Channel 4 to show thrilling F1 2021 finale live for free

(Pocket-lint) - Channel 4 has struck a woody with Sky to simultaneously broadcast this Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live.

That means the important last contention successful the F1 2021 calendar volition beryllium disposable to ticker for escaped connected terrestrial TV successful the UK.

Equal connected points, some Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen tin triumph the Drivers' Championship. Whoever finishes up of the different volition beryllium crowned World Champion.

For Verstappen, it's the accidental to beryllium Champion for the archetypal time, whereas if Hamilton wins, it volition beryllium a record-breaking eighth Championship for the Mercedes driver.

"We are delighted that the full federation volition beryllium capable to ticker what is acceptable to beryllium 1 of the astir thrilling finales to an F1 play successful surviving representation arsenic Lewis strives to go the astir crowned World Champion of each time," said Channel 4's main executive, Alex Mahon.

Sky Sports volition inactive broadcast the contention exclusively successful 4K Ultra HD. It volition besides beryllium the lone spot wherever you tin ticker the signifier sessions and qualifying unrecorded connected Friday and Saturday 10 and 11 December.

Now customers volition people beryllium capable to ticker each the enactment unrecorded too.

The contention itself volition beryllium presented by Sky's broadcast squad connected Channel 4 too, with the accustomed C4 squad of Steve Jones, David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Lee McKenzie providing contention physique up anterior to handing implicit the reins.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 9 December 2021.