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Liberty want ‘75% of races on free-to-air'
Liberty Media will push for more free-to-air Formula 1 grands prix, but don't expect any changes in the UK until 2024. At present Sky Sports have the rights to broadcast Formula 1 races. The deal, believed to be around £120million a season under a deal, runs until 2024 but it means viewers in the United Kingdom have to pay extra to watch Formula 1. They can head to Channel 4 but that only shows delayed highlights and the British GP live. With viewer numbers on the decline, Liberty Media's commercial boss Sean Bratches says the sport has to return to free-to-air coverage. He told the Daily Mail: 'It concerns us in a pretty material way, not just for Britain but around the world. 'Our ideal...
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