How to watch f1 2019

jaapbond · 13-02-2019 11:27pm #1

Just looking at my options as to where to watch f1 for the 2019 season.
Asked at the sky kiosk in shopping center and was told the cheapest package with sky f1 included was 81 euro's a month ! :eek:
Have no other interests on tv except maybe motogp, but don't watch soaps, movies or discovery.
Are there any alternatives out there ?
Thanks for your help.

jelutong · 14-02-2019 12:25am

Check the Sky Ireland website for offers.

bassy · 14-02-2019 12:32am

jaapbond wrote: »

Just looking at my options as to where to watch f1 for the 2019 season.
Asked at the sky kiosk in shopping center and was told the cheapest package with sky f1 included was 81 euro's a month ! :eek:
Have no other interests on tv except maybe motogp, but don't watch soaps, movies or discovery.
Are there any alternatives out there ?
Thanks for your help.

buy a 1.2m satelite dish and motorise it and a free to air satelite box and you will get all the f1 races free by picking up the feeds from various satelites.

Pudsey64 · 14-02-2019 12:34am

Highlight's on Ch4

flazio · 14-02-2019 6:53am

Now TV passes for Sky Sports are either €10 for a day, €15 for a week or €39 for a month.
Boards forbids us from telling you where to look for "grey means" of watching live.

Charlie-Bravo · 14-02-2019 11:42am

flazio wrote: »

Now TV passes for Sky Sports are either €10 for a day, €15 for a week or €39 for a month.
Boards forbids us from telling you where to look for "grey means" of watching live.

Formula 1 in blank and white does not do it for me. Hard to tell the cars apart. :pac:

flazio · 14-02-2019 2:24pm

astrofluff wrote: »

Formula 1 in blank and white does not do it for me. Hard to tell the cars apart. :pac:

Don't blame you, I wouldn't trust David Croft with calling the correct bingo numbers, never mind F1 cars.

recyclebin · 14-02-2019 2:38pm

How is your German? Its free on satellite but you will need to point dish different to a sky one.

IPTV is your best bet if you have good broadband.

jaapbond · 14-02-2019 8:10pm

Thank you everybody for your replies, much appreciated. I have reasonable internet speed, where do I go to learn more about iptv ?

PukkaStukka · 15-02-2019 11:36am

Eir sports gone??

Longing · 15-02-2019 12:44pm

bassy wrote: »

buy a 1.2m satelite dish and motorise it and a free to air satelite box and you will get all the f1 races free by picking up the feeds from various satelites.

Yep! Watched the non live races for years on foreign channels with radio 5 live commentary. Sky charges for watching F1 is daylight robbery. Also they are other ways of watching but not aloud to discuss on Boards.

Hoagy · 15-02-2019 3:20pm

PukkaStukka wrote: »

Eir sports gone??

F1 is not mentioned on the Eirsport website any more, so I think we can safely assume that they won't be showing it.

I have re- installed my old Astra 1 dish for RTL in German with 5 Live commentary.

It's not looking good for MotoGP either, at least we can subscribe directly if Eir lose BTsport. It's €140 for the season or €20 per month.

flazio · 15-02-2019 4:40pm

PukkaStukka wrote: »

Eir sports gone??

Yes. Sky bought out their Irish contract.

Charlie-Bravo · 15-02-2019 4:49pm

I remember when F1 moved from BBC to ITV, and we had to put up with ads!!

But hey, now we can't watch the race live in our territory unless you pay for it though the nose. I don't blame people seeking other means for watching it as they haven't had to pay before.

It'll be interesting during the first few races of how well the other means are working out, and it'll be interesting what the viewing figures are like with the pay wall up!

jelutong · 15-02-2019 7:49pm

Hoagy wrote: »

F1 is not mentioned on the Eirsport website any more, so I think we can safely assume that they won't be showing it.

I have re- installed my old Astra 1 dish for RTL in German with 5 Live commentary.

It's not looking good for MotoGP either, at least we can subscribe directly if Eir lose BTsport. It's €140 for the season or €20 per month.

