Sky F1 - worth it?

[rsbmw]

I've had Sky F1 since it came out, on the Sky HD pack. Find myself watching less and less 'normal' TV to the point that Sky is now fairly useless with the exception of F1. Anyone made the transition from Sky coverage to just watching the highlights (and occasional live) shows on terrestrial? Are the highlights enough or do you miss the full race experience?

Must say I also enjoy the extended coverage after an incident like yesterday!

[rsbmw]

Since I'm happy enough with highlights of qualy, and rarely watch the FP's, just buying Now TV day pass for the 11 races that aren't on C4 makes a lot of sense, and only £77 for the year. Add on the £25/6month 'entertainment pass' and I'm basically getting all the benefits of Sky vastly cheaper. Hmm.

Would still like to hear from people who only have the C4 coverage, is it sufficient?

[rsbmw]

I rarely watch live as weekend is also family time for me. I expect now tv for the odd race I can watch live and isn't on c4, plus highlights/c4 recordings will suit me just fine. They're not offering me a good retention package this year so £36pm just for a couple of races and the convenience of having 'normal channels' + the odd thing on Atlantic doesn't represent good value any more.

Might pick up a free sat box and see how I go. Losing live pause and recording would annoy the Mrs!

[rsbmw]

With contract expiring next month, today was the day I could call up to serve notice. I had also heard today was the day they started offering deals on Q. Long story short I'm now on the full Sky Q package for £47.75 a month, £30 up front for the 2TB UHD box. 4K F1 next year!!!

[rsbmw]

You have to cancel to get the 50% off TV bundles to show up in "MySky", after which call up the Q team who should sort you out. Essentially 50% off any TV package, plus £12 for Q, plus £30 up front per box.

[rsbmw]

Random double post!

I rarely watch the races live, but haven't found avoiding the result too difficult. It helps that I'm not on ttbook every 5 minutes!

[rsbmw]

Wasn't it originally 408 and moved to 407?

[rsbmw]

Sky Sports' new partnership with Formula 1:

• Exclusive: Sky Sports will be the home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland from 2019 to 2024, offering live coverage of every Grand Prix.
• Free to air: The FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX, together with highlights of all other races and qualifying sessions, will be shown on a 'free-to-air' basis.
• Sky Sports Mix: Additionally, at least two other 'prime time' live races a season will be offered on the soon-to-be-launched Sky Sports Mix channel along with other F1 content.
• UHD: For the first time every race starting with the 2017 championship will be shown in the stunning picture quality of Ultra High Definition via Sky Q, the next-generation home entertainment system.