Formula One 2026 Streaming Guide: Apple TV Hub, When to Watch and Apple App Specials

Apple TV is now the streaming home of Formula 1 racing, with the 2026 season launching its five-year broadcast run for US viewers. Eyes will be on McLaren's reigning champion Lando Norris, Mercedes' George Russell, Red Bull's Max Verstappen and the high-power combo of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari coming into this year's heated competition. If you're a fan, you probably have your own predictions for who's bound to dominate.  

Cadillac is joining the global racing lineup as a newcomer, fielding its own team of drivers, including Valtteri Bottas and Sergio "Checo" Perez. The American brand will make its debut with a sleek, metallic black-and-white, Ferrari-powered car. New regulations and new tech will change what you see on the asphalt this season -- and beyond -- but Apple aims to boost the F1 fan experience through Apple TV's pool of features and offerings within Apple's larger, interconnected world. 

F1 races are scheduled to take place in over a dozen countries around the globe, including Spain, the UK, Japan and the US. Though the season will kick off this weekend on March 6 with the Australian Grand Prix, safety concerns have been heightened amid war across the Middle East, with Grands Prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia scheduled for April. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of F1's governing body, the FIA, issued a statement via Instagram regarding recent events. 

"We continue to monitor developments on the ground, and safety and well-being will guide our decisions across forthcoming events," he wrote. Ben Sulayem noted that the organization will assess upcoming events for F1 and the World Endurance Championship. 

A general guide to this year's F1 events follows below, but visit the FIA site 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 livestream every race this season, but the company plans to share the streaming bounty with other platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video and Tubi. Details are forthcoming on additional 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. 

Races will also stream on F1 TV Pro, a platform that's included with your Apple TV subscription at no extra cost. You'll find the full schedule for main-event races at the end of this article, but here's the lineup for March.

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

F1 hub, multiview, immersive shots help amplify viewing

When you open the Apple TV app, you'll notice a Formula One hub, and with a click of a button, you can choose to follow F1 for all the latest and upcoming content. Sprints, warm-ups, practices and races are shown on the screen, and if it's a live event, the corresponding air 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 races, so you can watch past content or prep for what's next in the season. That includes highlights and recaps for each session. For viewers who enjoy Sky Sports F1 broadcasts from the UK, a row of scheduled events is available in this Apple TV hub. Other content in this section includes a series of behind-the-scenes videos.

Mexico's Sergio Perez is racing for the new Cadillac F1 team this year.

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As you watch a live race, you can choose from 30 different feeds to stream, including the main broadcast, driver data, driver tracker or in-car driver cameras. Yes, you can livestream a feed and feel like you're in the seat with Hamilton, Norris or Leclerc. 

Multiview has become a standard in live sports streaming, and Apple TV lets you watch up to four screens at once. The app has preset multiview sections to choose from, but you can customize those by adding a screen if desired. For example, if you pick the Team Mercedes multiview, it will show three screens -- that includes driver radio audio -- and you can opt to add another feed. Fans watching on the Apple Vision Pro headset will get up to five screens in the multiview experience. 

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

Like other major sports, F1 stats and live updates will be on the Apple Sports app for the entire season. Fans can access live races on Apple TV directly from Apple Sports. If you use Apple News, a flood of F1 coverage will hit the app with a designated feed. And later in the season, Apple News is adding live glances for those who want to check out a race as they're reading related stories. 

Beginning with the Australian Grand Prix, Apple Maps is offering digital guides to this season's race tracks and local spots. Tap into the app to tour each track, and if you're attending F1 in person, find location info for entry gates, restrooms and first-aid sites. Maps will also spotlight team garages, the pit building, the starting grid and finish line, along with landmarks in F1's host cities, such as the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Center. Selected races will feature Maps' 3D versions of tracks and more.

Fans who prefer audio can listen to live commentaries that will be broadcast free on Apple Music, which is providing an F1 hub. In addition to keeping up with races, you can scroll through more content like DJ mixes, drivers' curated playlists or a collection of F1 podcasts. 

Formula 1 2026 full schedule

You can visit the Formula 1 website for additional details on the schedule, but here's a snapshot of when each main race takes place this season. Practice rounds are excluded.