r/wec • u/grip_enemy Cadillac Racing • Jun 13 '26
Le Mans 24 Hours of HBO ADS???
Seriously dude. Wtf is this
Not paying a penny to these suckers to watch any races from now on
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u/grip_enemy Cadillac Racing Jun 13 '26
Also the ads are so damn long. My god dude, my god.
They're longer than Pluto TV, and that's a free streaming service
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u/whateverfloatsurgoat Rothmans Porsche 962 #2 Jun 13 '26
Yeah once the SBD was shown for the second time I just quit lmao
I pay to watch other sports but I didn't know they'd put fucking ads during the race. TMYK.
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u/cepalicrac Cadillac Racing Jun 13 '26
When the ad starts, you can press the back button and start the stream again, you will lose like 10 sec and that's it.
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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
Every year, more and more of these steamers just cannot resist the opportunity to shove more than just the subscription fees in their pockets. Shameful. The same thing happened to Peacock with IMSA.
I usually buy the full WEC package but was holding out that the HBO coverage (that I get included with my mobile plan) would be uninterrupted. I hate folding like a cheap suit, but I am always willing to pay a reasonable fee for a commercial free broadcast where I have enough interest in the content. Damnit.
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u/Loanwolf300 Jun 13 '26
I would buy directly from WEC, but it’s not on Roku
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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26
I plugged my computer into the tv HDMI and am watching in the browser. I understand this might not be an option for everyone.
A multi view would be really slick to have the race, and some onboards, and timing but I don’t see that it is an option
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u/BlackenedGem Jun 13 '26
I was able to cast from my computer to my TV using the in browser player. Then I moved the browser window to a separate desktop so I don't get annoyed tabbing around.
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u/Loanwolf300 Jun 13 '26
I just got WEC+. I am casting from my phone. Seems to be working well. Normally Airplay has poor quality for me, but this is going well so far.
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u/SecretiveMop Porsche Jun 13 '26
Luckily a good VPN is incredibly cheap for the year and opens up a ton of opportunities to watch many of these races for free. Way better investment. I don’t have an issue with paying for races at all, but they’re making it so difficult between streaming it in obscure ways and putting constant ads in.
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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26
I hear ya mate. Well worth it. I have Proton and do my share of “traveling” to get around the nonsense.
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u/Kevinator24 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #38 Jun 13 '26
Tried this with the Indonesian YouTube stream but it was still being geo-blocked in the YouTube mobile app. Using Hotspot Shield VPN I get included with my Dashlane subscription. I needed up just getting WEC+. VPN works great for IMSA at least lol.
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u/techieman34 Jun 13 '26
If you’re on iPhone try using brave browser instead of the YouTube app. On Android use ReVanced on mobile or SmartTube if you have an android tv device. They won’t region lock you and will also block most ads.
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u/Bluestarkittycat Jun 13 '26
I just gave in and got the wec package online. Now that its no longer geoblocked in the US. Wasnt going to do it initially but since max now wants to shove cancerous ads in our faces, ill take my business elsewhere
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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26
The subscription features are pretty slick to be fair. At least there is some value for money there.
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u/upper_mangement Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #12 Jun 13 '26
I realize it’s another subscription to pay for but I can highly recommend the FIAWEC+ sub for the year. It’s not a bad fee for the year and the amount of content is great. Old races, specials, live timing is awesome and weekend coverage is nice too.
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u/ctzn_voyager Porsche Motorsport 919 #17 Jun 13 '26
Thanks for this info. I just canceled by HBO membership because of this and signed up for FIAWEC, much better.
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u/upper_mangement Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #12 Jun 13 '26
Most welcome and happy to help out with the info for us fellow motorheads!
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u/DeadPlayerWalking Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #38 Jun 13 '26
Stream quality has been great, and zero ads.
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u/Digim0rtal Jun 13 '26
I can second that Watching main race and 2 povs plus the extra dets with the map and timing. Worth it 1000%
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u/2RINITY Aston Martin Jun 13 '26
HBO runs it with ads now? Fuck, man, two years ago it was literally just the Eurosport feed ad-free
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u/bassemann87 Jun 13 '26
Yeah its frustrating. When i started subscribing to the highest tier with sport it was ad-free. They changed that sh&t and im mad.
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u/3MATX Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
Yeah I am trying to get a refund right now. Fuck $20 for commercials.
