Unlike so many sports, Formula 1 offers its viewers so many different options for how to follow the live action – albeit limited by region based on broadcast agreements.
The sport has evolved unrecognisably from the early 90s, where all that fans had available was a single world feed broadcast that provided all the coverage and information about the race that was available to viewers.
Over time, Formula 1 and its broadcast partners expanded some of the viewing options available to audiences. The growth of the internet also had a major impact on how fans consumed the sport, with F1 and even the teams themselves opening up all new channels of data and information during races that had previously never been available before.
In modern times, there’s more choices and options available than ever before. For many fans, F1 is no longer just a ‘single screen’ experience, as many will watch along with multiple windows on their computers or with their phones or tablets as well as their television.
So in 2024, how do you, the readers of RaceFans, like to follow the live action from a grand prix? Is simplicity best, or is there no such thing as information overload when it comes to following F1?
Radio commentary
One less common avenue of following Formula 1 live that does not involve any images at all is radio commentary. Broadcasters like BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom provide live radio commentary of races, describing the action without the benefit of pictures.
This is convenient for those fans who want to follow along live but are unable to watch, such as those stuck at work on Sundays or out driving when the races are on. But they also allow fans who might be happy to carry on with their weekend activities from home the opportunity to keep doing what their doing while listening along to how the race is progressing, without having to sit down on the sofa to watch.
Some viewers might also prefer the commentary teams available on the radio to the television crews and may mute their TVs to listen to their preferred announcers.
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World feed
The quintessential form of watching Formula 1, the world feed curated by FOM is shared to all networks who broadcast the sport and is how the vast majority of fans follow along with what is happening.
Providing an overall picture of how the race is progressing, the world feed attempts to cover the key and major action throughout the field. A timing tower to…
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