NBC Sports to Present Coverage of FORMULA ONE Mexican Grand Prix, 11/1

Formula One heads "South of the Border" for the first time in nearly 25 years this weekend, as NBC Sports Group presents comprehensive coverage of Mexican Grand Prix, with live race coverage airing Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.

In addition to Mexican Grand Prix coverage, NBC Sports Group will present the first "Round of Eight" NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Martinsville Speedway this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBC Sports Live Extra - NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets - will stream this week's Formula One and NASCAR coverage.

Formula One returns to Mexico this weekend for the first time since 1992, as Force India driver Sergio Perez is set to become the first Mexican to race in his native grand prix since Pedro Rodriguez in 1970. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton clinched the F1 Drivers' Championship last week at the U.S. Grand Prix, which is his second straight and third career title. American driver Alexander Rossi (Marussia) will appear in his fourth career F1 race, after he nearly scored points with a 12th place finish last week.

Live coverage begins Friday morning with Practice 1 at 11 a.m. ET on NBC Sports Live Extra, followed by Live Extra's coverage of Practice 2 at 3 p.m. ET. NBCSN will televise same-day delayed coverage of Practice 1 at 1 p.m. ET, and Practice 2 at 11:30 p.m. ET. Live Extra will stream Practice 3 on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET, prior to live qualifying at 2 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Live pre-race coverage begins Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ET with F1 Countdown on NBC, followed by the Mexican Grand Prix at 2 p.m. ET. F1 EXTRA will recap the race on NBC at 4 p.m. ET, and NBCSN will air an encore presentation of the race on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.

Lead F1 announcer Leigh Diffey will call the Mexican Grand Prix, and will be joined by veteran analyst and former racecar driver David Hobbs, and analyst and former race mechanic for the Benetton F1 team Steve Matchett. F1 insider Will Buxton will serve as the team's on-site reporter from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico.

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