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Season-Long Coverage of Formula 1® on SiriusXM Starts This Weekend

Lando Norris (GBR, McLaren credit: Steffen Prößdorf)

SiriusXM begins its coverage of the 2026 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP with this week’s season-opening event, the FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX in Melbourne on Sunday, March 8 (live at 3 am ET).

SiriusXM listeners get access to live broadcasts of every F1 race in its entirety throughout the season in their vehicles (channels 160/205) and on the SiriusXM app. Fans will hear the BBC 5 Live radio broadcast for each Grand Prix, as well as pre- and post-race programming before and after each race, and coverage of practice and qualifying sessions.

In addition to the live race broadcasts, SiriusXM offers the F1-focused shows “Wheel to Wheel,” hosted by Chris Medland and Jon Massengale, and “Drive to Wynn,” hosted by former driver Justin Bell. New episodes of “Wheel to Wheel” debut every Tuesday at 5p ET. New episodes of “Drive to Wynn” debut every Wednesday at 8p ET.

The 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship season runs from March to December and SiriusXM listeners can hear every lap of all 24 Grands Prix events. The calendar includes three races in the United States – the FORMULA 1 CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX (May 3), the FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX in Austin, TX (Oct. 25) and the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX (Nov. 21) – as well as the world-famous FORMULA 1 LOUIS VUITTON GRAND PRIX DE MONACO (June 7) and many more events at iconic racing venues around the globe.

For more information on SiriusXM, go to www.SiriusXM.com. For more info on the 2026 Formula 1 season visit www.Formula1.com.

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