FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

NBC SPORTS GROUP PREVIEWS FORMULA ONE MONACO GRAND PRIX ON “BIGGEST DAY IN MOTORSPORTS” MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 10 A.M. ET

Leigh Diffey, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton and Motorsports Producer Rich O’Connor

Monaco Grand Prix Airs Live Sunday, May 24 at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBC

Dial 719-325-2393 to Participate

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 20, 2015 – NBC Sports Group’s Formula One broadcast team of play-by-play voice Leigh Diffey, analysts David Hobbs and Steve Matchett, and insider and pit reporter Will Buxton, as well as motorsports producer Rich O’Connor, will preview the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix — kicking off the “Biggest Day in Motorsports” — on a media conference call today, May 20 at 10 a.m. ET. Media interested in participating should call 719-325-2393; Passcode: 7517287. Diffey, Hobbs, Matchett, Buxton and O’Connor will be on-site in Monaco today to conduct the call.

Sunday, May 24 features iconic races across three of the most popular racing series in the world – Formula One’s Monaco Grand Prix, IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500, and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600. For the third straight year, the “Biggest Day in Motorsports” begins on NBC at 7:30 a.m. ET with live coverage of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, with Diffey, Hobbs, Matchett and Buxton on-site from the streets of Monte Carlo in Monaco. The other two races air on different networks.

NBC Sports Group is the television home of motorsports in the U.S. In addition to exclusive F1 broadcast rights, NBC Sports Group holds IndyCar cable rights on NBCSN, and has entered into a 10-year partnership with NASCAR to present the final 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and 19 Nationwide Series events of each season.

  • WHAT: “Biggest Day in Motorsports” Conference Call
  • WHO: Leigh Diffey, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, Will Buxton and motorsports producer Rich O’Connor
  • WHEN: Today, May 20 at 10 a.m. ET
  • NUMBER: 719-325-2393
  • PASSCODE: 7517287

-NBC SPORTS GROUP-