Apple TV Offers Free Austrian Grand Prix Streaming For US Fans

Formula 1 and Apple TV have formed a broadcasting partnership that will see the Austrian Grand Prix available to watch entirely free for fans in the United States.
The deal between F1 and Apple TV was struck at the beginning of 2026, off the back of the hugely successful F1 movie, which was an Apple TV production.
Under the partnership, Apple TV is showing all races during the 2026 season, though the service is currently limited to viewers in the US only.
A standard subscription to Apple TV costs $12.99 per month, giving subscribers access to the platform’s full library of movies and TV shows alongside F1 coverage.
However, ahead of the eighth round of the season at the Red Bull Ring, Apple TV has opened up its coverage of the Austrian GP to non-subscribers completely free of charge.
The Austrian GP arrives at a critical point in the 2026 drivers’ championship, with the title battle beginning to intensify following a dramatic Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli had won five consecutive grands prix before suffering a retirement in Barcelona due to a mechanical failure, handing his rivals a vital opportunity to close the gap.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton took full advantage by winning in Barcelona, cutting Antonelli’s championship lead to just 41 points heading into Austria.
Antonelli’s Mercedes team-mate George Russell is a further nine points behind Hamilton, making the intra-team dynamics at Mercedes one of the most compelling storylines of the season.
The Austrian GP will be a significant test of whether Hamilton and Ferrari are genuine title contenders in 2026, or whether Barcelona was simply an opportunistic result from a struggling rival’s misfortune.
With Antonelli having retaken the lead over Russell before his Barcelona retirement, the battle within Mercedes also remains very much alive and unresolved heading to the Red Bull Ring.
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