TPI to broadcast live all 17 F1 GP legs

JAKARTA: TPI, one of Indonesia's private television stations, will broadcast live all 17 legs of the 2002 Formula-One World Championship, the station management announced on Wednesday.

The live broadcasts, which will feature entertainer Nico Siahaan as presenter, will generally start at 6 p.m. for the races held in Europe, except for Britain, which will start at 7 p.m.

Races in Australia, the venue of the opening leg on March 2, Japan and Malaysia will be aired either in the morning or early afternoon, while it will be about midnight when the races in the United States and Brazil will be aired.

This year's F-1 championship encompasses races in Australia, Malaysia, Brazil, San Marino, Spain, Austria, Monaco, Canada, Britain, France, Germany (2), Hungary, Belgium, Italy, the United States and Japan. --JP