March 5, 2026
UPDATE
The 2026 Formulation 1® season begins this weekend, completely on Apple TV in the U.S.
Beginning this weekend, Apple TV subscribers within the U.S. can watch all observe, qualifying, and Dash periods, together with races, because the 2026 season roars into gear
The 2026 FIA Formulation One World Championship™ begins this weekend on Apple TV with the FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026. As the brand new unique U.S. house of Formulation 1®, Apple TV is the place to look at each Grand Prix reside and on demand — together with all observe, qualifying, and Dash periods, together with races — all season lengthy.
The FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026 airs Saturday, March 7, at 8 p.m. PT on Apple TV, with all periods accessible to stream reside and on demand. Followers can comply with Formulation 1 on Apple TV and discover an intensive assortment of curated programming at apple.co/f1onappletv.
“This weekend marks the beginning of a brand new period for Formulation 1 followers within the U.S.,” mentioned Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice chairman of Providers. “We’re excited to convey each second of the season to Apple TV, delivering an immersive expertise designed totally round followers. Formulation 1’s development in America has been extraordinary, and we’re proud to construct on that momentum — combining the facility of Apple TV with the broader Apple ecosystem to create much more methods for followers to attach with the game.”
“As we start this thrilling chapter for our sport with new groups, automobiles, engines, and drivers, it’s the good time to welcome Apple as our broadcaster in the US,” mentioned Stefano Domenicali, Formulation 1’s president and CEO. “We’ve an essential journey forward of us, one we’ll share in a rustic the place the fervour for F1 continues to develop with extraordinary vitality. We’re two international manufacturers with the identical ambition: to all the time try for excellence, to boldly innovate, and to ship thrilling experiences. I’m positive our American followers will respect not solely the depth and spectacle of our races, but in addition the standard and protection they’ll have accessible. All through the season, they’ll be capable of expertise each second on Apple TV, feeling even nearer to the motion, the groups, and the protagonists of this distinctive sport.”
The Greatest Solution to Watch Formulation 1 within the U.S.
Viewers tuning in to F1 will get pleasure from a real front-row expertise, with complete protection and evaluation, expansive programming, and each Grand Prix with 5.1 encompass sound — and, for the primary time ever for F1 viewers, in beautiful 4K with Dolby Imaginative and prescient.1
Protection of each Grand Prix will function English and Spanish commentary, together with entry to as much as 30 extra reside feeds throughout all periods.2 These embody Driver Tracker for a hen’s-eye view of the race; real-time telemetry and timing; a combined onboard feed that routinely switches between onboard cameras because the race unfolds; and Podium feeds that dynamically comply with the drivers working in P1, P2, and P3 all through.
Viewers can comply with each second of the race with a Multiview expertise, watching as much as 4 reside feeds without delay.3 They’ll simply get began with a one-tap, preconfigured Multiview format for each group, or if they like much more personalization, they’ll customise their very own Multiview and select which feeds they’d wish to comply with.
Viewers will even have entry to Sky Sports activities broadcasts, offering one other approach to get pleasure from each race weekend.
By no means Miss a Beat with Formulation 1 on Apple TV
Apple TV subscribers can discover curated collections of programming masking the whole lot they should know heading into the 2026 season, together with rule modifications, new automobiles, group updates, the complete race calendar, and probably the most thrilling moments from final season. In the event that they miss a session, they’ll catch up anytime with full replays, highlights, and Race in 30 — all spoiler-free.
F1 TV Premium — Formulation 1’s premier direct-to-consumer providing — stays accessible completely within the U.S. by means of Apple TV and is included at no extra value for subscribers. On Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone, subscribers can even entry Formulation 2, Formulation 3, F1 ACADEMY, and Porsche Supercup occasions by means of the F1 TV app utilizing their Apple TV subscription.
Netflix’s Formulation 1: Drive to Survive Involves Apple TV within the U.S.
For the primary time, Formulation 1: Drive to Survive will likely be accessible to stream on each Netflix and Apple TV, as Season 8 takes viewers by means of the thrills, shake-ups, and triumphs of the 2025 FIA Formulation One World Championship™.
Whether or not the viewer is an informal fan who fell in love with Formulation 1 by means of Drive to Survive or a die-hard fanatic tuning in to every race weekend all year long, they’ll discover much more methods to have interaction with the game by means of this collaboration between Apple TV and Netflix. Launched simply final week forward of the 2026 F1 season, this newest chapter provides followers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the 2025 marketing campaign — a 12 months that noticed loads of motion unfold each on and off the monitor.
