David Coulthard. Channel 4 presentation team. David Wishart Hobbs [1] (born 9 June 1939) [2] is a British former racing driver.He worked as a commentator from the mid 1970s for CBS until 1996, Speed from 1996 to 2012 and NBC from 2013 to 2017. He is most well known for his role as a commentator for Formula One races in the United States, first on ESPN, then Speed Channel and finally on NBC and NBC-Sports Networks. David Hobbs and Steve Matchett Will Buxton * - Note, During qualifying and race Sky Deutschland offers a different commentary feed for Austria with Heinz Prller and without a colour commentator. On top of driving them, David has been a racing television commentator Prior to that Croft had commentated on F1 races for BBC Radio 5 Live, and he has spent the best part of two decades commentating on darts, firstly for the BBC and more recently for Sky. from open-wheel to NASCAR and now focusing primarily on Formula One events. There are several F1 fans I know who have actually stopped watching F1. Who earn big annual salary with their contract terms with channel broadcasting F1 racing. Has presented numerous shows on Channel 4 and was given the reigns of the F1 coverage when C4 acquired rights in 2016. Driving career One of the reasons is David Crofts exasperating commentary. Also a regular host of the F1 Report. This is a list of Formula One broadcasters and 'World Feed' producers.Formula One, the highest level of circuit racing defined by the Fdration Internationale de l'Automobile, motor sport's world governing body, can be seen live or tape delayed on television in almost every country and territory around the world.. Versatile racer David Hobbs will join us for the Royal Automobile Club talk show in association with Motor Sport. But he's more than just a TV commentator Published his long awaited autobiography, Hobbo: Motor Racer, Motor Mouth ~ The Autobiography of David Hobbs.Davids autobiography Hobbo details over a 30 year career in driving just about every category of race car around. If you've watched Formula One on American television at anytime in the last 20 years, then you've heard the voice of cantankerous Brit David Hobbs. Murray Walker, David Croft and David Hobbs among the highest paid commentators. [3] Contents. Few commentators salaries estimated such (David Clouthered, Sergio Rodriguez, Carlo Vanzini). But the 3-man team doing the commentary on all but the last two channels were Bob Varsha, David Hobbs & Steve Matchett. David Wishart Hobbs (born June 9, 1939 in Royal Leamington Spa, England) is a former British racing driver in Formula One. Before ESPN took over coverage of F1 races it was on several different channels. C4's F1 coverage is produced By Marshall Pruett Nov 24, 2017 David Croft often referred to as Crofty is Sky Sports F1s lead commentator, having held the position since Sky began broadcasting F1 in 2012. Hobbs, who started his incredibly varied career racing from Formula 1 to NASCAR in a Morris Oxford, took a class win at Le Mans, and continued as a TV commentator, will be on hand to answer your questions. David Hobbs Milwaukee Talks: Racing commentator David Hobbs. In 1969 Hobbs was included in the FIA list of graded drivers, a group of 27 drivers who by their achievements were rated the best in the world. His car dealership, David Hobbs Honda, is Denver, CO Rocky Mountain Vintage Racings charity partner, the Morgan Adams Foundation, has organized a free, one-hour, live webinar at 3 p.m. (MDT) May 30 with the most popular F1 announcing team in the history of the sport: David Hobbs, Steve Matchett and Leigh Diffey, along with current F1 commentator Will Buxton..