Why unloved Lotus 76 may be Colin Chapman's most significant car
A wide variety of Lotus cars are often proffered as the ultimate F1 game-changer – but was the Lotus 76 an unusual candidate which trumps them all?
For UK viewers it’s much the same setup as it was last year: if you want to watch every race live, you’ll need to invest in a Sky subscription. However, the BBC is showing nine races live and will air comprehensive highlights of the non-live Grands Prix.
There have been a few changes to the line ups, though, with Allan McNish and Mark Webber joining the BBC and Bruno Senna going to Sky. Gary Anderson won’t be on the screens this year sadly, but you can listen to a podcast we did with him explaining the ins and outs of F1…
While you’re staring down the barrel of 10 highlights packages, you can still catch the races live on BBC Radio 5, 5 live sports extra and the BBC Sport website (text commentary).
Line up: Suzi Perry, David Coulthard, Eddie Jordan, Ben Edwards, Allan McNish, James Allen, Lee McKenzie, Tom Clarkson and Jennie Gow. Mark Webber will be making occasional films about F1.
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All Sky’s coverage will be on its F1 channel (406) and can also be accessed on tablets and mobiles. However, you will need to be in the UK.
Line up: Martin Brundle, David Croft, Anthony Davidson, Johnny Herbert, Damon Hill, Natalie Pinkham, Ted Kravitz, Simon Lazenby, Mark Hughes, Bruno Senna (who will attend the Grands Prix in Malaysia, China, Hungary, Singapore, Russia, USA and Brazil) and the Sky News team.
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To download a pdf of the TV times then please click here.
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