Are Eir not showing Moto GP this season?

flazio · 15-02-2019 8:10pm

jelutong wrote: »

Are Eir not showing Moto GP this season?

Via BT Sport which they might be losing later this year

Scotty # · 16-02-2019 12:09am

I still have F1 HD included as part of my HD pack but I believe that deal is not available any more.

I don't understand why sport organisations sign up to these type of exclusive deals, well, I do, it's business, but surely they must realise the long term negative impact this must have on their sport??

MotoGP on BBC averaged 1.3 million viewers. On BTSport, a measly 110K. It has to have a negative impact over the years.

mickdw · 21-02-2019 9:46am

Now tv at 10 quid per race is good value.
I have f1 via hd pack for years. It's a struggle once a year to do a deal with sky but they generally come up with a decent discount.

Newsbeat · 21-02-2019 5:22pm

I thinks it's a disgrace that you can't watch F1 on the bbc anymore.

flazio · 21-02-2019 6:33pm

Newsbeat wrote: »

I thinks it's a disgrace that you can't watch F1 on the bbc anymore.

Perhaps, but there is a highlights package available on Channel 4.

Zebrano · 21-02-2019 6:46pm

It’s a disgrace. Do sky not realise that people who want the f1 don’t want all the other sports channels. And as far as I know it still available separate in the Uk.

v10 · 22-02-2019 11:44am

This is new ...

Sky Sports F1 to be available for just £10 a month from March 1

So maybe €11.99 for Irish Viewers ?

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 22-02-2019 11:49am

astrofluff wrote: »

I remember when F1 moved from BBC to ITV, and we had to put up with ads!

San Marino 2005 certainly rings a bell

antodeco · 22-02-2019 4:10pm

v10 wrote: »

This is new ...

Sky Sports F1 to be available for just £10 a month from March 1

So maybe €11.99 for Irish Viewers ?

That would be a great price, if I could get it with VM. Otherwise I have to change provider!

Inviere · 22-02-2019 4:29pm

v10 wrote: »

This is new ...

Sky Sports F1 to be available for just £10 a month from March 1

So maybe €11.99 for Irish Viewers ?

Is it an add on though, in additional to a tv package? Or is it a standalone offer?

v10 · 22-02-2019 5:12pm

Inviere wrote: »

Is it an add on though, in additional to a tv package? Or is it a standalone offer?

It doesn't say, but I would imagine it's in addition to your tv package. i.e. you'd no longer have to get the full sports package, you can now just avail of F1 as part of your monthly plan.

Inviere · 22-02-2019 6:46pm

v10 wrote: »

It doesn't say, but I would imagine it's in addition to your tv package. i.e. you'd no longer have to get the full sports package, you can now just avail of F1 as part of your monthly plan.

Yeah I’d imagine the same. Decent offer if your a Sky customer, but as a non customer, it still means paying for dozens and dozens of channels I don’t want, just to be able to subscribe to the exclusive sky coverage.

flazio · 22-02-2019 7:58pm

astrofluff wrote: »

I remember when F1 moved from BBC to ITV, and we had to put up with ads!!

I remember RTÉ had only the one ad break, with another on the cool down lap which they could get away with once the top 6 crossed the line as they were the only points scorers and there were no team radio broadcasts. Used to go ad free for the crazy time races Australia and Japan. (season opener and finishers) yes it also had Peter Collins but hey ho. I always thought it was charming that we used to send a team of 4 ( 2 commentators a pitlane reporter and a producer to maintain audio connection with Dublin) around 16 countries a year. You'd never get the head of RTÉ Sport to let a team do that. Not even the BBC bring their radio team everywhere anymore.

