Will the 2024 British Grand Prix be dwell on Channel 4?

The British GP returns this weekend and eyes might be mounted on the 2 championship leaders following their collision on the Purple Bull Ring.

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris had been concerned in a frantic battle for the lead final weekend, which ended with seven laps to go after they each suffered punctures after the McLaren driver tried an overtake at Flip 3.

Whereas championship chief Verstappen managed to proceed and end fifth, regardless of a 10-second penalty for inflicting the collision, the incident pressured Norris to retire from the Austrian GP.

So, what’s going to the fallout be at Norris’ dwelling race which was received by Verstappen final yr?

It is usually a house race for Lewis Hamilton and winner of the Austrian GP George Russell, whereas this week’s information of Briton Oliver Bearman joining the grid in 2025 will little question please the often vibrant Silverstone crowd.

The race is anticipated to be a thriller, because it usually is, with Purple Bull not as dominant because it as soon as was so the battle for the lead must be shut.

This begs the query: the place can followers watch the British GP? Sky Sports activities is dwell broadcasting each session of F1 in 2024, nevertheless it usually strikes a cope with Channel 4 to share rights for Silverstone.

Is the 2024 British Grand Prix dwell on Channel 4?

Channel 4 will broadcast the 2024 British GP dwell in what’s the ninth consecutive yr it has accomplished so. This comes after finances cuts noticed the BBC relinquish its contract three years early and provides Channel 4 the rights to point out F1 from 2016 to 2018.

Throughout that interval, 10 rounds of every season had been broadcast dwell by Channel 4 whereas Sky Sports activities nonetheless confirmed each race because it had accomplished since 2012.

However, in 2019 the subscription-based sports activities channel turned the unique holder of F1 rights within the UK in what was a controversial transfer because it put each race bar one behind a paywall.

That ‘one’ being the British GP, as a deal was accomplished to permit Channel 4 to dwell broadcast the race every season whereas solely exhibiting highlights of the remainder of the grands prix.

This contract is because of expire on the finish of 2026 for Channel 4, whereas Sky Sports activities will keep because the unique rights holder for F1 within the UK till at the least 2029.

Channel 4 will start this weekend’s dwell protection with first observe on Friday the place the platform is because of go on air at 12:25pm. One other programme will comply with for second observe at 3:55pm, earlier than Channel 4 returns at 11:25am on Saturday for FP3.

Channel 4 then commences its British GP qualifying protection at 2pm on Saturday earlier than operating highlights of the session that night time.

Its race protection will then start at 1:30pm on Sunday forward of lights out at 3pm, whereas highlights will run afterward. The British GP can also be out there through All 4, which is Channel 4’s dwell streaming platform.

David Coulthard and Mark Webber from Channel 4

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Channel 4’s schedule for the 2024 British Grand Prix

Who’s on Channel 4’s F1 protection?

Channel 4’s F1 protection is a manufacturing by the award-winning Whisper TV, who work throughout numerous sports activities like motorsport, soccer and tennis whereas producing content material for organisations reminiscent of Amazon and the BBC as nicely.

The corporate was co-founded in 2010 by its CEO Sunil Patel, 13-time grand prix winner David Coulthard and Jake Humphrey, who introduced BBC’s F1 protection from 2009 to 2012.

Humphrey hasn’t transferred that position to Channel 4 although, as Steve Jones has fronted its F1 protection since 2016 after presenting roles on the X Issue USA and Transmission, simply to call a pair.

Jones works alongside Coulthard and former F1 crew boss Eddie Jordan, who’re each pundits for Channel 4 having beforehand held the identical job for the BBC.

Steve Jones, Channel 4 Presenter, David Coulthard

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Mark Webber is a Channel 4 pundit as nicely, so the nine-time grand prix winner must be at Silverstone this weekend, similar to Billy Monger who additionally holds that position and has been a part of the protection since 2019.

Monger first dovetailed the job with a marketing campaign within the Euroformula Open Championship, however 2019 proved to be his closing yr of racing. In 2017, Monger had a life-threatening crash throughout a British F4 race at Donington Park which resulted in each legs being amputated, earlier than he made a surprising comeback the next yr with an tailored British F3 automotive.

The 25-year-old additionally serves as a co-commentator for Channel 4 as do Coulthard and Webber, whereas Alex Jacques, who additionally seems on F1 TV, leads the commentary.

Interviews within the paddock are additionally carried out by the likes of Lee McKenzie and Lawrence Barretto whereas Ruth Buscombe, former F1 strategist, seems on Channel 4 as an analyst.