Despite this being a pretty exciting reason with the title race, I just haven't bothered after I wasnt able to renew with f1tv. They offered the product I wanted at the right price. I'm not interested in paying twice as much for a bunch of other stuff I'm not planning to watch.
This is my experience. We already have Apple TV so it saved me money. I still use the F1 app to steam to my TV and keep a tablet open on my lap watching specific drivers like always.
This was the same for us — we already had Apple TV and I had the MLS pass, so I’m saving the $85 a year not buying an F1TV standalone subscription. And saving the MLS pricing as well because that’s been rolled into Apple TV now for no additional cost.
I thought I saw the process a $18 per month, but if it's just $99 per year, I might get it. It would let me watch MLS games as well for the upcoming season.
The native F1TV experience has dramatically worsened recently though. I watch on a media PC through my browser and can not get the playback to work without disabling MultiView entirely.
I've stopped watching and paying when they removed third parties app. Using their official one with DRM I kept having stream issue, they downgraded my experience.
15 Comments
jwt@programming.dev · 12 pts · 11d
I didn't quit. They stopped my F1 tv pro subscription and then they tried to extort me into buying a viaplay bundle. Now I watch for free.
voytrekk@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 11d
Despite this being a pretty exciting reason with the title race, I just haven't bothered after I wasnt able to renew with f1tv. They offered the product I wanted at the right price. I'm not interested in paying twice as much for a bunch of other stuff I'm not planning to watch.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 11d
I mean, I understand the sentiment, but:
F1TV Pro is $85 per year
AppleTV is $99 per year, which is more, but…
AppleTV gives you F1TV Premium, which is $130 per year on its own, and finally,
you can still use the F1TV app.
I literally haven’t changed anything about how I watch from last year. It’s certainly not twice as expensive.
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 11d
This is my experience. We already have Apple TV so it saved me money. I still use the F1 app to steam to my TV and keep a tablet open on my lap watching specific drivers like always.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 10d
This was the same for us — we already had Apple TV and I had the MLS pass, so I’m saving the $85 a year not buying an F1TV standalone subscription. And saving the MLS pricing as well because that’s been rolled into Apple TV now for no additional cost.
voytrekk@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 11d
I thought I saw the process a $18 per month, but if it's just $99 per year, I might get it. It would let me watch MLS games as well for the upcoming season.
Scuzzm0nkey@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 10d
The native F1TV experience has dramatically worsened recently though. I watch on a media PC through my browser and can not get the playback to work without disabling MultiView entirely.
BURN@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 10d
I paid $85, I refuse to pay more than $85. I don’t want F1TV Premium or anything on AppleTV.
hydrashok@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 10d
Certainly your choice, but not a hill I’d be willing to die on over $15 per year.
naeap@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 10d
I couldn't re-new my subscription, because of licence issues in Austria
F1 TV isn't working here anymore since last season already
Which is a pity, because F1Multiviewer was awesome
NanoooK@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 11d
I've stopped watching and paying when they removed third parties app. Using their official one with DRM I kept having stream issue, they downgraded my experience.
kikutwo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 11d
On YouTube TV the interface for fast forwarding is so fucked I had to cancel it. And the announcing crew is total shit.
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 8d
Rip, Apple raised Apple TV costs in the US. $14.99/mo, $119/yr.
https://deadline.com/2026/08/apple-tv-raises-rates-monthly-annual-plans-1237061804/
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 10d
I was pissed about it initially as the yearly F1TV Pro sub was cheaper than yearly Apple TV.
A family member has an Apple TV sub and they don't watch F1. I was able to link my account and now I have F1TV Premium for free.
BURN@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 10d
I stopped watching when they moved to AppleTv. It helps that it coincided with the worst regulation set we’ve seen in years