How to Stream Formula 1 Racing in 2025 with Sling

Watch Formula 1 Grand Prix racing on ESPN and ABC with Sling Orange and Orange + Blue.

We’re just days away from the tire-burning start to the 2025 Formula 1 season. This year’s circuit gets underway down under with the Australian Grand Prix at midnight ET on Sunday, March 16, and you can catch all the action on ESPN and ABC with Sling! There are plenty of changes to the racing teams this season (the 75th for F1), including a new home for the most successful Formula 1 driver of all-time, so check out our preview and the full schedule below. But first, here’s everything you need to know to watch all 24 Formula 1 races (plus the six Sprint Races) with Sling.

How to Watch Formula 1 Racing With Sling TV

To watch every Formula 1 race during the 2025 season on the ESPN family of networks, you’ll need to subscribe to Sling Orange or Orange + Blue. Sling Orange includes ESPN, ESPN2, and a simulcast of select races on ABC via ESPN3. If you live in one of the following markets, ABC is included in your Sling Blue/Orange + Blue subscription: Chicago, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, and San Francisco.

If you want to watch the entire 2025 F1 season, sign up for Sling Orange or Orange + Blue using the link below. Now here's a look at the schedule.

2025 Formula 1 Schedule

Watch ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN3 with Sling Orange

ABC is available with Sling Blue in select markets.

Lewis Hamilton Joins Ferrari

Sir Lewis Hamilton has won more races than any driver in F1 history, most of them with Mercedes. But last year, the seven-time World Champion stunned the racing world with the announcement that he’d be moving to Ferrari in 2025. He’s spoken highly about joining Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur at team Ferrari, and while there will no doubt be an adjustment period to his new team – which also includes Charles Leclerc, who finished third in the driver standings last season – it would be fitting to see him break his tie with F1 legend Michael Schumacher by claiming his eighth World Championship wearing the signature red of Ferreri.

Max Verstappen Goes For Five

Since that fateful final lap at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen has been on a run for the ages. He’s won four consecutive Drivers’ Championships, including a 2023 season that saw him win a record 19 races. But the story was different last year, when Red Bull fell to third in the Constructors standings and Verstappen needed a series of late wins to overcome a surging Lando Norris and McLaren to win his fourth straight World Championship. This year, he’ll have a new Red Bull teammate in 22-year-old New Zealander Liam Lawson, who moves over from Racing Bulls. While still relatively green, Lawson was able to get some experience with RB after replacing Daniel Ricciardo ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

McLaren Looks to Build on Momentum

With Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri winning six Grand Prix and notching 13 podiums between them last season, McLaren became the first team other than Red Bull or Mercedes to win the Constructors’ Championship since 2009. Those two will look to build on that momentum right out of the gate; With the Australian Grand Prix moving to the top of this season’s races, Piastri will be gunning for an opening win in front of his countrymen.

Six Rookies in the Fold

More than a quarter of the drivers racing in Formula 1 will be making their full season debuts in the circuit this season. In addition to the aforementioned Liam Lawson, the highest profile among them is 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who has been tapped as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes. Other rookie drivers include Oliver Bearman of Haas, who won points for both Haas and Ferreri last season; Jack Doohan of Alpine, son of motorcycle champion Mick Doohan; Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls, who finished second last year on the F2 circuit; and Gabriel Bortoleto, last year’s F2 champion who nonetheless faces an uncertain future as team Sauber prepares for a full Audi rebrand in 2026.

Same Faces, New Places

In addition to the large rookie class, there’s a lot of change among the ten teams in Formula 1. In fact, only McLaren and Aston Martin – which returns Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll – are sticking with the same two drivers as last season. With Hamilton’s move to Ferreri, Carlos Sainz found himself the odd man out. This year, he’s joining Williams in an attempt to reignite the former racing giant (and get some revenge on his former team). Former Haas racer Nico Hülkenberg has moved over to Sauber, along with former Red Bull Sporting Director Jonathan Wheatley, who assumes his new role on April 1. Meanwhile, Esteban Ocon has joined Haas from Alpine. Drivers who will return to their previous teams include Pierre Gasly at Alpine, George Russell at Mercedes, Yuki Tsunoda at Racing Bulls, and Alexander Albon at Williams.