Essential Reading for November 20th, 2008

Recommended links for November 20th, 2008:

• Coulthard and Jordan to become television pundits – Red Bull Racing’s David Coulthard and former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan will both serve as television pundits next season when the BBC takes over UK Formula One broadcasting rights from current holders ITV.

  Coulthard will not be the only ex-driver in the BBC’s line-up. Martin Brundle makes the switch from ITV to continue his co-commentating role, alongside Jonathan Legard. Brundle’s former colleague Ted Kravitz is also retained to report from the pit lane, where he will be joined by Lee McKenzie.

• Murray Walker returns to BBC’s F1 commentary team – Murray Walker is to be part of the BBC formula one commentary team next year – but only on the web.

  Next year live F1 TV coverage returns to the BBC and the corporation said Walker would be a "regular presence" on the BBC Sport website offering his "expert insight" and "passionate perspective" on the sport, as well as interacting with F1 fans online.

  Former children's BBC presenter Jake Humphrey and ex-ITV commentator Martin Brundle will be two of the other key faces of the BBC's formula one TV coverage, which was unveiled today.

• The art of reading financial returns in F1 – Reading financial returns is not an easy thing to do and often those who are not trained in the arts of accountants will make serious mistakes if they take the numbers in front of them at face value.

  The bottom line on the income statement is not the only important figure and often it is necessary to know more about the business than one can find in the media. The Daily Telegraph's reports suggesting that the Honda Racing F1 team is the biggest spender in F1, having reported a vast $218m spend in 2007, are not quite as they seem.

• Euro Disney withdraws F1 bid – "The future of Formula One racing in France – the country that gave us Grand Prix – has been dealt a further blow with the news that the group behind the bid to stage a race at Euro Disney has now withdrawn the offer."