A good deal for F1, but what about the fans?
We've covered several aspects of Sky and the BBC's controversial deal to share F1's UK coverage. But as more angry letters hit the AUTOSPORT offices, our man Ben Anderson expresses his frustration as avid F1 viewer and paying customer
Like many of you out there who watch Formula 1, I reacted badly to news that Sky would be taking over the majority of F1's live TV coverage in 2012.
As a terrestrial TV viewer with no Sky subscription, perhaps you would expect that reaction, but my vitriol is to do with more than personal expenditure.
Share Or Save This Story
More from Ben Anderson
The supercharged Revolution that has piqued an Olympic legend's motorsport taste
How Radical revamped its record-breaking flagship model
Inside the lightweight Czech sportscar making its mark on the UK
Why the Jaguar E-type remains special at 60
How McLaren’s GT3 ‘single-seater’ defies expectations
How Radical's latest machines fare on track
From the archive: Button's last spell with Williams
Driving club racing's Revolution
Latest news
Red Bull’s F1 rivals facing 2027 wait if they want Newey
The plot twist that gave Arrow McLaren’s Ward his first IndyCar win as team principal
Formula E’s new Gen3 Evo car breaks cover
The weekly reality check that has kept MotoGP hype off of Acosta so far in 2024
Autosport Plus
The F1 hero to zero dividing line that has never been so thin
How Stroll and Magnussen revealed the scale of F1’s racing and rules problems
Did F1's new sprint format work?
Chinese Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2024
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.