James Allen: F1 partnering with Apple for US broadcast is seismic for the series

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

Apple has sealed a five-year exclusive deal to broadcast Formula 1 in the United States, starting from the 2026 season. This will move all US coverage of the championship to Apple TV as the tech giant seeks to continue its push into live sport. But this partnership won't just affect where Americans watch races, but also how they experience them. After immense success with the F1 movie ...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

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

With the news that Apple has won the battle for the United States live television rights for Formula 1, it might be easy to link the estimated $140million deal with the success of F1: The Movie.  The highest-grossing sports movie of all time, the Apple Original film was a worldwide blockbuster success and was clearly a jumping on point for the company in its relationship with ...Keep reading

With the news that Apple has won the battle for the United States live television rights for Formula 1, it might be easy to link the estimated $140million deal with the success of F1: The Movie.  The highest-grossing sports movie of all time, the Apple Original film was a worldwide blockbuster success and was clearly a jumping on point for the company in its relationship with F1.  Read ...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

With the news that Apple has won the battle for the United States live television rights for Formula 1, it might be easy to link the estimated $140million deal with the success of F1: The Movie.  The highest-grossing sports movie of all time, the Apple Original film was a worldwide blockbuster success and was clearly a jumping on point for the company in its relationship with ...Keep reading

With the news that Apple has won the battle for the United States live television rights for Formula 1, it might be easy to link the estimated $140million deal with the success of F1: The Movie.  The highest-grossing sports movie of all time, the Apple Original film was a worldwide blockbuster success and was clearly a jumping on point for the company in its relationship with ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier delivered a stunning time in stage five to lead the Central European Rally from World Rally Championship title rival Kalle Rovanpera while Thierry Neuville and Gregoire Munster made costly mistakes.Ogier took a 1.6s advantage into Friday morning’s stages, but managed to end the loop with his lead increasing to 3.9s over Rovanpera, as the Toyota pair began to pull clear of ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier delivered a stunning time in stage five to lead the Central European Rally from World Rally Championship title rival Kalle Rovanpera while Thierry Neuville and Gregoire Munster made costly mistakes.Ogier took a 1.6s advantage into Friday morning’s stages, but managed to end the loop with his lead increasing to 3.9s over Rovanpera, as the Toyota pair began to pull clear of ...Keep reading

Diogo Moreira will step up from Moto2 in 2026 to join LCR in MotoGP