Rosanna Tennant


Rosanna Tennant is a British sports broadcaster and journalist. She is a presenter on F1 TV and a pit-lane reporter and presenter for BBC Radio 5 Live's Formula One coverage, including the F1: Chequered Flag podcast. She has also reported for Australia's Network 10 during the Australian Grand Prix broadcast.

Career

Tennant joined the on-air F1 TV team during the 2010s and has presented across pre- and post-race programming and paddock coverage for Formula One’s direct-to-consumer service.
She is part of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Formula One team and features regularly on the F1: Chequered Flag podcast. Tennant is also credited as a questioner in FIA press conference transcripts published by Formula One, identified on the record as “BBC Radio 5 Live”.
Outside of F1’s own platforms, Tennant has served as a reporter for Network 10’s live and free coverage of the Australian Grand Prix since 2023, with industry and broadcaster announcements listing her on-air role in 2023–2025.
Earlier in her career, Tennant worked on digital content for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team and presented for the Pole Position YouTube channel, before taking on reporting and hosting across Formula One and its support series. Coverage of women in motorsport has profiled her work—including leading an all-female Formula One commentary team on F1’s Pit Lane Channel—within the broader context of increasing female voices around the sport.

Advocacy

Tennant is an Ambassador for Girls on Track UK, a Motorsport UK initiative that promotes opportunities for girls and young women in motorsport.

Education

Tennant obtained her bachelor's degree from Durham University in 2010, studying French and Spanish. She completed a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London in 2011.