Interesting the ad includes Valtteri Bottas, who has been adopted as an honorary Aussie. He has spent the last two summers in Adelaide during the F1 off-season.
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Gas, Gas, Gas!* **Commercial Partners Accelerate To Network 10’s Coverage Of The Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2024.
Network 10’s coverage of the Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2024 has garnered a record number of contributing commercial partners and major package sponsors for 2024.
Headlining those partners are 7-Eleven, Harvey Norman, Salesforce, Shannons, Subway, Bob Jane and Universal Pictures, with major packages from Toyota, Visit Vic, Paramount+ and more.
Nick Bower, General Manager – Ad Sales, Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), said: “The commercial demand to be part of Network 10’s Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix coverage has never been stronger, with integration being the most sought-after opportunity.
“Advertisers have realised the potential to tap into the strong and diverse audience that Network 10 and 10 Play’s coverage of the Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix offers, as well as the creative and innovative commercial opportunities that come with it.
“We’re excited to deliver advertising excellence and market-leading brand integrations that drive results for our partners.”
Adam Cush, Director of Sport Production, Paramount ANZ said: “We’re on track to deliver another exemplary live and free broadcast of the Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix, giving audiences all the heart-pumping action and atmosphere of this iconic sporting event.
“We’re very excited to welcome Formula 1 fan favourite, Guenther Steiner to 10’s stellar coverage team, led by Tara Rushton and Scott MacKinnon, Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill, Formula 1 expert Tom Clarkson, motorsport commentator Richard Craill, and Formula 1 reporters Rosanna Tennant and Sam Power.
“We also take a whole-of-network approach with live crosses, interviews and coverage across our programming including 10 News First and The Project bringing all the colour and entertainment of Albert Park and Formula 1 to our viewers.”
Coverage of the Formula 1® Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2024 gets underway on Friday, 22 March and continues live and free all weekend on Network 10.
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That cheap seats desk gets a work out at 10.
The new graphics package doesn’t look too bad.
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I was going to say as well, don’t mind the package at all and nice little refresh.
10 again really showing that it can do sport coverage pretty well, shame they have such little to air.
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The cheap sets desk
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Reflected in the talent, the only thing I can really criticise, once one of the highest-rating programs or certainly sport events on TV, mid-1m metro or higher, at its peak 15-20 years ago…
Needs your Bruce McAvaney or star network identities. They don’t even have a Karl Stefanovic or Larry Emdur. Not having a breakfast, morning show or major sports (bar F1 & MotoGP headlined by Grand Prix and I guess Socceroos).
A shame Matty White and 10 broke down, were lucky to have him and was a perfect fit. Let alone having a motorsport background from his days on Seven’s V8s and earlier days at Ten. Also his long experience in TV and sports broadcasting, including hosting some of the biggest events we’ve ever seen and to boot not often your Head of Sport is on-air, in fact unique, never.
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The camera they are using for the shots over the track and beyond is a Ten Exclusive camera.
I was speaking to the cameraman yesterday.
Today they have upgraded the area, added an extra platform.
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Were you? 
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This is the problem. The quality is good. It’s just these stupid sports organizations think simulcast deals with woeful right wing seven and Fox suite them well.
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I’m a little surprised they didn’t get Grant Denyer to do some pit or technical reporting. If an F1 broadcast team problem, then officially reporting for 10 Sport elsewhere. Considering his motorsport background, even if V8s.
Plenty of network entertainment personalities over the years have also had major roles in the sport department. Examples: Currently Johanna Griggs and Todd Woodbridge. Previously Kylie Gillies, Sonia Kruger, Matt White to name a few. Also some at the newsroom sport desks, such as Sandy Roberts and Pat Welsh to only name a couple.
Would’ve been even better cross-promotion for Deal or No Deal as well. Unless his contract doesn’t permit or something.
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Maybe he isn’t wanting to be involved? But he’s unlikely to be on a network contract anymore and so it would have cost more to hire him for it, with that money likely spent on Gunter and Damon? Tim would be much cheaper and is known to F1 fans through his podcast/s.
Grant was at the track like a lot of other 10 talent, Waleed, Tom Gleisner etc and appeared in a couple of videos (not sure if they appeared on broadcast) which went on their socials.
I can understand the thinking of why he could be asked to be involved given his racing connection, but his knowledge is more in Bathurst / Supercars and he is pretty polarising for Motorsport fans.
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That reminds me, Nat Hunter is great TV talent and interviewer.
Surprised she hasn’t been given more opportunities.
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Scottie Mac doing some F1TV stuff too:
https://twitter.com/10SportAU/status/1771739836728189216?s=20
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Do we know if they’re going ad-break free or PiP during race this year?
EDIT: PiP breaks presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing, 7/Eleven and Mobil 1, Shannons and Harvey Norman, Salesforce and Bob Jane T-Mart, then the Godzilla x Kong movie.
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