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Hamilton hopes priced-out F1 fans ‘stay loyal’

Lewis Hamilton says he hopes fans 'stay loyal' to F1 despite the sport increasingly moving behind a pay-wall, adding that his family were unable to afford pay TV as he grew up. Sky took up the mantle of live coverage of Formula 1 in the UK in 2012 and highlights packages have been on free-to-air TV since, with F1 striking deals with other countries following suit by offering live coverage by paid subscription only. Hamilton's humble beginnings have been well documented in the past, and the reigning World Champion has been outspoken about the costs to enter motorsport at a grassroots level now – recently dubbing modern F1 as a 'billionaire boys' club'. Despite the unpopularity among...
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