BBC announce details of F1 coverage

oneofakind32

The BBC will be providing comprehensive coverage of the 2009 Formula One season across all its platforms.
F1 returns to BBC television for the first time in 12 years and there will be extensive coverage on network TV, red button, radio, online and mobile.
BBC One will carry live coverage of all 17 Grands Prix and every qualifying session except that in Brazil, which will be shown on BBC Two.
And every single on-track session can be watched on the red button or online.
Jake Humphrey will present the TV coverage, joined by 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard and former team boss Eddie Jordan as pundits.
Jonathan Legard will commentate alongside award-winning broadcaster and former F1 driver Martin Brundle.
The pit lane reporters will be Ted Kravitz and Lee McKenzie.
F1 fans will be able to customise their viewing experience through the BBC's multi-platform offering with options such as: split-screen action; a live leaderboard; in-car cameras; choice of commentary; live online streaming; live text; interactive forums; circuit guides; and blogs.

bbc.co.uk

Looks like a big step up from ITVs coverage. The red button features sound great!

paddyb125

Sounds great! Don't like Jake Humphrey though!

amacachi

Yay for the practise sessions!

Think I'll keep using the online timing on the official site during the races though. Hopefully the Beeb commentators will spot who's making amove etc. and not take 4 or 5 laps to notice like the ITV lads.

oneofakind32

amacachi wrote: »

Think I'll keep using the online timing on the official site during the races though.

Same as. Will have the laptop and and T.V. on the go at once. Its nice to have the BBC timing there as well just in case.

maximus02

Lee McKenzie. Yummy.....



http://www.leemckenzie.tv/gallery.asp

vectra

oneofakind32 wrote: »

The red button features sound great!

Just wondering if the Red Button works on a Freesat HD receiver ?

smooch71

No more James "can I have your babies Lewis" Allen... woo hoo!!

hi_sir

itv got pathetic last year with i love you lewis

darkskol

no more ad breaks

BrookieD

any word on the HD coverage from Aunty Beeb, that would be killer

vectra

BrookieD wrote: »

any word on the HD coverage from Aunty Beeb, that would be killer

No HD cover this year anyway

v10

vectra wrote: »

Just wondering if the Red Button works on a Freesat HD receiver ?

I think you pick up each of the 'red button streams' as individual channels on a FTA receiver.

vectra

v10 wrote: »

I think you pick up each of the 'red button streams' as individual channels on a FTA receiver.

You mean there would be added channels added ?

G-Money

Yeah, am looking forward to seeing the BBC's coverage. Am just wondering how the red button stuff will work though. Do you have to be in the UK and receive BBC in a particular format (Freeview or something) in order to be able to use it?

Also, the online coverage, will it be like ITV's in that you can't watch it if you are outside the UK?

vectra

grandmaster wrote: »

Yeah, am looking forward to seeing the BBC's coverage. Am just wondering how the red button stuff will work though. Do you have to be in the UK and receive BBC in a particular format (Freeview or something) in order to be able to use it?

Also, the online coverage, will it be like ITV's in that you can't watch it if you are outside the UK?

TELEVISION COVERAGE

Every race and qualifying session will be shown live on BBC One, with the exception of qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix on 17 October, which will be shown on BBC Two.

All races and qualifying sessions that finish before 1000 will have a full repeat on either BBC One or Two later that day.

There will be a one-hour evening highlights programme at 1900 UK time on BBC Three for all races except Brazil.

Full schedule of BBC TV F1 coverage.

RED BUTTON

The BBC's red button interactive TV service will broadcast live coverage of all on-track sessions - Friday and Saturday practice, qualifying and race.

There will be an additional interactive analysis programme following on from the end of the BBC One coverage of each race.

On race day, viewers will be able to choose from three different video streams.

These will be: the main network feed with a choice of commentary from BBC One and BBC Radio 5 Live; a split screen comprising the main network feed; an in-car camera feed and leaderboard; rolling highlights.

RADIO

Radio 5 Live will again be providing extensive coverage and live commentary of all on-track action - on 5 Live on 909 and 693MW and 5 Live Sports extra on digital radio.

David Croft will be the commentator, with former F1 driver Anthony Davidson as the expert analyst and Holly Samos as pit-lane reporter.

The station will continue with its half-hour 5 Live Formula One show on Friday evenings during race weekends.

It also has the Chequered Flag Podcast which is available after every race and features interviews with all the main players and in-depth analysis.

ONLINE

The BBC Sport website will carry live all BBC One, BBC Two and red button coverage of F1.

There will be multiple live video streaming, which will mirror what is available on the red button.

For the first time, video will be available in high quality, enabling viewers to watch on the internet near-television quality video.

In addition to the live text commentary and news and analysis which was already a feature of the website, there will be a number of new features for 2009.

These will include: extensive post-race video highlights; video race reviews by Murray Walker; interactive circuit guides; several blogs, including a diary-type F1 mole; columns; and comprehensive results and statistics.

The new-look BBC F1 website will be launched in the run-up to the season.

Mobile users will be able to access the latest news, insight and results.

Lewis Hamilton starts his defence of the drivers' title he won in dramatic style last year in Melbourne, Australia, on 29 March.

We will provide further details of our coverage plans closer to that date.

Biro

grandmaster wrote: »

Yeah, am looking forward to seeing the BBC's coverage. Am just wondering how the red button stuff will work though. Do you have to be in the UK and receive BBC in a particular format (Freeview or something) in order to be able to use it?

Also, the online coverage, will it be like ITV's in that you can't watch it if you are outside the UK?

BBC Red button will work with Sky. Some forms of satellite free-to-air setups won't be able to get the red button function, but should be able to pick up the "red button" channels as seperate channels.