Sky, Channel 4 release TV schedule for 2018
Sky Sports and Channel 4 have officially announced their TV schedules for the 2018 season with 10 free-to-air races available to the UK audience.
Sky Sports F1 has rights to show all 21 races throughout the course of the year and has exclusive rights to show the season opener in Australia on March 25.
Channel 4’s free-to-air coverage begins at the following round in Bahrain and have also secured live coverage for the Monaco Grand Prix, British Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix and the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
Azerbaijan, Austria, Singapore, Japan and the USA races have also been included in their final free-to-air package before Sky have complete, exclusive rights to Formula 1 in 2019 after an agreement was reached with ex-boss Bernie Ecclestone.
The 2018 UK TV schedule is as follows:
March 25: Australian GP – Sky
April 8: Bahrain GP – Channel 4 and Sky
April 15: Chinese GP – Sky
April 29: Azerbaijan GP – Channel 4 and Sky
May 13: Spanish GP – Sky
May 27: Monaco GP – Channel 4 and Sky
June 10: Canadian GP – Sky
June 24: French GP – Sky
July 1: Austrian GP – Channel 4 and Sky
July 8: British GP – Channel 4 and Sky
July 22: German GP – Sky
July 29: Hungarian GP – Sky
August 26: Belgian GP – Channel 4 and Sky
September 2: Italian GP – Sky
September 16: Singapore GP – Channel 4 and Sky
September 30: Russian GP – Sky
October 7: Japanese GP – Channel 4 and Sky
October 21: United States GP – Channel 4 and Sky
October 28: Mexican GP – Sky
November 11: Brazilian GP – Sky
November 25: Abu Dhabi GP – Channel 4 and Sky