Sky Sports activities will stay the unique dwelling of Method 1 within the UK and Eire till 2034 after extending its partnership with the game for an additional 5 years.
As a part of the award-winning protection, all races, qualifying and apply periods will proceed to be completely stay on Sky Sports activities F1 and obtainable to stream on NOW, whereas stay dwelling nation races and highlights of each Grand Prix shall be shared on free-to-air.
The settlement, which additionally consists of stay protection of Method 2, Method 3, F1 Academy and Porsche Supercup, comes after Britain’s Lando Norris received the 2025 Drivers’ Championship for McLaren in what was the most-watched F1 season ever on Sky Sports activities.
An emotional Lando Norris joins Sky Sports activities F1 after turning into world champion to take an emotional look again by way of his profession
Sky can even stay the house of F1 till 2032 in Italy, having agreed a five-year extension to Sky Italia’s deal. There may be presently monumental pleasure round F1 in Italy, given 19-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli has received three successive races to take an early lead within the 2026 Drivers’ Championship.
Method 1 president Stefano Domenicali mentioned: “Sky has all the time been a devoted, trusted and passionate accomplice since we started our relationship a few years in the past.
“Their world-leading method to stay broadcasting, content material creation, behind the scenes evaluation led by a very wonderful group of on-screen expertise has made the distinction in persevering with to develop our sport within the UK, Eire and Italy and I’m delighted we shall be taking our partnership into the following decade.”
Watch the last-lap drama that noticed Kimi Antonelli win the Miami Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc spin, and George Russell limp dwelling with wing harm
Since turning into the house of Method 1 within the UK and Eire in 2019, Sky has performed a central position within the sport’s development in these markets.
Complete viewing has elevated by 90 per cent, with under-35s up 120 per cent, and feminine viewership has greater than doubled. Up to now three seasons alone (2023-2025), viewing has grown by 14 per cent, culminating in a record-breaking 2025 season with 162m viewer hours.
Dana Robust, group chief govt Sky, mentioned: “We’re pleased with the position we have performed in supporting the game’s development by way of world-class storytelling, innovation and long-term funding.
“This new settlement secures Sky as the house of Method 1 for years to return, as the game enters an thrilling period with extra British expertise on the grid and rising stars like Kimi Antonelli. I need to thank Stefano and the F1 workforce for our continued partnership, which we’re excited to construct on within the years forward.”
Lando Norris despatched a particular thanks to the Sky Sports activities viewers for supporting him throughout his 2025 world championship-winning season
Sky’s F1 protection will proceed to be shared with worldwide broadcast companions, reaching followers in additional than 100 markets worldwide.
Viewers will proceed to take pleasure in perception and evaluation from Sky’s professional line-up that includes former world champions alongside world-class commentary and much-loved segments, from Martin Brundle’s Grid Stroll by way of to Ted’s Pocket book and Bernie Collins’ professional evaluation stay from the pit wall.
Sky’s protection has continued to push boundaries throughout the sport, with award-winning evaluation by way of the SkyPad and innovation within the type of its Ghost Automotive function which permits viewers to see in exceptional element how key battles throughout the grid play out.
The introduction of onboard cameras in addition to entry to enhanced real-time information has additionally introduced followers even nearer to the motion, permitting them to expertise a race from contained in the automotive of their favorite driver.
Karun Chandhok makes use of Ghost Automotive to takes a take a look at a pole battle between Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri
The partnership with F1 provides to Sky’s market-leading portfolio within the UK and Eire with extra top-quality sport than anyplace else, with most of Sky’s sport rights secured till close to the tip of the last decade.
That features 1,500 video games from the Premier League, Ladies’s Tremendous League, EFL and SPFL; year-round protection of each tennis and darts, each shot from the golf Majors, dwelling males’s and ladies’s worldwide England cricket, and extra motion from the NFL, Netball Tremendous League and rugby league.
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