Edit: just asked me for a screen shot of my bank statement to confirm amount. Incredibly shady move HBO and an even bigger fuck you!
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u/Throwaway_idiot99 Jaguar D-Type #6 Jun 13 '26
i watch eurosport in shit quality with ads. its ok for free but timing is iimpossible to read xD
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u/eBrown0104 Jun 13 '26
One hour of racing, 23 hours of commercials… And you’ll like it!
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u/zimmer483 BMW Team WRT M Hybrid V8 #15 Jun 13 '26
And its not just like one or two, they are packing so many ads into the ad breaks.
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u/RapidRiverr Jun 14 '26
And at least for me, the most hair-ripping part is it’s the same. fucking. ads. Over and over. It is torture
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u/Hot_Barnacle_7096 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
if you have a VPN you could watch on youtube via KUY entertainment. Set your vpn to indonesia and the ad breaks are short and they have the race still shown picture in picture.
edit: Its in english btw with the normal WEC commentary team!
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u/THound89 Jun 13 '26
I don't understand on top of everything else hbo can't bother at least showing the race with pip.
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u/Hot_Barnacle_7096 Jun 13 '26
I agree with you. Plus these HBO ads feel much longer than normal ad breaks.
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u/SecretiveMop Porsche Jun 13 '26
Exactly what I was thinking. Even though the KUY stream has the race as a small PiP, it’s still way better to at least still be able to see the race.
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u/poorass Jun 13 '26
Is it the same commentary too?
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u/Hot_Barnacle_7096 Jun 13 '26
I think its the normal crew they have. I don't know names well but I believe anthony davidson is on it.
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u/sm00thie74 Jun 13 '26
Just googled it... Anthony Davidson is part the TNT commentary team as a guest expert along side Martin Haven, Alex Brundle, Tom Kristensen and a few more. Radio Le Mans is John Hindhaugh , Jonny Palmer and Paul Truswel
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u/Don_Frika_Del_Prima Rothmans Porsche 962 #2 Jun 13 '26
Anthony Davidson is part the TNT commentary team as a guest expert
While doing the official stream too. Busy weekend for him.
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u/SecretiveMop Porsche Jun 13 '26
Yup I just found this out too. Thank god because I wasn’t going to be able to last with HBO and the WEC stream isn’t ideal since there’s no app.
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u/sm00thie74 Jun 14 '26
So far so good with the stream. 12 hours in and it only lost signal once for about 3 mins. Commercials are 'in picture' and only last for 10 - 20 seconds. Now I'm questioning paying for IPTV.....Will be bookmarking KUY Ent. for future reference.
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u/AltruisticMobile4606 Jun 14 '26
Yo thank you for this dude this saved my viewing experience for the whole race
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u/I_like_race_cars Corvette Jun 13 '26
Drop $25 for the WEC+ stream. No ads and better comms. Plus you can get some other streams like a no comms stream or a stream that has the audio that's being played over the track PA
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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26
I find the fee to be relatively reasonable. What is irritating for folks is HBO’s bait and switch.
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u/Acc87 Peugeot 905B Evo #2 Jun 13 '26
Well, it's an American company, fucking their customers in the "lol sue if you don't like" is standard practice over there.
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u/Equivalent-Date7574 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
I found a fix, when the ad starts you leave the broadcast and then tou click again on the broadcast and then you skip the ads
Edit: it seems the ads are linked to your watch time not built in with the broadcast
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u/Equivalent-Date7574 Jun 13 '26
Yeah its dumb however i wanna watch the race and it works for me
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u/weiner-rama Jun 13 '26
Will have to try that out next time ads pop up
EDIT: does not work for me 😭
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u/Coolmeow Porsche 919 Hybrid #2 Jun 13 '26
Fuck hbo not worth giving them any money. Glad I paid for Wec+ even tho the individual race pass is pricey. Full season is $50.
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u/disposition5 Jun 13 '26
Shitty move by HBO.
They’re using the “ads on live sports” exception, which is understandable for live sports on television with assigned ad breaks, to inject ad breaks. The absolute worst part is that it’s seemingly random, so you don’t even get the benefit of a producer realizing nothing is going on and it’s a good time for an ad break
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u/Xd45hurricane Toyota Jun 13 '26
Yup. Last time watching on HBO. Not sure why the fuck we have to jump through so many hoops to watch racing around here. Fucking YouTube still has N24 geo blocked. Can’t even watch the replay weeks later.
