2018 Formula 1 Start Time & Broadcast Changes

[CYcoFan]

Hadn't seen any talk of this on the board and I know there are F1 fans here.

-Start Times:
Formula is moving back the full race weekend schedule 1 hr this season. That means start times of every race will be at least an hr later. In some rare cases the race might start more than one hour later for a few summer races so as not to conflict with the FIFA World Cup. Here is an article from F1 dot com outlining the reasons.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...race-weekend-schedule-announced-for-2018.html


-Race Broadcast:
NBC no longer has the rights to F1 races here in the United States. ESPN partnered with Sky Sports so ESPN/ ABC will show the live races this season in F1. There will be races on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNNews this season. Here is the full 2018 Broadcast Schedule with Race, Prac, and Qual times and channels included
http://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/22757407/espn-reveals-f1-tv-broadcast-schedule-2018


Hope this helps any Cyclone Formula 1 fans. Season is only a week away

 

[NWICY]

CYcoFan, depending how much traction this thread gets Shaggy Texas has a fairly active thread in other sports forum. I read it occasionally even though I don't know much about F1.

 

[CYcoFan]

Couple of items.

First what is the consensus of the Sky Sports simulcast coverage on ESPN?

Second what a race today in China?! I was up at 1 am to watch live and it was wild and crazy. There will be a replay tonight at 8pm cst on ESPN2 and I strongly recommend watching this race to any F1 fans that haven't seen it. And if you know the outcome but didn't watch, do yourself a favor and watch.

Love to hear some thoughts. Please No spoilers of the Chinese GP for those that haven't seen it. We can talk it later. Gives an opportunity to watch for those that haven't seen it.