F1 2026: everything you need to know about streaming on Apple TV this season

Formula 1 has a new home on Apple TVwith the 2026 season kicking off its five-year run for American viewers. Eyes will be on McLaren’s reigning champion Lando Norris, Mercedes’ George Russell, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the high-powered combo of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc entering this year’s heated competition. If you’re a fan, you probably have your own predictions about who is destined to dominate.

Cadillac joins the global racing lineup as a newcomer, fielding its own team of drivers, including Valtteri Bottas and Sergio “Checo” Perez. The American brand will debut with a sleek black and white metallic car, powered by Ferrari. New regulations and technology will change what you see on the asphalt this season – and beyond – but Apple aims to improve the F1 fan experience with Apple TV’s feature set and offerings across the full spectrum of Apple apps.

F1 races are scheduled to take place in more than a dozen countries around the world, including Spain, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States. Although the season begins this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix, security concerns have increased due to the war in the Middle East, with the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix scheduled for April. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of F1 governing body the FIA, released a statement via Instagram regarding recent events.

“We continue to monitor developments on the ground, and safety and well-being will guide our decisions during upcoming events,” he wrote. Ben Sulayem indicated that the organization would evaluate the upcoming F1 and World Endurance Championship events.

A general guide to this year’s F1 events follows below, but visit the FIA ​​website for up-to-date changes in light of the current situation.

When and where to watch F1 2026 races

Apple TV subscribers in the US can live stream every race this season, but the company plans to share the streaming premium with other platforms such as NetflixPrime Video and Tubi. Details are coming on other streaming partners, but keep an eye out for F1 on Imax, and in the US, Netflix subscribers can stream the Canadian Grand Prix starting May 22.

The races will also be broadcast on F1 TV Pro, a platform included with your Apple TV subscription at no additional cost. You will find the complete program of races for the main event at the end of this article, but here is the program for the month of March.

• Round 1: Australian Grand Prix, March 6-8.
• Round 2: Chinese Grand Prix, March 12 to 15.
• Round 3: Japanese Grand Prix, March 27-29.

The F1 hub, multi-view and immersive shots help amplify viewing

When you open the Apple TV app, you’ll notice a Formula 1 hub, and with the click of a button you can choose to follow F1 for all the latest and upcoming content. Sprints, warm-ups, workouts and races are displayed on screen, and if it is a live event, the corresponding broadcast dates are provided. Viewers will see that the Continue Watching row will automatically update with upcoming events.

There’s also a curated row dedicated to each round of Grand Prix racing, so you can watch past content or prepare for the rest of the season. This includes highlights and recaps from each session. For viewers enjoying Sky Sports F1 broadcasts from the UK, a range of scheduled events are available in this Apple TV hub. Other content in this section includes a series of behind-the-scenes videos.

When watching a live race, you can choose from 30 different streams to stream, including the main broadcast, driver data, driver tracking, or driver on-board cameras. Yes, you can live stream and feel like you’re in Hamilton’s, Norris’s, or Leclerc’s shoes.

Multiview has become a standard in live sports streaming, and Apple TV lets you watch up to four screens at once. The app offers predefined multi-view sections, but you can customize them by adding a screen if you wish. For example, if you choose the Team Mercedes multiview, it will display three screens, including audio from the driver’s radio, and you can choose to add another stream. Fans watching on the Apple Vision Pro headset will have up to five screens in the multi-view experience.

F1 action on Apple Sports, Apple Maps, Apple Music and more

As with other major sports, F1 stats and live updates will be available on the Apple Sports app throughout the season. Fans can access live races on Apple TV directly from Apple Sports. If you use Apple News, a stream of F1 coverage will hit the app with a designated feed. And later in the season, Apple News adds live previews for those who want to follow a race while reading related stories.

Starting with the Australian Grand Prix, Apple Maps offers digital guides to this season’s race tracks and local spots. Access the app to visit each track and, if you’re attending F1 in person, look for location information on entry gates, toilets and first aid sites. The maps will also highlight the team garages, pit building, starting grid and finish line, as well as points of interest in F1 host cities, such as the Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre. Selected races will feature 3D versions of Maps tracks and more.

Fans who prefer audio can listen to live commentary which will be streamed for free on Apple Music, which provides an F1 hub. As well as following the races, you can scroll through more content like DJ mixes, driver-curated playlists or a collection of F1 podcasts.

Full 2026 Formula 1 calendar

You can visit the Formula 1 website for more details on the calendar, but here’s a look at when each main race will take place this season. Practice rounds are excluded.