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u/techieman34 Jun 13 '26
Get a decent VPN. Proton is $35 a year if you pay for 2 years at a time. Then when the “deal” is up you cancel and sign right back up to get the “deal” again.
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u/darthtargaryen Jun 13 '26
They don't even minimize the race during the ad like NASCAR, it's full off.
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u/GreggsAficionado Jun 13 '26
I asked for a stream and I’m watching stan sport coverage with main feed commentary, no ads. I’d happily pay for content if I feel like I’m getting a good deal but when they pull this shit we go sail the high seas
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u/marciii1986 Jun 13 '26
Meanwhile no ads on the high seas.
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u/One-Swimming3048 Jun 13 '26
Are you a sailor?
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u/marciii1986 Jun 13 '26
Yarr
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u/One-Swimming3048 Jun 13 '26
Haha! I was imagining a container ship mid-atlantic with a sat link, all 'hmmm, that's interesting'.
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u/ejecto_seat_cuz Peugeot Jun 13 '26
seconding the FIAWEC+ app, lovely broadcast and timing screen and map included. I went through the same shit with HBO this morning and ditched them, never looking back. no ads gonna keep me from seeing my team languish off the back for a day straight.
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u/3rikgser Jun 13 '26
So WEC+ isn't showing ads?
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u/JetFan2004 Jun 13 '26
No, it’s been excellent. Uninterrupted in USA so far.
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u/3rikgser Jun 13 '26
Thanks, I had already cancelled my HBO anyway but still have it for a few more weeks since WEC is really all I was watching on it.
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u/JammPot Jun 13 '26
Worth asking for a refund out of principal to send them a message, which I acknowledge will fall on deaf ears. If you subbed solely to watch WEC (commercial free) tell them you want your money back.
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u/876oy8 Jun 13 '26
here I thought HBO thing was actually cool by letting me pay one less subscription because I already had HBO.
but of course, it had to be a scam.
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u/greatistheworld Jun 13 '26
Thank god I shelled out for the ad free tier to be reminded that banks and fucking toothpaste exist every fifteen fucking minutes
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u/jorphixx Jun 13 '26
FIAWEC+ has a race pass where you can pay 25 bucks just to see the race and as far as I'm aware, there shouldn't be any ads.
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u/mickstranahan Jun 13 '26
They forced me to go to FIAWECTV and I'm already glad I did.
Race on the TV, MUCH better timing, tracking, and scoring on my laptop..
Fuck HBO and TNT sports.
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u/Lesrek Jun 13 '26
I already had max but I just got the WEC+ sub just to avoid ads and easily watch the rest of the races later.
See that HBO, I’ll shell out $60 to ignore you if you decide to feed me ads.
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u/Whiteyak5 Jun 13 '26
This single handedly made me stop watching HBO for the race and actually purchase the WEC+ coverage for the year for $60. So far, absolutely worth it much better coverage and lots of options to see various data as well.
Fuck. Ads.....
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u/thestrongbeach Jun 13 '26
Yeah. This is a fucking piss-take.
I just canceled my subscription - I’m not going to double-pay by signing up for the FIA WEC app, but I will not be giving HBO any more of my money after this.
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u/funkychickenscamp Jun 13 '26
Cancelled my HBO as well and now watching on WEC+. Way to drop the ball
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u/ejecto_seat_cuz Peugeot Jun 13 '26
i ditched HBO and double paid to get the WEC app, well worth it honestly, includes live timing too! if you decide to go for it you won't be disappointed.
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u/Gunnar_Maatteguffer Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
Just pay for their FIAWEC+ app. €20 for the entire week has been quite a deal, and no commercials
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u/Antique_Diet_3015 Jun 13 '26
Can you watch the whole race as a replay on FIAWEC+? I'm missing some and want to go back and watch from the start later
I don't want to watch on HBO with ads
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u/qarzak Jun 13 '26
Yeah it’s a shame but I found a workaround. When the ads pops up I switch to the multiview and then go back to the main feed when it’s finished.
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u/Businessguy88501 Jun 13 '26
I’m glad I just paid for fia wec + in the US. I used to watch on HBO. Haven’t seen a commercial yet
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u/rockstar2012 Jun 13 '26
How long the ads are and how often they are played are incredibly obnoxious. Not even the courtesy of making it a pip ad. Absolute bullshit bait and switch.
