Damon Hill Finds New TV Home at Channel 4 After Sky Sports Exit
damon hill, the 65-year-old 1996 F1 world champion, left Sky Sports F1 at the end of 2024 and will appear on Channel 4’s coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix this weekend.
Damon Hill Returns To TV With Channel 4 Coverage
The former Williams driver will not be part of Channel 4’s brief sprint qualifying highlights on Friday, which will feature his former team-mate David Coulthard and Ariana Bravo presenting. He will make his television return on Saturday, joining Coulthard and Bravo for the highlights of the sprint race and the feature race qualifying session. Lee McKenzie will host those Saturday highlights, and the same three-person lineup will return for Sunday’s race highlights.
Sky Sports Exit, Recent Commentary Work And Williams Ambassador Role
Hill left Sky Sports F1 at the end of 2024 and has signalled he will remain visible around the sport. damon hill has stayed involved, providing commentary at each of the last two Australian Grands Prix with Network 10 and maintaining an active presence on social media that shows he is following the sport closely.
He hinted last year that he had been dropped from Sky’s coverage rather than choosing to leave, saying: “I felt like the end was coming anyway, because I was kind of pushed back all last year. I was doing the less attractive races. ” Separately, Williams announced Hill’s new role as a team ambassador last month. At the time he said: “Williams is truly a special place for me and where some of the defining moments of my career took place. I feel incredibly lucky to have been part of this sport and to have achieved what I did, and returning as an ambassador is a real privilege. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the team’s history and help to support its legacy and future. “
Fans expecting to see Hill in a full-time broadcast role on the weekend should note his appearances are set for the Saturday and Sunday highlights packages rather than the Friday sprint qualifying briefings. The move reunites the 1996 world champion with television coverage after his departure from Sky and follows his recent ambassadorial return to Williams.
