In a u-turn for Sky Sports F1, if the EPG is to go by, it looks like Classic F1 is coming to Sky Sports F1 starting next Sunday:
1982 Monaco Grand Prix – 40 minutes
– Sunday 20th May, 09:00 to 09:40
– Wednesday 23rd May, 19:20 to 20:00
1983 Monaco Grand Prix – 40 minutes
– Sunday 20th May, 09:40 to 10:20
– Friday 25th May, 19:25 to 20:05
2007 Monaco Grand Prix – 2 hours, 15 minutes
– Sunday 20th May, 10:20 to 12:35
– Monday 21st May, 20:00 to 22:15
2008 Monaco Grand Prix – 2 hours, 40 minutes
– Sunday 20th May, 12:35 to 15:15
– Tuesday 22nd May, 20:00 to 22:40
2009 Monaco Grand Prix – 2 hours, 15 minutes
– Sunday 20th May, 15:15 to 17:30
– Wednesday 23rd May, 20:00 to 22:15
2010 Monaco Grand Prix – 2 hours, 25 minutes
– Sunday 20th May, 17:30 to 19:55
– Thursday 24th May, 21:05 to 23:30
2011 Monaco Grand Prix – 2 hours, 50 minutes
– Sunday 20th May, 20:00 to 22:50
– Friday 25th May, 21:05 to 23:55
The length of the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix suggests that particular full race will be shown. I shall update this post later if more races are to be shown next Sunday, but definitely a great move considering it is a dedicated channel. Martin Turner said in his Questions and Answers blog on the Sky Sports F1 website a month ago that Classic F1 races would not be shown, hence my surprise at the u-turn. The lack of Classic F1 races I noted in my ‘The Verdict so Far’ posts, specifically here, so I am very glad to see a u-turn.
UPDATE at 20:50: Now that the EPG has updated, we can see that Sky are showing ‘Classic’ Monaco Grand Prix’s throughout the day next Sunday. I’m not sure that classic is the apt word here, but either way Sky are showing highlights of the 1982 and 1983 Monaco Grand Prix, along with the full races of Monaco for 2007 through to 2012. The length of the broadcasts suggest that this will be the World Feed only, with adverts throughout. Either way, it is a very pleasing step to see Sky take, and definitely makes it more like a Formula 1 channel now. I assume that this shall continue throughout the season, but as always, time will tell.
FURTHER UPDATE on 15th May at 14:00: The Radio Times website has the full Sky Sports F1 schedule through for 2 weeks, so I have added the Classic Monaco Grand Prix details above.
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