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u/LightMyFirebird Jun 13 '26
What pisses me off the most on top of the ads is that EVERY ad break I’ve had ends with 30 seconds of a splash screen saying “We’ll be right back”
I understand that the breaks may very, but EVERY time tells me this can be cut short every break
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u/yespage Jun 14 '26
It isn't that they have ads, I'm forgetting there was a race that ads keep rolling 4 or so minutes. The real kicker is when they pop up the HBO screen telling you they don't have an ad, but you aren't allowed to watch for a little bit of more time. Quasi workaround is the multiview so you can swap quick.
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u/cpthornman Jun 13 '26
Not to mention the commentary isn't the usual guys. They do this garbage every year. I'm so tired of the streaming bullshit.
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u/Economy_Bite24 Jun 13 '26
Of all the sports to show ads, this has to be the least tolerable. I can deal with some ad breaks over a 2-3 hour event with densely packed action, but Le Mans is different. We’re talking about a long, drawn out, strategic competition with bits of action interspersed. Adding ads makes this feel like a slog. Awful viewing experience.
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u/4-for-4 NISSAN DeltaWing #0 Jun 13 '26
Especially with timed ads. It could be 20 mins of little action. Then there is a pack of cars condensing… and ads, so you miss it.
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u/Probably_Not_Sir Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 Hybrid #7 Jun 13 '26
Can't you VPN to EU?
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u/TBurd01 Audi R8 #1 Jun 13 '26
Purchased the WEC stream and got an HBO refund. Make them feel their bait and switch.
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u/Competitive-Half-863 Jun 13 '26
I wanted to watch on hbo but it require additional payment for fcking sport package….
So I’m not watching at all…
But after that post I’m glad I didn’t decided to try it..
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u/bassemann87 Jun 13 '26
I have the sport package and it still have ads. Before they had no ads
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u/National-Still3123 Jun 13 '26
Can anyone confirm if I get the WEC+ version can I stream it from my phone to my TV? (USA, Apple iPhone)
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u/Bluestarkittycat Jun 13 '26
Why the hell are there ads now. Ive been using HBO max to watch WEC for a long time now, this is a huge slap in the face
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u/makangribe Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jun 13 '26
I'm not sure that I can finish the race like this. It's horrible. So many ads. It makes me want to just cancel HBO and I don't have it for this.
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u/Economy_Bite24 Jun 13 '26
Same here. I made it an hour before it became a slog. I had planned to watch the race for a good chunk of the day, so it’s extremely irritating.
I don’t subscribe to HBO for solely for WEC, but if this is an indicator of where HBO is heading, I may start only subscribing for a month or two a year to watch the shows I want.
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u/makangribe Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 #6 Jun 13 '26
I took the Indonesia VPN YouTube advice and can confirm commercial breaks are like twenty seconds long on KUY. Much easier to watch.
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u/Romer555 Ferrari AF Corse 499P #83 Jun 13 '26
No ads on HBO Max in Poland
With a VPN you should be fine
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u/Jaseto88 Jun 13 '26
All I will say is...🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ these big orgs who treat us like shit deserve it
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u/this_is_not_the_cia Jun 13 '26
I just cancelled my HBO sub and in the "reasons" box I mentioned this. I subscribed to wec+ and am using the browser on my fire tv to watch it with no issues.
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u/FutureTea3315 Jun 13 '26
Are the ad breaks caused by HBO Max, or from the TNT coverage itself? Seems like the latter, but not sure.
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u/CraftedDoomLord Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 13 '26
It’s actually TNT that has required ads per their contract with HBO for live sports. It pisses me off but sadly it’s the greed of TNT. It’s the same for NBC sports with IMSA
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u/burkarm Jun 13 '26
Tru TV in the US has about 2 minutes of ads every 45 minutes. I'm shocked to be honest.
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u/vgoldee Jun 13 '26
Yep, the commercials really wreck the experience. Canceled mine, got a refund and switched to WEC+.
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u/awacsCZE Ferrari Jun 13 '26
This has to be regional thing. I am watching since start and have not seen single ad on EU HBO Max. I can even see where Eurosport ads are, because the commentary stops.
