Official Australian Grand Prix 2025 Thread - Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne - Race 1/24

[Stumble Bum]

Forecast still looking pretty rainy for Sunday, hopefully it stays that way as this is usually a bad track.

 

[Mr Jack]

Forecast still looking pretty rainy for Sunday, hopefully it stays that way as this is usually a bad track.

Big improvement over a Bahrain starter even in the dry, imo, but yes rain would be interesting.

Even if the race isn't wet, the track being green after overnight rain and 20 degrees cooler than FP1 and 2 is going to make things difficult for the teams to predict.

 

[siumatfung]

Yeh.

if they offered a NOW TV F1 only package for £5 a month or something id be tempted. I just wouldnt entertain spending anymore as i can quite easily avoid the result and watch the highlights on catch up most of the time.

Exactly extended highlights on YouTube available a few hours after the race

 

[Stu999]

Will definitely be watching the replay of this one. My weekend sleep is far too valuable to be getting up for 4am.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

4AM.. has it always been that early.. 4AM! No chance.

 

[t2na]

I believe it's a 40% discount on NOW packs. But no one has ever come back to me to confirm it's all worked

How much does it work out to be with the 40% discount? I used to split the SkySports cost with my parents and would use SkyGo to stream it - but they’ve cancelled both SkySports and SkyGo, not told me and still decided to pocket the standing order each month the ******** (I know it’s because they’ve both just retired and disappeared on holiday for 6 months but I can still be fuming about this)…

 

[Scam]

Honestly I know nothing about the packages because we get everything for free Google tells me the NOW Sports package is £14.99/month so best case scenario you get that for £9/month maybe? If it’s a full 40% discount.

 

[alex24]

It’s 40% off for 6 months so £21 per month then about £35 per month on auto-renew.

 

[koolpc]

Where is the best place to watch the highlights of each race?

 

[GravyMonster]

Youtube

 

[chrismscotland]

4AM.. has it always been that early.. 4AM! No chance.

It was later in the 2010's but seems to have moved back to an earlier slot again in recent years.
It was actually an hour earlier back in the early days.

 

[koolpc]

Youtube

Which channel?

 

[chrismscotland]

Which channel?

Just search "F1 Highlights" - its usually Sky F1 or the Official F1 Channel itself

 

[Stu999]

Google tells me the NOW Sports package is £14.99/month

It's not, it's ~£36/month. There was an offer recently though.

Edit - if you sub for 6 months there's an offer for £26/month at the moment but you have to pay extra for HD (£6) or UHD (£9).

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Just search "F1 Highlights" - its usually Sky F1 or the Official F1 Channel itself

Or wait for C4 at 10:30 am
Granted their commentary is no where near as good but beggars can't be choosers

Formula 1 2025 | Channel 4

Formula 1 2025 Coverage

www.channel4.com

 

[Mesai]

It's not, it's ~£36/month. There was an offer recently though.

Edit - if you sub for 6 months there's an offer for £26/month at the moment but you have to pay extra for HD (£6) or UHD (£9).

Still crazy that you have to pay an extra £6 for HD.

 

[deko]

4am is brutal but there's just something right about having Melbourne as race 1.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Yup, it's not F1 if it doesn't start in Melbourne, it's been like that for decades - why did they change it

 

[chrismscotland]

Yup, it's not F1 if it doesn't start in Melbourne, it's been like that for decades - why did they change it

Money

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

It's the perfect time for my location. I'll be done in, in a few races time though.

I'm not sure what I'm hoping to see to be honest. I'd prefer none of them have made wild steps, and it's a mess with at least 6 drivers having a close shot at pole position and the win. Maybe even an Aston Martin breakthrough to have 7 in with a chance? *fingers crossed*