topic Re: Sky F1 race control features not working. in Sky Q

Sky F1 race control features not working.

OllieP — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:13:10 GMT

I have been waiting patiently for this issue to be resolved, and yet I am still being told that I need to upgrade my subscription to watch any of the race control features.

The message looks like it's telling me to go to MySky which tells me that I already have Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports F1 and SKY UHD, so what exactly am I missing???

I was going to keep Sky until they lost F1 exclusivity, but I'm beginning to feel it is no longer worth the cost.

Re: Sky F1 race control features not working.

blackmatrox — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:55:13 GMT

Same problem all year

Re: Sky F1 race control features not working.

nigea99 — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:08:44 GMT

@OllieP wrote:

I have been waiting patiently for this issue to be resolved, and yet I am still being told that I need to upgrade my subscription to watch any of the race control features.

The message looks like it's telling me to go to MySky which tells me that I already have Sky Sports HD, Sky Sports F1 and SKY UHD, so what exactly am I missing???

I was going to keep Sky until they lost F1 exclusivity, but I'm beginning to feel it is no longer worth the cost.

hi @OllieP , @blackmatrox

I am guessing this a quirk with red button now using the SKY Sports app on the box rather than the older Red button specific content & the fact you have just F1 rather than full sports.

I am not 100% certain if this a problem for all single channels users or just some

Are you able to try accessing the race control features via a Tablet or PC via SKY Go or SKY Sports app ?

Re: Sky F1 race control features not working.

MightyQuinn — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:38:10 GMT

Hi @OllieP My guess is you need Complete Sports with Sky Sports+, with emphasis on the Sky Sports+.

Re: Sky F1 race control features not working.

mr.tickle — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:19:14 GMT

Yes, I can't take credit for finding it but the "launch of Sky Sports +" press release says - not clearly, but it does just about say it - that you need a "full" Sky Sports subscription to access the Sky Sports+ app, and any of the streams which are Sky Sports+ streams.

This means that anything that moved away from Red Button and into the Sky Sports+ ecosystem is not available to us single F1-channel subscribers.

Re: Sky F1 race control features not working.

mr.tickle — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:25:05 GMT

It's clearer here:

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-TV/What-is-Sky-Sports/ba-p/4706785

"Once live, customers with a full Sky Sports subscription won’t need to do a thing; Sky Sports+ will simply drop into the existing Sky experience, across Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Sky Q, and NOW. "

"Only customers with the complete Sky Sports pack will get access to Sky Sports+ at no extra cost. Anybody with individual sports packs will need to upgrade. "

Thanks to @lettice for the link!

Now, if we could get Crofty to make this properly clear every time we have to suffer his excrutiating minute-long advert/explanation, it would be great. Or even better, get him to stop mentioning it altogether. 🙂

Re: Sky F1 race control features not working.

blackmatrox — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:43:41 GMT

Just trying my iPad which is flat and charging opening up my sky and the channels on the tv connected to Sky Q started bizarrely flicking through channels so switched off the iPad and got F1 back on the TV as Qualifying is about to start. I'll try the iPad a bit later when it's charged and on my lap.

Re: Sky F1 race control features not working.

BigaZZ — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:05:34 GMT

I have same issue