolve the put of lead commentator from Croft at the Emilia-Romagna, Austrian and Azerbaijan Grands Prix.
Benjamin at the starting put trained as an actor at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, has conducted within the West End and worked on feature movies. After coming into into the broadcasting world, he has presented a giant differ of programming and hosted his own nationwide radio portray on Hits Radio.
His earlier television work was with BBC Sport, CNN and Motorsport.com earlier than taking a commentary role with Sky Sports for its F1 Juniors declares wonderful yr.
Simon Lazenby
Sky Sports F1’s coverage has been fronted by Lazenby since the channel’s advent in 2012. He graduated from Durham University within the UK and extinct to work as a grain dealer in Lincolnshire.
Simon Lazenby
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Lazenby purchased his fracture in television working in Rugby Union and has been presenting on Sky Sports since 2002.
Natalie Pinkham
Joined Sky Sports F1 in 2012 as a pitlane reporter, having carried out so for BBC Radio 5 Are living in 2011. In 2013, Pinkham grew to turn into a host of The F1 Show, a role she has held ever since.
Natalie Pinkham, Sky Sports F1, interviews Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Workers
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Before F1, Pinkham’s broadcasting career saw her work at the Isle of Man TT and the 2006 FIFA World Cup, with two years spent presenting for The Poker Channel. In 2009, she co-hosted the Goodwood Festival of Flee alongside fellow motorsport broadcaster Steve Rider.
Pinkham led Sky’s coverage of the Spanish Mighty Prix in 2020.
The Indian ex-racer has developed a repute as certainly one of basically the most successfully-respected analysts working in F1, deriving his skills from a diverse career that integrated 11 mountainous prix begins in F1 between 2010 and 2011.
Before F1 he raced in British GP2, A1 Mighty Prix, F3 and diverse diverse sequence, and has since competed in Formula E, the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Karun Chandhok, Sky TV, Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing
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Chandhok has worked as a pitlane reporter for the BBC and Channel 4, transferring to Sky Sports F1 in 2020.
Bernie Collins
A graduate of Queen’s University in Belfast, Collins joined McLaren as a trainee earlier than occurring to turn into a efficiency engineer on its F1 group in 2014.
She then joined Force India in ’15, as a efficiency and system engineer, and worked her methodology up to be head of mosey system as the group morphed into Aston Martin.
Frederic Vasseur, Workers Significant and Total Supervisor, Scuderia Ferrari, is interviewed on the grid by Bernie Collins, Sky Sports F1
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In 2023, she left the pitwall to turn into an analyst for Sky’s on-match F1 coverage. Collins would possibly perchance presumably maintain a bigger role this season, offering prognosis of racing system over 10 mosey weekends.
Anthony Davidson
Made two appearances for Minardi in F1 in 2002 however retired from both grands prix. After spending much of the next three seasons as a take a look at driver, he secured a fleshy-time pressure with Vivid Aguri in 2007. On the opposite hand, he did not ranking any points and, early in 2008, the group pulled out of F1 in consequence of financial difficulties.
Anthony Davidson
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Davidson has been some distance extra worthwhile some distance off from F1, a success the World Endurance Championship with Toyota in 2014 and gathering 10 WEC victories across 5 fleshy seasons racing in LMP1.
The Briton joined the Sky Sports F1 group in 2012, and stuffed in for Paul di Resta within the commentary box when the Scot made his one-off look for Williams in Hungary in 2017.
Son of two-time F1 world champion Graham, Damon followed in his father’s footsteps in 1996 when he gained the arena title with Williams.
Statistically certainly one of basically the most worthwhile F1 drivers ever, Hill gained 22 grands prix and was a podium finisher 42 situations over eight seasons, earlier than calling it a day at the quit of the 1999 season.
Damon Hill, Sky TV
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Hill joined Sky Sports F1 in 2012 and has been a frequent presence within the punditry role ever since.
Rachel Brookes
A presenter and reporter for Sky Sports F1, conducting interviews with drivers and diverse key figures since 2009. Her background is in radio, having previously worked for ITN and Talksport.
Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing, is interviewed by Rachel Brookes, Sky Sports F1
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She’s additionally a host of The F1 Show, and stepped in for Lazenby as the predominant presenter for Sky’s coverage of the Russian Mighty Prix in 2020.
The German gained the 2016 F1 world championship after a fraught title fight with Lewis Hamilton. He promptly retired from F1 a couple of days later, having accrued 23 mountainous prix wins and 57 podiums in his time with Williams and Mercedes.
Nico Rosberg
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Rosberg has pursued plenty of endeavors since retiring from F1, at the side of as an owner of an Improper E group. He first regarded on Sky Sports F1 as an analyst in 2018, and has additionally worked for broadcasters in Germany and Italy in a equal role.
Naomi Schiff
Born in Belgium to a Rwandan mother, Schiff grew up in South Africa and at the starting put raced in Formula Volkswagen earlier than her career took her to Asia after which on to GT racing in Europe, the put she contested the Nurburgring 24 Hours.
She additionally raced within the inaugural all-female W Sequence in 2019, scoring two points.
Presenter Naomi Schiff, Sky Sports F1
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After co-presenting the starting up of the 2022 Mercedes F1 vehicle with Pinkham, she joined Sky’s presenting group at races.
He was at the centre of a fairytale narrative in 2009, when Button grew to turn into F1 world champion racing for Brawn GP, an outfit that was all exact now formed within the starting put of the season when earlier owner Honda announced its shock departure.
Along with his world title, Button’s 15 wins and 50 podiums gruesome him as certainly one of basically the most worthwhile British F1 drivers.
Jenson Button
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Like Rosberg, Button has developed plenty of pursuits in lifestyles after F1 however continues to mosey within the World Endurance Championship after dabbling in NASCAR in 2022. He made his Sky Sports F1 debut in 2018.
Danica Patrick
Basically the most worthwhile female driver in IndyCar Sequence historic previous, Patrick’s 2008 make a choice at Motegi in Japan remains its easiest mosey make a choice by a girl. Having quit start-wheel racing for NASCAR in 2010, Patrick gained the pole for the 2013 Daytona 500.
Patrick retired from the game at the quit of 2018 to embark on a diverse submit-racing career in wine making, sports actions attire and media.
Danica Patrick, Sky Sports F1, interviews pole man Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, after Qualifying
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She has additionally been a guest analyst for NBC’s Indy 500 coverage – a mosey wherein she done third in 2009 – since 2019, and he or she first joined the Sky Sports F1 presenting group for the 2021 United States Mighty Prix.
Ted Kravitz
He has worked in F1 for practically about 25 years, starting out as a producer for ITV in 1997. He then grew to turn into a pitlane reporter in 2002 and fulfilled the equal role for the BBC between 2009 and 2011.
Ted Kravitz, Pit Lane Reporter, Sky Sports F1
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Kravitz was certainly one of Sky’s headline signings when the broadcaster began covering F1 in 2012, growing a fanbase with his portray Ted’s Pocket guide, wherein he investigates and explains diverse technical aspects of F1.
Craig Slater
Stories on F1 for Sky Sports Information, with his interviews additionally that contains on Sky Sports F1’s coverage on mosey weekends.
Craig Slater, Sky TV
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