After almost a month away from the circuit, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris return to the action and their battle for the F1 drivers’ championship this weekend with the United States Grand Prix.

During last month’s Singapore GP, McLaren star Norris won in style and again took away defending champion Verstappen’s lead in the standings. The gap between the two has now narrowed to 52 points.

Norris’ victory and Oscar Piastri’s third place behind Verstappen at the Marina Bay Circuit mean McLaren now has a 41-point lead over Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship.

The main race takes place on Sunday, October 20 at 1:55 PM CDT local time in Texas, which is 2:55 PM ET and 11:55 AM PT in the US and Canada, 7:55 PM BST in the UK and 5:55 AM AEST on Monday morning in Australia. The race is held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin. The race will be broadcast in the US ABC And ESPN Plus.

The entire race weekend, including practice sessions and qualifying, will be shown in the US on ESPN’s TV and streaming networks. People who want to keep up with it all will need access to the ABC and ESPN news channels on cable or live TV streaming services, or the ESPN Plus streaming service. We’ve rounded up everything you need to know to stream today’s race and all the other F1 races this season.

Livestream the United States GP in the US

How to watch F1 online from anywhere with a VPN

If you find yourself unable to watch the Formula 1 action locally, you may need another way to watch the races. That’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to prevent your ISP from throttling your speed on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a good idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.

With a VPN you can virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to access the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it very easy to do this.

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in every country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You’ll want to make sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: even if VPNs are legal, the streaming service can terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing properly applied blackout restrictions.

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ExpressVPN is currently our top VPN pick for people who want a reliable and secure VPN, and it works across devices. It normally costs $13 per month, but if you sign up for a $100 annual subscription you get three months free and save 49%. That’s the equivalent of $6.67 per month with code SPECIAL OFFERwhich should be applied automatically.

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How to live stream the United States GP in Great Britain

F1 in Britain is shown on Sky Sports and Channel 4 – Sky Sports broadcasts the races, practice rounds and qualifying, while free-to-air Channel 4 broadcasts highlights after the day’s action has taken place. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package you can stream the race via the app, but cord cutters can watch Sky TV with unlimited Sky Sports on a Now TV membership.

Those in Britain will need Sky Sports to watch F1 races in 2024. If you subscribe to Sky you can get the £27 Complete Sports package to get the races.

Cord cutters can also opt for the £35 per month package on Now TV and get unlimited Sky Sports.

Livestream the United States GP in Canada

Canadian F1 fans can watch every GP this season, including this race, on TSN and the streaming service TSN Plus. Existing TSN cable subscribers can watch for free using their TV provider’s details.

TSN Plus is a direct streaming service that costs CA$8 per month and also offers coverage of PGA Tour Live golf, NFL games, NASCAR and the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

Livestream the United States GP in Australia

The United States GP can be watched via Foxtel Down Under on Fox Sports. If you’re not a Fox subscriber, your best bet is to sign up for the Kayo Sports streaming service.

When, where and what time are the races?

The races are held on Sundays and are usually spaced two weeks apart. Here’s the whole schedule.

Quick tips for streaming the races with a VPN

• With four variables at play – your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN – your experience and success streaming F1 races may vary.
• If you don’t see the location you want as the default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
• If you’re having trouble downloading the game after turning on your VPN and setting it to the correct viewing area, you can try two things to quickly resolve this. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is one in the correct display area. If not, you may need to change the physical address registered with your account. Second, some smart TVs (like Roku) don’t have VPN apps that you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll need to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you use (like your phone) so that every device on the Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
• All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases, after you install a cable network’s sports app, smart TV services will ask you to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your registered email address for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help as both devices appear to be in the right location.
• And don’t forget that browsers can often give away location despite using a VPN, so make sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.