Scheduling: The 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix

It’s the last Formula One race before the Summer break as the field head to Budapest for the tight and twisty Hungarian Grand Prix. As always, the race will be live on Sky Sports F1, with extended highlights across the BBC. For the full schedule, click the links below…

– Thursday 24th July
– Friday 25th July
– Saturday 26th July
– Sunday 27th July
– Wednesday 30th July
– Classic F1

Due to the Commonwealth Games, highlights of qualifying are on BBC Two. Highlights of the race are on BBC One, albeit in an 80 minute slot, so clearly someone at the BBC is banking on a dull Hungarian Grand Prix! Lee McKenzie is again not with the BBC team due to the games, and will be back with them in Belgium.

There are two other changes to note. The first note is that Hungary will be Jack Nicholls’ second race in the Radio 5 Live commentary box, taking James Allen’s position. Nicholls, as of September, will also be heard during Formula E’s television coverage as lead commentator alongside Dario Franchitti. Over on Sky Sports F1, Bruno Senna will be making his third appearance this season with the team. All of the details you need are listed below…

Thursday 24th July
14:00 to 14:45 – F1: Driver Press Conference (Sky Sports F1)

Friday 25th July
08:30 to 08:45 – F1: Gear Up for Hungary (Sky Sports F1)
08:45 to 11:00 – F1: Practice 1 (Sky Sports F1)
08:55 to 10:35 – F1: Practice 1 (BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra)
11:00 to 11:50 – GP2: Practice (Sky Sports F1)
12:45 to 14:50 – F1: Practice 2 (Sky Sports F1)
12:55 to 14:35 – F1: Practice 2 (BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra)
14:50 to 15:30 – GP2: Qualifying (Sky Sports F1)
16:00 to 16:45 – F1: Team Press Conference (Sky Sports F1)
17:00 to 18:00 – The F1 Show (Sky Sports F1)
18:45 to 19:00 – Inside F1 (BBC News Channel)

Saturday 26th July
08:45 to 09:20 – GP3: Qualifying (Sky Sports F1)
09:45 to 11:15 – F1: Practice 3 (Sky Sports F1)
09:55 to 11:05 – F1: Practice 3 (BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra)
12:00 to 14:35 – F1: Qualifying (Sky Sports F1)
12:55 to 14:05 – F1: Qualifying (BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra)
14:35 to 16:05 – GP2: Race 1 (Sky Sports F1)
16:15 to 17:15 – GP3: Race 1 (Sky Sports F1)
17:40 to 18:55 – F1: Qualifying Highlights (BBC Two)

Sunday 27th July
08:20 to 09:20 – GP3: Race 2 (Sky Sports F1)
09:30 to 10:45 – GP2: Race 2 (Sky Sports F1)
11:30 to 16:15 – F1: Race (Sky Sports F1)
=> 11:30 – Track Parade
=> 12:00 – Race
=> 15:30 – Paddock Live
13:00 to 15:00 – F1: Race (BBC Radio 5 Live)
17:10 to 18:30 – F1: Race Highlights (BBC One)

Wednesday 30th July
20:30 to 21:00 – Midweek Report (Sky Sports F1)

Classic F1 on Sky Sports F1
Sky’s schedules do not go beyond August 15th, so anything beyond the 15th, I will include in the Belgium schedule piece. As you can see, there’s no themes during the Summer break. I’m more likely to watch (or keep track of) classic F1 if there was a running theme, as I’ve said before. Throwing on random race after random race seems like a complete waste to me.

21/07 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1982 Monaco Grand Prix Highlights
22/07 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1987 Detroit Grand Prix Highlights
23/07 – 21:00 to 23:30 – 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix
24/07 – 21:00 to 23:45 – 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix
25/07 – 18:00 to 20:15 – 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix (Sky commentary)
26/07 – 17:15 to 18:15 – 1971 Season Review
26/07 – 21:20 to 23:35 – 1998 Hungarian Grand Prix
27/07 – 17:15 to 18:00 – 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix Highlights
28/07 – 21:00 to 21:30 – 1990 United States Grand Prix Highlights
29/07 – 21:00 to 23:15 – 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
30/07 – 21:00 to 22:30 – 1989 Japanese Grand Prix Highlights
31/07 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1989 Monaco Grand Prix Highlights
01/08 – 21:00 to 23:45 – 2008 Singapore Grand Prix
02/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1991 Spanish Grand Prix Highlights
03/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1990 Australian Grand Prix Highlights
04/08 – 21:00 to 23:15 – 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix (Sky commentary)
05/08 – 21:00 to 23:00 – 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix
06/08 – 21:00 to 23:15 – 2008 Chinese Grand Prix
07/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1987 British Grand Prix Highlights
08/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1986 Brazilian Grand Prix Highlights
09/08 – 21:00 to 23:15 – 2012 European Grand Prix (Sky commentary)
10/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1988 Monaco Grand Prix Highlights
11/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1994 Spanish Grand Prix Highlights
12/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1996 Japanese Grand Prix Highlights
13/08 – 21:00 to 21:45 – 1996 Australian Grand Prix Highlights
14/08 – 21:00 to 22:00 – 1986 British Grand Prix Highlights
15/08 – 21:00 to 23:15 – 2013 Chinese Grand Prix (Sky commentary)

If anything significant changes, I will amend the above as necessary.