The Official Formula 1 Thread 🏁

[Dreamchaser]

Kudos to them if they get a substantial rights fee, but it kind've feels like MLS had their momentum curbed when the majority of their games moved to Season Pass on Apple TV. I think this would be a step backward.

Facts, trying to grow the sport and throwing it behind a paywall makes no sense. The only company that can do that is Netflix. Netflix should be bidding for the F1 rights. Its the only reason F1 picked up any momentum in the first place.

 

[Rev]

Facts, trying to grow the sport and throwing it behind a paywall makes no sense. The only company that can do that is Netflix. Netflix should be bidding for the F1 rights. Its the only reason F1 picked up any momentum in the first place.

Any idea if these new broadcast rights apply to Latin America as well? @Legal

Also, wonder if this news is some bait to get Netflix going with the bidding.

 

[Legal]

Facts, trying to grow the sport and throwing it behind a paywall makes no sense. The only company that can do that is Netflix. Netflix should be bidding for the F1 rights. Its the only reason F1 picked up any momentum in the first place.

Honestly, I'd debate if even Netflix is a good look. As much as we enjoy it, it's still a relatively niche discipline of a fairly niche sport. Any kind of major paywall slows growth here in the US, and there's always the chance of Netflix algorithmically burying the sport for a solid portion of the viewers they would probably sell F1 on them being able to reach.

Any idea if these new broadcast rights apply to Latin America as well? @Legal

Also, wonder if this news is some bait to get Netflix going with the bidding.

No clue. I wouldn't be surprised if ESPN managed to keep the LATAM rights, since the current package excludes Mexico, so it's probably not all that expensive, relatively speaking.

 

[Rev]

 

[mson]

Apple, feeling itself on its “F1” hit, puts in a bid for US Formula 1 rightsApple’sAAPL $210.72 (0.52%) leaning in to the success of its Brad Pitt-led racing flick. “F1: The Movie” has become Apple’s top box office performer, and apparently has inspired Apple to throw in a bid for the US broadcasting rights to Formula 1.
Those rights are currently held by Disney’sDIS $121.02 (-0.99%) ESPN, but the contract is set to expire next year.

ESPN currently pays $85 million annually for US rights to the races. Before Apple’s film took off in theaters, analysts forecast the new deal could rise to more than $120 million per year.

With the success of the film, along with Netflix’sNFLX $1,287.15 (1.01%) popular “Drive to Survive” docuseries, the bidding war has a chance to take off further. ESPN Formula 1 viewership doubled from 2018 to last year, when races averaged 1.1 million viewers.

 

[Lord Beasley]

Nah something had to give. they aint dominating anymore, And them max to Mercedes talks may have gotten more serious...

its some legal shyt. they bout to come for his head

 

[The War Report]

Facts, trying to grow the sport and throwing it behind a paywall makes no sense. The only company that can do that is Netflix. Netflix should be bidding for the F1 rights. Its the only reason F1 picked up any momentum in the first place.

True. People ain’t paying for AppleTV to watch F1. Most people have ESPN one way or the other.

 

[calh45]

Facts, trying to grow the sport and throwing it behind a paywall makes no sense. The only company that can do that is Netflix. Netflix should be bidding for the F1 rights. Its the only reason F1 picked up any momentum in the first place.

I have zero faith in MBS to actually pick the correct move to grow the sport. Him picking Apple as a broadcast partner would be the death kneel of his F1 presidency though so that'd be the silver lining.

MLS gotta still be kicking themselves "hiding" their sport behind a paywall right when it got momentum going. I've seen more NWSL games this past year than MLS ones.

 

[Jean toomer]

Hate to say it, but they might need to file Lewis paperwork for the Larry Holmes garden and spa complex…didn’t even make P2

 

[Lord Beasley]

That rain goin crazy

 

[EarlyEarly]

Norris food already for Piastri

 

[Lord Beasley]

Piastri is a coldblooded mf. TF-1000

 

[Lord Beasley]

a 2.2 pitstop is insane

 

[LiveFromLondon]

Maaan Lando

 

[Lord Beasley]

Leclerc sounding like he was getting tortured by Bane.

"leave me alone please "