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

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

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

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

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

Lando Norris says that there will be repercussions for his first-lap contact with Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix, as he accepted accountability for the incident between the two McLaren drivers.Norris made a swift start to the Singapore race and drew level with Piastri through the opening corners. After encountering Max Verstappen at the apex of Turn 3 ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri says he doesn't believe McLaren is favouring his team-mate Lando Norris in their 2025 Formula 1 title fight, nor does he want to receive priority as the championship leader.Piastri is heading into the final six-race stretch with a 22-point lead on Norris, with reigning champion Max Verstappen now 63 points behind after consistently gaining on the pair over the last three ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has firmly shot down rumours that he is considering a Formula 1 seat outside of Ferrari from 2027.Recent reports have claimed that the 28-year-old driver was considering a move away from the Maranello outfit from 2027 onwards after gauging the performance of each team following the 2026 regulation changes. However, Leclerc has reaffirmed his loyalty to Ferrari, which he joined ...Keep reading

Williams F1 Academy driver Lia Block has unveiled her new project car in a video shared on the Block House Racing YouTube channel.While the 19-year-old driver is currently competing in her second year of the all-female single-seater racing series, she comes from a background in rallying. She has previously competed in the American Rally Association, Extreme E, Nitrocross and the ARA East ...Keep reading

Court filings in the ongoing dispute between the McLaren Formula 1 team and Alex Palou have revealed a concrete number on how much it costs to put a rookie in a car during a free practice session, according to Motor Sport Magazine.Documents referenced in the court case between the two parties show that Toyota World Endurance Championship driver Ryo Hirakawa secured a drive during FP1 of the ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has discussed the possibility of expanding the number of grands prix in the United States. While the Las Vegas Grand Prix was added to the calendar in 2023 to join Miami and Austin as cities hosting F1 races in the United States, there have been reports that a fourth US race could be introduced. Although this has not been confirmed, rumours ...Keep reading

Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue has responded to the rumours about Apple acquiring the Formula 1 broadcasting rights in the United States during the Autosport Business Exchange New York.With the current deal with ESPN coming to a close at the end of 2025, the doors opened for other broadcasters to enter a bid as the Disney-owned broadcaster decided not to fight for a renewal ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted that the F1 movie actor Brad Pitt «was not impressed» when Lewis Hamilton told the Hollywood star that he was «much too old» to play a current Formula 1 driver.This comment came from the seven-time world champion as Pitt was prepared for his role in the Apple-backed movie. Pitt, who plays Sonny Hayes - a retired driver pulled back into the ...Keep reading

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff was speaking on the Autosport Business Exchange (ABX) in New York City on Wednesday, celebrating the rise of racing in America.While Netflix's hit docuseries, Drive to Survive, has been a major factor in the sport's remarkable growth stateside, Wolff was among those who were skeptical at first.Mercedes actually declined to participate in the first ...Keep reading

Nearing the end of his first full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series, three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen has learned a lot about oval racing.At the start of the 2025 Cup season, SVG had five finishes outside the top 30 in the first six oval races, but in recent weeks, he earned his first oval stage points and secured his first top ten on an oval in the Cup Series.He ...Keep reading

Speaking with Motorsport.com's Matt Weaver, Alex Palou offered a candid look into his incredible career as an IndyCar driver. In 2025, he earned his fourth IndyCar title in the last five years, and became an Indy 500 legend.Palou discussed a variety of topics throughout the 15-minute interview, including when he chose to become a race car driver, his first crash, overcoming a fear of ovals ...Keep reading

There is an alternate universe in which Chris Gayle is not set to race for a championship with Denny Hamlin by the end of the month at Phoenix Raceway.In fact, within this alternate universe, Gayle isn’t with Joe Gibbs Racing whatsoever.This is the scenario recounted on Sunday when Gayle, Hamlin and Gibbs all reflected on the organizational shift that led to the current driver-crew chief ...Keep reading

It makes for an unexpected headline but the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, which aired on over-the-air FOX, was the most viewed motorsports event over the weekend.With 1.872 million viewers, NHRA beat out the NASCAR Cup Series race from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which attracted 1.717 million viewers on USA Network. Both events aired at largely the same time, but NHRA had ...Keep reading

Juncos Hollinger Racing has made it official, signing Rinus VeeKay for the 2026 IndyCar season. It's a team he is already familiar with, driving a Juncos-prepared car to the 2018 Pro Mazda championship, as well as second in the 2019 Indy NXT (then Indy Lights) championship.At the beginning of September, the Dutchman revealed that he wouldn't be returning to Dale Coyne Racing after one year ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 grid is starting to take shape with only four teams left to officially confirm their driver line-up for next season.Mercedes is one, but the Silver Arrows is expected to keep its pairing of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while Alpine, Red Bull and Racing Bulls are the other three.But then again, Isack Hadjar is favourite to replace the struggling Yuki Tsunoda ...Keep reading