Get ready for the Australian Grand Prix with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the year’s first Formula 1 race, what the schedule is and more.

With a Sky Sports subscription, you’ll be able to stream 2025 F1 F1 Australian Grand Prix online via Sky Go, and if you’re not in the UK right now you can use ExpressVPN to get around any geo-blocks. To watch the F1 on Sky (£22 per month):

Ten teams gear up for the 2025 Formula 1 season opener at Albert Park Circuit. Defending champion Max Verstappen aims for his fifth title, with conten

The Dutchman won seven of the first 10 races in 2024, but managed just two victories for the rest of the season as McLaren and Ferrari dominated the field

Hamilton’s move to Ferrari is one of the major storylines to watch this season, but so too is the new dawn at Mercedes. Speaking in the team’s media preview of the Australian Grand Prix, Team Principal Toto Wolff addressed the “next chapter” in the team’s legacy.

The stars of F1 will return to the track on Friday for the first time since pre-season testing concluded in Bahrain last month. The first practice session is set to take place at 12:30pm local time (AEDT), and currently, the weather looks positively bright with a zero per cent chance of rain for the session and highs of 27 degrees Celsius.

Follow live updates as Lewis Hamilton prepares for his Ferrari debut in F1 at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to kick off the 2025 season

Formula 1 returns this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix kicking off the 2025 season, which promises to be one of the most unpredictable in recent history. Max Verstappen is aiming to win a fifth consecutive drivers’ championship with Red Bull – a feat only the legendary Michael Schumacher has achieved.