October 17, 2025
UPDATE
Apple is the unique new broadcast accomplice for Method 1® within the U.S.
A extra dynamic and elevated viewing expertise involves Apple TV subsequent 12 months
Apple and Method 1® as we speak introduced a five-year partnership that can convey all F1 races solely to Apple TV in the US starting subsequent 12 months.
The partnership builds on Apple’s deepening relationship with Method 1 following the worldwide success of Apple Unique Movies’ adrenaline-fueled blockbuster F1 The Film, the highest-grossing sports activities film of all time. United by a dedication to innovation and fan expertise, the partnership units the stage for Method 1’s continued progress within the U.S.
Apple TV will ship complete protection of Method 1, with all apply, qualifying, Dash periods, and Grands Prix accessible to Apple TV subscribers. Choose races and all apply periods may even be accessible without spending a dime within the Apple TV app all through the course of the season. Along with broadcasting Method 1 on Apple TV, Apple will amplify the game throughout Apple Information, Apple Maps, Apple Music, and Apple Health+. Apple Sports activities — the free app for iPhone — will characteristic reside updates for each qualifying, Dash, and race for every Grand Prix throughout the season, with real-time leaderboards, season driver and constructor standings, Reside Actions to observe on the Lock Display screen, and a chosen widget for the iPhone House Display screen.
F1 TV Premium, F1’s personal premier content material providing, will proceed to be accessible within the U.S. through an Apple TV subscription solely and can be free for individuals who subscribe.
“We’re thrilled to broaden our relationship with Method 1 and supply Apple TV subscribers within the U.S. front-row entry to one of the crucial thrilling and fastest-growing sports activities on the planet,” mentioned Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vp of Providers. “2026 marks a transformative new period for Method 1, from new groups to new rules and automobiles with the perfect drivers on the planet, and we sit up for delivering premium and modern fan-first protection to our clients in a means that solely Apple can.”
“That is an extremely thrilling partnership for Apple and the entire of Method 1 that can guarantee we are able to proceed to maximise our progress potential within the U.S. with the fitting content material and modern distribution channels,” mentioned Stefano Domenicali, Method 1’s president and CEO. “We are not any strangers to one another, having spent the previous three years working collectively to create F1 The Film, which has already confirmed to be an enormous hit all over the world. We have now a shared imaginative and prescient to convey this superb sport to our followers within the U.S. and entice new followers by means of reside broadcasts, partaking content material, and a year-round method to maintain them hooked. I need to thank Tim Prepare dinner, Eddy Cue, and your entire Apple workforce for his or her imaginative and prescient and passionate method to delivering this partnership, and we’re trying ahead to the following 5 years collectively.”
Further data — together with manufacturing particulars, product enhancements, and all of the methods followers will be capable to get pleasure from F1 content material throughout Apple services — can be introduced within the coming months.
Persevering with to captivate followers and critics all over the world, F1 The Film will make its international streaming debut on Apple TV on Friday, December 12, 2025. Since its vast theatrical launch this summer season, F1 The Film has damaged data, debuting at No. 1 and crossing $629 million on the international field workplace. Along with being the highest-grossing sports activities movie, F1 The Film is that this 12 months’s highest-grossing unique characteristic, and the largest opening for an unique reside motion movie within the U.S. within the final 5 years, in addition to Brad Pitt’s highest-grossing characteristic up to now. The movie boasts an “A” CinemaScore, together with a hovering 97 p.c viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and continues to gasoline vast acclaim as essentially the most genuine racing characteristic ever made.
Hailing from Apple Studios, F1 The Film is directed and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Kosinski, seven-time Method 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Chad Oman.
F1 is among the fastest-growing leagues on the planet, with a U.S. fanbase that reached 52 million in 2024. The 2025 International F1 Fan Survey, carried out with Motorsport Community, discovered that 47 p.c of latest U.S. Method 1 followers, who’ve been following the game for 5 years or much less, are aged 18-24 and over half are feminine.
Apple TV provides subscribers a wealthy providing of thrilling dramas, epic sci-fi, feel-good comedies, groundbreaking documentaries, youngsters and household leisure, in addition to reside sports activities. Apple TV is on the market to observe throughout all of a consumer’s favourite screens. Since launching in 2019, Apple TV has expanded its deep library of a whole bunch of unique Apple Originals, with 1000’s of hours of premium programming throughout genres and brand-new releases weekly. Thus far, Apple Unique movies, documentaries, and collection have earned 629 wins and a couple of,845 award nominations and counting.
About Apple TV
Apple TV provides premium, compelling drama and comedy collection, characteristic movies, groundbreaking documentaries, and youngsters and household leisure, and is on the market to observe throughout all of a consumer’s favourite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV grew to become the primary all-original streaming service to launch all over the world, and has premiered extra unique hits and acquired extra award recognitions quicker than some other streaming service in its debut. Thus far, Apple Unique movies, documentaries, and collection have been honored with 629 wins and a couple of,845 award nominations and counting, together with multi-Emmy Award-winning comedies The Studio and Ted Lasso, and Oscar Finest Image winner CODA.
Apple TV is on the market in over 100 international locations and areas, on over 1 billion screens, together with iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, Mac, fashionable sensible TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL, and others, Roku and Amazon Fireplace TV gadgets, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at television.apple.com.1
About Method 1
Method 1® racing started in 1950 and is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competitors, in addition to the world’s hottest annual sporting collection. Method One World Championship Restricted is a part of Method 1® and holds the unique business rights to the FIA Method One World Championship™. Method 1® is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Company (NASDAQ: FWONA, FWONK, LLYVA, LLYVK) attributed to the Method One Group monitoring inventory. The F1 brand, F1 FORMULA 1 brand, FORMULA 1, F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX, PADDOCK CLUB, and associated marks are logos of Method One Licensing BV, a Method 1 firm. All rights reserved.
- The Apple TV subscription (previously Apple TV+) doesn’t embody third-party branded subscription providers or content material accessible for rental or buy within the Apple TV app.
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