La Ferrari she did not disappoint expectations and in Monza she returned to the podium with Carlos Sainz in a battle with the two Red Bulls of Verstappen and Perez that kept millions of fans glued to the TV. The SF-23 had already made itself noticed since Friday, in particular with Carlos Sainz who also achieved a wonderful Pole Position on Saturday. Perfect weekend for the Spaniard who climbed onto the podium in Monza for the first time as a Ferrari driver, under the red tide. Even from home Sainz and Leclerc they were able to enjoy the support and affection of many fans who followed the race on sky sports f1 and on TV8 which broadcast the Grand Prix free-to-air for the Italian event.
The call of Monza
Monza always has a special charm. This year even more so because the only home race on the calendar after the cancellation of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to flooding. Already on Wednesday, Monza and the racetrack began to fill up with fans who warmed up the atmosphere. The opportunity to have a Ferrari on Pole, at home, and to be able to aspire to the podium given the performance of the SF-23 on the low-load circuit also brought the public back from home.
Yesterday there Monza race, live from 15pm on sky sports f1, Sky Sports One e Sky Sports 4K has been seen by 1 million 241 thousand average spectators. With the'11,2% of shares and 2,1 million of unique spectators. While on TV8, at the same time, the race picked up 2 million 890 thousand average viewers with the 26% of shares and 4 million and 790 thousand unique viewers. All in all, on Sky Sport and TV8, the Italian Grand Prix was seen by 4 million 131 thousand average viewers with the 37,2% of shares and 6 million 766 thousand unique spectators.
The ratings were also excellent pre-race on Sky Sport and TV8, with 1 million 397 thousand average spectators and the11,9% of shares. While the post race media 1 million 193 thousand spectators and the 12,5% of share.
Sky, fabulous numbers on social media too!
Il Monza GP 2023 achieved excellent numbers not only from home and on the track, but also on Sky Sport's social networks and web, with performances never achieved before. In terms of Social TV interactions, the race broadcast on Sky Sport and TV8 was the most important event of the weekend, with 2,5 million of interactions Sunday and the record 7,6 million over the weekend. There were some on the Sky Sport F1 social networks throughout the week 15 million di video views e 4,2 million interactions. Significant results also on the site Skysport.it, with 3,3 million of page views during the week (1,3M on Sunday alone), 1 million of visits and 1 million of video views.
The other top motoring event offered by Sky Sport, MotoGP, was also very popular, with the GP in Spain.
Source: Sky Italia