Formula 1 has confirmed details of its new top-tier streaming service, F1 TV Premium.
The upgraded service, priced at $129.99 in the USA, will allow viewers to watch races live in 4K Ultra HD and HDR for the first time. All F1 sessions are covered, along with Formula 2, Formula 3, F1 Academy and the Porsche Supercup support races.
The new service has been launched this week ahead of the opening round of the world championship in Australia. F1 indicated some of its features are limited to certain platforms.
The new Multiview personalised viewing feature is initially available through Google’s Chrome browser, Apple iOS devices and TVOS-compatible hardware. Multiview gives viewers the ability to combine the world feed, onboard cameras and timing pages as they choose.
F1’s chief media rights and broadcasting officer Ian Holmes said the series has developed a class-leading sports streaming product.
“Since its launch, F1 TV has evolved to become one of the most sophisticated streaming platforms in sports,” he said. “F1 TV Premium further elevates the viewing experience by allowing fans to create a personalised platform that enables them to become fully immersed in every incident, wheel-to-wheel battle and victory across all 24 races.
“This new service signifies our continued commitment to improve our content offering for our fans and creating an experience which is worthy of their passion.”
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As is already the case for F1’s standard live streaming service, F1 TV Pro, the new premium offering will only be available in certain regions. F1 TV Pro was offered in 92 territories last season. Viewers outside those regions can only obtain F1 TV Access, which does not offer live streams.
The official F1 channel’s presenters this year are Laura Winter, James Hinchcliffe, Lawrence
Barretto, Alex Jacques, Jolyon Palmer, Ruth Buscombe-Divey, Davide Valsecchi, Alex Brundle and Sam Collins.
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