Many of the BBC crew are likely to follow Coulthard and Wilkin over to Channel 4, but they are still to announce who will anchor the coverage, as well as provide commentary. Coulthard will continue his expert analysis for The Daily Telegraph.
Ed Havard, Channel 4’s head of TV events and sport, said: “Whisper Films outlined an extremely impressive and exciting vision for their F1 coverage. We are delighted that David Coulthard will be at the heart of Channel 4’s coverage and look forward to announcing the full presenting team in the coming weeks.”
North One Television, the company responsible for ITV’s coverage from 1997 to 2008, are also working with Channel 4 on a “number of accompanying programmes”.