F1TV announces presenter lineup for 2026 season as Sky Sports drops Danica Patrick
Australian fans will continue to have the option to listen to race commentary from Alex Jacques and Jolyon Palmer through a Kayo or Fox Sports subscription.
The two global English-language broadcasters of Formula One have announced their lineups for the 2026 season, with one noticeable omission - controversial former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick.
Sky Sports, the UK broadcaster and coverage provider for Kayo and Fox Sports Australia, is mostly unchanged, with Simon Lazenby, Natalie Pinkham, Rachel Brookes, and Craig Slater acting as presenters and reporters.
David Croft and Harry Benjamin will continue as lead commentators, joined throughout the year by Martin Brundle, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, Jacques Villeneuve, Naomi Schiff, Karun Chandhok, Jamie Chadwick, and Anthony Davidson.
Former engineer Bernie Collins will continue to guide viewers through qualifying and race strategy live from the pit wall, a feature which emerged throughout the 2025 season.
Anthony Davidson and Karun Chandhok will report from the SkyPad, with analysis of on-track action, while Ted Kravitz will present The Notebook after both qualifying and Grands Prix.
Kayo/Foxtel domestic subscribers: access to all Sky Sports F1 content via Kayo and Fox Sports.
Some sessions such as FIA Formula 2 or FIA Formula 3 practice only available on Fox Sports 506 live channel.
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F1TV, the global broadcast arm of Formula One, will continue with an extended presenter lineup for the 2026 season.
Presenter Laura Winter will be joined by James Hinchcliffe, correspondent Lawrence Barretto, and journalist Chris Medland.
Former W Series race winner Alice Powell and presenter Ariana Bravo will return as part of the extended team, with race commentary to be led by Alex Jacques alongside Jolyon Palmer, supported throughout the season by former F1 strategist Ruth Buscombe, David Coulthard, Davide Valsecchi, and Alex Brundle, with technical analysis from Sam Collins.
Joining the team in 2026 are F1 legend Juan Pablo Montoya, and presenter Betty Glover.
Australian fans will continue to have the option to listen to race commentary from Alex Jacques and Jolyon Palmer through a Kayo or Fox Sports subscription.
Domestic Foxtel subscribers can access the full F1TV offering live, while everyone else can watch magazine content on demand with an F1TV 'Access' subscription.
Kayo: F1TV commentary during races
Foxtel domestic subscribers: F1TV 'Pro" subscription available via redemption. All F1TV content available.
F1TV 'Access' subscribers: No live races. magazine content, pre- and post-session coverage, available on-demand only.
Internationally, F1TV will also introduce Latin American commentary, offering tailored coverage for the region, in addition to recent Japanese commentary.
In the United States, Apple will host F1TV for everyone with an Apple TV subscription, with the F1TV broadcast team to offer the default world feed for Apple subscribers. Sky Sports coverage will also be available through Apple Tv.
The platform will also launch in South Korea for the first time.
Watch every race of the FIA Formula One World Championship live on Kayo Sports. Sign up now to get your first month for just $1
