Sky, Channel 4 confirm UK F1 TV race picks

Sky Sports and Channel 4 have confirmed their TV race picks for the 2018 Formula 1 season, with Monaco, Silverstone and Abu Dhabi among the headline free-to-air races for the year ahead.

As part of the UK TV contract first agreed in 2012, Sky Sports will once again hold exclusive rights to show the entire F1 season live via subscription. Channel 4 will show 10 of the 21 races live, with the remaining 11 set to be highlights-only.

2018 will be the final year of the shared agreement before Sky Sports becomes the exclusive home of live F1 coverage in the UK from 2019 under a deal announced prior to Liberty Media's takeover of the sport last January.

"There is huge anticipation this year; can Hamilton create even more history, how will Ferrari and Red Bull close the gap, where will the young drivers emerge in the reckoning?" said Scott Young, head of F1 at Sky Sports.

"Each season we look to find new ways to improve the coverage and entertain our viewers and this year will be no different."

Sky Sports will also continue to show live coverage of F1's feeder championships, Formula 2 and GP3, through 2018.

F1 2018 UK Live TV Broadcast Schedule

March 25: Australian GP - Sky Sports only

April 8: Bahrain GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

April 15: Chinese GP - Sky Sports only

April 29: Azerbaijan GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

May 13: Spanish GP - Sky Sports only

May 27: Monaco GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

June 10: Canadian GP - Sky Sports only

June 24: French GP - Sky Sports only

July 1: Austrian GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

July 8: British GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

July 22: German GP - Sky Sports only

July 29: Hungarian GP - Sky Sports only

August 26: Belgian GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

September 2: Italian GP - Sky Sports only

September 16: Singapore GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

September 30: Russian GP - Sky Sports only

October 7: Japanese GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

October 21: United States GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4

October 28: Mexican GP - Sky Sports only

November 11: Brazilian GP - Sky Sports only

November 25: Abu Dhabi GP - Sky Sports/Channel 4