MUMBAI: Eurosport India has acquired the broadcasting rights to the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship – the primary feeder series to Formula 1.
The FIA Formula 2 Championship will take place over eight weekends with two sprint races on the Saturday, preceding an hour-long feature race on the Sunday. The 2021 season, which started in Bahrain in March, ends in December in Abu Dhabi, and will visit iconic circuits such as Silverstone and Monza this year, as well as Monaco this weekend (22-23 May).
Indian driver Jehan Daruvala is competing in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship for the Carlin team, and currently sits in fourth place in the driver standings after a strong start to the season. Yuki Tsunoda and Mick Schumacher are some of its notable alumni who recently graduated to F1.
Vijay Rajput, Senior Vice President – Affiliate Sales and Product Distribution, Asia – India Sales & Distribution at Discovery Inc. and Head of Eurosport India said, “Indians have been consuming motorsports like never before. It is undoubtedly a growing market and we are delighted to expand our rich library of varied sports content by acquiring the rights of the 2021 FIA F2 Championship. We have been constantly expanding our offerings to suit the wide-ranging interests of our users and hope the fans will have a thrilling time enjoying the sport first-hand.”
The FIA FIA Formula 2 Championship complements a list of motorsports properties on Eurosport India which includes MotoGP, NASCAR Cup Series, British Superbikes, FIM Moto Endurance (EWC) and WTCR.
Action from FIA Formula 2 – Monte Carlo, Monaco – Sprint Race 1 will be live on EUROSPORT and EUROSPORT HD from 03:15 pm IST) onwards on Friday, 21st May. The FIA Formula 2 Championship is also streaming off the Eurosport channel feed on the discovery+ app.
