{"id":533409,"date":"2026-03-11T14:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533409\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:04:16","slug":"supercars-news-mark-skaife-breaks-silence-on-awkward-supercars-commentary-axing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533409\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Mark Skaife breaks silence on \u2018awkward\u2019 Supercars commentary axing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMark Skaife was controversially dropped from the Supercars commentary line-up this year. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Long-time Supercars callers Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife were both sidelined ahead of the 2026 Supercars season as part of sweeping, and controversial, changes to the commentary line-up.<\/p>\n

While Crompton has offered some public insight into his thoughts on the decision from Supercars<\/a>, Skaife has to this point kept quiet on the matter amid discussions around the new Fox Sports MotorRacing 360 program, which debuted tonight.<\/p>\n

And it was that platform that he used to make his first public comment on his removal from the Supercars commentary box.<\/p>\n

In a short statement, Skaife said the situation was \u201cawkward\u201d and not handled well by the series, before clearly outlining that it was a \u201ccaptain\u2019s call\u201d made by Supercars CEO Warburton.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, with Neil Crompton and I not being in the commentary box, we\u2019re seeing it from a different angle,\u201d he told viewers. \u201cIt\u2019s been a bit awkward, to be honest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of those ones where it probably wasn\u2019t really handled that well, for Neil and I.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of form there; it reminds me a bit of the AFL with Bruce McAvaney and Leigh Matthews being outed from the comm box in the Channel 7 days.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a captain\u2019s call.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I would like to say is thank you to James Warburton, because it has definitely helped my boxing regime and my golf handicap. I\u2019ve got a lot more time at the moment, so things are good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skaife was joined on the panel by co-hosts Jess Yates and Paul Murray along with News Corp journalist James Phelps.<\/p>\n

The show is set to be broadcast each Wednesday night at 7:30pm on Fox Sports and Kayo.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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