Overview
- Rachel Brookes announced on Wednesday that she has left the Sky Sports F1 team to pursue "exciting new ventures" and said she will remain involved in Formula 1.
- Sky Sports confirmed the departure in a statement saying Brookes has moved on to new challenges and the broadcaster wished her well.
- Brookes said she plans to be at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, though she has not given details of her next role.
- The move comes after Brookes publicly described receiving "horrific" online abuse following her high‑profile 2025 interview with Max Verstappen about his collision with George Russell.
- Brookes has worked at Sky since 2009 and on Sky F1 since 2012, and her exit arrives while Sky's long‑term UK broadcast rights for F1 remain secure through the recent extension.