First off, the deal which has seen live F1 coverage all but disappear from British TV screens this year was agreed under the sport's old ownership. This year marks the first year of said deal which means that all races, qualifying sessions and practice sessions are shown live only on Sky, Britain's main subscription broadcaster. The one race that remains free-to-air is the British Grand Prix, though with the Silverstone event in the final year of its contract and a new deal yet to be agreed - not to mention Cardiff failing to agree to a race in time - fans in the UK may soon lose event that. Due to an anomaly in the way TV viewing numbers are collected, the available data for the season...
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