Safe Is Fast – NBC F1 reporter is Latest Ask A Pro

Will Buxton

The media plays a vital role in any modern racing driver's career. It is pivotal in raising their profile and providing exposure for their sponsors, in turn helping them to secure drives.

Our latest 'Ask A Pro' is Will Buxton, Formula One pit reporter for NBC and race commentator for leading international championships such as GP2. He is ready to answer all your questions related to the media, and how to best deal with them. He will also offer his views on modern motor racing and is unlikely to hold back on any racing-related subject.

Buxton began his career as a motor sports journalist while still at University before covering Formula One races following his graduation.

At the end of 2004, he was offered the role of Press Officer for the newly formed GP2 Series. He was soon promoted to Director of Communications for the championship. He stayed with GP2 until the end of the 2007 season, before becoming lead commentator for the world feed of the GP2 and GP2 Asia Series for Formula One Management.

His work came to the attention of SPEED channel and in 2010 he was appointed the channel's new pit reporter. After three seasons with SPEED, the broadcast rights for Formula One moved to NBC for the 2013 season, and Buxton was asked to continue his role in the Formula One pit lanes of the world for the NBC family, becoming an integral part of a team which has seen viewership figures hit new heights Stateside.

Buxton is a fully accredited Journalist and attends every Formula One Grand Prix. In addition to his Formula One work, he has worked pit lane in IndyCar for NBCSN, and hosts the "Paddock Pass," "Off The Grid," and "The Road to…" television series.

Questions for him can be submitted here.