F1 on TV in the USA

MD2K · 2 May 2004, 16:09 (Ref:958681)

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post on these forums so please excuse me if this question has been asked before.

I have recently moved from the UK to Florida and am missing my fortnightly fix of F1.

Can anyone tell me if the races are broadcast on TV here and if so on what channel? I haven't seen it advertised anywhere. :confused:

Many thanks
MD2K

Kirk · 2 May 2004, 16:28 (Ref:958690)

Speed channel and TSN both cover F1 races live here in Canada so I would say speed channel for you.

f1atic · 2 May 2004, 21:10 (Ref:958836)

When I lived in Europe, SKY SPORTS carried the races. I know that on some forums, there is a lot of talk about how bad the commentators are on some stations so good luck.

GP Racer · 3 May 2004, 00:02 (Ref:958938)

Your in good shape MD2K.

Check out Speed Channel with your local cable company. They cover every F1 race, and do a decent job of it, even though they do it remotely from there studios. Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett, along with commentary by Peter Windsor, are the commentators, and I find them knowledgable and entertaining.

They cover both qualifying sessions, and the race live. That can be abit of a problem, as you have to wake up at about 7:30 AM for the Euro races and for Japan, Malaysia, and Australia, it means staying up to the wee hours. They do show re-plays for the less hard-core though, at more respectable hours.

Hope that helps, and welcome to the US!

MD2K · 4 May 2004, 13:06 (Ref:960393)

Thanks for the help everyone, I will have to give the cable company a call to see if they have Speed.

Cheers,

MD2K

shiny side up! · 4 May 2004, 13:10 (Ref:960400)

If your local cable company does not carry Speed (and not all of them do, although I would suspect those in Florida to have that channel...), as an alternative the common satellite tv providers carry Speed...

Attila · 4 May 2004, 14:36 (Ref:960452)

MD2K if your cable company does not carry Speed, try direct TV that is the ceapest and I believe they even have some British chanells. Well at least that was the case when I lived in the US (4 years ago).

Cheers,

thebear · 4 May 2004, 20:29 (Ref:960823)

Quote:

Originally posted by MD2K
I have recently moved from the UK to Florida and am missing my fortnightly fix of F1. Can anyone tell me if the races are broadcast on TV here and if so on what channel? I haven't seen it advertised anywhere. :confused: Many thanks MD2K

No need to

, please.

The schedule can be found at http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/.

One must look for the very small "Schedule" tab near the top of the screen.

If your cable provider is "Brighthouse Networks", it will be found on ch 32.

They regularly re-broadcast on the Sunday of the event starting ~21h00.

In addition, the local newspaper's TV listing can be of some help, however Sunday morning is relegated to very small type and minimal information (could say "Auto Race" and nothing more).

naca · 26 Nov 2013, 13:20 (Ref:3336940)

Will NBC still be covering it next year ?

Greem · 26 Nov 2013, 13:50 (Ref:3336956)

Holy thread resurrection, Batman!

They signed a 4 year deal in late 2012, so one would assume that the answer is 'yes'.