BBC Formula One TV coverage
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| BBC Formula One TV coverage | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Presented by | Steve Rider (1990–1996) Jake Humphrey (2009–2012) Suzi Perry (2013–2015) |
| Opening theme | "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | Worldwide |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 BBC2 BBC3 |
| Related | |
| Grand Prix | |
F1 BBC was a British television programme dedicated to the coverage of Formula One motor racing and was broadcast by the British broadcaster BBC between 1990-1996 and 2009-2015.[1]
History
1985-1996
BBC gained the rights for Formula One coverage for 1978 for there Grand Prix programme, By the late 1980s BBC F1 had the European races live while Grand Prix had highlights of all the race and the main programme for the long hall races. The commentary team was Murray Walker and James Hunt. By the 1990s all of the races were broadcast live with the summer races shown as part of Sunday Grandstand, with highlights on the Grand Prix programme. Many of these live races were fronted by Steve Rider. In 1990 Jonathan Palmer joined in as a pit reporter, in June 1993 Hunt died fron a heart attack and the 1976 Champion would be succeeded by Palmer for most of the races excepted the 1993 British Grand Prix (Jackie Stewart) and the 1993 Australian Grand Prix (Alan Jones). In 1995 it was announced that the BBC had lost the television broadcast rights to Formula One to ITV for the 1997 season.