Ben Edwards
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Ben Edwards is a British motor racing commentator. At the moment, he is the voice of A1 Grand Prix and the British Touring Car Championship.
He first became known to British viewers through his Formula 1 commentary on Eurosport. He was usually partnered with former Formula One race winner John Watson.
When Eurosport lost the rights to Formula 1 at the end of 1996, Edwards became the voice of Champ Car racing for viewers of Eurosport and ESPN International. His work alongside Jeremy Shaw was regarded as a big success. Perhaps his most famous moment was his commentary of the final lap of the 2000 Michigan 500 which was so dramatic that French Eurosport used his commentary in their highlights of that race.
Although Edwards was very popular with the viewers, he gradually became tired of commuting from Britain to the United States for every race. He considered moving permanently to the United States. He eventually decided to remain in England, but reduce his involvement in America.
In 2001, Edwards was replaced by Guy Hobbs as the main Champ Car commentator, but he did commentate for the races in Japan, Detroit, Mid-Ohio, Germany, Houston and Australia when Hobbs or Shaw had other commitments.
In 2002, Edwards joined ITV to commentate on the British Touring Car Championship - something he still does today. He alsp took on the role of lead commentator for F1 Digital + and was reunited with his old colleague, John Watson.
Although Edwards and Watson no longer work for F1 Digital +, as Bernie Ecclestone pulled the plug on it at the end of 2002, they have been covering A1 GP racing since 2005.
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Ben Edwards started out in motorsport as a racing driver and won the first Formula First championship, a now defunct championship for new drivers and went to become champion in Caterham Vauxhall sports cars. He also took part in the Euro Vauxhall Lotus championship where he raced against the likes of David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen.
He was brought up in Surrey, but currently resides in Norfolk.
