The 2023 Formula 1 season is starting this weekend, and all eyes are on Bahrain GP!
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen won the 2022 F1 season with one of the most dominant performances by winning 15 out of 22 races. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took the second place, fighting off Sergio Perez of Red Bull Racing. Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, unfortunately, weren’t part of the championship fight last year. Exceptional performance from Max Verstappen and the support for Sergio Perez meant Red Bull Racing easily won the constructors championship last year after a gap of 9 years.
Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing will be looking to maintain the status quo and keep the drivers and constructors championship with them this year. Meanwhile, Ferrari will look forward to taking the fight to Red Bull Racing with better strategies this time. Mercedes kept improving over the 2022 season and picked up a win by the season’s end; they will also be looking forward to keeping the momentum going. But a new competitor has cropped up in the title fight, Aston Martin and Alonso!
You need to live stream the races to catch all the action in Formula 1. Unfortunately, Formula 1 will not be telecast on TV for this season.
Let’s talk about how to watch Formula 1 in India, what happened with the live telecast on TV, and more in this post.
Where To Watch Formula 1 Bahrain GP Live Streaming In India?
Formula 1 used to be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. But if you’ve tried to live stream the Formula 1 races by searching for it, you will only find the Formula E races in the search results. Hotstar has also removed the option of Formula 1 under the Sports section in their app and website.
A tantalising starting grid for Sunday's race! 🤤#BahrainGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/n6jTlfReUK
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 4, 2023
What happened was Formula 1 decided not to renew the TV and streaming rights with Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar. Autocar India reports that Formula 1 felt the money the networks such as Star and Zee offered for this year’s Formula 1 TV rights was insufficient. Ian Holmes – Director of Media Rights and Content Creation at Formula 1, said, “We looked at the more traditional channels and platforms. Star was one of them. We had discussions with Zee and one or two others too. I want to be candid about this – we felt that the valuation of many of those parties placed on our property wasn’t similar to what we felt it was worth.”
Which TV Channel is F1 On In India?
Formula 1 isn’t being live telecast on any TV channels in India. It has been live telecast on Star Sports since 2012, and this year, it doesn’t have the rights to live telecast Formula 1.
How To Watch F1 Live Streaming In India?
Formula 1 has launched its own OTT platform F1 TV in India to live stream Formula 1. It wasn’t available in India till last month, as the company failed to come to agreements with any sports TV networks in India; F1 has decided to go with its own streaming service for India.
F1 TV Pro
F1 TV is Formula 1’s own live streaming app which live streams F1 races. It also has the complete backlog of Formula 1 races from previous years. It also has various shows on the platform, such as Tech Talk, Radio Rewind, Weekend Warm-Up, Jolyon Palmer’s Analysis, and more. Then there are various Formula 1 documentary. F1 TV Pro also comes with access to content from the Formula 1 feeder series: F2 and F3. It also gives you access to Porsche Super Cup.
F1 TV Pro: Pricing
F1 TV Pro subscription costs Rs 299 per month or Rs 2499 per year.
F1 TV Pro: Features
- Watch F1 live – Stream practice sessions, qualifying and the races.
- Onboard cameras – Choose live onboard cameras of any driver at any time.
- Team Radio – Listen to the live radio of every driver.
- Live leaderboard data – Know who improves the time sector by sector.
- Real-time telemetry – Live telemetry feeds from every car.
- Best clips of Team Radio – Listen to all the best team radio.
- Live driver maps – Track where every car is at the track live.
- Tyre usage history – Follow the tyre changes closely.
F1 TV Pro: Available Devices
- Computer – via the F1 TV website
- Tablets – iPad and Android tablets
- Phone – Android and iPhone
- Smart TV – Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Apple TV & Roku
Unfortunately, the F1 TV app isn’t currently available for Samsung and LG TVs. You can try casting from F1 TV mobile app to your Samsung and LG TVs to watch F1 live streaming.
F1 TV Access: What is it?
