Formula One to return to BBC TV

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Okay, I know it isn't politics, but I think it *is* good news, if for nothing else that maybe this'll be the last year F1 fans are subjected to the hideously annoying James Allen!

The BBC has secured the television rights to show Formula One in the UK from the 2009 season.

The five-year deal for an undisclosed fee marks F1's return to BBC screens 12 years after it switched to ITV.

The contract covers all platforms and will see F1 broadcast on the BBC Sport website, as well as on TV and radio.

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said he was "delighted", adding: "The BBC has some innovative ideas to consolidate and expand our UK fan base."

Among the new developments will be live video coverage of F1 on the BBC Sport website.

More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/motorsport/formula_one/7306123.stm

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. And no more "while you were watching ads, this happened ..."

and maybe the return of the Fleetwood Mac theme tune - still possibly the best choice of opening music a TV programme has had.

[mrfrapp]

2. Drag Racer

Doug Wood Band's "Drag Racer", or the snooker song gets my vote. Awesome.