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Netflix considering bid for Formula 1’s U.S. TV rights (www.nytimes.com)
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ESPN has broadcast F1 in the U.S. since 2017 but its contract expires after the upcoming 2025 season.

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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

An improvement over having to sail the seas for a race because ESPN decided it's a great idea to use literally half the screen to show baseball stats/scores the entire race.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Can you not get F1TV Pro in the US? It's all the races, all the events, multiple feeds, all the driver camera angles and a treasure trove of archived seasons that you can watch on demand.

    Even though the price has increased recently, it's much more worth it than any other TV sub

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yeah it’s available in the US. Like $85/year.

    My only complaint with it is there’s no button to “start race from beginning” while the race is in progress. Sometimes I like to sleep in on Saturday or Sunday ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There is for me. When hitting play it prompts 2 options, one is to start from the beginning, the other is to go to the live timing

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Huh, ok, maybe it’s different in the US, maybe I missed that.

    Not that big a deal I guess—usually I’ll start it (live), hold up my hand to cover the top 90% of the TV (and mainly the score bug on the left), and hit the rewind button until it’s rewound to the beginning haha

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    From what I've seen there is no casting to the TV though? Must use an external app to watch it on something other than phone/laptop. I plan on trying it for a month, it looks good... Except it's only meant to be watched on my phone/laptop. I can't really try any of the workarounds until I pay for it.

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