David Croft will not be in the commentary box for this weekend’s race in💟 Azerbaijan.

C꧋roft has been ever-pജresent since the 2012 Australian Grand Prix as Sky’s lead commentator.

His absence for this weekend comes as no surprise with Croft annou💝ncing it ahead of the season.

Croft will step aside⭕ for Imola, Aust🤪ria and Azerbaijan, giving Harry Benjamin the hot seat for those races.

The 53-year-old revealed in February that he’♍s keen to take some time off, particularly as he's recently just got married.

Croft 🧔told earlier this year: “It’s more about keeping fresh for the whole season. I’m not getting any younger.

“I’ve given up and sacrificed a lot for my career. I want to give a bit of time back to my family and not be on the other side of the wo⛦rld. I’m getting married this year a꧟s well, so I’ve got a wedding to organise!

“But I also want to sitꦛ and watch a race at home. I want to enjoy it. Maybe I can learn something by not commentating on a race. I can spot a few things when I’m watching – I want to see what the viewer sees.”

Who is Harry Benjamin?

Benjamin is no stranger to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:ltxcn.top readers having hosted the MotoGP poꦺdcast previously.

He has been a com🐈mentator for Formula 2, Formula 3 and Porsche Supercup over the years, and i𝕴s currently BBC 5 Live’s F1 commentator.

Be🌳njamin was a♎lso part of the Sky Sports F1's broadcast for kids in 2023.

Looking ahead to his debut, Benjamin said on the latest episode of♍ the Sky Sports F1 podcast: “Yeah, very excited. I mean, big shoes to fill, but I’m looking forward to it.

“What a track to do ✅it at as well, Imola, and stood alongside Karun too. I’m honoured.”

Benjamin will be alongside ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok at Imola, with Martin Brund൩le set to be absent again.