[Iceman]

I'll start updating this come Wednesday when we get the first look at the returning Renault. Also a moments silence for Crashtor who managed to buy a career for himself.

[Drew.]

Big fan of the new Renault.. although i do agree with a lot of people on social media complaining about how dull the cars are becoming. This is nice but not a stand out car.

[Iceman]

A bit more yellow behind the cockpit and it would be great. Also how bizarre Jack and Jones being a sponsor. Where they always there??

[Niamh.]

Got my flights booked to see the American GP

[BBfanUSA]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Got my flights booked to see the American GP

Kinda jealous. That track always looks awesome on TV and wish that they have NASCAR race on it. Really hope that there is one this year. (I thought i heard that they might not this year regarding USGP)

Really excited to see a American based team in the F1 this year with Haas F1 however.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by BBfanUSA

Kinda jealous. That track always looks awesome on TV and wish that they have NASCAR race on it. Really hope that there is one this year. (I thought i heard that they might not this year regarding USGP)

Really excited to see a American based team in the F1 this year with Haas F1 however.

I hope it goes ahead cos we have flights booked (although I'm not overly bothered anyhow as we're doing some travelling around anyway )

[Drew.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Got my flights booked to see the American GP

Sooo envious

[James]

Drivers

Scuderia Ferrari - Sebastian Vettel & Kimi Räikkönen
Sahara Force India - Sergio Pérez & Nico Hülkenberg
Haas F1 - Romain Grosjean & Esteban Gutiérrez
McLaren Honda - Fernando Alonso & Jenson Button
Mercedes AMG Petronas - Nico Rosberg & Lewis Hamilton
Manor Racing MRT - Rio Haryanto & Pascal Wehrlein
Red Bull Racing - Daniel Ricciardo & Daniil Kvyat
Renault Sport - Kevin Magnussen & Jolyon Palmer
Sauber - Marcus Ericsson & Felipe Nasr
Scuderia Toro Rosso - Max Verstappen & Carlos Sainz, Jr.
Williams Martini Racing - Felipe Massa & Valtteri Bottas

Cars

Mercedes






Ferrari





McLaren





Haas

[Drew.]

Not feeling the cars at all this year.. Hardly any variety on the grid. They all seem to be too dark and similar.

[James]

Channel 4 have announced their presenters. Quite a few big names.

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Murray Walker, Nicolas Hamilton, Ben Edwards, Marc Webber, Susie Wolff, David Coulthard, Steve Jones, Karun Chandhok, Lee McKenzie, Eddie Jordan, Bruno Senna, Alain Prost.

Coulthard, Webber, Wolff, Chandhok, Senna and Prost part of C4 line-up


Free-to-air broadcaster’s team celebrates diversity and F1® experience


Guy Martin and David Coulthard head-to-head race to kick off C4 coverage


Channel 4 today unveiled its presenting team for the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship™ which celebrates the diversity of motor racing and includes some of the biggest legends in Formula 1®. The line-up includes experienced drivers David Coulthard, Mark Webber, Alain Prost, Alex Zanardi, Susie Wolff, Karun Chandhok, Eddie Jordan and Bruno Senna; alongside seasoned live presenters and journalists Steve Jones, Ben Edwards and Lee McKenzie.

13-times Grands Prix winner and experienced broadcaster, David Coulthard will be the lead expert analyst and commentator and will front Channel 4’s coverage at every Grand Prix of the season alongside consummate live presenter and lifetime F1® fan, Steve Jones.

Coulthard will be joined for Channel 4’s live races by expert analysts Mark Webber, whose career spans 12 seasons and nine Grands Prix wins, and Scottish racing driver Susie Wolff, who was until recently a Williams F1 test driver and in 2014 became the first woman in over 20 years to take part in a Grand Prix weekend.

Formula Asia Championship winner and former GP2 Series driver Karun Chandhok takes the role of Technical Analyst and will grill team bosses and engineers and commentate from the pit lane; with former BBC F1® team member Lee McKenzie as a reporter. Race commentary alongside Coulthard will be led by former-BBC and Eurosport team member, Ben Edwards.

A range of motorsport legends will be part of the wider presenting team across the 2016 World Championship season including: four-times F1® World Champion, Alain Prost; former racing driver, team boss and BBC analyst, Eddie Jordan; former F1®, World Touring Car driver and gold-medal winning Paralympian Alex Zanardi; British Touring Car driver Nic Hamilton; and FIA Endurance Championship race driver and nephew of three-time F1® World Champion Ayrton Senna, Bruno Senna.

Additionally, one of the icons of motor sport on television, Murray Walker will give his unique insight into the world of F1® as he interviews some of the stars of the sport. And current Renault driver Jolyon Palmer who is embarking on his first year in F1®, will provide his unique perspective from the race track with a regular column at www.channel4.com/f1.