Drive to Survive will likely be accessible for U.S. followers to get pleasure from with an Apple TV subscription all through your entire season. Moreover, the FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2026, starting Might 22, will stream on Apple TV and Netflix within the U.S.
Extra Methods to Have a good time Formulation 1
- Followers can comply with their favourite groups and drivers all season lengthy with the free Apple Sports activities app for iPhone. Designed for velocity and ease, the app places favourite leagues and groups entrance and heart, with real-time leaderboards, driver and constructor standings, and reside updates for each observe, qualifying, and Dash session, together with races — all with fast entry to look at reside on Apple TV. With Stay Actions, Apple Sports activities delivers real-time updates to the iPhone Lock Display and Apple Watch, and upcoming races will be scheduled prematurely so followers by no means miss a second. Sport Card Sharing lets followers share their pleasure for any Grand Prix. Followers can even comply with Formulation 1 throughout Apple TV, Apple Sports activities, and Apple Information with My Sports activities, delivering a seamless expertise throughout supported apps.
- Apple Maps customers and F1 followers can discover {custom} Grand Prix particulars coming to pick out races across the globe this 12 months, together with the upcoming FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026. Maps is including detailed circuit maps with flip numbers, grandstands, and custom-designed 3D landmarks just like the F1 pit constructing. For followers attending in particular person, Maps makes it straightforward to get round, with helpful data like occasion entry gates, street closures, up to date transit schedules, pedestrian walkways, and extra. F1 followers can find out about all 24 Grand Prix circuits with the 2026 Formulation 1® Tracks Across the World Information immediately in Maps, and customers attending the Australian Grand Prix can even uncover a few of Melbourne’s finest cafés, museums, and nightlife by means of a {custom} Hyperlocal information in Maps.
- Beginning with the Australian Grand Prix, Apple Music will function free reside audio broadcasts of the races, providing a good way for U.S. followers to catch the published commentary reside whereas on the go. It should additionally spotlight The Sounds of Formulation 1, a vacation spot the place followers can discover music to soundtrack the season, in addition to Formulation 1: Sounds of the Circuit, a playlist that spotlights the deep connection between music and the circuit. Apple Music subscribers can moreover discover driver-curated playlists — together with playlists by Crimson Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar and by Haas drivers Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman — together with unique DJ mixes by prime DJs like Anna Lunoe dropping all through the season. Extra content material will roll out within the F1 devoted house. Followers can even get pleasure from an unique dialog with four-time, consecutive Formulation 1 World Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen and Apple Music Radio host Ebro Darden. The interview explores the worldwide famous person’s previous, current, and future, in addition to what followers can count on heading into the 2026 season. Watch the interview on Apple TV’s YouTube channel and on Apple TV.
- When followers comply with Formulation 1 on Apple Information, their pursuits additionally sync seamlessly throughout Apple TV and Apple Sports activities. In Apple Information, followers will get entry to customized Formulation 1 protection from main publishers, together with The Athletic, ESPN, and Motor Sport, in addition to highlights from F1 and reside blogs for every race from The Athletic. Followers can even decide in to well timed notifications so that they by no means miss main headlines, breaking information, or race outcomes all through the season. And coming later this season, Apple Information will give followers a real-time glimpse of the motion taking place on the monitor with Stay Look In. With Stay Look In, followers catching up on the most recent headlines and protection will be capable of merely faucet to leap straight into F1 on the Apple TV app.
- Apple Podcasts is bringing Formulation 1 followers nearer to the motion with enhanced curation and a brand new devoted Formulation 1 assortment. The expertise places followers on the heart of the game, that includes prime Formulation 1 official podcasts like F1 Nation, the favored present with race reactions and professional commentary; and F1 Past The Grid, which delivers weekly deep-dive interviews with drivers and group principals. This curated vacation spot makes it simpler than ever for racing fanatics to remain linked to the world of Formulation 1, multi functional place.
The right way to Watch F1 on Apple TV
F1 on Apple TV is accessible within the U.S. on the Apple TV app on iPhone; iPad; Apple TV 4K; 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, for $12.99 per 30 days with a seven-day free trial for brand new subscribers. For a restricted time, eligible prospects who buy and activate a brand new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac can get pleasure from three months of Apple TV without spending a dime. Go to apple.com/tvpr and see the complete checklist of supported gadgets.
