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

• The race in Melbourne is about to start.
• The flag will be waved at 07:00.
• You can follow the race on TV and as a live stream.

The Formula 1 race for the Australian Grand Prix begins on April 2nd. At 07:00 CET the flag will be waved in Melbourne. This year you can watch the race on TV on Sky Sport F1 and Servus TV Austria and as a live stream on Wow (formerly Sky Ticket) and the Servus TV Austria website.

Follow the race on Sky

• The preliminary report: Sunday, April 2nd at 6:00 a.m. on Sky
• The race; Sunday April 2nd at 6:55am on Sky

Sky is broadcasting the race 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.

From 6:00 a.m. Sky viewers can watch a preview of the race. The race then runs straight away. After the race, Sky also shows an analysis including interviews from around 8:45 a.m. The press conference for the race will start at around 09:30.

The race on 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 race for the Melbourne Grand Prix this weekend on Servus TV Austria at the following time.

• Saturday, March 2, 7:00 a.m. on Servus TV

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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.

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“” 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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Watch the replay on Sky

Any Sky customer who misses the race can watch the race replay afterwards. Sky is showing these on Sky Sport F1 HD at 10:30am, 2:55pm and 8:30pm. If you want to see the whole package from the preliminary report to the press conference, Sky will show you everything you missed from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

If you want to see a short rerun, you’ll be happy with the program “Race Compact”. You can watch Race Compact on Sky Sport F1 HD at 1 p.m. and 11 p.m.

The highlights from 8 p.m. at Sport 1

Through a cooperation, Sport1 is now also showing the highlights of Formula 1 races on free TV. These will be broadcast on TV, in the live stream and in the app on Sunday evening at 8 p.m.

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