Method 1® begins this weekend, solely on Apple TV within the U.S.

March 5, 2026

UPDATE

The 2026 Method 1® season begins this weekend, solely on Apple TV in the U.S.

Beginning this weekend, Apple TV subscribers within the U.S. can watch all follow, qualifying, and Dash classes, together with races, because the 2026 season roars into gear

The 2026 FIA Method 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. residence of Method 1®, Apple TV is the place to look at each Grand Prix stay and on demand — together with all follow, qualifying, and Dash classes, 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 classes out there to stream stay and on demand. Followers can comply with Method 1 on Apple TV and discover an in depth assortment of curated programming at apple.co/f1onappletv.

“This weekend marks the beginning of a brand new period for Method 1 followers within the U.S.,” mentioned Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice chairman of Providers. “We’re excited to deliver each second of the season to Apple TV, delivering an immersive expertise designed completely round followers. Method 1’s progress in America has been extraordinary, and we’re proud to construct on that momentum — combining the ability 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, vehicles, engines, and drivers, it’s the excellent time to welcome Apple as our broadcaster in the US,” mentioned Stefano Domenicali, Method 1’s president and CEO. “We’ve got an vital journey forward of us, one we’ll share in a rustic the place the eagerness for F1 continues to develop with extraordinary power. We’re two world 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 recognize not solely the depth and spectacle of our races, but additionally the standard and protection they’ll have out there. All through the season, they’ll be capable to expertise each second on Apple TV, feeling even nearer to the motion, the groups, and the protagonists of this distinctive sport.”

The Finest Approach to Watch Method 1 within the U.S.

Viewers tuning in to F1 will take pleasure in 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 gorgeous 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 stay feeds throughout all classes.² These embrace Driver Tracker for a hen’s-eye view of the race; real-time telemetry and timing; a blended onboard feed that mechanically switches between onboard cameras because the race unfolds; and Podium feeds that dynamically comply with the drivers operating 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 stay feeds directly.³ They’ll simply get began with a one-tap, preconfigured Multiview format for each staff, or if they like much more personalization, they will customise their very own Multiview and select which feeds they’d wish to comply with.

Viewers may even have entry to Sky Sports activities broadcasts, offering one other option to take pleasure in each race weekend.

By no means Miss a Beat with Method 1 on Apple TV

Apple TV subscribers can discover curated collections of programming masking every little thing they should know heading into the 2026 season, together with rule modifications, new vehicles, staff updates, the complete race calendar, and essentially the most thrilling moments from final season. In the event that they miss a session, they will catch up anytime with full replays, highlights, and Race in 30 — all spoiler-free.

F1 TV Premium — Method 1’s premier direct-to-consumer providing — stays out there solely within the U.S. by Apple TV and is included at no extra value for subscribers. On Apple TV, iPad, and iPhone, subscribers may entry Method 2, Method 3, F1 ACADEMY, and Porsche Supercup occasions by the F1 TV app utilizing their Apple TV subscription.

Netflix’s Method 1: Drive to Survive Involves Apple TV within the U.S.

For the primary time, Method 1: Drive to Survive can be out there to stream on each Netflix and Apple TV, as Season 8 takes viewers by the thrills, shake-ups, and triumphs of the 2025 FIA Method One World Championship™.

Whether or not the viewer is an off-the-cuff fan who fell in love with Method 1 by Drive to Survive or a die-hard fanatic tuning in to every race weekend all year long, they’ll discover much more methods to interact with the game by this collaboration between Apple TV and Netflix. Launched simply final week forward of the 2026 F1 season, this newest chapter offers 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 can be out there for U.S. followers to take pleasure in with an Apple TV subscription all through the whole 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 Rejoice Method 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 middle, with real-time leaderboards, driver and constructor standings, and stay updates for each follow, qualifying, and Dash session, together with races — all with fast entry to look at stay on Apple TV. With Dwell Actions, Apple Sports activities delivers real-time updates to the iPhone Lock Display screen and Apple Watch, and upcoming races might be scheduled upfront so followers by no means miss a second. Recreation Card Sharing lets followers share their pleasure for any Grand Prix. Followers may comply with Method 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 individual, Maps makes it simple to get round, with helpful info like occasion entry gates, highway closures, up to date transit schedules, pedestrian walkways, and extra. F1 followers can find out about all 24 Grand Prix circuits with the 2026 Method 1® Tracks Across the World Information instantly in Maps, and customers attending the Australian Grand Prix may uncover a few of Melbourne’s finest cafés, museums, and nightlife by a {custom} Hyperlocal information in Maps.

• Beginning with the Australian Grand Prix, Apple Music will function free stay audio broadcasts of the races, providing an effective way for U.S. followers to catch the printed commentary stay whereas on the go. It’s going to additionally spotlight The Sounds of Method 1, a vacation spot the place followers can discover music to soundtrack the season, in addition to Method 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 Pink 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. Further content material will roll out within the F1 devoted house. Followers may take pleasure in an unique dialog with four-time, consecutive Method 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 anticipate heading into the 2026 season. Watch the interview on Apple TV’s YouTube channel and on Apple TV.

