The 10 races that Channel 4 will broadcast live free-to-air in Britain before the sport goes pay-per-view in 2019 have been announced.

Form next season (2019), all live coverage of F1 will be exclusive to Sky, with details of other (highlights) deals still to be announced.

Sky Sports will show exclusive coverage of the first grand prix of the season, as Britain’s four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton begins his title defence in Australia.

Two new Grands Prix for 2018 will also be shown exclusively live, as the sport, for the first time in nearly thirty years, heads back to Circuit Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix, while the German Grand Prix from Hockenheim makes its comeback after a one-year absence.

The ten events that Channel 4 will show live get underway in Bahrain, round two of the season, followed by Azerbaijan, Monaco, Austria, Britain, Belgium, Singapore, Japan, USA and Abu Dhabi.

Date	Event	Live/Highlights
25-Mar	Australia	Sky Only
08-Apr	Bahrain	Live
15-Apr	China	Sky Only
29-Apr	Azerbaijan	Live
13-May	Spain	Sky Only
27-May	Monaco	Live
10-Jun	Canada	Sky Only
24-Jun	France	Sky Only
01-Jul	Austria	Live
08-Jul	Great Britain	Live
22-Jul	Germany	Sky Only
29-Jul	Hungary	Sky Only
26-Aug	Belgium	Live
02-Sep	Italy	Sky Only
16-Sep	Singapore	Live
30-Sep	Russia	Sky Only
07-Oct	Japan	Live
21-Oct	USA	Live
28-Oct	Mexico	Sky Only
11-Nov	Brazil	Sky Only
25-Nov	Abu Dhabi	Live

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1. Posted by F One, 01/02/2018 18:52

"Again wasting their time showing Japan live and screwing us with midnight highlights for Canada..."

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2. Posted by Anthony, 29/01/2018 16:59

"Having spent years working with American businessmen, I have yet to meet one who doesn’t think that their way is best ... even when they drive the businesses that they have bought into the ground. It will be sad for F1 if this is what Liberty do."

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3. Posted by Ro, 29/01/2018 11:48

"If it does become exclusive to SKY it will be the end of F1. What is Liberty doing to the sport ? I know all Americans honestly believe that the "American way" is the only way, but do we want F1 to end up like Indycar or Nascar ? "

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4. Posted by LukeP, 29/01/2018 11:44

"So there still could be free "highlights" coverage? I had misinterpreted previous announcements to mean it was Sky exclusive on all races, rather than just the live shows.

Honestly, there are some races where I wish I was watching a highlights show... might not be a bad thing in the end! :') "

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