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.
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