- Apple TV kicks off its F1 partnership in the US with the Australian Grand Prix
- It will stream on Apple TV for subscribers with 30 views and multi-view streams
- Apple is also working with Netflix to stream the new season F1: Drive to survive
Next week is shaping up to be a pretty busy one for Apple, as in addition to the March 4, 2026 event, Apple TV and the rest of the Cupertino-based giant’s services will formally begin its partnership with Formula 1 by streaming the first race to American audiences.
The Australian Grand Prix will be the first to be streamed on Apple TV to all US subscribers, giving us our first chance to see the new interface Apple has been working on to deliver the race from a multitude of viewpoints in up to full 4K resolution with 5.1 audio and the ability to watch multiple viewpoints at once in either a custom format or a pre-made one.
Speaking to media outlets including TechRadar, Apple’s Eddy Cue – SVP of Services – is quite excited about F1’s arrival on Apple TV and is admittedly a fan of the sport: “You don’t know what the outcome of the content is; this is unscripted drama at its best.”
We’ll see the first fruits of this “unscripted drama” when the Australian Grand Prix starts – “all Apple TV subscribers in the US will get access to the full coverage of Formula 1. It’s pre-game, qualifying, sprints, practice, races, post-races… and then you’ll get full access in one place.”
“This is going to be the highest quality; you’re going to be able to do things with multi-view and all kinds of things that haven’t been done before. And so you’re going to have a front-row seat to the action in a way that you haven’t seen before,” Cue said.
And I got a chance to preview this new interface, and as expected, Formula 1 will be right at home in the Apple TV app – whether you’re accessing it on an Apple TV 4K or third-party devices.
You can navigate to it on the floating left sidebar, but on race day – as we’ve seen with Major League Soccer or Friday Night Baseball game day – it’ll be front and center so you can jump right into the live race. And it is not just one feed that is produced live with carvings; Apple TV will offer up to 30 unique vantage points, from fixed cameras around the track to driver views and more traditional broadcast angles. These views will be available for every race, not just the major events.
Another feature Cue teased – and one we expected for Formula 1 on Apple TV – is multi-view. This will be available via the Apple TV app on the big screen, but also on Apple Vision Pro. You’ll be able to create your own layout with one main screen and two or three alternate views out to the right, or choose from pre-determined layouts focused on specific teams, like McLaren.
While Apple isn’t sharing details on whether Formula 1 will be available in the Apple Immersive Video format on the Apple Vision Pro, the company has upgraded multi-view on the $3,500 spatial computer to support up to five views at once. Given that Apple Immersive Video is available for select NBA games, I would expect to see at least one F1 race with this treatment, but only time will tell.
Apple’s F1 partnership will also extend across its services, with more detailed views of race tracks – down to team garages – in Apple Maps, a dedicated section in Apple News, playlists in Apple Music and even related content in Podcasts.
Another notable aspect of Apple TV’s Formula 1 coverage is that it comes at no extra cost, meaning that if you already subscribe to Apple TV to watch shows such as Shrinks, The studioor Resignationyou get access to all the F1 races and a large library of on-demand content. You’ll also be able to watch Friday night baseball and MLS games when those seasons start.
A collaboration with Netflix
Even more surprising was Eddy Cue announcing a new collaboration with Netflix that will turn fans into Drive to survive especially happy: “We’ve teamed up with Netflix. And we’re going to make the entire season of F1: Drive to Survive, the new season, available for streaming right in the Apple TV itself.”
This means that when Season 8 premieres at midnight tonight, February 27, 2026, it will be available on Netflix and built into the Apple TV app for subscribers.
Eddy shared: “Netflix, I believe, has played a critical role in the growth of F1 since the launch of Drive to Survive, and we are excited to make F1 content more widely available to new and existing US fans on both Netflix and Apple TV.” It’s a remarkable collaboration between the two streaming giants, and one that will extend to the Canadian Grand Prix on May 22, 2026, which will now stream on both Netflix and Apple TV.
Consider this just the green flag, not the finish line—Apple’s history with Friday Night Baseball and the MLS Season Pass shows a pattern of launching solid experiences and then quickly iterating with new features, camera technology, and deeper service integrations.
So given Apple’s work on specialized camera systems for its upcoming F1 movies, it’s fair to wonder if similar technology – or even iPhone-based rigs – could eventually find their way into live race broadcasts.
For now, though, the biggest payoff may be the scale: By bringing Formula 1 to Apple TV+ at no extra cost, Apple can dramatically expand the sport’s reach in the US pretty quickly, and if you’re interested and an Apple TV subscriber, the Australian Grand Prix starts on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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