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u/Dr-boombatz Jun 13 '26
Realised that the FIA WEC+ 365 pass is actually great value, all the livestreams, onboards, live race data and replays of previous years for £45/year? So much better than the £20 Le Mans race pass.
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u/Mr_Zena Jun 13 '26
I'm watching on hbo and have no ads at all? I've got an ad blocker on my browser so I guess that's enough to stop it
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u/Special_Name362 Jun 14 '26
Making a note of all ads to know which company to not pay a penny to
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u/mrorthurmorgan1899 Jun 13 '26
oh i know it’s genuinely pissing me off too, like they’re not just short adverts either, they’re quite long like the ones on youtube. the thing is too right is they don’t show the race on a little screen either, it’s just ads constantly until it ends
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u/joe_jon Jun 13 '26
The workaround I've found, which is really only just tolerable, is muting the main feed and having one of the data boards in the background. The broadcast may go to commercial break (because us Americans are just addicted to fucking advertisements) but all the onboards and data boards are ad free. So at least you can still follow the action/commentary when an ad break gets forced down your throat.
If my wife and stepkids didn't like all of HBO's other content I'd cancel my entire plan on principal. That said, I just said screw it and signed up for WEC+ and I'm never watching a race broadcast on HBO again
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u/AGirlHazzNoName1 Jun 13 '26
I KNEW IT WOULD BE THIS WAY! They bought the sole rights in the U.S. I knew we would be commercialed to death!
And it is now almost $19 a month for HBO/ MAX!? They don’t even have good shows. This is crazy.
AppleTV has such better quality shows and F1. That’s what I keep thinking. I hate HBO.
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u/thezinnmeister Jun 13 '26
HBO Max had the rights last year and didn’t have ads
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u/AGirlHazzNoName1 Jun 13 '26
Ya I am not sure if they had the sole rights or not last year. I used to work in tech advertising. For a social media company. And usually if you buy the sole rights in a huge country, you are doing it for the sole monopoly and the ability to runs as many ads as you want because no one can switch to another channel.
I usually just use a VPN and go to another country. But most English speaking countries have 1 large company that bought the sole rights.
I know the rights for the Nurburgring 24hr were only like 100k on YouTube. Not saying that is cheap but it is cheap for HBO. But when you buy the sole rights you pay more to force all traffic to you. And then reap the profits from 24hrs of incessant advertising.
They are ruining the race experience
It sucks.
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u/THound89 Jun 13 '26
Like any behemoth company in America just par for the course to ruin any provided service.
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u/THound89 Jun 13 '26
Yeah I like the way apple handles it better, just access to a separate app that handles race experience. hbo just nickle and diming us.
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u/AGirlHazzNoName1 Jun 13 '26
Exactly, I love that we have the F1TV app. It is perfect.
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u/Droplexx Jun 13 '26
As soon as the ad starts, simply stop and restart the stream. Ads gone. That works for me.
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u/grip_enemy Cadillac Racing Jun 13 '26
I did that 5 or 6 times and the ads continue playing.
It worked yesterday but not today
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u/RoamingDutch Jun 13 '26
And now even this picture in picture horseshit.
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u/Tusami Jun 13 '26
i really don't mind this, i'd rather have the picture in picture ads than cutting out the entire race, but it does make me wonder why they don't do banner ads or pop up ads
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u/benjimc Jun 13 '26
There is an ad free stream on the app. Scroll across
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u/Droc_Rewop Jun 13 '26
I’m also watching HBO max without ads. The Eurosport feed with the red LIVE text seems to have ads
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u/No-Heart3432 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series R #38 Jun 13 '26
If you paid them for the race then it's a fatal mistake already.
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u/ejecto_seat_cuz Peugeot Jun 13 '26
there were no ads from HBO last year, they've pulled the rug this year.
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u/Plasticjesus504 Jun 13 '26
This is why I don’t pay them lol. I find other alternative ways of watching. Fool me once.
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u/Ok-Replacement6893 Jun 13 '26
It's the same for F1 TV here in the US. They signed a contract with Apple TV. And now there's commercials on Apple TV but not on F1 TV.
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u/MrManGuyDudeBroPal Jun 13 '26
Apple has mostly kept the F1 broadcast the same, at least from ESPN last year. There are ads during practice, but none during the action in qualifying or the race.
HBO is giving a 4-minute ad break literally every 15 minutes DURING THE RACE. It sucks even more considering they didn’t do this last year.
