Sky Sports activities F1 presenter Rachel Brooks has introduced she is leaving the broadcaster.
Brooks confirmed his retirement from Sky Sports activities F1 in a social media submit on Wednesday afternoon, days earlier than the Austrian Grand Prix.
The 51-year-old Briton stated he would stay concerned in F1, teasing that he was “transferring on to an thrilling new enterprise”.
Brooks joined Sky Sports activities F1 in 2012
“After a few years working at Sky, I’m transferring on to an thrilling new enterprise and am trying ahead to seeing what occurs subsequent,” Brooks wrote on social media platform X.
“Though I’ve left Sky F1 Workforce, my coronary heart remains to be in F1 and I’ll proceed to be concerned in F1. I’ll preserve you posted. Till then, see you at Silverstone!”
Brooks has been a part of Sky Sports activities F1’s presenting crew because it took over unique UK broadcasting rights from the BBC in 2012.
Previous to becoming a member of Sky’s F1 protection, Brooks labored as a contract reporter for Sky Sports activities Information from 2009.
Brooks just lately revealed that he obtained “horrific” abuse from on-line trolls after his interview with Max Verstappen final 12 months.
“I’ve gotten a number of messages from broadcasters and sports activities broadcasters saying, ‘I am glad you requested this query,'” Brooks stated on the “Street to Success” podcast.
“As a result of nobody else in that pen requested him that query that day, and even my colleague stated he wouldn’t have requested that query as a result of he would have been too scared to ask.
“However then the response from followers and social media was horrible. They informed me I used to be a foul instance and will by no means have youngsters. I went by probably the most horrible factor you may think about.
“And that is from a number of the profiles, like fathers with youngsters and daughters, and simply it makes me suppose, ‘Take a step again. That is an F1 race. This can be a sport.’
“However what was despatched to me was terrible, completely terrible. That is why I closed feedback.”
Karun Chandhok and Rachel Brooks line up on the Japanese F1 grid
Brooks requested Verstappen if he deliberately rammed into Mercedes driver George Russell ultimately 12 months’s Spanish Grand Prix.
Verstappen, who was given a 10-second penalty for the incident, replied: “Does it matter?”
Brooks raised the query after 2016 F1 world champion and Sky Sports activities pundit Nico Rosberg recommended Verstappen had deliberately ran into Russell.
“There is no one higher than System 1 world champion (Rosberg) to inform you what occurred in that second,” Brooks added.
“I am not summarizing myself right here, I am actually telling you what the world champions on the crew are pondering.
“The explanation I say that’s as a result of simply earlier than that at Imola, he had an unbelievable transfer initially of the race.
“He had the commentators and pundits gushing about how nice his actions have been initially of the race.
“That is what Max does, that is what Max can do. So for me, when he did what George did, a few of that sparkle went off. That is what I informed him.”
“And I hate that, as a result of he is an ideal man. And he has these little moments that give individuals a cause to criticize him. And it actually irritated me as a fan as a result of one thing like that occurred.”
F1 just lately introduced a major new extension for Sky Sports activities to stay the house of F1 within the UK till not less than the tip of 2034.