The F1 TV app also has a different subscription tier called F1 TV Access. This subscription doesn’t come with live streaming of F1 races. Instead, it only carries delayed replays.
It also doesn’t come with live onboards or team radio. Not only that, you won’t get access to F2, F3 and Porsche Super Cup.
It costs Rs 239 per month or Rs 1,629 per year.
How To Watch Formula 1 Live Streaming For Free?
Believe it or not, Formula 1 is being live-streamed for free in Austria and Luxembourg. So if you have a VPN subscription that supports either of these countries, you can watch Formula 1 for free without paying for the F1 TV Pro subscription. You’d be paying for your VPN subscription, though.
Here are the links to the free live streaming of Formula 1 from other countries:
You can use premium VPN apps like NordVPN, Express VPN or PureVPN. All of these apps support servers in Austria and Luxembourg.
Formula 1 Bahrain GP Schedule
| Date | Event | Time (IST) |
| March 3 (Friday) | Free Practice 1 | 5:00 PM |
| March 3 (Friday) | Free Practice 2 | 8:30 PM |
| March 4 (Saturday) | Free Practice 3 | 5:00 PM |
| March 4 (Saturday) | Qualifying | 8:30 PM |
| March 5 (Sunday) | Race | 8:30 PM |
Formula 1 2023 Season Schedule
Here are the race dates for the complete Formula 1 2023 season:
| GP | DATE | TIME |
| Bahrain GP | March 05 | 8:30 PM |
| Saudi Arabian GP | March 19 | 10:30 PM |
| Australian GP | April 02 | 10:30 AM |
| Azerbaijan GP | April 30 | 4:30 PM |
| Miami GP | May 08 | 1:00 AM |
| Emilia Romagna GP | May 21 | 6:30 PM |
| Monaco GP | May 28 | 6:30 PM |
| Spanish GP | June 04 | 6:30 PM |
| Canadian GP | June 18 | 11:30 PM |
| Austrian GP | July 02 | 6:30 PM |
| British GP | July 09 | 7:30 PM |
| Hungarian GP | July 23 | 6:30 PM |
| Belgian GP | July 30 | 6:30 PM |
| Dutch GP | August 27 | 6:30 PM |
| Italian GP | September 03 | 6:30 PM |
| Singapore GP | September 17 | 5:30 PM |
| Japanese GP | September 24 | 10:30 AM |
| Qatar GP | October 08 | 7:30 PM |
| United States GP | October 23 | 12:30 AM |
| Mexico City GP | October 30 | 1:30 AM |
| Brazilian GP | November 05 | 10:30 PM |
| Las Vegas GP | November 19 | 9:30 AM |
| Abu Dhabi GP | November 26 | 6:30 PM |
Formula 1 2023 Car And Driver Line Ups
| Team | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Red Bull | Max Verstappen (#1) | Sergio Perez (#11) |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc (#16) | Carlos Sainz (#55) |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton (#44) | George Russell (#63) |
| McLaren | Lando Norris (#4) | Oscar Piastri (#42) |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon (#31) | Pierre Gasly (#10) |
| Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas (#77) | Zhou Guanyu (#22) |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso (#14) | Lance Stroll (#18) |
| Haas | Kevin Magnussen (#20) | Nico Hulkenberg (#27) |
| Scuderia AlphaTauri | Yuki Tsunoda(#22) | Nyck De Vries(#25) |
| Williams | Alex Albon(#23) | Logan Sargeant(#24) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why isn’t Formula 1 streaming on Disney+ Hotstar?
Formula 1 isn’t streaming on Disney+ Hotstar because Formula 1 and Hotstar wasn’t able to come to an agreement regarding the streaming rights of F1.
Why isn’t Formula 1 not live telecast on Star Sports?
Formula 1 did not sign any contract with any TV networks in the country, and decided to go at it alone with F1 TV Pro.
Can I Watch Formula 2 & Formula 3 on F1 TV Pro?
Yes, F1 TV Pro gives you access to content from F2, F3 and Porsche Super Cup.
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