ESPN STAR Sports Debuts Formula One Racing

SINGAPORE, March 14: ESPN
STAR Sports is launching live telecasts of the Formula One Grand Prix 2008
season, beginning with the ING Australian Grand Prix this month.

The channel will air all
18 races, culminating with the Brazil Grand Prix in November. Comprehensive
live coverage includes the telecast of the Saturday Qualifying and the Sunday
Race, which will be shown across all 17 networks on ESPN STAR Sports.

Complementing the live
coverage are ESPN STAR Sports’ pre- and post-race presentations, Race Day and Chequered Flag. Hosted by Steve
Dawson and Paula Malai Ali, Race Day and Chequered Flag provide live
reports, race analysis and an insight into the people behind the high-speed
action. Both programs will also feature racing experts like Julian Bailey,
former F1 driver for the Tyrell and Lotus teams; Alex Yoong, A1 Team Malaysia
driver; Matthew Marsh, Asian motor-sports personality and Hong Kong’s first Le
Mans representative; and Damien Smith, the editor of the British publication Motor
Sport Magazine.

The channel’s online
platform will also offer extended coverage, up-to-the-minute results and an
online column from Steve Slater. The website is also launching exclusive
F1-related games from racing fans across the region.

Adding to the racing
lineup is Engine Block, a
weekly motor-sports magazine show that features news, interviews and highlights
from the world of motor sports. Presented by Sanjeev Palar and Drinie Aguilar, Engine
Block will see the hosts engaging
in motor-sports activities of all sorts, such as going for a spin in the Asia
Pacific Rally champion's car and sitting shotgun during a professional car
stunt show.

—By Ned Berke