ESPN replaces NBC as F1 broadcaster in the US
A shame as I thought NBC did a very good job with an excellent broadcast crew. ESPN has totally ignored auto racing for years. Money talks!
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ESPN replaces NBC as 2018 US F1 broadcaster
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, Oct 04 2017 09:12 AM
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Posted 04 October 2017 - 09:12 AM
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Posted 04 October 2017 - 12:05 PM
Here is the schedule, note that most start times are only five minutes before the scheduled start of the race. 
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Posted 04 October 2017 - 12:38 PM
ESPN has totally ignored auto racing for years. Money talks!
ESPN has been trying to obtain the broadcast rights to F1 for about ten years. With NBC dropping out (per the article) ESPN was able to obtain partial broadcast rights.
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Posted 04 October 2017 - 12:54 PM
If the 'show' is not on a broadcast TV, the series does not exist anyway. Fxxx cable TV.
May we have hope that replay or taped delay race could make it to the airwaves.
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Posted 04 October 2017 - 02:07 PM
Honestly, I will miss David Hobbs and Steve but I found Will Buxton amazingly annoying and I dont understand at all NBCs attraction to Diffy. Must be a European thing. Now we can get politicized comment from ESPN and maybe Disney will put Donald Duck into Hamiltons Car.
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Posted 04 October 2017 - 02:41 PM
I'm finding that more and more the networks don't want anybody calling the races that doesn't talk thru their nose or have a high pitched voice!
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Posted 04 October 2017 - 04:48 PM
I watch for the races and the action, not particularly enamored by the announcers, except for David Hobbs.I will miss him.
Matchette is too verbose and Diffy is a twit. Will Buxton took some getting used to, but his pre-grid interviews were good!
Thankfully I will be able to stream ESPN2 thru HULU, so nothing's lost!
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Posted 05 October 2017 - 09:53 AM
I'm finding that more and more the networks don't want anybody calling the races that doesn't talk thru their nose or have a high pitched voice!
Starting with Jackie Stewart....
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