Ghost Train · 22-02-2019 10:41pm

Pity sky have it tied up, would be good if they offer something new online, nowtv a bit expensive and only 720p.
At least dish for RTL could be an option. Although might be the year to skip the live races for me

ppn · 24-02-2019 4:35pm

Now tv have an offer €7 per month for mobile sky sports pass. Not sure if it includes F1, possibly not? Vodafone also had a Sky Sports 2 pass last year for €7 monthly which had F1 - don't know if this is still the case for 2019...

antodeco · 24-02-2019 11:36pm

ppn wrote: »

Now tv have an offer €7 per month for mobile sky sports pass. Not sure if it includes F1, possibly not? Vodafone also had a Sky Sports 2 pass last year for €7 monthly which had F1 - don't know if this is still the case for 2019...

The €7 pack one doesn't have F1. Only the €12.99 pack 2 has it

Whiplashy · 25-02-2019 6:12pm

Got onto sky this afternoon and was told the only way to get the f1 is to take the whole sports package. We already have eir sports. We used to get the f1 by getting the hd. Highlights it is so.

jelutong · 25-02-2019 6:33pm

I'm not signed to the Sports Channels but I do have F1. Maybe things have changed since my current contract began in September.

Whiplashy · 25-02-2019 7:27pm

Maybe they’re allowing those who already have it to keep it? We always took it off at the end of a season and got a deal on it to sign back up again in March.

recyclebin · 26-02-2019 1:21am

Sky used to give it free if you took HD. If you gave up HD then you also gave up sky f1. It's now only part of sports package

Vic_08 · 02-03-2019 2:35pm

An option for some may be to persuade a relative/friend with a sky sports or legacy HD package to give them a sky ID on their account so they can watch via sky go online.

It is within the T&c to allow a number of people who do not have to live in the same household access, limited access accounts allow use of sky go but not full admin access to the account.

mickdw · 02-03-2019 3:32pm

recyclebin wrote: »

Sky used to give it free if you took HD. If you gave up HD then you also gave up sky f1. It's now only part of sports package

It still exists via hd package once you don't cancel.

cruizer101 · 05-03-2019 10:54am

Looking into this now for the girlfriend. We have a basic sky package but it would be 25 a month for 6 months than 40 a month to get sky sports and I've little to no interest in the rest of the package.
I asked about the earlier linked offer for £10 a month but it is uk only so thats a no go.
Its a bit pricey for my liking.

I saw mention of IPTV, can anyone advise more on that as an option.

I'm aware there are dodgy methods but if I could I'd rather just pay a reasonable price and not have the hassle of those as I have found them unreliable in the past, though I might have to resort to them.

Charlie-Bravo · 05-03-2019 11:52am

The suggestion for the moment is to use Now TV which is a streaming service. The charge from what I can see is €10 for a day pass, and that gives you 24 hours of viewing from when you first start streaming. You'll only be able to get the race in with that. You'd end of paying €200 for the year based on paying for 20 races (British GP is free live).

Sky have really sown up the situation unfortunately and we all expect viewing figures to plummet due to the paywall. This is the first of the 5 years of the contract.

cruizer101 · 05-03-2019 12:48pm

Now TV do have a €19 per month for 3 months offer on sky sports at the moment which would be worth it as with 2 races a month would cost the same as the day passes for race only and would give the practice and qualifying which girlfriend would want. So think might go with that for them moment anyway.

Not sure how long offer is on for and if you buy does it start from then or can you buy now and just activate the week before first race, if anyone knows that be good to know.

flazio · 05-03-2019 2:15pm

You can save yourself a tenner if you have the basic Sky package as the Australian Grand Prix will be shown on Sky One.

acquiescefc · 05-03-2019 3:40pm

Snip ..forum police.
As per the charter, no discussion on on IPTV / streams for getting round the legal ways of watching these events.

shane1981 · 05-03-2019 4:05pm

I cancelled my sports addon on the basis that I could now get F1 as a standalone channel. Sky just told me that I need to purchase the full sports package to get F1.

Inviere · 05-03-2019 4:29pm

cruizer101 wrote: »

I saw mention of IPTV, can anyone advise more on that as an option.

I'm aware there are dodgy methods

IPTV is one of those dodgy methods, it's illegal.

cruizer101 · 05-03-2019 5:14pm

Inviere wrote: »

IPTV is one of those dodgy methods, it's illegal.

