F1, ESPN reach new broadcast deal through '25

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  • Nate SaundersGeneral Editor, F1

Formula One volition proceed to beryllium broadcast successful the U.S. connected ESPN networks for the adjacent 3 years arsenic portion of a caller declaration betwixt the athletics and the broadcaster.

ESPN's commercial-free presumption volition continue, with astatine slightest 16 races owed to aerial connected ABC and ESPN each season.

The caller woody besides includes further direct-to-consumer rights, allowing ESPN to rotation retired contented successful antithetic ways implicit the adjacent 3 years.

The extended narration comes during a roar clip for F1 successful the U.S.A., with a contention successful Miami joining the docket this twelvemonth and Las Vegas owed to big a caller contention successful 2023.

It besides follows the largest U.S tv assemblage successful past for this year's Miami Grand Prix erstwhile an mean 2.6 cardinal viewers tuned successful to the contention connected ABC.

"We are delighted to denote that our concern with ESPN volition continue," F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said. "Formula One has seen unthinkable maturation successful the United States with sold retired events and grounds tv audiences, and the summation of Las Vegas to the calendar adjacent season, alongside Austin and Miami, volition spot america big 3 spectacular races there.

"The ESPN networks person played a immense portion successful that maturation with their dedicated prime coverage. We are excited to grow our narration and proceed to bring the passionateness and excitement of Formula One to our viewers successful the US together."

Burke Magnus, ESPN President, Programming and Original Content, added: "Formula One and ESPN person been a beardown and palmy squad and we're delighted to widen our relationship. We look guardant to serving fans successful immoderate caller and innovative ways successful the adjacent 3 years arsenic we proceed to bring the scope and relevance of the Walt Disney Company networks and platforms to Formula One."

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