=> 22:00 – Chequered Flag (Sky Sports F1)Ġ0:05 to 01:30 – F1: Race Highlights (Channel 4) Full scheduling details for the 2021 United States Grand Prix. => also BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra from 19:45 to 22:00 => 19:55 – Race (Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event) => 18:30 – Grand Prix Sunday (Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event) => also BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra from 18:55 to 20:05Ģ0:30 to 21:00 – Hamilton vs Verstappen: The Season so Far (Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Showcase)Ģ1:00 to 23:45 – F1: Qualifying (Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Showcase) Live coverage of the W Series airs across More4 and Channel 4, the Saturday race airing on More4 with the season finale airing on Channel 4.Īll F1 sessions are available to listen live via BBC’s F1 websiteĢ1:00 to 22:00 – The F1 Show (Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event)Ģ2:00 to 22:30 – F1: Preview (BBC Radio 5 Live)Ģ3:00 to 00:30 – F1: Drivers’ Press Conference (Sky Sports F1)ġ7:00 to 18:45 – F1: Practice 1 (Sky Sports F1)Ģ0:45 to 22:30 – F1: Practice 2 (Sky Sports F1)ġ8:45 to 20:10 – F1: Practice 3 (Sky Sports F1) One person not with Sky is Ted Kravitz, Kravitz part of the W Series team during the US Grand Prix weekend. Martin Brundle returns to Sky’s coverage after missing both the Russian and Turkish rounds, with Jenson Button also joining the team out in Austin.įor the first time, Ind圜ar and NASCAR star Danica Patrick joins Sky’s offering. With a reduced offering comes a change in presenter, as Lee McKenzie steps into Steve Jones’s presenting shoes for Channel 4. Sky have seemingly reacted to Channel 4’s qualifying conundrum by opting to simulcast their live coverage on their new Sky Showcase channel, enabling more viewers to watch qualifying across Sky, Virgin Media and BT TV. Thankfully this is not a championship decider, because having the F1 title won at 01:00 on free-to-air television is not in anyone’s interests.īy way of comparison, 30 years ago, the BBC aired a 50-minute highlights package of the US Grand Prix from Phoenix in a late night time slot on BBC Two. Given the closeness of the championship race, one wonders whether Channel 4 should have negotiated with Sky to bring the free-to-air highlights package forward, even by an hour to 23:05.ĭoing so would unlikely deplete Sky’s live audience, but boost Channel 4’s figure significantly, resulting in a net gain overall. The actual race edits should be the same length as usual, except without the usual bells and whistles that production company Whisper usually provide. Expect limited commercials, and a weekend featuring primarily World Feed content. Meanwhile, the race edit begins just after midnight on Sunday, the earliest Channel 4 can contractually air the race.Ĭhannel 4 have trimmed both shows back compared to usual: a one-hour qualifying show airs on Sunday with an 85-minute programme covering the race. With qualifying starting at 21:00 UK time on Saturday, Channel 4 have opted to air qualifying on Sunday morning instead of a late-night Saturday slot, as they did in 2019. F1 – the coverageĬhannel 4’s offering is the weakest from a free-to-air broadcaster in decades, partly by choice, and partly inflicted upon them. With 6 races to go in the 2021 Formula One season, just 6 points separate Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton as the championship returns to Texas for the United States Grand Prix!įor UK viewers, the weekend offering from both Sky Sports and Channel 4 looks a little different to usual – hence why Motorsport Broadcasting has opted to publish a full schedule for the weekend.
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