Lazenby, Brundle and Croft Lead Sky F1 Line Up

Sky Sports have announced their Formula 1 line up.

Simon Lazenby, much rumoured to be getting the presenting gig for Sky’s brand new dedicated Formula 1 channel in 2012 has got the main presenting role.

David Croft from BBC Five Live will lead the commentary with Martin Brundle.  Antony Davidson will be reunited with Croft to commentate on the practice sessions.

Sky Sports Executive Producer Martin Turner has said: “In Martin Brundle we have the outstanding F1 broadcaster – on the track and in broadcasting, he’s proved it time and again,”

“Working alongside him, David Croft is a passionate, experienced commentator and Anthony Davidson can bring great technical knowledge to live practice sessions.”

Natalie Pinkham joins to be in the pitlane along with Ted Kravitz who will also present a magazine programme alongside Georgie Thompson, a familiar face of Sky Sports News.

Veteran Broadcaster Steve Rider will speak to the legends in be part of a whole series of documentaries on classic F1. However he is likely to remain with ITV to host their British Touring Car Championship coverage.

This leaves the BBC looking for quite a few personnel off and on air, across television and radio. Ben Edwards is the favourite to take over the television commentary seat and rumours are circulating an F1 return for Jonathan Legard and James Allen.

Eddie Jordan has confirmed he will remain with the BBC for 2012 after it was unclear whether he would stay with the corporation after they lost 10 live races from next year.