How to watch F1 in the UK in 2023
Don't miss any of the action
There are several ways to watch the 2023 F1 World Championship, either via satellite, streaming or traditional TV.
Here’s how you can keep up to speed on the fight between the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari, and drivers Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.
How to watch F1 in the UK
Sky TV
Every Formula One Practice session, Qualifying, Sprint race and Grand Prix is broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports F1, with commentary, analysis, interviews and pit lane reporting from Sky’s team including Simon Lazenby, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham, David Croft, Karun Chandhok, Ted Kravitz, Jenson Button and Damon Hill. Sky Sports F1 also broadcasts historical documentaries, exclusive interviews and more content of interest to F1 fans throughout the season.
Every F1 practice, qualifier, sprint, and race is broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports F1 with commentary, analysis, interviews and pit lane reporting from Sky’s team including Simon Lazenby, Martin Brundle, Natalie Pinkham, David Croft, Karun Chandhok, Ted Kravitz, Anthony Davidson, Naomi Schiff and Damon Hill.
Sky Sports F1 also broadcasts historical documentaries, exclusive interviews and more content of interest to F1 fans throughout the season.
Sky Q Packages for new customers start at £26 a month, plus £20 a month (reduced from £25 por 18 months) for Sky Sports, including Sky Sports F1 (click for current deals and packages). Annoyingly you’re unable to get F1 without paying for the other sports, such as football, cricket and golf.
Sky Q and Sky Glass, which streams TV over the internet rather than via a satellite dish, allow you to pause and rewind live action and listen in to team radio messages. Smart features include a picture-in-picture Race Control, where you can follow certain drivers during any session, and a new ‘Battle Channel’ with a split-screen option focusing on a battle between up to three cars and drivers.
Sky Sports customers can also live stream every F1 race, sprint and qualifying session this season using the Sky Go app across a variety of devices. It’s worth noting, though, that Ultra HD costs £6 extra per month and if you want coverage without adverts, it’s a further £2.50 per month (reduced from £5 for 18 months).
Sky now offers a service called Sky Stream, too, which costs the same as the packages above and comes in via your broadband. Basic Netflix is included in the price and you can link your account if you already subscribe to Netflix.
Now TV
If you don’t want to buy Sky TV, you can take out a Sky Sports subscription via Now TV, which costs £21 per month at the time of writing, reduced from £34.99.
As with Sky itself, unfortunately you can’t just pay for Sky Sports F1. You must buy a package that includes all Sky Sports channels — though you don’t get the full-feature experience of Sky TV. It’s also worth noting that some of the shows can take a while to appear on catch-up, by which time the highlights may already be on Channel 4.
Now’s F1 coverage can also be streamed on a variety of devices including smart TVs, phones and consoles using the Now app.
You can also get Now as part of a BT TV package.
Channel 4
Channel 4 doesn’t have the live rights to any race other than the British GP, and they don’t show practice sessions either, but the qualifying and race highlights shows are excellent. They are broadcast free — with ad breaks — a few hours after the race ends.
The channel’s 2023 F1 coverage is hosted playfully by Steve Jones, with Lee McKenzie presenting when Steve is unavailable. David Coulthard and Mark Webber form the backbone of the punditry team, providing insight and analysis along with Billy Monger, Lawrence Barretto and Alice Powell. Alex Jacques continues to lead race commentary broadcast on Channel 4, joined this year by Jolyon Palmer.
If you aren’t too bothered about missing the live sessions, then Channel 4’s coverage is a great option.
The All 4 app also allows you to watch highlight shows from the start if you’ve missed the beginning of the coverage, with the full shows available on catch-up soon after.
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