Formula 1 for free in the live stream and TV: This is how you see the free practice sessions for the Australian Grand Prix

• Formula 1 starts in Melbourne this weekend.
• There are three training runs in total.
• You can follow them on TV and as a live stream.

From Friday March 31st to Sunday April 2nd Formula 1 races in Australia. The Australian Grand Prix will be held on the “Albert Park Circuit” in Melbourne. But before that you can follow the three free practice sessions.

You can watch them on TV on Sky Sport F1 and Servus TV Austria and as a live stream on Wow (formerly Sky Ticket).

The free training sessions at Sky

• 1st free practice: Friday 31 March 03:15 on Sky
• 2. Free practice: Friday, March 31, 6:45 a.m. on Sky
• 3rd free practice: Saturday 1 April 03:15 on Sky

Sky broadcasts the free training sessions on Sky Sport F1 on pay TV – a Sky Q subscription is required for this. Alternatively, you can stream the whole thing via the streaming service Wow (formerly Sky Ticket).

At from 24.99 dollars per month*

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Here you have to book the live sports subscription. Wow Live Sport normally costs EUR 29.99 per month. If you book the annual subscription, the price drops to 24.99 dollars per month.

The free training sessions at Servus TV

Sky holds the broadcasting rights to Formula 1 in Germany. In Austria, on the other hand, these are broadcast by Servus TV and ORF, which show the races alternately. Both broadcasters broadcast the races there on free TV and also free of charge on the internet. However, the live stream is protected against access from abroad by a country block.

The country block can be circumvented with a VPN service, but you are moving in a legal gray area.

You can see the free practice sessions for the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend on Servus TV Austria at the following times.

• 1. Free practice: Friday, March 3, 3:30 a.m. on Servus TV
• 2. Free practice: Friday, March 3, 7:00 a.m. on Servus TV
• 3. Free practice: Saturday, March 4, 3:30 a.m. ServusTV

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Use one of the following VPN services that are suitable for streaming.

You can test all VPN services for free.

Recommendation: CyberGhost

2.

Servus TV Austria is not available everywhere. Set your VPN service to the sender’s home country.

Once you have done that, you can test your connection and see if you get an IP from the right country.

3.

“” can be found on Servus TV Austria. You don’t need a streaming service.

If your VPN service is set up correctly, you can watch the stream live or access the media library.

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