Fox Deportes secures a three-year agreement for the rights to Formula One

Fox Deportes has secured the U.S. Spanish-language television rights for the Formula One 2010 season’s final four races and full-season packages in 2011 and 2012. It was announced by Vincent Cordero, the network’s Executive Vice President & General Manager. The first event televised live by Fox Deportes this year was the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, Oct. 10th, followed by the Korean Grand Prix (Oct. 24th), the Brazilian Grand Prix (Nov. 7th), and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Nov. 14th). In addition to race coverage, Fox Deportes is also planning to cover qualifying for each event.“Formula One racing is one of the most popular sports on the international stage. We’re excited to be adding four races this year and full coverage in 2011 and 2012 to the Fox Deportes schedule. F1 is world-class programming that is sure to resonate with our U.S. Latino audience, particularly with the 2011 debut of Mexican driver Sergio Pérez, who will race for the BMW Sauber Team,” said Cordero.