Netflix is IPTV, its not illegal. IPTV just means TV delivered through your internet connection as opposed to Satellite or Terrestrial.
For sure there are illegal IPTV services but being IPTV doesn't make it illegal.

Inviere · 05-03-2019 6:24pm

cruizer101 wrote: »

Netflix is IPTV, its not illegal.

Yeah, but the broadcast rights are owned exclusively by Sky for F1 in the UK & Ireland...it's not as if the poster is looking to watch Birdbox here.

Edit - Sorry Ficus, just seeing your post now!

AMKC · 06-03-2019 5:02pm

cruizer101 wrote: »

Looking into this now for the girlfriend. We have a basic sky package but it would be 25 a month for 6 months than 40 a month to get sky sports and I've little to no interest in the rest of the package.
I asked about the earlier linked offer for £10 a month but it is uk only so thats a no go.
Its a bit pricey for my liking.

I saw mention of IPTV, can anyone advise more on that as an option.

I'm aware there are dodgy methods but if I could I'd rather just pay a reasonable price and not have the hassle of those as I have found them unreliable in the past, though I might have to resort to them.

I asked about the earlier linked offer for £10 a month but it is uk only so thats a no go.

That's a pity that.

astrofluff wrote: »

The suggestion for the moment is to use Now TV which is a streaming service. The charge from what I can see is €10 for a day pass, and that gives you 24 hours of viewing from when you first start streaming. You'll only be able to get the race in with that. You'd end of paying €200 for the year based on paying for 20 races (British GP is free live).

Sky have really sown up the situation unfortunately and we all expect viewing figures to plummet due to the paywall. This is the first of the 5 years of the contract.

So thats us and everyone in the UK screwed unless you want to pay for all of sky sports. What a joke..

I wonder will there be anyone at all watching F1 here in 5 years time if it stays like this. I really hope that the figures fall so low and Sky eventually come to realise its costing them more than its worth and maybe team up with the BBC or Channel 4 some way.

cruizer101 wrote: »

Now TV do have a €19 per month for 3 months offer on sky sports at the moment which would be worth it as with 2 races a month would cost the same as the day passes for race only and would give the practice and qualifying which girlfriend would want. So think might go with that for them moment anyway.

Not sure how long offer is on for and if you buy does it start from then or can you buy now and just activate the week before first race, if anyone knows that be good to know.

The first race is only a week and a half away.

flazio wrote: »

You can save yourself a tenner if you have the basic Sky package as the Australian Grand Prix will be shown on Sky One.

Well at least we can get to see that race live. I think I will just watch the race live and watch the rest 5 to 10 mins behind so can fast forward by any gits that I don't want to hear or see. I wonder how many races Sky will show of Sky One? Id say the British one will be any way.

Anjobe · 06-03-2019 5:22pm

AMKC wrote: »

I really hope that the figures fall so low and Sky eventually come to realise its costing them more than its worth and maybe team up with the BBC or Channel 4 some way.

Its hardly like this is a new strategy for Sky, buying up exclusive rights to live sports as a means of driving subscriptions is a 20 year old business plan at this stage.

Charlie-Bravo · 06-03-2019 5:31pm

AMKC wrote: »

I think I will just watch the race live and watch the rest 5 to 10 mins behind so can fast forward by any gits that I don't want to hear or see. I wonder how many races Sky will show of Sky One? Id say the British one will be any way.

You can't fast forward Crofty unfortunately without missing all the race.

AMKC · 06-03-2019 5:57pm

astrofluff wrote: »

You can't fast forward Crofty unfortunately without missing all the race.

True but as I don't have Sky F1 I will not have to listen to him often.

kooga · 13-03-2019 11:48am

For viewers in the UK including NI there is an offer with Now Tv of a 9 month sky sports package including F1 for £195 this gets all the sports - still expensive at £21.66pm

Looks like RTL Germany in SD again this year

How to watch f1 2019

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