F1 live stream: how to watch every 2025 race online, Emilia Romagna GP Qualifying, what TV channel is it on?

Watch F1 live stream 2025

The 2025 F1 season switches focus to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (16th–18th May), so here's our guide to where to watch F1 live streams. Races are shown live on ESPN (USA), Sky Sports (UK), Kayo Sports (Australia) and F1 TV Pro (RoW), though some lucky fans around the world can watch free F1 live streams of every GP! We have full details on how to watch F1 on TV, and online, where you are, just below.

F1 2025 season preview

Is Oscar Piastri a legitimate world title contender? A quarter of the way through the 2025 F1 season and after his most businesslike drive of the campaign, we’re certainly convinced. The Australian leads Lando Norris by 16 points and Max Verstappen by 32 ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Piastri recovered from 4th to win in Miami, but it was the way he handled Verstappen that really burnished his credentials. The 24-year-old brushed off Verstappen’s attempts to draw him into a fight and was duly rewarded when the reigning champion drove off-track, so focused was he on the McLaren man. Norris might want to take note.

The dynamic between Piastri and Norris was always going to be fascinating this year, and the teammates have laid the groundwork for an intra-team title battle – the best kind – the likes of which F1 fans have pined for for a decade.

Although they still appear to be friendly, but Norris vs Piastri harkens back to the days of Nico Rosberg vs Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2016, a vicious contest that mowed down their friendship, reversed over it, and repeated the trick for good measure.

The prevailing hope for all neutrals is that they're allowed to race, and not only because they're so well-matched, hungry and raw that it would surely be a terrific showdown. Piastri and Norris taking points from each other would also bring other teams into contention.

One important rule change to note is that the fastest lap point has been scrapped, after Red Bull abused the system last year. 2025 is also the last time we'll see the current iteration of DRS, as well as Renault power units.

Four more of the 24 races will incorporate a Sprint: the Belgian, United States, Brazilian and Qatar Grands Prix. Read on as we explain how to watch F1 races online and on TV.

Watch F1 free live streams

Lucky F1 fans in Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg can pick up a free live F1 stream of every single race. There are also free, extended highlights available in the UK and Australia.

Austria
ORF and Servus TV are each showing 12 races for free in 2025.

Luxembourg
RTL Zwee has the rights to every 2025 Formula 1 race.

Belgium
Free-to-air RTBF channels will serve up a free F1 live stream of each race.

Australia
10Play will provide free highlights of every race this season, plus a free live stream of the Australian GP.

UK
Channel 4 airs free highlights of every race, plus a free live stream of the British GP.

Watch an F1 live stream from anywhere

Most F1 live streams are location-sensitive. So, you won't be able to access your usual stream travelling away from home. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a small but powerful app that lets you select your preferred location and quickly unblock and watch your usual F1 live stream safely and securely from almost any location.

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How to use a VPN 

1. Sign up to the VPN of your choice. NordVPN is the one we recommend.

2. Open the VPN app and choose the location of the service you usually access (e.g. UK, Austria, US, etc).

3. Then head over to your home streaming service on your browser and enjoy your usual F1 live stream as if you were back home.

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How to watch F1 on your mobile device

In the US, iOS and Android users can stream every race live and on demand via the F1 TV Pro app.

In the UK, fans will need to subscribe to either Sky or Now and watch via the Sky Go or Now apps.

How to watch F1 in 4K Ultra HD

In the UK, you can watch every F1 race in 4K via Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck. You'll need to subscribe to an Ultra HD package and have a 4K TV.

Head over to the Sky Sports F1 Ultra HD channel to watch every race, qualifying and practice in 4K and HDR.

If you want to get the very best picture quality out of the 4K HDR stream, check out our guide to the best TV settings for watching Formula 1.

Sky does not offer Dolby Atmos sound but subscribers can enjoy the action in Dolby 5.1 surround sound.

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If you're in Australia, you can catch every race in 4K on Kayo Sports, but you will need the Kayo Basic subscription for AU$35 a month to access high resolution content.

F1 season pass

F1 TV Pro includes live HD coverage of every F1 practice, qualifier and race. No ad breaks.

Fans in the US can subscribe to F1 TV Pro for just $10.99 a month or $84.99 per year, while those in the Netherlands can snag it for just €11.90 a month. There's also F1 TV Premium if you fancy streaming F1 in 4K (not available in the UK).

In India, F1 TV Pro is just $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year after the 7-day free trial.

F1 TV Pro is available in over 188 countries – but not the UK (you can use the basic 'Access' version for live timings but you can't watch any races live). F1 TV Premium is available in the US.

F1 TV Pro is available via the F1 TV website, iOS/Android apps, Roku TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV and other mobile devices.

Latest F1 TV Pro prices:

• F1 TV Pro in India – $3.99/month (cheapest)
• F1 TV Pro in South Africa – $4.99/month
• F1 TV Pro in Brazil – $5.99/month
• F1 TV Pro in Netherlands – €11.90/month
• F1 TV Pro in USA – $10.99/month
• F1 TV Pro in Mexico – $129/month

Watch F1 live in the USA

In the USA, ESPN and ABC have the rights to commercial-free, live F1 races until 2025. Don't have cable? It's actually cheaper to watch ESPN and ABC on streaming services such as Sling or Fubo.

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Catch the majority of the 2025 F1 season with Sling Orange, which provides streaming access to ESPN and ABC (via ESPN3). You get your first month half price, then it costs from $45.99 each month after. There's no contract and you can cancel at any time. What's to lose?

F1 on Fubo Free 7-day trial | $80 $75 a month
Fubo has ESPN and ABC (plus CBS, NBC and Fox) so it's a great watch to stream sports, including the 2025 F1 season. The app supports Roku, Fire TV and iOS/Android devices. No contract, cancel anytime.

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F1 on ESPN+ ($10.99)
Click through to buy your ESPN+ subscription and watch all ESPN+ sports events live streams. Arguably the best deal, however, is the Disney Bundle of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ for just $16.99 per month (with ads) or $26.99 (ad-free).

Watch F1 live stream in Australia

Every race of the 2025 F1 season will be live streamed on Kayo Sports in 4K via Fox Sports. Kayo offers new customers a FREE 7-day trial to test the waters, after which it starts at AU$25 a month for the base subscription tier, Kayo One. For simultaneous streaming on up to two devices, you'll need the Kayo Basic plan for AU$35 a month.

Subscribers can also stream the action via Foxtel Now by adding the Sports package ($30 a month).

Happy with highlights? 10Play will show free highlights of every 2025 F1 race.

Watch F1 live in the Netherlands

F1 TV Pro offers live coverage F1 practice, qualifiers and races in 2025. F1 fans can also watch on Viaplay and Viaplay. NOS will provide free Dutch GP coverage.

Watch F1 live in Spain

DAZN has the exclusive rights to show Formula 1 in Spain until the end of 2026. The streaming service will show practice, qualifiers and races on its exclusive DAZN F1 channel. If you want a cheap Spanish F1 stream, you know what to do...

Watch F1 2025 on DAZN for €9.99 a month
DAZN has the rights to every 2025 F1 race in Spain, as well as a host of other sports including football, UFC and more. And it's only €9.99 a month. No contract, cancel anytime.

Watch F1 live stream in France

All live races are available to watch on French broadcaster Canal+ until 2029 – that gets you full, live coverage of the 2025 F1 season, including practice sessions, qualifiers and every Grand Prix. The Bahrain, Monaco, United States and Mexico City Grands Prix will be shown on free-to-air C8.

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