The 2020 Austrian GP is the first race of the new Formula 1 season. Here's how to watch it live streaming for free and on TV
It's the Spielberg circuit in Austria to inaugurate the 2020 Formula 1 season. A season disrupted by the outbreak of the global pandemic that forced Liberty Media to cancel the entire first part of the season. For the moment, only eight races have been confirmed, including Monza, scheduled for September 6. Austria will be the protagonist with two races: both this weekend and next.
The appointment with the first grand prix of the year is in the weekend between 3 and 5 July. Five months after the last official tests, the tables have not been turned. Free practice has shown the dominance of Mercedes, able to give more than six tenths to all opponents. Ferrari, as expected, has found itself in great difficulty: Vettel is more than six tenths behind in fourth position, while Leclerc is in the rear at more than a second. The young Monegasque driver has not been able to find the right feeling with the new single-seater, turning even slower than last year. A not reassuring signal for Ferrari, which has already announced the B version of the car coming for the Hungarian GP.
The 2020 Formula 1 Austrian GP, like all the others, is an exclusive of Sky, which broadcasts on its channels the entire race weekend. To watch the 2020 Formula 1 Austrian GP on TV you need to tune in to Sky Sport Uno or Sky Sport F1. To watch the first grand prix of the year in free streaming, however, you need to access SkyGo or the TV8 website. Here's how to do it.
GP Austria 2020 Formula 1: qualifying and race schedule
Two days of fire: Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5 there are the qualifying and the race of the first Formula 1 grand prix of the 2020 season. The times are the same as we knew last year, with qualifying and race moved by one hour, no longer at 14:00, but at 15:00.
Qualifying Formula 1 Austrian GP 2020: Saturday, July 4 at 15:00.
Race Formula 1 Austrian GP 2020: Sunday, July 5 at 3:10 p.m.
Where to watch the Formula 1 Austrian GP 2020 on TV
Sky has bought the Formula 1 TV rights also for 2020 and will broadcast all races exclusively. Confirmed also the agreement with the channel TV8 of the digital terrestrial that will be able to broadcast qualifications and races in deferred. To watch the 2020 Formula 1 Austrian GP on TV, you need to tune in to Sky Sport 1 and SkySport F1. On the channel dedicated to cars there will also be exclusive content directly from the paddock.
Qualifying Austrian GP 2020: live TV on SkySport 1 and SkySport F1 from 15:00; deferred on TV8 at 18:00.
Race Austrian GP 2020: live TV on SkySport 1 and SkySport F1 at 15:10; deferred on TV8 at 18:00.
Where to watch the 2020 Formula 1 Austrian GP in streaming on SkyGo
For those at the beach there is the possibility to follow the 2020 Formula 1 Austrian GP in streaming on SkyGo, Sky's on-demand platform. To use it you need to be a Sky subscriber, have a registered account and use one of the compatible devices (computer, smartphone and tablet).
To see the Formula 1 Grand Prix in streaming you need to launch SkyGo, enter your credentials and then click on TV Channels. It will open a list with all the channels and scrolling down you will find SkySport Uno or SkySport F1. By selecting one of the two channels and pressing the Play button, the streaming of the 2020 Austrian GP will start.
How to follow the 2020 Formula 1 Austrian GP in free streaming on TV8
If you don't have a Sky subscription, you don't have to worry, there is a possibility to watch the 2020 Formula 1 Austrian GP also in free live streaming on TV8 website. The only problem is that qualifying and the race will not be live, but deferred at 18:00, both Saturday and Sunday.
To watch the 2020 Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix in live streaming for free, you have to open the TV8 website and wait for the automatic playback of the channel on the homepage.