Editing Leigh Diffey (section)

==== Formula One and IndyCar ====
In November 2012, [[NBC Sports]] announced that Diffey would join its network to become the play-by-play announcer for its broadcasts of both [[Formula One]] and [[IndyCar Series|IndyCar]] events starting in 2013.<ref name="NBC Bio">{{cite web|url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/leigh-diffey/|title=Leigh Diffey: Formula One and IndyCar Play-by-Play Announcer|work=NBC Sports|access-date=20 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221031724/http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/leigh-diffey/|archive-date=21 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/1126667/aussie-scores-big-break-stateside/|title=Aussie scores big break Stateside|last=McKay|first=Peter|work=[[The Newcastle Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=16 November 2012|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref> Diffey called the day of the announcement "one of the best days of my life. People have been so complimentary."<ref name="Bio"/> The announcement named [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] and [[Steve Matchett]] as the analysts who would work alongside him for the Formula One broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2013/03/11/Media/NBC-F1.aspx|title=Race is on: NBC makes big F1 push|last=Mickle|first=Tripp|work=[[Sports Business Daily]]|publisher=American City Business Journals|date=11 March 2013|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref> In December 2015, Diffey, Hobbs and Matchett were given an Honorable Mention in a list of Best Broadcast Teams of the year published on the ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' website SI.com.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Deitsch|first=Richard|author-link=Richard Deitsch|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2015/12/21/si-sports-media-awards-2015|title=Media Persons of the Year|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=22 December 2015|access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref>

On two occasions, Diffey covered both series on the same day. On 23 August 2015, he called the [[2015 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] from NBC's base in Stamford, Connecticut, before he and Matchett traveled to [[Pocono Raceway]] for the [[2015 ABC Supply 500|ABC Supply 500]].<ref name="DoingTheDouble">{{cite web|url=http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2015/08/20/nbcs-leigh-diffey-prepared-focused-thankful-ahead-of-f1indycar-sunday-double-broadcast/|title=NBC's Leigh Diffey prepared, focused, thankful ahead of F1/IndyCar Sunday double broadcast|work=[[NBC Sports]]|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|date=20 August 2015|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> Likewise, on 3 September 2017, Diffey called the [[2017 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] in Connecticut and then traveled to [[Watkins Glen International]] for the [[2017 IndyCar Grand Prix at The Glen|IndyCar Grand Prix at The Glen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/09/02/second-diffey-doubleheader-to-kick-off-nbcsn-racing-tripleheader/|title=Second 'Diffey doubleheader' to kick off NBCSN racing tripleheader|work=[[NBC Sports]]|last=DiZinno|first=Tony|date=2 September 2017|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> Diffey's open-wheel focus shifted solely to IndyCar in 2018 when the US Formula One television rights were transferred to [[ESPN]] and they chose to take commentary from [[Sky Sports]] insteading of making their own.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/espn-f1-rights-tv-nbc-961233/|title=ESPN replaces NBC as F1 broadcaster in the US|work=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|last=Elizalde|first=Pablo|date=4 October 2017|access-date=29 November 2017}}</ref>