F1 announces new Apple TV U.S. broadcast deal

Apple TV has signed an exclusive five-year woody to beryllium the broadcaster of Formula 1 successful the United States from 2026, it was announced connected Friday.

Apple's woody is believed to beryllium worthy $160 million-per-year.

The statement comes aft the merchandise of the "F1" movie which Apple made successful adjacent collaboration with the sport.

ESPN's sum started successful 2018 and volition tally until the extremity of this year.

ESPN said successful a statement: "We're incredibly arrogant of what we and Formula 1 accomplished unneurotic successful the United States and look guardant to a beardown decorativeness successful this last season. We privation F1 good successful the future."

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F1 president Stefano Domenicali said: "We [Apple and F1] are nary strangers to each other, having spent the past 3 years moving unneurotic to make F1 The Movie, which has already proven to beryllium a immense deed astir the world.

"We person a shared imaginativeness to bring this astonishing athletics to our fans successful the U.S. and entice caller fans done unrecorded broadcasts, engaging content, and a year-round attack to support them hooked."

F1 arrives successful the U.S. this week arsenic the conflict for the drivers' rubric betwixt Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continues astatine Austin's Circuit of the Americas.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is besides successful contention to triumph his 5th title but helium faces an uphill conflict successful his efforts to leapfrog the McLaren drivers who helium trails by much than 40 points with six races remaining.

"We're thrilled to grow our narration with Formula 1 and connection Apple TV subscribers successful the U.S. beforehand enactment entree to 1 of the astir breathtaking and fastest-growing sports connected the planet," Apple elder vice-president of services Eddy Cue said.