1. William Thomas Buxton was born on 14 February 1981 and is a British motorsport journalist, commentator and presenter best known for his coverage of Formula One with the Formula One Group from 2018 to 2024.
16 Facts About Will Buxton
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Will Buxton is currently the lead commentator for Fox Sports' coverage of the IndyCar Series beginning with the 2025 season.
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Will Buxton attended King's School, Worcester where he was a chorister at Worcester Cathedral under Donald Hunt.
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Will Buxton went on to study at Lord Wandsworth College and Sixth Form College, Farnborough in Hampshire before studying politics at the University of Leeds.
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In 2018, Will Buxton announced he was engaged to Victoria Helyar, who worked in marketing for the Racing Point F1 Team.
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In 2014, Will Buxton was invited to participate in the inaugural Florida Winter Series.
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Will Buxton drove at three events, alongside future Formula One drivers Max Verstappen, Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi.
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Will Buxton was offered the role of press officer for the inaugural GP2 Series of 2005, and was later promoted to Director of Communications.
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In 2008 Will Buxton became editor of the GPWeek virtual magazine, and in 2009 he started providing live commentary for the GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series for Formula One Group.
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In 2010, Will Buxton joined Speed, an American motorsports cable channel which was owned by Fox Sports, as their Formula 1 pit-lane reporter until they lost the rights to broadcast F1 at the end of 2012, which Will Buxton claimed he found out about through posts by Speed Channel colleagues on Twitter.
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In 2013, the American broadcasting rights for Formula 1 went to NBC Sports, where Will Buxton resumed his role as pit-lane reporter, as well as later joining NBC's broadcast team for the IndyCar Series, until 2017.
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Will Buxton returned to Formula 1 in an official capacity in 2018, becoming Formula One Group's first Digital Presenter.
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Will Buxton hosted a number of features on F1 TV and the official F1 YouTube channel, including Weekend Warm-Up, a feature he carried over from NBC.
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Will Buxton has appeared in all seven seasons of the Netflix documentary series Formula 1: Drive to Survive based on the 2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023 and 2024 Formula 1 seasons, giving his opinions on the events covered in the series.
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Will Buxton is often used by the show's producers as a reference point for new viewers, explaining racing concepts and terminology for non-motorsport fans.
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In 2019, Will Buxton released his first book, titled: My Greatest Defeat: Stories of Hardship and Hope from Motor Racing's Finest Heroes, featuring illustrations from Giuseppe Camuncoli.