Simon Lazenby is a TV presenter and lead presenter of Formula One for Sky Sports. Lazenby graduated from

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

with a degree in Natural Sciences. At university he played as a scrum-half for the

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and also captained his college team, St. Hild and St. Bede. After working initially as a grain trader for a private firm in

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, he obtained work experience at

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through fellow Durham alumnus

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, eventually passing a screen test after some months as a

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. He began presenting for Sky Sports in 2002, where he was part of the coverage of live

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. Lazenby has been the lead presenter of

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coverage since the channel's inception in 2012 alongside former drivers

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, and

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. Lazenby has not presented at two Grands Prix in 2020 -

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was lead presenter for the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix and Rachel Brookes for the 2020 Russian Grand Prix. The channel has twice won International Broadcaster of the year since its inception in 2012. As of 2019, Lazenby has presented the live coverage of over 160 Grand Prix. Lazenby has a wife and two children, and lives in Wimbledon in South West London. Lazenby plays golf and the piano.Simon Lazenby
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Living people Sky Sports presenters and reporters Year of birth missing (living people) Durham University RFC players Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham {{UK-tv-journalist-stub