Report: Netflix exploring bid for F1 media rights

(Photo credit: .)
Netflix is deliberating making a play for the U.S. broadcast rights of Formula One, The Athletic reported Friday.

Netflix already has a background in the sport, having produced the hit F1 docuseries "Drive to Survive" that debuted in 2019. Thanks in large part to the series, interest in the sport has risen -- and the value of the broadcast rights along with it.

ESPN holds the American rights for F1 rac