The Formula 1 edit

Article by Finley Ever

With Bahrain pre-season testing out of the way, we only have 11 days left until the first practice session of the year in Melbourne, Australia. Last year, F1 TV was the primary source to watch the sport from, but changes have been made for the 2026 season. If you aren’t planning on attending every single Grand Prix this year (don’t feel bad for yourself, I’m not either) but you still want to support your favorite drivers and teams, here’s how you can watch Formula 1 this year.

Last year, F1 signed a contract with Apple TV that is set to run from 2026 through 2030. The deal implies that the only way to truly watch every practice session, qualifying, sprint race, and grand prix in the US is if you pay for an Apple TV subscription. Of course, highlights will still be available through Formula 1’s YouTube channel, in which they will accumulate the most important parts of a race into an 8-ish minute video. But, if you want the live drama and action, Apple TV is the only route for American supporters of the sport. Apple TV is $12.99 per month or $99.99 annually. There is the option to upgrade to Apple TV Plus, but if you’re only purchasing a subscription for the F1 feature then this upgrade won’t be needed, just the simple subscription will supply you with all your F1 needs, and now you have a new channel as well that has hundreds of movie and Tv show options!

If you aren’t planning on watching every single thing put out and done by Formula 1, then you don’t need a subscription. Apple TV is allowing select practices and other random motorsports content for non-subscribers. I highly doubt many people will take this route though. But it is still an option!

For fans in the UK, Sky Sports F1 will be your go-to for everything live F1. Channel 4 will also be showing highlights.

For Europe on a grander scale than just the UK, various broadcasters hold the rights to F1. Sky Sports (previously mentioned), Canal+, and Viaplay are already existing apps that will continue to provide European fans with every F1 related.

Canadian fans are set to continue watching the sport through the streaming services of TSN and RDS.

If you live in Asia, you can watch Formula One (depending on the area you live) through Fuji TV (Japan), FanCode (India), Coupang Play (South Korea), belN SPORTS (Southeast Asia), Tencent/CCTV (China), and K+ (Vietnam).

South America has GLOBO in Brazil returning this year for the primary way to watch the sport there and ESPN/Disney is set to continue coverage for the whole of the continent.

If you’re an Aussie F1 fan but not able to attend the Grand Prix coming up, you can still support hometown hero Oscar Piastri on Kayo Sports, Foxtel/ Foxtel Now, and Network 10!

The Middle East is also represented by belN SPORTS in the 2026 season as its primary streaming service. belN’s dedicated online service is called TOD Streaming Platform.

Yet another region that falls under belN SPORTS is North Africa! SuperSport is set to cover the 2026 F1 season for Sub-Saharan Africa as well.

Hopefully this covers everything! In conclusion, pretty much every part of the globe is continuing on watching the sport how they used to except for the US.

Happy streaming! xx