[ST] F1 and SpeedTV, it's official! This is good +10!

["Jack Hays" <rude@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Off motorcycle but excited and thought some of you would like to know
unless someone else has beat me to it.
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   SPEED Channel, Formula One Ink Three-Year Deal                           
  Written by: Erik Arneson - SPEED Channel Public Relations                 
  Charlotte, NC ? 3/4/2003                                                  
   The excitement of F1 is now confirmed on SPEED for three years (Photo:   
   Allsport) SPEED Channel  President Jim Liberatore announced today that   
   SPEED Channel has reached an unprecedented three-year agreement with the 
   FIA Formula One World Championship, making SPEED the television home to  
   the complete 16-race Grand Prix racing schedule in 2003, including       
   September's United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis.                    
                                                                            
   "Formula One events, fans and history are the bricks and mortar that     
   form the foundation that this network was built upon," Liberatore said.  
   "We have known for many years that F1 deserves to be presented to its    
   fans in a comprehensive manner worthy of the title of the world's most   
   popular racing series. This coverage includes Formula One's past,        
   present and future. With the addition of "F1 Decade", F3000 and          
   continued coverage of every event including practice and qualifying, we  
   are providing this passionate fan base the coverage it deserves. What's  
   more, they will no longer need to wait until hours before the season's   
   first green flag to know where to tune in!"                              
                                                                            
   The deal, SPEED Channel's fifth with a major racing sanctioning body in  
   the last six months, begins with this weekend's live qualifying and      
   racing coverage from the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Since       
   announcing the addition of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at the end  
   of September, SPEED Channel also has inked deals with USAC, ASA and the  
   IHRA for programming in 2003 and beyond.                                 
                                                                            
   The F1 deal also includes broadcast rights for the Formula One season    
   ten years removed from the current season, allowing SPEED's F1 Decade to 
   air races from the 1993 season this year.                                
                                                                            
   SPEED Channel's coverage from Australia begins with live Thursday        
   evening qualifying at 10 p.m. ET. Race coverage begins Saturday evening  
   at 9:30 p.m.                                                             
                                                                            
   Former F1 mechanic Steve Matchett and play-by-play man Rick DeBruhl will 
   join veteran analyst and former F1 driver David Hobbs in the broadcast   
   booth. Peter Windsor will provide reporting from the paddock.            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            


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