F1 fans will have live commentary, pre-race interviews and visualised post-race analysis on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds for the British Grand Prix. Live from Silverstone, the BBC will deliver every twist and turn from Friday 3 – Sunday 5 July, with full commentary on the race itself, the sprint race, qualifying and practise.
In the week building up to the race, Naga Munchetty will be going behind the scenes of the iconic circuit for her 5 Live show (Mon-Wed 11am-1pm), including a track test journey around the famous bends and straights. On the Sunday morning of the race, Colin Murray will be broadcasting live from trackside (Sunday 10am-12pm) with some special guests, bringing the excitement and colour from the course to 5 Live listeners.
The visualised BBC Radio 5 Live Chequered Flag podcast will also be available on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport YouTube channel for interviews with some of the drivers from the world of F1.
Presented by Harry Benjamin and Rosanna Tennant, the Chequered Flag podcast will give viewers all the latest updates in the build-up to the race, before providing a post-race rundown and unique analysis of all the pit stops and podium positions from the day.
The Chequered Flag Extra podcast, a fan-driven F1 podcast, will hold discussions about the British Grand Prix including race rankings and insight from superfans.
Harry Benjamin will be lead commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds with Jennie Gow and Rosanna Tennant presenting. They will be joined by a knowledgeable line-up of co-commentators including Damon Hill, Sam Bird, Alice Powell, Abbie Eaton, Abbi Pulling and Marc Priestley.
The BBC Sport website will bring daily live texts from practice, qualifying and the main race from 3- 5 July and provide daily clips. Harry Benjamin will provide a “driver rater” at the end of the race to rank every single driver’s performance from Silverstone and a weekly Q&A with BBC Sport’s F1 Correspondent Andrew Benson will be available on Tuesday 7 July. Fans can submit their burning questions for Andrew via a contact form on the BBC Sport website and app before he offers his expertise.
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport says: “We’re always exploring innovative ways to bring audiences straight to the heart of the action. Pairing our visualised podcast on BBC iPlayer, YouTube and BBC Sounds along with an esteemed line-up of commentators covering the race live on the BBC Radio 5 Live means F1 fans will feel like they’re trackside at Silverstone in July.”
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