topic Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it?? in Sky Stream

F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:06:12 GMT

So, it's currently 9am the day after the qualifying was on, which finished at 23:00 last night. So that's 11 hours and it's still not available to watch on Sky Stream.

considering how much Sky pay to F1 to show all of this, the UX is just rubbish. Being able to watch the F1 as soon after it is shown as possible is key.

While I'm at it - it would be great if the titles of the programs were more obvious. The tikes say "Mexican Grand Prix 2024:....." where the titles are chopped. It would be much better if it was clearer if it was Practice, Qualifying or the Race. The description you get is also not always exactly clear about what session you're watching.

and finally... season 24 episode 6 is not how you refer to an F1 session!!!!

arrrgggghhhhhh

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:07:17 GMT

As a note, I'm watching the qualifying highlights in 4OD's streaming service which has it all online, which I get for free with my TV license 🙄

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Exiled-in-HH — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 15:58:42 GMT

@Prburkis wrote:
As a note, I'm watching the qualifying highlights in 4OD's streaming service which has it all online, which I get for free with my TV license 🙄

The content on Channel 4 is paid for by the adverts ... it is free🤔

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Ed.B. — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:09:55 GMT

@Prburkis wrote:
As a note, I'm watching the qualifying highlights in 4OD's streaming service which has it all online, which I get for free with my TV license 🙄

So not free then 🤦🏽‍♂️

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Ed.B. — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:16:20 GMT

@Exiled-in-HH wrote:
@Prburkis wrote:
As a note, I'm watching the qualifying highlights in 4OD's streaming service which has it all online, which I get for free with my TV license 🙄
The content on Channel 4 is paid for by the adverts ... it is free🤔

That may well be true, but it isn't free.

You cannot legally watch live channel 4 broadcasts without paying for the BBC licence fee.

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:43:30 GMT

What a lot of useful replies, thank you all so much for the insights.

let me clarify "I get included with my TV license" rather than "for free with my TV license" - in any case, it's still a fraction of the cost of the Sky package.

personally, I would have thought that SKY have someone dedicated to making sure that the content being offered for F1 is very accessible and user friendly.

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Ed.B. — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:48:50 GMT

@Prburkis wrote:
What a lot of useful replies, thank you all so much for the insights.

let me clarify "I get included with my TV license" rather than "for free with my TV license" - in any case, it's still a fraction of the cost of the Sky package.

personally, I would have thought that SKY have someone dedicated to making sure that the content being offered for F1 is very accessible and user friendly.

It's very unusual if you playlist F1 for it not to be available immediately.

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:51:53 GMT

Yeah, unfortunately this has happened about 4 times in the last 18 months

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Matt+Nunns — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 20:39:37 GMT

The playlist function is terrible with F1, if you go to start watching a race as it's finishing live, it just drops you into the podium celebrations. The titles are appallling as well and it just doesn't work very well!

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:03:33 GMT

And now the same problem... no race! Qualifying has appeared, but the race isn't available yet at 8am the morning after the race finished at 22:00 last night.

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:48:14 GMT

Channel 4 has beat them to it again with the coverage being available...

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Terrible+Support — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:33:33 GMT

Yes, time to quit sky.

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:28:47 GMT

11:30 and it's still not there....

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:48:13 GMT

12:47 still not there...

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Terrible+Support — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:13:12 GMT

There is an official F1 Youtube channel that carrys highlingts, very compressed. Might be better to watch that. Cheaper too.

What does Sky get you exactly? Netflix, Paramount Plus and Sky Entertainment. The rest are fre services anyway. If you have a smart TV, it doesn't really stack up to the £30 monthly fee any more.

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Prburkis — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:04:26 GMT

6pm, still not there. I give up, watching it on 4od

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Terrible+Support — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:52:16 GMT

Did it ever appear?

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Pants83 — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:13:05 GMT

It's now 2025, and the Mexico City Qualifying has not appeared on Sky Stream. The only reason I subscribe to sky is so I can watch the F1 at my convenience as close to when it was broadcast. 😤

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

Terrible+Support — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 08:23:07 GMT

I ditched Sky a year ago, I have not missed it. I suggest everyone else does the same.

Re: F1 Mexico GP qualifying - where is it??

lettice — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:15:41 GMT

@Pants83 wrote:

It's now 2025, and the Mexico City Qualifying has not appeared on Sky Stream. The only reason I subscribe to sky is so I can watch the F1 at my convenience as close to when it was broadcast. 😤

Have so far this season as last, not had any issues with my F1 playlisted.

I watched the qualifying without issue around 8 am this morning from my cloud recorded Playlist added in UHD.

I have just checked in the Home>Sports>Formula 1 section that all the weekends Practice, Qualy and F1 show are all there as On demand.

The qualy for On demand is 2hr 19m long.

My playlist cloud recording is 3hr, with the live recorded adverts of course.