Hammond: The Hampster Maybe the Next BBC F-1 Commentator

TheStigsAmericanCousin · March 25th, 2008, 03:40 AM

Found this on another site i frequent. images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

Quote:

Hammond in pole position for BBC job
Monday 24th March 2008

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is in pole position to become the lead commentator when the BBC takes over the broadcasting of F1 races next season.

With the BBC announcing they've bought the rights to F1 from Bernie Ecclestone after ITV's withdrawal, the race is now on to see who will take over from James Allen and Martin Brundle as the UK's new commentators.

And according to the Times, Hammond, who survived a high-speed crash while trying to break the British land speed record for Top Gear two years ago, is the most likely candidate for the job.

The newspaper also reported that the BBC are planning on letting the 'Hamster', as Hammond is known, along with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, loose at grand prix weekends in an attempt to extend the audience beyond "petrolheads."

the link
http://www.planetf1.com/story/0,1895...343346,00.html

Viper007Bond · March 25th, 2008, 04:55 AM

but there's 4 page thread over here: http://forums.finalgear.com/top-gear...ula-1-a-26142/

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