Best VPNs for F1 TV

While it was initially launched in Germany, France, the United States, Mexico, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, and parts of Latin America, it is now available worldwide. This means that content will vary from country to country as each region has its own events. However, subscriptions are restricted to the customer’s origin country. The only way to access another country’s content is to purchase a subscription using a VPN IP address.

Before subscribing to the service, users have access to a seven-day trial. After that, they can opt between two plans: F1TV Access and F1TV Pro. F1TV Access can be purchased from as low as $2.99 per month. An annual subscription will cost $26.99, meaning that users will get almost three months for free compared to what they get with the shorter-term plan. A more complete subscription is also available. F1 TV Pro will cost $9.99 per month and $79.99 per year. This makes for over $40 in savings, compared to buying a monthly subscription. After selecting their plan, users will be prompted to indicate the country they are located in, and the subscription can only be made for that country. Credit cards must also be associated with that same location.

Despite providing a wide range of content selection, customers have often complained about F1’s lack of quality. When launching, users complained that they weren’t able to view any content and were logged out of their accounts. Similarly, in March 2019, during the final FP2 session, streaming bombed globally, leaving customers unable to replay the competition. The next month, shortcomings in the service during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend affected both the qualifying rounds and the race, angering several customers who demanded compensation. To add to further disappointment, Chase Carey, the CEO and Executive chairman of Formula One Group, admitted that the platform’s issues may not be resolved before 2021 and that F1 TV is fully delivering.

Since the content varies from country to country, users can only access content from the region they subscribed to. Customers are not allowed to purchase a subscription from a country other than the one they’re located in. Additionally, billing information will be used to validate the purchase. If any potential customers are interested in accessing content from different countries, then they must use a VPN when subscribing so that they appear to be at the intended location. The use of a VPN service will therefore be necessary to access F1 TV at all times, as turning it off will result in blocked content.

As VPNs can be used on multiple devices, this won’t cause any problems. However, configuring a VPN for each device you intend to use to access F1 TV can be exhausting and time consuming. When using a virtual private network to access streaming services, the best option is to deploy the VPN connectivity within the router itself. This way, any device that connects to that network will immediately connect to the VPN. Additionally, devices that have no built-in VPN support system will also be able to connect to it.