As a F1 fan at the West coast, 6am or 7am are my favorite time for race events. It allows me to watch the race with a nice cup of coffee and still have a full, productive day ahead. Of most races, like in Europe, were in the middle of the day I'd stop watching again like I did when I lived in Germany. I have other stuff to do than depend 20+ weekends a year watching F1
I feel the exact same way. I miss F1 races showing at 730AM EST, it was very easy to get up and have a full day. I barely bother watching the 1PM races.