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2026 has been a big milestone for Formula 1, marking a new era of regulations, new teams and new drivers. Besides, the advent of new technologies, other than the opportunity to try and develop them, also triggers different views from the followers of the sport. Over to Formula 1 2026 half year review<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Formula 1\u2019s President and CEO, Stefano Domenicali, categorically stated that he is \u201cvery happy\u201d about \u201cthe future in front of us\u201d. He has enough reason in the growing numbers across fandom, TV viewership and fan growth. As for people, he points out there is plenty of action on the track that gives people even more reason to love the sport. The information below touches upon TV viewership, social engagements, event attendance, fan reaction and more at the half-year point.<\/p>\n Race Attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n TV Viewership<\/strong> New and renewed Media Rights deals<\/strong> ESPN LATAM (through 2028) New and renewed races<\/strong> F1 social media and F1.com\/App<\/strong><\/p>\n Growth and demographic trends<\/strong><\/p>\n The global fan base continues to increase each year, with more than 830 million people following the sport, up +64% compared to 2018 figures that marked the first full year after Liberty Media\u2019s acquisition.<\/p>\n Currently, 42% of the sport\u2019s audience is female, with women making up a staggering three-quarters of new fans, while 43% of the total fanbase is under 35 years old. If fan reaction is anything to go by, 66% voted the racing as either \u2018Good\u2019 or \u2018Excellent\u2019 so far this year, compared with 60% in the last season.<\/p>\n ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)<\/strong><\/p>\n In June the commitment of becoming Net Zero by 2030 was reaffirmed, having delivered a 35% reduction (including SAFc) in its carbon footprint compared with the 2018 baseline.<\/p>\n Carbon reduction highlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n New F1 partners in 2026:<\/strong><\/p>\n F1 Partner renewals \/ extensions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
\u2022\u00a0 Nearly 3.7 million people have attended race weekends this year vs 3.4 million compared to the same races in 2025 (+6% year on year)
\u2022\u00a0 Six new circuit attendance records have been broken this year:
>\u00a0 Australia (484,000)
>\u00a0 Canada (360,000)
>\u00a0 Austria (320,000)
>\u00a0 Silverstone (564,000)
>\u00a0 Belgium (400,000)
>\u00a0 Hungary (310,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u2022 The sport continues to see growth in global TV audiences, led by several key strategic markets, including Brazil, Italy and China.
\u2022\u00a0 In Brazil, race weekends have seen TV audiences grow up to five times larger than in 2025.<\/p>\n\n
Formula 1 continues to develop and evolve its new broadcast partnership with Apple, already delivering excellent viewership and engagement across its entire portfolio of platforms. This year, the sport has extended partnerships with international broadcasters including:<\/p>\n
>\u00a0 beIN (through 2030)
>\u00a0 Kayo SPORTS (through 2027)
> Sky UK & Ireland (through 2034)
> Sky Italy (through 2032)<\/p>\n
The sport\u2019s global growth has led to an increase in host city interest, both from existing and new venue locations, while conflict in the middle east has impacted race scheduling and logistics planning, including:<\/p>\n\n
\u2022\u00a0 A five-year agreement signed with T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Istanbul Park through 2031
\u2022\u00a0 A 10-year extension for the Las Vegas Grand Prix through 2037
\u2022\u00a0 Multi-year alternating extensions for the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (2028, 2030, 2032) and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (2027, 2029, 2031)
\u2022\u00a0 Portugal\u2019s Portim\u00e3o returning to the calendar with a multi-year agreement for 2027 and 2028, announced at the end of 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\u2022\u00a0 F1\u2019s Instagram platform continues to be one of the most engaged channels across world sport
\u2022\u00a0 +12% year on year increase in social impressions across social accounts
\u2022\u00a0 +54% year on year increase in video views, driven by strong TikTok engagement
\u2022\u00a0 +70 million views across social platforms for the Drivers\u2019 Parade LEGO activation at Silverstone this year
\u2022\u00a0 +7 million hours of viewing time spent on expanded video content across F1.com and F1 App<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Travel<\/strong>\u00a0emissions have reduced by over 21,000 tCO2e, representing a 27% reduction against 2018. Emissions from travel will continue to decrease as F1 Teams scale their investments in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and FOM continues its remote broadcast operations.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Logistics<\/strong>\u00a0emissions have decreased by almost 20,000 tCO2e, representing a 29% reduction against 2018 and a 21% reduction compared to 2024. This has been achieved by Formula 1 continuing to implement its ultra efficient logistics strategy including lower carbon solutions across land, air and sea transport for the first time.
\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Event Operations<\/strong>\u00a0emissions have decreased by over 1,000 tCO2e, representing a 6% reduction against 2018 and a 17% reduction on a per-race basis. This progress has been achieved during a period of significant growth with the calendar increasing from 21 events in 2018 to 24 events in 2025. The reduction has been driven by incredible collaboration with our promoters and a continued transition to renewable energy sources at grands prix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\u2022\u00a0 Marsh: Official Risk Partner and Official Insurance Brokering Partner
\u2022\u00a0 FanDuel: Official Betting Operators
\u2022\u00a0 Betway: Official Betting Operators
\u2022\u00a0 Flexjet: Official Private Aviation Supplier
\u2022\u00a0 Fever: Official Supplier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\u2022\u00a0 Allwyn: extension to 2029
\u2022\u00a0 Salesforce: extension and launch of new fan engagement agent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n