Sky Sports is introducing a number of broadcast innovations for its coverage of Formula 1 this season, which kicked off last weekend in Australia.
Sky Sports, which has live coverage of all 24 races in the UK and Ireland, is introducing a new immersive sidebar for TV viewing during race weekends. Features will include race control, recap, and in-race standings, plus dedicated driver and team pages with onboard cams, enhanced data, explainers, and improved homepage navigation.
The feature will be available later this season for Sky Glass, Sky Stream, and Sky Q customers.
Meanwhile, F1 fans can select an onboard live stream of any of the 20 drivers – complete with team radio messages – for every race, Sprint, qualifying, and practice.
As part of Apple TV’s inaugural season as the exclusive US broadcaster of F1, Sky Sports will be one of the broadcasts available to fans when they tune in.
Sky is also offering ultra-high-definition coverage of F1. Alongside this, it is enhancing its digital and social presence with more content across Sky Sports F1 social channels and Sky Sports.com.
Sky Sports’ expert Bernie Collins will also guide viewers through qualifying and race strategy live from the pit wall.
Sky Sports F1 presenting team includes former World Champions Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, and Jacques Villeneuve.
Sky Sports is the UK and Ireland broadcast partner for FI through to 2029.
Adrian Pennington recently went behind the scenes on F1: The Movie, to investigate how two sets of new cameras custom-engineered for the film give the sensation of racing at 200mph from a driver’s eye view. Discover more here.
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