ESPN is very sorry for the car wreck that was its first Formula 1 broadcast — arstechnica.com

The 2018 Formula 1 season got underway in Australia this past weekend. And now in its second year of ownership by Liberty Media, there have been a few significant changes to the sport over the off-season. All the cars today sport the Halo device—a metal and carbon fiber structure that should prevent flying debris from hitting drivers in the head (despite looking for all the world like that bit on a flip-flop that keeps it on your foot). Pirelli now has seven different tire compounds to use throughout the year, from the orange "superhard" to the pink "hypersoft." And here in the US, the sport has a new home on ESPN.

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