Both BBC and Sky have revealed their F1 2013 plans, including which races to cover and some fresh faces on our screen.
The BBC have revealed the 10 live races they will broadcast, along with their replacement for popular presenter Jake Humphrey.
BBCF1:
The channel have announced that former MotoGP presenter Suzi Perry will replace Jake Humphrey as the programmes main presenter. Suzi is a big motorsport fan and presented the BBC's coverage of the MotoGP series for 10 years. She has also been successful in technology, travel and entertainment programmes.
She said "Motorsport is my life and I've really missed being away from the grid, I am so excited to be joining the BBC. Working alongside such an eminent team and the F1 world is a huge honour and I can't wait to get started."
The BBC also announced the 10 live races they will broadcast, the other 9 will have extended highlights. These are China, Spain, Canada, Silverstone, the vacant European GP slot, Belgium, Italy, Japan, India and Brazil. It means the team will not broadcast live at the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix as well as the two opening rounds.
Sky F1:
Sky Sports F1 revealed a largely unchanged team for the 2013 season. It will be fronted again by presenters Simon Lazenby and Georgie Thompson, with commentary from Martin Brundle, David Croft and Anthony Davidson for Free Practice. Natalie Pinkham and Ted Kravitz will patrol the pit lane, with Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert joining Martin Brundle and Anthony Davidson as pundits.
The channel will broadcast all 20, or 19 depending on the vacant European GP slot, races live with 10 of which being exclusive. Every session of the race weekend will go live, with the usual post and pre session analysis and SkyPad usage.
Away from the race weekends, there will be the weekly F1 Show that will start on February 15th. The channel will also cover winter testing, car launches and feeder series like GP2 and GP3.
The BBC have revealed the 10 live races they will broadcast, along with their replacement for popular presenter Jake Humphrey.
BBCF1:
She said "Motorsport is my life and I've really missed being away from the grid, I am so excited to be joining the BBC. Working alongside such an eminent team and the F1 world is a huge honour and I can't wait to get started."
The BBC also announced the 10 live races they will broadcast, the other 9 will have extended highlights. These are China, Spain, Canada, Silverstone, the vacant European GP slot, Belgium, Italy, Japan, India and Brazil. It means the team will not broadcast live at the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix as well as the two opening rounds.
Sky F1:
Sky Sports F1 revealed a largely unchanged team for the 2013 season. It will be fronted again by presenters Simon Lazenby and Georgie Thompson, with commentary from Martin Brundle, David Croft and Anthony Davidson for Free Practice. Natalie Pinkham and Ted Kravitz will patrol the pit lane, with Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert joining Martin Brundle and Anthony Davidson as pundits.
The channel will broadcast all 20, or 19 depending on the vacant European GP slot, races live with 10 of which being exclusive. Every session of the race weekend will go live, with the usual post and pre session analysis and SkyPad usage.
Away from the race weekends, there will be the weekly F1 Show that will start on February 15th. The channel will also cover winter testing, car launches and feeder series like GP2 and GP3.
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