{"id":506234,"date":"2026-02-26T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506234\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:24:10","slug":"apples-eddy-cue-calls-f1-unscripted-drama-at-its-best-heres-our-first-look-at-the-apple-tv-race-day-experience-and-a-rare-netflix-collaboration-for-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506234\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Eddy Cue calls F1 \u2018unscripted drama at its best\u2019 \u2014 here\u2019s our first look at the Apple TV race-day experience and a rare Netflix collaboration for Drive to Survive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple TV kicks off its F1 partnership in the US with the Australian Grand PrixIt’ll stream on the Apple TV for subscribers with 30 views and multi-view streamsApple is also working with Netflix to stream the new season of F1: Drive to Survive<\/p>\n

Next week is shaping up to be a pretty busy one for Apple<\/a>, as, besides the March 4, 2026, event<\/a>, Apple TV and the rest of the Cupertino-based giant\u2019s services will formally kick off its partnership with Formula 1 <\/a>by streaming the first race to US audiences.<\/p>\n

The Australian Grand Prix will be the first streamed on Apple TV to all subscribers in the US, giving us our first chance to see the new interface Apple has been working on to deliver the race from a plethora of viewpoints at up to full 4K<\/a> resolution with 5.1 audio and the ability to watch multiple viewpoints at once in either a custom format or a pre-made one.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to media, including TechRadar, Apple\u2019s Eddy Cue \u2013 SVP of Services \u2013 is pretty excited about F1\u2019s arrival on Apple TV and is admittedly a fan of the sport: \u201cYou don\u2019t know what the outcome of the content is; this is unscripted drama at its best.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ll see the first fruits of this \u201cunscripted drama\u201d when the Australian Grand Prix kicks off \u2013 “all Apple TV subscribers in the US will get access to the full coverage of Formula 1. That\u2019s pre-game, the qualifying, sprint races, practices, the races, post-races… and so you\u2019re going to get full access in a single place,\u201d explained Cue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the highest quality; you\u2019re going to be able to do things with multi-view and all kinds of things that haven\u2019t been done before. And so you\u2019re going to have a front-row seat to the action in a way that you haven\u2019t seen before,\u201d said Cue.<\/p>\n

And I got a chance to preview this new interface, and as expected, Formula 1 will be right at home within the Apple TV app \u2013 whether you\u2019re accessing it on an Apple TV 4K or third-party devices.<\/p>\n

You can navigate to it on the floating left sidebar, but on race day \u2013 as we\u2019ve seen with game day for Major League Soccer<\/a> or Friday Night Baseball<\/a> \u2013 it will be front and center, allowing you to jump right into the live race. And it\u2019s not just one feed that will be produced live with cuts; Apple TV will offer up to 30 unique viewpoints, ranging from fixed cameras around the track to driver views and more traditional broadcast angles. Those viewpoints will be available for every race, not just the major events.<\/p>\n

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Another feature Cue teased \u2013 and one we expected for Formula 1 on Apple TV \u2013 is multi-view. This will be available via the Apple TV app on the big screen, but also on Apple Vision Pro<\/a>. You\u2019ll be able to make your own layout with one main screen and two or three alternate views off to the right, or pick from pre-determined layouts focused on specific teams, like McLaren.<\/p>\n

While Apple isn\u2019t sharing details on whether Formula 1 will be available in the Apple Immersive Video format on Apple Vision Pro, the company has upgraded multi-view on the $3,500 spatial computer to support up to five views at once. Considering Apple Immersive Video is available for select NBA games<\/a>, I\u2019d expect to see at least one F1 race with this treatment, but time will tell.<\/p>\n

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Apple\u2019s F1 partnership will also extend across its services, with more detailed views of race courses \u2013 down to team garages \u2013 in Apple Maps<\/a>, a dedicated section in Apple News, playlists in Apple Music<\/a>, and even related content in Podcasts.<\/p>\n

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Another notable aspect of Apple TV\u2019s Formula 1 coverage is that it comes at no additional cost, meaning that if you\u2019re already subscribed to Apple TV to watch shows like Shrinking<\/a>, The Studio<\/a>, or Severance<\/a>, you\u2019ll get access to all the F1 races and a large library of on-demand content. You\u2019ll also be able to watch Friday Night Baseball and MLS matches once those seasons kick off.<\/p>\n

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A still from Formula One: Drive to Survive. (Image credit: Netflix)<\/p>\n

Even more surprising was Eddy Cue announcing a new collaboration with Netflix<\/a> that will make fans of Drive to Survive<\/a> especially happy: \u201cWe\u2019ve teamed up with Netflix. And we\u2019re going to make the entire season of F1: Drive to Survive, the new season, available to stream right within Apple TV itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meaning that when Season 8 premieres at midnight tonight, February 27, 2026, it will be available on Netflix and natively within the Apple TV app for subscribers.<\/p>\n

Eddy shared, \u201cNetflix, I think, has played a pivotal role in growing F1 since the launch of Drive to Survive, and we\u2019re thrilled to make F1 content more broadly available to new and existing US fans on both Netflix and Apple TV.\u201d It\u2019s a notable collaboration between the two streaming giants, and one that will extend to the Canadian Grand Prix on May 22, 2026, which will now stream on both Netflix and Apple TV.<\/p>\n

Consider this just the green flag, not the finish line \u2013 Apple\u2019s history with Friday Night Baseball and MLS Season Pass shows a pattern of launching solid experiences and then rapidly iterating with new features, camera tech, and deeper service integrations.<\/p>\n

So given Apple\u2019s work on specialized camera systems for its upcoming F1 film, it\u2019s fair to wonder whether similar technology \u2013 or even iPhone-based rigs<\/a> \u2013 could eventually make their way into live race broadcasts.<\/p>\n

For now, though, the biggest win may be scale: by bundling Formula 1 into Apple TV+ at no extra cost, Apple could dramatically expand the sport\u2019s reach in the US pretty quickly, and if you\u2019re interested and an Apple TV subscriber, the Australian Grand Prix kicks off on Saturday, March 7, 2026.<\/p>\n

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