Former Formula 1 driver and four-time World Champion Alain Prost has revealed that the viewing figures for the sport have dropped by over seven million after a move from free-to-air coverage. The ability to watch F1 around the world without having to pay is increasing more and more with several broadcasters acquiring the rights to the sport. In France it used to be broadcasted free-to-air on TF1, which now has rights to  four races, but a switch to pay service Canal Plus has seen a huge drop in average numbers of viewers. “We used to have 8 million fans in France watching TF1, but now that it is on Canal Plus it is 750,000,” Prost told Speed Week. “But...
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