World Feed – Timeline

2018

  • A new red & black graphics package was introduced.

2017

  • A 4K Ultra HD version of the feed was now made available to broadcasters.

2015

  • A new graphics package was introduced, featuring a “flatter” look and feel.

2012

  • FOM made a 5.1 surround sound mix available to broadcasters taking the HD feed.
  • FOM took over production of the World Feed for the following race, taking the total of FOM-produced rounds to 19 out of 20:
    • Japan
  • Only the Monaco Grand Prix is now produced by someone other than FOM, namely the Monegasque broadcaster TMC

2011

  • An HD version of the feed was now made available to broadcasters for all rounds.

2010

  • A new slanted, black graphics set was introduced.

2009

  • The 2004 graphics set was updated, giving the graphics a bevelled, “3D” look. The graphics for the 16:9 version of the feed started to encroach out of the 4:3-safe area.

2008

  • FOM took over production of the World Feed for the following race, taking the total of FOM-produced rounds to 16 out of 18:
    • Brazil

2007

  • The world feed for every round was now both produced and made available to broadcasters in 16:9 widescreen. Graphics remained within the 4:3-safe area.
  • FOM took over production of the World Feed for the following races, taking the total of FOM-produced rounds to 15 out of 17:
    • Spain
    • France
    • Britain
    • Europe
    • Hungary
    • Italy
    • Belgium

2006

2006 Japanese Grand Prix
Top: SD Feed (International)
Bottom: HD Feed (Japan only)
  • For the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, host broadcaster Fuji TV filmed the event in 1080i High Definition, with up-scaled FOM graphics & burnt-in Japanese graphics. International viewers saw an SD downscale of the feed, minus the Japanese graphics. This continued up until 2012 when FOM took over production of the event.

2005

  • FOM took over production of the World Feed for the following races, taking the total of FOM-produced rounds to 7 out of 19:
    • Canada
    • United States
  • For the 2005 Belgian Grand Prix, host broadcaster RTBF filmed the race in 16:9 widescreen (seemingly as an internal trial), however both domestic and international viewers saw the feed cropped to 4:3.

2004

  • Starting in 2004, FOM took over production of the World Feed at certain races, producing the World Feed for 4 of the 18 rounds that year:
    • Australia
    • Malaysia
    • Bahrain
    • China
  • A new black-on-white graphics set was introduced.
  • The world feed began to feature team radio broadcasts

2001-2003

  • For the Australian Grand Prix during these years, the World Feed was filmed by the host broadcasters Nine Network (2001 & 2002) and Network Ten (2003) in 16:9 widescreen. The widescreen version of the feed was only shown to Australian viewers watching in digital. Australian viewers watching in analogue got a 14:9 crop, and international viewers got a 4:3 crop.
  • For the 2002 United States Grand Prix, the World Feed used the F1 Digital+ ‘Super’ feed.

1997-1999

  • For the Brazilian Grand Prix during these years, the World Feed was taken from the F1 Digital+ ‘Super’ feed, minus F1 Digital’s exclusive graphics and additional on-board angles.

1996

  • After a trial at the 1996 British Grand Prix, the F1 Digital+ package was officially launched at the 1996 German Grand Prix. For more information, see the F1 Digital+ section of this website.

1994

  • For the 1994 season, FOM introduced the famous black & yellow graphics package.
  • The language of the graphics was now in English, regardless of where the Grand Prix was taking place.

1991

  • From part-way through 1991 until the end of the 1993 season, the World Feed used an (EBU?) graphics package that was used across a variety of sports from that period, not just F1.
  • The language of the graphics was the official language of wherever the Grand Prix was taking place that weekend.
  • Used sporadically in 1991, the package was used more frequently during 1992 to 1993.