ESPN lost Formula 1 rights last year, when Apple spent big to get the rights for Apple TV. Now, Disney is replacing F1 with… Formula E, the all-electric (and increasingly Formula 1-ish) racing series, starting this December on Disney Plus and ESPN Plus. Shockingly, this deal might come with less talk about battery management than whatever’s happening with F1. [Link: Disney+ Revs Up as the Global Streaming Home of Formula E | The Walt Disney Company | https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/news/formula-e-streaming/ | The Walt Disney Company]

Formula E racing has set a global streaming rights deal with Disney+ that will showcase the electric league's events in more than 140 markets.

LONDON, Aug 11 : The all-electric Formula E series announced on Tuesday a multi-year global streaming deal across 144 countries with Disney+ and ESPN from the start of the 2026-27…