<P> Sky Sports F1 will broadcast every 2017 race in 4K Ultra-HD, exclusively for Sky Q Ultra-HD Silver customers . </P> <P> On 14 October 2012, NBC Sports reached a 4 - year deal to broadcast Formula One races in the United States, replacing Speed and Fox Sports--who have been long - time F1 broadcast partners . The majority of its coverage (including most races, and all practice / qualifying sessions) was broadcast by the pay channel NBCSN (with CNBC as an overflow channel), while 4 races were aired by the free - to - air NBC network per - season . The network also streamed additional camera feeds through its digital platforms . NBC's broadcast team consisted of David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, and Leigh Diffey (who commentated from NBC Sports' headquarters in Stanford, Connecticut), with Will Buxton as pit reporter . </P> <P> On 4 October 2017, ESPN announced that it had acquired rights to Formula One under a multi-year deal beginning in 2018 . ESPN had previously broadcast Formula One from 1984 to 1997 . The majority of coverage will be carried by ESPN2, but two races (Monaco, Britain) will be carried on the main ESPN channel, and four races (Canada, United States, Mexico, and Brazil), as well as an afternoon encore of the Monaco Grand Prix following its Indianapolis 500 telecast, will be broadcast free - to - air on ABC . Unlike the previous contract with NBC Sports, Formula One will retain over-the - top rights, ESPN will reportedly not pay a traditional rights fee, and it was originally announced that the broadcasts would rely primarily on the world feed . However, it was later announced that ESPN would utilize Sky Sports' coverage . </P> <P> These are the broadcasters for the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship . </P>

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