• When followers comply with Method 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 Method 1 protection from main publishers, together with The Athletic, ESPN, and Motor Sport, in addition to highlights from F1 and stay blogs for every race from The Athletic. Followers may 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 occurring on the monitor with Dwell Look In. With Dwell Look In, followers catching up on the most recent headlines and protection will be capable to merely faucet to leap straight into F1 on the Apple TV app.

• Apple Podcasts is bringing Method 1 followers nearer to the motion with enhanced curation and a brand new devoted Method 1 assortment. The expertise places followers on the middle of the game, that includes prime Method 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 staff principals. This curated vacation spot makes it simpler than ever for racing lovers to remain related to the world of Method 1, multi functional place.

Tips on how to Watch F1 on Apple TV

F1 on Apple TV is out there within the U.S. on the Apple TV app on iPhone; iPad; Apple TV 4K; Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional; Mac; standard good TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL, and others; Roku and Amazon Fireplace TV units; 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 take pleasure in three months of Apple TV without spending a dime. Go to apple.com/tvpr and see the complete record of supported units.

Apple TV presents hundreds of hours of unique Apple Originals with new releases weekly and no advertisements. Subscribers may watch all of Method 1 (within the U.S.), MLS, and “Friday Night time Baseball” stay. Launched in November 2019 as the primary world all-original streaming service, Apple TV is residence to history-making, Emmy Award-winning hits, together with The Studio, Severance, and Ted Lasso. The service additionally contains a rising slate of acclaimed, award-winning collection corresponding to 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 embrace Final result, The Dink, Mayday, Matchbox The Film, and Means of the Warrior Child.

Extra Methods to Watch

Apple TV is working to deliver 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 stay F1 altcasts for a number of races in the course of the 2026 Method 1 season — out there without spending a dime and throughout each system within the U.S. The altcasts will function prime creators who’re consultants on the game to offer 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 enchantment and broaden entry for brand new, youthful, and extra digitally native audiences. The supported races with stay F1 altcasts can be introduced at a later date.

• Apple will broaden entry to stay Method 1 protection by a brand new streaming collaboration with Yahoo Sports activities. Dwell follow classes and qualifying classes will stream within the U.S. throughout the Yahoo Sports activities platform. Protection of follow classes will function Apple TV’s important broadcast feed protection, and qualifying classes will provide a blended onboard feed that switches between driver cameras all through the race to offer a dynamic, multi-angle view of the motion. With greater than 100 million month-to-month energetic customers within the U.S., Yahoo Sports activities presents important attain to attach much more followers to the game.

• By means of a brand new collaboration, Apple and TelevisaUnivision are increasing the Spanish-language attain of Method 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 applications La Jugada and Contacto Deportivo.

• IMAX is working with Apple TV to deliver the 2026 FIA Method One World Championship stay 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 essentially the most iconic Grands Prix in F1 — Miami, Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, and Austin — can be out there throughout no less than 50 IMAX theaters nationwide.

• DIRECTV prospects now have entry to Apple TV’s stay sports activities programming — together with F1 within the U.S., MLS matches, and “Friday Night time Baseball” — all out there instantly inside their houses, on the go, or at any of the 300,000-plus sports activities bars, eating places, motels, and different industrial venues served by DIRECTV FOR BUSINESS. Anybody who subscribes to Apple TV by DIRECTV can uncover and watch Apple TV’s stay sports activities instantly inside their DIRECTV expertise.

• EverPass is providing industrial institutions entry to stream Apple TV’s full stay sports activities portfolio — together with F1 within the U.S., MLS, and “Friday Night time Baseball” — out there to new and current EverPass prospects by the EverPass Core bundle.

• Comcast is providing Xfinity prospects an built-in viewing expertise for Apple TV’s stay sports activities. Prospects who subscribe to Apple TV by Xfinity can 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 can be instantly 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 stay sports activities. Moreover, the combination means Xfinity prospects can now take pleasure in Apple TV’s stay protection by X1’s standard viewing options like Xfinity Multiview, making it simple to comply with the motion of F1, MLB, and MLS whereas watching different stay sports activities on the similar time.

• Roku prospects within the U.S. can now subscribe to Apple TV by 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 unique programming and stay sports activities.

1. To observe F1 on Apple TV, viewers are required to have a U.S. Apple TV subscription. An Apple TV subscription doesn’t embrace third-party branded subscription companies, or content material out there for rental or buy within the Apple TV app.
2. P1, P2, and P3 are solely out there for Race and Dash classes.
3. Multiview is out there on supported units, together with Apple TV 4K, iPad, and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional.

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