Georgie Thompson quits F1 role with Sky over frustrations at playing second fiddle



Sky Sports star Georgie Thompson has quit her role presenting Formula One after just one season.

The 35-year-old host, best known for her 11-year stint as the face of Sky Sports News, has been absent from the corporation’s F1 programming this year, leading to speculation she had been axed.



But Sportsmail understands Thompson turned her back on the sport after becoming disillusioned at her lack of primetime billing.



Quit: Georgie Thompson will no longer be involved in Sky's F1 coverage



Thompson informed Sky of her decision in the build-up to this season’s first F1 show, which aired on February 15. Her profile has since been airbrushed out of the team shot on the Sky Sports F1 website.



Thompson co-hosted the F1 show with Ted Kravitz, presented Saturday morning practice and anchored the ‘Sky Pad’ with analyst Anthony Davidson last season.



But it is understood that Thompson wanted a bigger role within the team after playing second fiddle to main presenter Simon Lazenby, and chose to leave after producers failed to promise an improved billing.



Original team: Thompson (second right) with her Sky Sports colleagues

Reports last week suggested that Thompson will join former BBC F1 presenter Jake Humphrey at BT Sport who are set to rival Sky Sports when they launch later this year.

