Sky Sports will remain the exclusive home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland until 2034 after agreeing a new long-term extension with the championship. The deal secures another decade of comprehensive coverage across Sky Sports F1 and its streaming service NOW, cementing one of the most significant broadcast partnerships in global sport.

The agreement guarantees live coverage of every Formula 1 session, including all practice, qualifying, Sprint events and Grands Prix. Selected home nation races and extended highlights of every Grand Prix will continue to be made available free-to-air, maintaining a wider reach beyond Sky’s subscription base.

The new contract also covers the full pyramid of F1’s feeder series, with Formula 2, Formula 3, F1 Academy and Porsche Supercup all remaining on Sky. The extension follows a landmark 2025 season in which Britain’s Lando Norris claimed the Drivers’ Championship for McLaren and Sky recorded its highest ever Formula 1 audiences.

Formula 1 president Stefano Domenicali hailed the renewed partnership, describing Sky as a trusted and passionate broadcaster whose investment and production standards have helped drive the sport’s growth in the UK, Ireland and Italy. He highlighted Sky’s live broadcasting, behind-the-scenes access and analysis as central to F1’s expanding fanbase.

In Italy, Sky will continue as the home of Formula 1 until 2032 after a separate five-year extension to the Sky Italia deal. Interest there has surged around teenage prospect Kimi Antonelli, who has emerged as an early leader in the 2026 title race.

Since taking exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland in 2019, Sky has overseen a dramatic rise in Formula 1 viewership. Total audiences have grown by 90 per cent, with under-35 viewing up 120 per cent and female viewership more than doubling. Between 2023 and 2025 alone, viewing rose a further 14 per cent, culminating in a record 162 million viewer hours in 2025.

Sky group chief executive Dana Strong said the broadcaster’s long-term investment, technical innovation and storytelling had underpinned that growth and that the new deal would carry the partnership into an era featuring more British talent and emerging stars such as Antonelli.

Sky’s coverage, built around an expert line-up of former world champions, will continue to feature signature elements including Martin Brundle’s Grid Walk, Ted’s Notebook, Bernie Collins’ pit-wall analysis, the interactive SkyPad and advanced tools such as the Ghost Car comparison and enhanced onboard camera feeds.