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I gave up on F1 about 8-9yrs ago... I knew when it went to sky they'd find a way to screw people over... Promised that everyone who got F1 for free would continue to do so... then offered a free upgrade and better pricing... and ripped it away without telling you... oh.. the F1 channel... that's be an extra 20 quid a month you fucking muppet.
I cancelled my sky instead, and as my partners mum still had it... used her sky go login to watch it on a PC connected to the TV... when the ripped that away too... I said Fuck F1 and never watched it again.
From what little news I've read since... I've not actually missed anything interesting.
Agree with everything about Sky. I refuse to become a customer and support their model. I do enjoy their F1 coverage but it's a shame it's so expensive, and it has ads! Don't charge a fucking subscription AND show ads - ridiculous.
Ehh I think there's been more interesting seasons rather than bad ones. 2021 was absolutely insane and this year has been fantastic too in my opinion.
It's entirely subjective, but I'd argue you've been misinformed. The Verstappen era was much like the Vettel era, but the midfield is closer than ever. The F2 and F3 are often the standout events of the weekend, but it's a good time to be an armchair F1 fan (the ticket prices for most western events are fucking ludicrous mind).
I agree with the Sky sentiment though. I fucked the company off years ago - I was riding good deals for a number of years but when they wouldn't honour them any more, I sacked it off.
F1 TV and a VPN is a brilliant option - fairly inexpensive by comparison and the coverage of F1 and the feeder series is really decent - not sure how it will look after the Apple TV announcement mind.
Otherwise, there's the IPTV packages you can find online - one or two races often make the cost worthwhile, or if you're dead keen on not spending money, then the F1 YouTube channel put highlights of all the F1 sessions and the F2&3 race sessions up mega rapidly - to the point where if I've missed the first half hour of a race, I just wait the extra hour or two and get the highlights instead.
It's a good time to be an F1 fan just now.