Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[ZooCougar]

ESPN pulled out of the bidding. Remember, they paid $0 for the rights between 2018 and 2020, $5 million/year between 2020 and 2022, and now ~$90 million between 2023 to 2025. ESPN wasn't going to make the LT commitment to F1 at higher cost and decided not to pursue a renewal.

Although F1 has been commercial free, there are sponsorships and graphics on the screen.

Yup but they can’t stuff enough logos on there to make it worth $140M.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

We’ve had paddle shifters since Senna though. They are on regular street cars.

Make a car that doesn’t need DRS to execute a pass.

I watch F1 because it's usually on at a time when I'm not doing anything. Unfortunately, just like NASCAR, the cars are very aero dependent and the car out front has a ridiculous advantage in clean air. F1 has guys winning by 20 seconds+ on a regular basis. Lead changes not done in the pits are rare. Both racing leagues need to find a way to make racing more competitive. I would even suggest allowing DRS for 2 seconds behind. I used to be a devout NASCAR watcher, but the product grew stale/corporate and the racing non-competitive. For NASCAR, I hate the stages and I think the "playoffs" are stupid.

 

[Waquoit]

Yup but they can’t stuff enough logos on there to make it worth $140M.

I'm not so sure. I think F1 will drive plenty of subscriptions. And F1 has a pay tier now that's going away. All those folks will go to Apple. I read it will be cheaper for them. Apple will include the added content they were paying for.

 

[UConnJim]

I'm not so sure. I think F1 will drive plenty of subscriptions. And F1 has a pay tier now that's going away. All those folks will go to Apple. I read it will be cheaper for them. Apple will include the added content they were paying for.

Don't forget that Apple Studios produced F1 the Movie which has grossed ~$630 million so far. I do think Apple thinks there are many ways to monetize F1 racing.

 

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