Unveiling the new team, Channel 4’s Chief Creative Officer Jay Hunt said: “This is the dream team – we've brought together the very best in screen and off screen talent to make Channel 4's coverage unmissable.”

David Coulthard said: “I’m very proud to be a part of this exciting line up which will give F1 fans who choose to watch the most creative and innovative free-to-air coverage of the season a totally fresh perspective. This season promises to be the most competitive for years and viewers can look forward to extensive coverage of all the races, expert punditry, unrivalled paddock and pit access as well as exhilarating stunts and features throughout to bring the audience right into the heart of the race action."

To launch its F1® coverage, Channel 4 will broadcast a special programme with motorbike racer and lorry mechanic, Guy Martin and David Coulthard as they go head-to-head, pitting Guy’s Tyco BMW Superbike against David’s V8 Red Bull racing car in a test of speed never seen at Silverstone before. The adrenalin fuelled challenges include a drag race, a brake test, a slalom, a full circuit race – and physical and mental tests in the pit garages. This one-off programme produced by North One Television will be broadcast on Thursday 17th March at 9pm ahead of the first race weekend.

Amongst the features included in the first weekend’s race coverage will be McLaren and Jenson Button dropping into the heart of the action at Melbourne with a little help from the RAF – while Channel 4’s presenters put celebrities through their paces on the tracks, including Susie Wolff’s heart-pumping rides around Brands Hatch with British boxer and former world champion David Haye and actor and comedian Johnny Vegas, amongst others.

As part of a three-year deal from 2016-2018 with Formula One World Championship Limited, Channel 4 will broadcast live coverage of ten Grands Prix – without advertising breaks during the main races – including practice and qualifying sessions each season. Channel 4 will broadcast extensive highlights of all 21 races, including those broadcast by Sky Sports. Coverage will begin across the weekend of 18th-20th March with build-up and comprehensive highlights coverage of the 2016 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix weekend. The channel’s first live race will be the 2016 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix broadcast over the weekend of 1st-3rd April.

Channel 4’s F1® coverage will be produced by experienced independent sports production company, Whisper Films – set up by former BBC Sport F1® producer, Sunil Patel, David Coulthard, and presenter Jake Humphrey.

Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain will be the title track of Channel 4’s F1® coverage ensuring this iconic tune remains the theme tune of Formula One on TV. Bespoke titles for each race weekend will be created by Oscar and BAFTA award-winning British VFX company, Framestore, who won an Academy Award for their critically acclaimed visual effects work on sci-fi space thriller, Gravity.

Kayak, the travel search engine tool, is Channel 4’s official F1® sponsor.

http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...resenting-team

[michael21]

ham to win

[BBfanUSA]

Happy for Rosberg,

Decent debut for Haas despite having one car wreck in that Alonso crash.

[arista]

I have SkySportsF1 HD on
and Ch4HD on both Live

But SkySports has less delay
and 5.1 Sound
and Red button 3 or 4 cars
Live cams


But for any that for not have the Sky F1 HD
its a treat to have it on Ch4HD Live

The Sun gone down
the ground temp changes Cars
blow tyres

No deaths yet.
57 laps

[arista]

Originally Posted by BBfanUSA

Happy for Rosberg,

Decent debut for Haas despite having one car wreck in that Alonso crash.

He Won It


Top driver

http://www.skysports.com/f1/grandprix/bahrain/live-blog


Nice Fireworks

[alex_front2]

Wish F1 would reconsider the newly introduced age limit in light of Verstappen's stunning triumph.

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/313...ned-f1-aged-17

http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/03/m...be-introduced/

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by alex_front2

Wish F1 would reconsider the newly introduced age limit in light of Verstappen's stunning triumph.

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/313...ned-f1-aged-17

http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/03/m...be-introduced/

I was happy for him but I was still hoping Kimi would pass him

[James]

British Grand Prix qualifying at 1:00PM. We actually had a pretty good race last time.

[James]

I wonder if Nico will be penalised for those radio messages then.

[James]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnAk_2LXgAAKbCr.jpg

Definitely not allowed to tell them not to use a gear.

[Niamh.]

That win in Japan may have sealed Nicos championship hopes now I don't really like Nico that much but I really dislike Lewis so .......


Oh and guess who's going to be at the next race?

[James]

Japanese Grand Prix was quite a decent race.

[James]

US GP qualifying on now. Button out in Q1.

They're showing a lot of celebs on the TV coverage. I haven't spotted Niamh.

[James]

Rosberg grabs second on grid in Mexico. Thought he might be down a bit. :S

[Iceman]

I'm in Abu Dhabi. Photos to come during the week

[James]

Originally Posted by iceman

I'm in Abu Dhabi. Photos to come during the week

It looks like Rosberg has got this championship.