F1 Grand Prix on BBC1

Well let's just start off with saying its great not having ad breaks all the time while trying to watch a sport you love. When I heard the BBC had got F1 back I was over the moon but then started to worry if they were going to ruin it. We had to wait months until they announced who was going to be presenting the new show and thankfully they nearly got it 100% right. It's nice to now be able to watch the practice sessions either on the red button or on the internet. I know most people would find this boring but it's nice to see how the drivers are coping with new tracks before race day. The commentary is good and they try and explain ...  Read the complete review

This season (2009) F1 moved from ITV to its rivals the BBC... & long may it stay that way! The main presenters on the BBC show are Jake Humphrey, David Coulthard and Eddie Jordan. They are backed up by Ted Kravitz who gives all the news from the pit lane and Lee McKenzie who often interviews drivers and teams. The excellent race commentary is given by the great Martin Brundle and the "fact filled" Jonathan Legard. Every race weekend they have two shows. On Saturdays they show the full qualifying session which is also book-ended by a lot of information and news about what has happened since the previous race. The fun begins ...  Read the complete review

F1 on the BBC is great, it means that there are no adverts at bad moments which mean that you miss an important part of action or even worse the last 3 laps of a race when the only battle on the track is the one for the lead. The BBC have also made a great improvement with the depth of their coverage they now have great build ups before the race and continue on the red button after the race to answer viewers questions and get more interviews from the drivers. The team presenting it is a good mix as well with Jake Humphreys, David Coultard and Eddie Jordan offering different insights into the sport from a fans, a driver and an owners perspecitves. ...  Read the complete review

Formula 1 is back on the BBC. At long last races won't be interuppted at the most in-opportune moments for adverts that ITV were unfortunatly bound to include. Right, straight to it. I'm delighted to say that they have kept the iconic 'Chain' theme that they used to have before losing the rights. At the beginning of the season this brought back nostalgic memories for me of 94 to 97. Tragically they couldn't make Murray Walker ten years younger and coax him out of retirement! These days we have to make do with a larger number of admitedly good commentators, but none have the humour that was present with Walker. Happily they've retained Martin Brundle ...  Read the complete review

Another season of F1 and another British driver is crowned world champion, while Honda executives wee busy kicking themselves the wily pair of Ross Brawn who provided the technical and tactical knowledge and Richard Branson who coughed up the dough for some ultimately cheap advertising were able to put Jenson Button into a car that was competitive enough to see him take the title with one race still to go. The other big winner this season has again been the excellent coveridge of the racing by the BBC. For a start the big benefit of BBC coveridge is the fact that you do not have to endure endless advertising breaks like you did with ITV, so there is no ...  Read the complete review