:Formula One has opened negotiations with broadcaster ESPN over its next U.S. media rights deal with one year left on the existing contract, the Financial Times said on Thursday. Formula One and ESPN are locked in talks during an exclusivity period that expires before the end of the year, the FT report said, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter. Even if an agreement is not reached by the end of this year, Liberty Media owned F1 and Disney's ESPN could still strike a deal next