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SIAP: ESPN to broadcast Formula One in the US starting next year

Posted on 10/17/17 at 10:58 am
Posted by Bama Shadow
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 10:58 am
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The Formula 1 company has announced a multi-year analogue and digital partnership with ESPN, the US cable and satellite sports broadcaster, which is part of the ABC empire, which is itself owned by the Walt Disney Company. The first F1 broadcast in the US was by ABC, back in 1962. The deal begins in March next year and will (presumably) bring to an end the current arrangements with rival NBC. The United States Grand Prix will be broadcast on ABC, with all the races being broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. More than 125 hours of Formula 1 programming, including all practice sessions, qualifying and races, will be shown live and in replay across ESPN platforms.


March 25 – 12:55 a.m. – Australian Grand Prix -ESPN2
April 8 – 1:55 a.m. – Chinese Grand Prix – ESPN2
April 15 – 10:55 a.m. – Bahrain Grand Prix – ESPN2
April 29 – 8:55 a.m. – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – ESPN2
May 13 – 7:55 a.m. – Spanish Grand Prix – ESPN2
May 27 – 7:55 a.m. – Monaco Grand Prix – ESPN
-3:30 p.m. – Monaco Grand Prix ABC (re-aired)
June 10 – 1:55 p.m. – Canadian Grand Prix ESPN
June 24 – 7:55 a.m. – French Grand Prix – ESPN2
July 1 – 7:55 a.m. – Austrian Grand Prix – ESPN2
July 8 – 7:55 a.m. – British Grand Prix ESPN
July 22 – 7:55 a.m. – German Grand Prix – ESPN2
July 29 – 7:55 a.m. – Hungarian Grand Prix – ESPN2
Aug. 26 – 7:55 a.m. – Belgian Grand Prix – ESPN2
Sept. 2 – 7:55 a.m. – Italian Grand Prix ESPN2
Sept. 16 7:55 a.m. Singapore Grand Prix – ESPN2
Sept. 30 – 7:55 a.m. – Russian Grand Prix – ESPN2
Oct. 7 – 12:55 a.m. Japanese Grand Prix ESPN2
Oct. 21 – 2:55 p.m. – United States Grand Prix – ABC
Oct. 28 – 2:55 p.m. – Mexican Grand Prix – ABC
Nov. 11 – 10:55 a.m. – Brazilian Grand Prix – ESPN2
Nov. 25 – 7:55 a.m. – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – ESPN2
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 11:01 am to
Awesome, more driving.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12738 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 11:02 am to
Is every single race in F1 called a Grand Prix?
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
13920 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 11:03 am to
ESPN overpaying for the rights to show a sport (loose term here), what could possibly go wrong?
Posted by chitiger91
Lake Bluff IL
Member since Apr 2016
3120 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 11:48 am to
That's awesome
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
31907 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 11:53 am to
That didn't appear to happen at all in this case.
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139840 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:18 pm to
Do you think the added resources of Disney helps F1 in the country?

I somewhat recall a push when Michael left CART to go to F1 there was coverage, but he failed so badly it seemed it set the sports viewership back. Wasn't the Senna dominant years on ESPN also?
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
8447 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:22 pm to
Hope they get Buxton, Matchett, Diffey, and Hobbs as commentators. Otherwise this is going to suck... like PGA tour on Fox level of suck.
Posted by UncleFestersLegs
Member since Nov 2010
10829 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:34 pm to
Anything is better than BEin sports MotoGP coverage where they insist on showing 10 secs of the pit boards every lap and another 10 secs of random crew members watching the broadcast and looking anxious in the pits.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 12:35 pm
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
27720 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:44 pm to
I've never had one conversation in my life with anyone about formula one racing.
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
65497 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 12:46 pm to
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like PGA tour on Fox level of suck


all hail shot tracer
Posted by Bama Shadow
Member since Jan 2009
575 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:19 pm to
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Hope they get Buxton, Matchett, Diffey, and Hobbs as commentators


From what I can gather none of the NBC guys will be on the broadcast team. It appears ESPN is going to show the Sky feed with possible commentators in Bristol.
Posted by Wooly
Member since Feb 2012
13851 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:22 pm to
Happy day. Going to Austin this weekend for F1. Excited to finally be able to wash it.
Posted by tWildcat
Verona, KY
Member since Oct 2014
19322 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:45 pm to
Yes
Posted by DelU249
Austria
Member since Dec 2010
77625 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 2:46 pm to
it's time for Formula One to get woke
Posted by pjab
Member since Mar 2016
5646 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 3:05 pm to
It’s easy to get into. Multiple manufacturers, $30m+ salaries, 200mph down historic streets. They just need to ditch the turbos.
Posted by JoeHackett
Member since Aug 2016
4321 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:00 pm to
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It appears ESPN is going to show the Sky feed with possible commentators in Bristol.


They're going to broadcast the world feed, which is what NBC does. NBC also has their broadcast team in the studio except for a few races (Monaco, Canada, US). From that standpoint it won't be any different on ESPN.

NBC was also paying $3 million/yr for the rights and it sounds like ESPN won't be paying anything at all.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
34670 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:27 pm to
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Michael left CART to go to F1 there was coverage, but he failed so badly


A number of things led to Michael Andretti's 'failure' in F1. He picked exactly the wrong year to go there.
Posted by theone
LSU
Member since Nov 2005
1815 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 8:35 pm to
I can’t tell if you’re serious. But all the commentators other than Will Buxton should have been fired at NBC years ago.
Posted by theone
LSU
Member since Nov 2005
1815 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 8:40 pm to
As much as ESPN is under fire this should help the F1 brand in the States since NBC sports is forgotten sans Olympic coverage. I figure that’s what the new owners of F1 want.

NASCAR is down and Indy is still terrible. Might as well push hard now To gain a foothold in the states.
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