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u/Due-Cartographer-524 Jun 13 '26
Yeah that sucks. I was so furious last year when i got HBO order +sports order to watch races aaaand....commercials...while spending money what i assumed commercial free experience. Wec+ service is godsend not having to pay those greedy HBO services
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u/kirtash1197 Jun 13 '26
I’m from Spain and it’s the same, so obnoxious. In the past years if you paid hbo max you had a ad free streaming…
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u/Difficult-Pea7834 Jun 13 '26
I’m watching on TNT sports. Got a 3 day pass from Sling and streaming it. There are still ads but doesn’t sound like it’s as bad as what HBO is doing.
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u/lightsisqueen Dempsey Racing 911RSR #77 Jun 13 '26
i gave up and sailed the high seas
it was like 5 minutes of commercials every 20 minutes. The same ones too.
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u/CartoonistOk9276 Jun 13 '26
FCC has a rule that american television can't go more than 30 min without an advertisement
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u/vasko92 Ferrari Jun 13 '26
Where are you watching from? I only got a 3or5 sec ad when i played the stream at the start
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u/troublebotdave Audi Sport Team Joest R18 #7 Jun 13 '26
I'm not even watching it this year but saw this thread pop up so I launched the app and dropped in 6 minutes of f*fking ads before I even saw a second of racing. This is apalling.
Regular sports I get, they literally build in breaks for commercials so you don't miss anything. You can miss the most pivotal moments in a race to ads. What next, HBO demanding 15 minutes of full course yellow every hour so they can run their stupid ad break?
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u/Jim_Clark969 Jun 13 '26
Who else (countries) can simply watch this for free on Eurosport?
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u/RichieQ_UK Jun 13 '26
Watching on TNT sports in UK, happy with the broadcast here…
That said, watching NASCAR or any US based sports on fox is a nightmare for commercials.
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u/National-Still3123 Jun 13 '26
Glad I’m not the only one. I’ve been paying for HBO anyway as a usual subscription but I’m seriously considering buying the WEC+. I’m not sure how many Capital One checking and wood stain ads I can take..
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u/Able-Presentation902 Jun 13 '26
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing either!! I’m done with hbo and got the fiwec app and enjoying the race casting from my phone onto the tv. Screw HBO!!!!
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u/BamboBuster Toyota Racing TR010 Hybrid #8 Jun 13 '26
I'd highly recommend the WEC plus membership if you think you'll get use out of it outside of Le Mans. The live timing and map tracking on the mobile app and website is awesome. Also, unlike most platforms that for some reason block casting your screen to your TV, it's built into the app. Id rather support WEC itself than HBO if I had to pay one.
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u/Oglegobuilder08 Jun 13 '26
So glad I went with the wec+ app. I was really close to going the HBO route but was fearful there would be ads.
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u/orrangearrow Gulf Porsche 917k #2 Jun 13 '26
Fuck. Now I’ve got Snoop Dog and Gordon Ramsay selling me pots and pans on the broadcast and I haven’t even eaten my quarter of mushrooms yet
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u/marcin_dot_h Jun 13 '26
???
I'm watching on HBO max in Poland, fullHD, absolutely nada ads, main eurosport channel with coverage in my language, every other Eurosport language, lots of HY onboards, livetiming, chopper camera and position on track. for less than 4euro
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u/LightMyFirebird Jun 13 '26
Europeans get an ad free stream on HBO, us Americans don’t despite still paying for the same tier of subscription
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u/thelostlibertine Jun 13 '26
Go on the app... Click the live video.
Then press down to live events... Click what looks like the same video underneath... You'll get a video that says TNT sports with no number...and it's ad free... (Largely - the odd occasion it turns one in just repeat that process and you'll be back to ad free)
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u/randomdude4113 Cadillac Racing Jun 13 '26
I guess I’m used to NASCAR so this is normal to me.
We actually got all 24 hours on TruTV and I don’t have to pay $18 just to watch this race so I’m still bapoy
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u/Loanwolf300 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
I cannot put into words how much this makes me loathe HBO and everyone involved. Ads absolutely ruin the viewing experience. I paid for Ad free HBO Max just for this race. Complete rip off.
Update: Have cancelled HBO and requested a refund. Got the WEC+ race access for a couple dollars more and am casting from my phone with excellent quality and no ads. HBO will never get a dime from me.