Former Renault driver, Jolyon Palmer, will join the BBC for 2018 where he will be part of the broadcaster's Formula 1 radio coverage.
Palmer, 27, will be part of BBC Radio 5 Live's commentary team and will work alongside Jennie Gow and Jack Nicholls while the former F1 driver will also appear on the BBC Sport website.
The British driver made his name in GP2 – now Formula 2 – with a championship win in 2014 propelling him into F1 for 2015 where he was a test driver for Lotus before being promoted to a full-time race seat for 2016 after Renault took over the Enstone outfit.
After being re-signed by Renault for the 2017 season, Palmer found himself without a drive in the closing stages of the year after being replaced by Carlos Sainz Jr after the Japanese Grand Prix.
"I've worked with Jennie and Jack a lot but am more used to being grilled by them," said Palmer. "It's going to be great joining them in the commentary team and to get to ask the questions myself.
"I'm fascinated to see how the inter-team rivalry plays out and hope I'll be able to bring my own knowledge of the personalities involved to shed further light on the relationships," he added.
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