Formula One on PEED Again This Season

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Jan. 14, 2005--Formula One Grand Prix racing with live coverage of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET. PEE will broadcast 15 of the series' 19 events live, including live coverage of qualifying for all 19 events and weekend race replays on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. ET(a).

In addition to the 15 live events, PEE Channel also will re-broadcast four additional races scheduled to air on CBS in 2005.

PEE Channel's 2005 F1 broadcast schedule:

-- Australian Grand Prix (March 5, 9:30 p.m. ET)

-- Malaysia Grand Prix (March 19, 1:30 a.m. ET)

-- Grand Prix of Bahrain (April 3, 7 a.m. ET)

-- Monaco Grand Prix (May 22, 7:30 a.m. ET)

-- U.S. Grand Prix (June 19, 1:30 p.m. ET)

-- French Grand Prix (July 3, 7:30 a.m. ET)

-- British Grand Prix (July 10, 7:30 a.m. ET)

-- German Grand Prix (July 24 (7:30 a.m. ET)

-- Hungarian Grand Prix (July 31, 7:30 a.m. ET)

-- Turkish Grand Prix (Aug. 21, 7:30 a.m. ET)

-- Italian Grand Prix (Sept. 4, 7:30 a.m. ET)

-- Grand Prix of Belgium (Sept. 11, 7:30 a.m.)

-- Brazilian Grand Prix (Sept. 25, 12:30 p.m. ET)

-- Japanese Grand Prix (Oct. 8, 1 a.m. ET)

-- Grand Prix of China (Oct. 15, 1:30 a.m. ET

Four races delayed on SPEED Channel following CBS telecasts:

-- San Marino Grand Prix (April 29, midnight)

-- Spanish Grand Prix (May 13, 2005, midnight)

-- Grand Prix of Europe (June 3, midnight)

-- Canadian Grand Prix (June 17, midnight)

Veteran broadcaster Bob Varsha returns to head the five-star PEE Channel team of David Hobbs, Steve Matchett and Peter Windsor.

F1 Decade returns this season at 10 p.m. ET on March 4 with a prime time premiere of the 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix. Inside Grand Prix, a behind-the-scenes look at the world of F1 racing, also returns in 2005, debuting on March 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET, followed by live F1 qualifying.

(a) Some replays conflict with previously scheduled events and will air at a date/time to be determined.