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I think the cost is likely to stay around £10 pcm, as F1 is already profitable, so it's about getting more people watching and more sponsorship money coming in. People are used to paying similar money for Netflix et al, but regular-level fans won't want to pay through the nose just to watch F1. That said, I wouldn't be surprised to see a tiered approach - basic F1-race access for a fiver, and all-you-can-eat stuff for 10 for hardcore fans including archive races, more features, testing etc etc.
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Who else might work?
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
skys coverage is beyond superb, there is none of the ITV chaff about "shopping with drivers wives in Monaco" it's welcoming to casual fans while in depth enough to provide enthusiasts good information. The features appeal to the majority, the presenters are knowledgeable and professional (even if some people may not like some of the personalities) it's a lesson on how to do it, but then it has the budget, so it should be good.
https://www.motorsportweek.com/joesaward/id/00163
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/snow-pau-falls-mainly
Murray Walker would make mistakes and all the rest but that's part of the fun. It's like listening to Test Match Special.
Best motorsport commentary right now: Radio Le Mans by a mile.
http://www.radiolemans.co/meet-the-team/
I’ve not really got into it before, but after watching the TV series on Amazon me and my lad have booked to go to the 6 hours of Silverstone in August, so we want to follow the other rounds.
There is so much motorsport to watch out there. If you like the WEC then the entire Blancpain GT Sprint and Endurance season is streamed on Youtube as is the British GT. IMSA in America make their races available pretty quickly after the event. We've just had the annual Bathurst 12 Hour, my favourite race of the year, which was again streamed on Youtube with the Radio Le Mans team doing the commentary. Then there's the excellent Goodwood race meetings, a few pirate streams of Aussie Racing Cars which utterly kick arse, Blancpain Asia, some of the various Porsche Supercup...
And Mazda MX-5 racing. Heaps of fun.
I don't recall watching a single F1 race last year live. I didn't miss it one bit. For all the talk of pay TV, the way the cars sound, and needing more social media, there's one truth with F1 racing: there are more interesting racing series out there. The online gamers love their GT and Prototype racing. Rallycross is really kicking off. Even the WRC, which has been in the doledrums for ages, is getting some applause. F1 by comparison is dull and tedious to watch. Liberty can fart around with streaming and social media andtrying out new tracks around the world but the bottom line is that it has become a tedious spectacle for a number of fans who have moved to other series.
Streamed WRC coverage on BT Sport for the first two rounds (I have a 3 month free access via my mobile provider).
My 9’year old has very quickly worked out that F1 isn’t really where it’s at.
https://www.indycar.com/News/2018/01/01-17-Chevy-Honda-react-to-car-unveil
Less downforce, less drag, faster straight line, and people like Bourdais say that it's quite hard to drive. What's not to like about that?
http://www.channel4.com/4viewers/editors-blog/formula-1-2018-season-confirmed-on-channel-4
F1 will be on C4 same as last year.