Apple TV presents 1000’s of hours of unique Apple Originals with new releases weekly and no adverts. Subscribers can even watch all of Formulation 1 (within the U.S.), MLS, and “Friday Night time Baseball” reside. Launched in November 2019 as the primary international all-original streaming service, Apple TV is house to history-making, Emmy Award-winning hits, together with The Studio, Severance, and Ted Lasso. The service additionally includes a rising slate of acclaimed, award-winning sequence reminiscent of Pluribus, Shrinking, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Hijack, and Gradual Horses, amongst others. Apple TV’s increasing lineup of Apple Authentic Movies consists of the Academy Award-nominated summer season blockbuster F1 The Film, Eternity, and the Emmy Award-nominated hit The Gorge, together with new premieres that embody Consequence, The Dink, Mayday, Matchbox The Film, and Manner of the Warrior Child.
Extra Methods to Watch
Apple TV is working to convey extra methods to look at F1 to much more followers and screens within the U.S.
- For the primary time ever, Apple is working with the favored free streaming service Tubi to supply its viewers unique reside F1 altcasts for a number of races through the 2026 Formulation 1 season — accessible without spending a dime and throughout each machine within the U.S. The altcasts will function prime creators who’re specialists on the game to supply sharp race perception paired with entertaining commentary. Tubi is the second-largest free AVOD service in reaching customers age 18+, and this programming is designed to broaden F1’s attraction and broaden entry for brand new, youthful, and extra digitally native audiences. The supported races with reside F1 altcasts will likely be introduced at a later date.
- Apple will broaden entry to reside Formulation 1 protection by means of a brand new streaming collaboration with Yahoo Sports activities. Stay observe periods and qualifying periods will stream within the U.S. throughout the Yahoo Sports activities platform. Protection of observe periods will function Apple TV’s essential broadcast feed protection, and qualifying periods will provide a combined onboard feed that switches between driver cameras all through the race to supply a dynamic, multi-angle view of the motion. With greater than 100 million month-to-month lively customers within the U.S., Yahoo Sports activities presents vital attain to attach much more followers to the game.
- By a brand new collaboration, Apple and TelevisaUnivision are increasing the Spanish-language attain of Formulation 1 within the U.S. Univision, the main tv community for Hispanic audiences, will simulcast one race (to be introduced), with devoted pre- and post-race programming. As well as, TelevisaUnivision will promote Apple TV’s F1 protection all through the season throughout its multiplatform ecosystem, together with highlights on studio packages La Jugada and Contacto Deportivo.
- IMAX is working with Apple TV to convey the 2026 FIA Formulation One World Championship reside to pick out IMAX theaters throughout the U.S., amplifying the inaugural season of Apple TV because the official U.S. broadcaster for F1. 5 of probably the most iconic Grands Prix in F1 — Miami, Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, and Austin — will likely be accessible throughout at the very least 50 IMAX theaters nationwide.
- DIRECTV prospects now have entry to Apple TV’s reside sports activities programming — together with F1 within the U.S., MLS matches, and “Friday Night time Baseball” — all accessible immediately inside their houses, on the go, or at any of the 300,000-plus sports activities bars, eating places, resorts, and different industrial venues served by DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS. Anybody who subscribes to Apple TV by means of DIRECTV can uncover and watch Apple TV’s reside sports activities immediately inside their DIRECTV expertise.
- EverPass is providing industrial institutions entry to stream Apple TV’s full reside sports activities portfolio — together with F1 within the U.S., MLS, and “Friday Night time Baseball” — accessible to new and current EverPass prospects by means of the EverPass Core package deal.
- Comcast is providing Xfinity prospects an built-in viewing expertise for Apple TV’s reside sports activities. Clients who subscribe to Apple TV by means of Xfinity may have seamless entry to F1 within the U.S., “Friday Night time Baseball” video games, and all MLS matches in English and Spanish. Apple TV’s protection will likely be immediately built-in into the Xfinity X1 and the Xfinity Stream app channel information so prospects can simply discover and watch Apple TV protection alongside their different reside sports activities. Moreover, the mixing means Xfinity prospects can now get pleasure from Apple TV’s reside protection by means of X1’s fashionable viewing options like Xfinity Multiview, making it straightforward to comply with the motion of F1, MLB, and MLS whereas watching different reside sports activities on the similar time.
- Roku prospects within the U.S. can now subscribe to Apple TV by means of Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel to entry all F1 races and all of Apple TV’s titles in a single seamless expertise.
- Prime Video prospects within the U.S. can entry F1 races by subscribing to Apple TV, which incorporates Apple TV authentic programming and reside sports activities.
- To look at F1 on Apple TV, viewers are required to have a U.S. Apple TV subscription. An Apple TV subscription doesn’t embody third-party branded subscription providers, or content material accessible for rental or buy within the Apple TV app.
- P1, P2, and P3 are solely accessible for Race and Dash periods.
- Multiview is accessible on supported gadgets, together with Apple TV 4K, iPad, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional.
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