ESPN F1 Grand Prix Australia on-demand replay not available in English, issue escalated confirms support

Launched in 1979, ESPN is one of the most popular cable sports channel. While 80% of the company is owned by The Walt Disney Company, the rest 20% belongs to Hearst Communications.

Based out of Bristol, Connecticut, the network reaches more than 76 million households in the US and is broadcasted in over 200 countries around the world.

That said, ESPN subscribers recently complained about the app crashing or not working on iOS 15.4 beta and the Man in the Arena Episode 10 being unavailable.

And according to recent reports (1,2,3,4,5) from ESPN subscribers, it looks like the F1 Grand Prix Australia on-demand replay isn’t available in English. Many F1 fans who were looking forward to watching the Australian GP replay are frustrated and wondering why it is only available in Spanish.

In case you are unaware, the Australian Grand Prix race took place on April 10. Here is what some ESPN subscribers who are unable to watch the F1 Grand Prix Australia replay in English have to say on the matter.

This is so frustrating. Yesterday morning the option was available for both languages but the English one kept saying playback error every time I tried. Last night they only have the Spanish version and got rid of the English version all together. They ALWAYS had the race in either English or Spanish. You know formula one wants to get more people in America into Formula 1. You think they would invest a couple bucks to make sure people can watch their races!
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I’m in the boat of considering canceling my streaming provider and subscribing to F1TV Pro. I’d venture that, while I do watch other content and appreciate the DVR capabilities available with my provider, 90% of my reason for subscribing to them is due to ESPN and 99.9% of the reason I watch ESPN is to be able to stream Formula 1 races on demand. ESPN is giving me a pretty good reason to save several hundred dollars per year…
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Fortunately, ESPN Fan Support has commented on the matter and said they have escalated the issue for further investigation. But there is no ETA on when the replay will be available.

Hi Kyle, thanks for contacting ESPN. Apologies for the trouble. We are aware of this situation and have escalated it to the appropriate department ~DS
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We hope ESPN uploads the English version of the F1 Grand Prix Australia so subscribers can watch the race as soon as possible.

As always, we will be updating this space as and when required so make sure you stay tuned fore more information.

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