ESPN has broadcast F1 in the U.S. since 2017 but its contract expires after the upcoming 2025 season.

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    17 hours ago

    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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      15 hours ago

      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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        14 hours ago

        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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          5 hours ago

          Half the price if you pay via India. Like via the Apple App Store with an India Apple account and an Apple Card from Amazon India

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          14 hours ago

          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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            9 hours 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