Formula 1 on ESPM3 NEW s

Except that ESPNews is only available with the very top tier TV package. Actually the shame is on ESPN/ABC/Disney for not showing these races on ESPN2 as has been the case for the other races this season.

F1 has bounced from ESPN to Speed to NBC Sports and back to ESPN this season which airs the European broadcast and in my opinion is vastly inferior to any of the previous channel's coverage and is basically unwatchable. I watch with the sound off. The sound used to be a reason to watch. No so much anymore with the 8 then 6 and now 4 cylinder engines instead of the good ole 10 cylinders turning at 19000 rpm.

I did not have high hopes when I read about the switch over the winter. Those fears were realized when at the very first race of the season back in March viewers were greeted with over 30 minutes of dead air. The new owners of FOM (Formula One Management) sought to commercialize the sport more than it already was and chose ESPN as their vehicle.

I have no doubt F1 purists have voiced their concerns and hopefully FOM will make a change before the Formula Series races fold due to waning interest from their traditional fan base. As it is all F1 teams lose money and always have. Most are in it for the sport. Can't make a profit and be competitive in F1.

The .01% of people in the USA that are fans know exactly what I'm talking about. The rest of you stopped reading somewhere in the second paragraph.