Formula 1 in Japan: This is how you can see the free training sessions on TV and live stream

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

From Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October Formula 1 races in Japan. A total of three free practice sessions will take place on the ‘Suzuka International Racing Course’. You can follow them on pay TV on Sky Sport F1 and as a live stream on Wow (formerly Sky Ticket) and Servus TV.

The free training sessions at Sky

• 1st free practice: Friday 7 October 4:45 a.m. on Sky
• 2nd free practice: Friday 7 October 7:45 a.m. on Sky
• 3. Free practice: Saturday 8 October 4:45 a.m. 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).

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. You can currently benefit from an offer. You get six months for the price of 14.99 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 Japanese Grand Prix this weekend on Servus TV at the following times.

• 1. Free practice: Friday, October 7, 4:45 a.m. on Servus TV
• 1. Free practice: Friday, October 7, 7:45 a.m. on Servus TV
• 3. Free practice: Saturday, October 8, 4:45 a.m. ServusTV

To the Formula 1 live stream from ServusTV (only accessible from Austria)❯

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