F1 teases virtual reality and new camera technology as Apple takes over US F1 coverage in 2026

Max Verstappen believes that – barring any drama at McLaren – he needed to win the Singapore Grand Prix to have any serious shot at the 2025 F1 title. According to the Dutchman, that victory was within reach for Red Bull. With six race weekends remaining, Verstappen trails championship leader Oscar Piastri by 63 points. McLaren team boss Andrea Stella said in Baku that all media should ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen believes that – barring any drama at McLaren – he needed to win the Singapore Grand Prix to have any serious shot at the 2025 F1 title. According to the Dutchman, that victory was within reach for Red Bull. With six race weekends remaining, Verstappen trails championship leader Oscar Piastri by 63 points. McLaren team boss Andrea Stella said in Baku that all media should ...Keep reading

VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio is faster than Aprilia on long run pace and could be the favourite for victory in the Australian Grand Prix, believes fellow Ducati rider Alex Marquez.After two uneventful weekends in Japan and Indonesia, di Giannantonio returned to the sharp end of the pack at Phillip Island on Friday, ending up as the top non-Aprilia rider in third place.While he faced a ...Keep reading

Speculation continues over a potential Ferrari approach for Christian Horner

Charles Leclerc addresses speculation surrounding his Ferrari F1 future

Formula 1 is back this weekend with its widely popular United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas where the title fight is again expected to dominate discussions.Championship leader Oscar Piastri tops McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by 22 points, while reigning champion Max Verstappen sits third and 63 points off top.The Red Bull driver is the most in-form though with two wins and ...Keep reading

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Race Against Dementia, the charity founded by Sir Jackie Stewart, has unveiled an innovative prize draw opportunity for Formula 1 fans to have a VIP Grand Prix experience and own a piece of F1 history. Over the last decade Stewart and his son Mark have collected the signatures of all 20 of the living F1 world champions, including Michael Schumacher, on one of Stewart’s tartan race helmets ...Keep reading

Apple has secured the exclusive rights to stream Formula 1 in the United States starting in 2026, outbidding ESPN with a five-year deal. After seven years of broadcasting the championship, ESPN's tenure will come to an end, but not without seeing a substantial increase in viewership over these years.ESPN acquired broadcasting rights in 2018 for free, a year after Liberty Media's acquisition of ...Keep reading

"I'm really happy to be continuing," said George Russell in his first appearance since Mercedes made his contract extension public."Because the truth is, if every single seat was available for next year, and I could choose any single team to race for, I believe Mercedes is my best chance of winning the championship next year."Perfectly on message. And yet there was something about the ...Keep reading

Jak Crawford will make his Free Practice 1 debut with Aston Martin next Friday at Formula 1’s Mexico City Grand Prix.Currently holding second place in the drivers’ standings for his third campaign in Formula 2, Crawford will take the wheel of Lance Stroll’s AMR25 challenger at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.“I’m thrilled to drive the AMR25 next week in Mexico for my first official ...Keep reading

Jak Crawford will make his Free Practice 1 debut with Aston Martin next Friday at Formula 1’s Mexico City Grand Prix.Currently holding second place in the drivers’ standings for his third campaign in Formula 2, Crawford will take the wheel of Lance Stroll’s AMR25 challenger at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.“I’m thrilled to drive the AMR25 next week in Mexico for my first official ...Keep reading

ESPN has issued a statement after the confirmation that Apple TV has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights for Formula 1 in the United States from 2026 with a five-year deal.The Disney-owned broadcaster acquired the broadcasting rights to F1 in the US in 2018 after previously broadcasting the series from 1984 to 1997. With its current contract expiring at the end of 2025, the door opened ...Keep reading

Over the US Grand Prix weekend in Austin, Formula 1 management announced it had signed a five-year deal to bring exclusive broadcast rights in the US to Apple TV, starting in 2026.The deal is a huge shift in how F1 is accessed in the United States, so naturally there are plenty of key questions needing to be answered for F1 fans in the country.Why is F1 going to Apple TV, and how much is Apple ...Keep reading

Apple has secured exclusive Formula 1 streaming rights in the United States for when ESPN's contract with the championship comes to an end at the close of 2025. Here's everything you need to know about streaming and watching F1 races on Apple's streaming platform, Apple TV.Compatible devices and appsApple TV is supported on a number of devices and browsers. Make sure to download the latest ...Keep reading

On Friday, Formula 1 and Apple announced the tech giant has won the exclusive broadcast rights to the series in the United States for a five-year period starting in 2026, taking over from ESPN for what Motorsport.com understands is a figure higher than $140m per year.The deal is a commercial boost for Liberty Media's coffers, but it also represents a shift from a legacy TV broadcaster to a ...Keep reading

It was the worst kept secret for months, but the news that Formula 1 has partnered with Apple for the broadcast rights in the US is truly seismic for the series. This is a critical deal for F1 and its owner, Liberty Media, because growth in the US market is their big bet for the future. F1 has a market capitalisation today of $24 billion, three times what Liberty paid for it in 2017 and much ...Keep reading

Streaming platform Apple TV has won the bid to exclusively broadcast Formula 1 in the United States from 2026, signing a five-year deal with F1's commercial rightsholder.Apple had long been a frontrunner in the race against current rightsholder ESPN to take over F1 streaming rights in the US, with the tech giant also behind the blockbuster F1 movie that become the highest grossing sports movie ...Keep reading