Sky Sports F1 Q&A

Back by popular demand, we try to answer as many of your questions about our F1 plans as possible...

Back by popular demand, the Q&A in which we try to answer as many of your questions about our F1 plans as possible... When does the channel launch?
March 9. And, if you've been paying attention to Georgie Thompson's Twitter feed, as we have, you'll know that it will be launching with a special preview show. With a little arm-twisting, we will hopefully be broadcasting a preview of the preview on SkySports.com/F1 in early March. What will be the channel's number?
Phew, an easy question to answer: 408. What are Sky's plans for testing?
Did you miss it? We provided minute-by-minute updates from the first test in Jerez, with our man in attendance, Mike Wise, given plenty of very welcome support from Ted Kravitz and Rachel Brookes, and we'll be back in Barcelona with more live commentary of the final two winter tests. What exactly will Sky Sports F1 broadcast during the season?
Every race, every qualifying session, every practice session. From every grand prix from March to November. So 'everything' then?
You said that, not us. Will the race be interrupted by adverts?
In a word: no. But Bazz up the pub last night insisted that all the grands prix would be full of adverts...
We're aware that there's been plenty of false rumouring doing the rounds about our coverage, but here's one thing you can be certain of: Sky Sports F1 HD will be broadcasting all of next season's races live and uninterrupted by adverts. Promise. And say hi to Bazz from us. But there's more to a Grand Prix weekend than F1 isn't there?
There certainly is, which is why Sky Sports F1 HD will also be showing live coverage of both the GP2 and GP3 support series. What's the intro music going to be?
Our lips are sealed. In case we start humming. How does sealing your lips stop you from humming? Surely that's singing if they're not sealed?
You sound more pedantic than my missus. Will the channel be available on Virgin?In a word: Yes. In linky fashion: read
here for the details announced by Virgin two weeks ago. Is the F1 channel available on BT Vision?
As with all of our channels we look to distribute them broadly across a range of platform. Sky Sports F1 is no different and will be available on both Sky and Virgin Media. At the moment, BT does not have the necessary technical capability or capacity to offer another Sky channel, but that may change in the future." Will the channel be available in Standard Definition as well as High Definition?
Yes, it will. And will it be available on Sky Go?
Yup. If the F1 channel is available on Sky Go, does that mean I can watch it via my Xbox?
The channel will be available on Xbox 360 to all customers with an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription. How can I receive the new channel?
Sky Sports F1 HD is available at no extra charge to all Sky customers who are either subscribed to Sky Sports 1&2 or our HD service. Wait a minute. I'm already subscribed to the Sky Sports 1&2 package. Will I be receiving the F1 channel for no extra charge then?
Yes. Wait a minute for me too. I already subscribe to the HD pack. So F1 will be added to my package at no extra cost as well?
Correct. I'm not currently a Sky subscriber. How can I join to receive the F1 channel?
By subscribing either to our Sky Sports 1&2 package or to our HD service. Where can I find out about how to subscribed?
Come this way. I'm a Sky Sports subscriber in Ireland. Will I be able to receive the channel?
Yes. What are the plans of Sky Sports News for the year ahead?
As revealed last week: Sky Sports News will broadcast from the site of every 2012 Grand Prix for up to six days, with two dedicated reporters devoted to following the sport throughout the year ahead. Will there be a Sky Sports F1 app?
Our very-official-sounding answer is that our plan, at this stage, is to include F1 in our Sky Sports News for iPad application. And what will be shown on the Red Button service?
We're still working on that, but we can tell you that our interactive service will include on-board cameras and plenty of features designed to take F1 fans deeper inside the sport. What else should we know?
Well, be sure to follow us on Twitter and add SkySports.com/F1 to your favourites if you want to stay in the know.