The same is true in the US.  You have your &quot;free&quot; terrestrial service (BBC, Channel 4, et al. vs the &quot;big four&quot; of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC funded by ads) that show a few sporting events on weekends, but for anything beyond that you&#x27;ll need to have an expensive cable or satellite bundle.<p>For example: the BBC shows some F1 races in their entirety and the rest are aired as highlight packages after-the-fact, while all races are shown on Sky Sports F1.  In the US, NBC airs a select few races in their entirety (Monaco, Canada, and the US GP), while NBCSN shows the rest of the races live as well as tape-delay full-race repeats.  NBC can be accessed over-the-air for free, but NBCSN is typically an add-on to a cable bundle, so you&#x27;re paying $60+&#x2F;mo to have access to that channel for (if you&#x27;re only an F1 fan) at most 12 hours of content a month.