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After the F1 Singapore GP in early October, Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Team Mercedes
has 340 points after 17 races. If he F1 US this weekend, then he would become the youngest racer to win the F1 World Championship at age 20. However, if he doesn’t win, it’s very likely Antonelli would become champion sooner or later this season.
For Round 18, the F1 United States Grand Prix takes place at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Practice 1 begins on Friday, Oct. 23 with a start time of 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT. Race day is Sunday, Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT. Check out a complete F1 2026 season schedule here.
Want to watch F1 online? The best way for fans to tune into every race for the 2026 season (including F1 United States in Texas and F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in Nevada) is with Apple TV, especially with the debut of immersive Dolby Atmos audio quality throughout this race weekend. Subscribers can enjoy all of the action on the pitch at no additional cost, just the price of the streaming service’s subscription.
To watch for free, you can sign up for a 7-day free trial to watch hit Apple TV originals, including “F1: The Movie,” “Pluribus,” “Severance,” “For All Mankind,” “Eternity,” “Ted Lasso,” “Long Way Home,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Your Friends and Neighbors,” “Hijack,” “The Morning Show,” “Presumed Innocent,” “Masters of the Air” and others. Afterwards, you can either cancel, or keep watching for $14.99/month, or $119/year.
Meanwhile, Apple TV offers all F1 races, as well as warmups, practice and qualifying coverage, post-race analysis, race highlights, driver profiles, interviews, team info, match replays and other extras, including “Drive to Survive” (in U.S. TV markets only), with no blackouts. All grands prix livestreams are presented in 4K Dolby Vision with immersive 5.1 surround sound and Apple’s “Multiview” experience with up to four live feeds at once during races.
Learn more and sign up to watch the 2026 F1 season on Apple TV, below:
Friday, Oct. 23
- Practice 1 at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT
- Practice 2 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Saturday, Oct. 24
- Practice 3 at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT
- Qualifying at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Sunday, Oct. 25
- Race Day at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT
