Alexey Popov - the voice of Formula-1 in Russia

A talented journalist who worked on different TV channels, A. Popov is constantly busy with new projects. As a commentator and presenter of the author's program, he shares his emotions, attracting the attention and love of the audience. On his page left words that characterize him as a person: "I live and work for Formula 1. I live and work for you! "It is worthwhile to tell in more detail about this interesting person.

Alexey Popov: biography

A well-known journalist and television commentator was born in 1974. He was interested in cars from childhood. At the age of 14, I went to Belgium to see my grandfather working in the USSR trade mission, and for the first time I saw races on the local TV channel. Then he admitted that he fell in love at first sight.

After graduating from school, Alexei Popov began to cooperate with the newspaper "Sport Express." His literary debut coincided with the start of the career of M. Schumacher, who participated in those races. In 1992, the RTR channel broadcast the stages of Formula-1. At that time they were commented on by the real "bison" of S. Cheskidov and G. Burkov. They conducted reports directly from the races, and Alexey worked as an expert on the spot, in Moscow. Later, the journalist called joint work with them productive. Complementing each other, the hosts learned "understanding what race is," and Popov recognized the TV from the inside. Then he went to the competitions and already from the scene of events commented on the stages.

Great love for Formula 1

A talented journalist is noticed and invited to work in Monaco. Since 1993, for 10 years, he worked as the editor-in-chief of the French magazine about motorsport "Chrono". Personal acquaintance with the pilots of Formula 1 and the leadership of the teams made it possible to make interesting reports. The audience was the first to know what was happening on the routes of the "royal series".

Alexei Popov returned to Moscow in 2002 and began to conduct television programs on the channel "Sport", later renamed "Russia-2." In 4 years, "Ren TV" redeems the rights and transmits Formula-1. The commentator before the end of 2006 was Alexei, whom later the leadership replaced another journalist. Excommunicated from the queen of sports, he led rugby tournaments, Biathlon World Cups, the Dakar Rally race, the Sports Week program. However, in the spring of 2009, Alexei again begins work as a commentator of Formula-1. In November 2015, he moved to the newly created sports channel "Match TV", replacing "Russia-2." In an interview, Alexei Popov said that his career was helped by a fart, born of a great love for racing.

The main thing in the work is to love her

Alexey Popov - the commentator of the queen of motor racing is already 23 years old. As he himself admitted, the work combines artistry and documentary, because a dry text is not enough for anyone. He is loved for his emotionality, expressive style, additional information, which he generously shares, interesting connoisseurs. Live reports from the races of Formula 1 more than once became the subject of analysis of reservations on the air, but it even gave a certain charm. When a journalist was asked about whether he could highlight the most important thing in the work, he replied that one must love what you are doing. And he went on to say that the commentator does not have a very good education, he must have a speed of thinking and correctly express his thoughts. And always improve.

He commented on football matches, although he admitted that he was not enjoying them. The journalist often thanks his TV viewers. But he always emphasizes that he did not try to interest anyone in racing. He simply shares his love with people close in spirit, believing that the audience is his like-minded people. In 2001 he was deservedly awarded the title of the best sports commentator.

Author's program

The author's program "Grand Prix" with Alexey Popov kept the rating positions. She appeared in 2005 on the air on the TV channel "Sport" after the race of Formula-1 and was based on discussions with invited experts of the main events of the past races. A year later the program ceased to exist after the transfer rights translation to "Ren TV." When the royal race returned to the Rossiya-2 TV channel, the program revived in 2009. The author's time project was fond of interactive communication, on the air the audience asked questions on the topic of races, the polls were held. Among the observers in the studio were well-known racing drivers and sports journalists.

New transmission format

In 2011, the "Grand Prix" is aired in a new format. The transmission time was reduced to 30 minutes, it left before the qualification of the new stage. Interview with our Formula 1 rider V. Petrov and direct reports attracted the viewer. Alexey Popov talked about the peculiarities of the route where the races took place. The transfer was not interactive, but turned into a set of plots, previously shot about the upcoming stage of the World Cup. Three years later Popov had a weekly column in the morning program "Panorama of the Day" on the channel "Russia-2".

Since November 2015, the journalist has been working on the channel "Match TV", which started the race for the Italian Grand Prix. The reporting format is adjusted.