F1 live stream
This weekend’s 2023 Australian GP will be live and FREE on 10Play in Australia. Use a VPN (opens in a new tab) to unlock 10Play when you travel outside Oz. As always, every 2023 F1 race can be watched for free on RTL Zwee in Luxembourg, RTBF in Belgium and Servus or ORF in Austria. Below is a full breakdown of free F1 live streams.
F1 season preview
The F1 circus arrived at Albert Park, Melbourne, for the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso was quickest in a rain-affected FP2, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. FP3 and qualifying are next.
Last time out, Sergio Perez led the race of his life by winning the Saudi Arabian GP, while teammate Max Verstappen fought his way from 15th to 2nd. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was reinstated in third place after a post-race penalty was overturned.
The 2023 F1 season is preparing well. If Frederic Vasseur can pull the right levers at Ferrari, he could still have two title contenders in Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. Last season was Lewis Hamilton’s first winless victory in F1, and he will be desperate to prove it was a one-off, especially as George Russell is clearly a man on the rise.
Gasly and Esteban Ocon form Alpine’s first all-French lineup in more than 40 years (just in time for the French GP to be dropped from the calendar), but how long before tensions arise? Nico Hulkenberg is back on pace at Haas, which could give teammate Kevin Magnussen something to aspire to.
Another theme could be the wonderful newcomers. McLaren’s Piastri clearly has a terrible car under him, but having won both the F3 and F2 championships at his first attempt, he’s one to watch. AlphaTauri’s new driver, 28-year-old Nyck de Vries, drives confidently, as does Williams’ Logan Sargeant, the first American on the grid in seven years.
With a total of 23 races, including six Sprints, scheduled in 20 different countries, follow our guide as we explain how to get an F1 2023 live stream from anywhere.
F1 Australian GP schedule
FRIDAY – MARCH 31, 2023
Practice 1: 2.30am BST / 9:30pm ET (Thursday) / 12:30pm AEDT
Practice 2: 6am BST / 1am ET / 4pm AEDT
SATURDAY – 1 APRIL 2023
Practice 3: 2:30am BST / 9:30pm ET (Fri) / 12:30am AEDT
Qualifiers: 6am BST / 1am ET / 4pm AEDT
SUNDAY – 2 APRIL 2023
Australian GP: 6am BST / 1am ET / 4pm AEDT
Where to watch FREE F1 live streams in 2023
Formula 1 is such a popular sport that, unfortunately, many TV companies have prioritized their coverage of F1. But there are some countries where F1 is still broadcast on free TV.
This could be the odd race or, for some lucky Grand Prix fans, every single race:
- Albania: all races RTSH extension (opens in a new tab)
- Australia: Australian GP underway 10Play (opens in a new tab)
- Austria: all races ORF Eins (opens in a new tab) OR Serve TV (opens in a new tab)
- Belgium: all races RBTF extension
- Brazil: all matches Band (opens in a new tab) TV
- China: every race on Great Sports, CCTV (opens in a new tab) or Guangdong Sports
- France: The GPs of Bahrain, Monaco, France, the United States and Mexico City are underway C8 (opens in a new tab)
- Iran: all races MBC Persia (opens in a new tab) OR Irib Varzesh (opens in a new tab)
- United Kingdom and Ireland: the British GP is on its way Channel 4 (opens in a new tab)
- Luxembourg: all races Zwee RTL (opens in a new tab)
- Mexico: the Mexico City GP is underway Channel 5 (opens in a new tab)
- Middle East and North Africa: select races on MBC action (opens in a new tab)
- Holland: Dutch GP underway NO (opens in a new tab)
- Pakistan: every race goes on A sport (opens in a new tab)
- Singapore: the Singapore GP is underway Channel 5 (opens in a new tab)
- Spain: Spanish GP in progress Mediaset (opens in a new tab)
- Tajikistan: every race continues Varzish TV (opens in a new tab)
- United States: GP of Miami, USA, Canada, Mexico City, Monaco ABC (opens in a new tab)
How to watch F1 live streams from outside your country
Below we have recommended some of the best places to live stream F1 2023 races. But you may run into a problem trying to access them if you are outside your country. This is due to something called geo-blocking.
Simply follow our VPN recommendations below and you’ll soon be solving the problem with great software that allows you to relocate your device to your country of residence, thus regaining access to all the streaming services and content you normally enjoy at home .
Use a VPN to live stream F1 2023 from anywhere
Watch on F1 TV (selected regions)
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F1 2023 race calendar and dates
- March 5 – Bahrain GP
- March 19 – Saudi Arabian GP
- April 2 – Australian GP
- Apr 30 – Azerbaijan GP
- May 7 – Miami GP
- 21 May – GP of Emilia Romagna
- May 28 – Monaco GP
- June 4 – Spanish GP
- June 18 – Canadian GP
- July 2 – Austrian GP
- July 9 – British GP
- July 23 – Hungarian GP
- July 30 – Belgian GP
- 27 August – Dutch GP
- 3 Sep – Italian GP
- September 17 – Singapore GP
- Sep 24 – Japanese GP
- October 8 – Qatar GP
- Oct 22 – US GP
- 29 October – Mexico City GP
- November 5 – GP of Sao Paulo
- November 18 – Las Vegas Grand Prix
- November 26 – Abu Dhabi GP
F1 2023 teams and drivers
Red Bull
- Max Verstappen
- Sergio Perez
Ferrari
- Charles Leclerc
- Charles Sainz
Mercedes
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
Alpine
McLaren
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
Alfa Romeo
- Valtteri Bottas
- GuanyuZhou
Aston Martin
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
Haas
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
AlfaTauri
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Nyck de Vries
Williams
2023 F1 Sprint races
Six Sprint races will be held during the 2023 F1 season, at the Grands Prix of Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Qatar, the United States and Sao Paulo.
That’s double the number of Sprints that took place during each of the previous two seasons, despite the judging still out of the format.
The Baku City Circuit, Spa-Francorchamps, Lusail Circuit and Circuit of The Americas have never previously hosted a Sprint and the FIA says they, along with the Red Bull Ring and Interlagos, have been selected for their potential for overtaking opportunities and closing or racing at high speed.
The top eight finishers score points, with the winner getting eight points and P8 earning one, and the finishing order of the sprint race determines the grid for the Grand Prix.
2023 F1 car modifications
Untold hours were spent debating last season’s porpoise and the FIA moved to combat the problem in 2023 by allowing manufacturers to raise the floor edges of their cars by 15mm and the height of the diffuser throat by an even -unspecified amount.
Due to the shocking crash suffered by Zhou Guanyu at Silverstone in 2022, changes have also been made to the design of the roll hoops, the cylindrical structure in the upper part of the frame that sits behind the rider’s head.
They now need to be rounded at the top, to prevent them from digging into the ground in the event of a car flipping over, which is exactly what happened in Guanyu last year. After colliding with another car, his Alfa-Romeo flipped over, skidded at high speed towards the barriers, before the roll hoop dug into the ground and flipped the car once more, launching it over the barriers and into the fence just inside in front of the spectators.
The dimensions of the side mirrors of the cars were also significantly enlarged from 150 × 50 mm to 200 × 60 mm.
