SiriusXM to Broadcast 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX Live
from Austin, TX on Nov. 18
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012
/PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) will offer its
subscribers live coverage of this weekend's anticipated 2012
FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX, the first FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP race to be run in the United
States since 2007.
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The 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX will take place this
Sunday, November 18, at the new
Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin, Texas. SiriusXM's broadcast will
begin at 2:00 pm ET/1:00 pm CT on Sirius channel 92 and XM channel
208 and will feature turn by turn coverage from start to finish,
plus pre- and post-race commentary.
Subscribers with SiriusXM Internet Radio access can also listen
to the race broadcast on the SportsZone channel on the SiriusXM
Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices and
online at SiriusXM.com.
Going into the 2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX, this
season's penultimate race, reigning champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing holds a
close 10 point lead over Ferrari's Fernando
Alonso, a two-time champion in the sport. Vettel has
won four of the last five races and is pursuing his third
consecutive drivers' championship.
"This has been a tremendously exciting season for FORMULA 1
fans," said Scott Greenstein,
SiriusXM's President and Chief Content Officer. "Our
listeners have been anticipating the return of the United States
GRAND PRIX, and with two great champions in Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso battling it out down the stretch
the race has become extremely significant. With SiriusXM's
coverage, race fans across North
America can experience every moment of this event, as they
can with every F1 race."
SiriusXM airs every 2012 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP race
live, offering comprehensive coverage of the sport to listeners
nationwide. Listeners get access to the BBC Radio 5 Live
broadcast of the events featuring commentators James Allen, former Toro
Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari and Jennie Gow.
The FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP is the highest end of
open wheeled motor racing. The 2012 season runs from March
through November and consists of 20 GRAND PRIX races run on road
course tracks, as well as some closed city streets circuits.
The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World
Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors
(teams).
For more information and a schedule of upcoming FORMULA 1 races
on SiriusXM please visit www.siriusxm.com/f1.
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