A late, late addition to the 2026 F1 calendar after the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix had to be cancelled due to the US and Israel's military campaigns across the middle east, this eerie edition of the race is instead being staged at Sepang International Circuit, which was home to the Malaysian Grand Prix from 1999 to 2017.

Find out as we show you how to watch Bahrain Grand Prix live streams for free from anywhere in the world.

Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 free stream

Austria: Servus TV (FREE)
Luxembourg: RTL Play (FREE)
Belgium: RTBF Auvio (FREE)
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Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 Schedule

(All times BST)

Friday, 2nd October
5.30am – Practice 1
9am – Practice 2

Saturday, 3rd October
5.30am – Practice 3
9am – Qualifying

Sunday, 4th October
8am – Bahrain Grand Prix

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Despite being held more than 6,000km away from Sakhir, in Kuala Lumpur, the race has retained its original branding because it's still being largely funded by the Bahraini government. Nothing to see here. In the words of the dog from that meme, "Everything is fine."

Contributing to the sense of weirdness is the sublime form of George Russell. He cut the gap to Kimi Antonelli from 81 to 66 points last weekend by delivering his best display of the season. The Mercedes man took pole and led every lap in Baku, whereas Antonelli had to recover from 16th to fifth after crashing in Qualifying.

Sepang, fortunately for the FIA, is a superb track, made all the more promising because it's brand new ground for 12 of the drivers on the grid. Sepang is hot and humid, the circuit's long straights, heavy-braking sections and flowing corners present a setup dilemma, and the weather can change in an instant.

The last edition of the Malaysian GP in 2017 marked a fresh-faced Max Verstappen's second ever victory in F1. He'd just turned 20, and nine years later the Red Bull man has a further 69 Grand Prix victories and four world titles under his belt. Can he pick up his first Grand Prix of the season here?

Below we'll show you how to watch Bahrain Grand Prix live streams from anywhere in the world.

Watch Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 live from anywhere

Most F1 live streams are location-sensitive, which means you won't be able to access your preferred coverage when travelling abroad. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a straightforward but powerful app that lets you alter your virtual location and thus unblock any Bahrain GP stream – including the free coverage in Austria, Luxembourg and Belgium.

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How to use a VPN for any Bahrain GP live stream

1. Sign up to the VPN of your choice. NordVPN is the one we recommend.

2. Open the VPN app and choose the location of the service you wish to access. For the F1, you may wish to choose Austria for Servus TV.

3. Head over to Servus TV on your browser or device and enjoy the free Bahrain Grand Prix live stream.

How to watch Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 in 4K Ultra HD in the UK

In the UK, you can watch the Bahrain Grand Prix, along with every F1 race, in 4K via Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream packs. You'll need to subscribe to an Ultra HD package and have a 4K TV.

Head over to the Sky Sports F1 Ultra HD channel to watch every race, qualifying and practice in 4K and HDR.

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F1 TV Pro is available in over 188 countries – but not the UK (you can use the basic 'Access' version for live timings but you can't watch any races live). F1 TV Premium is available in the US.

F1 TV Pro is available via the F1 TV website, iOS/Android apps, Roku TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV and other mobile devices.

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Watch Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 live streams in the USA

In the USA, Apple TV is showing the Bahrain Grand Prix – and practice sessions are free-to-air all season.

A subscription costs $14.99 per month after a 7-day FREE trial, though better deals are available to Apple customers.

Buying an eligible Apple device, including select iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac models, gets you free Apple TV access for three months.

Apple One, which bundles Apple TV with Apple Music, Apple Arcade and 50GB of iCloud Storage, starts at $19.95 per month after a 1-month free trial.

Alternatively, for a limited time the Apple Music Student Subscription includes Apple TV, and costs $6 per month.

Watch Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 live streams in Australia

Fox Sports has the rights to show every live F1 race in Australia. That means Foxtel and Kayo Sports subscribers get a front-row seat to the Bahrain GP too.

Kayo offers new customers a FREE 7-day trial to test the waters, after which it starts at AU$29.99 a month for the base Standard tier. For up to 4K video quality and simultaneous streaming on up to two devices, you'll need the Kayo Premium plan for AU$45.99 a month.

Subscribers can also stream the action via Foxtel Now by adding the Sports package ($30 a month).

10Play shows free highlights of every 2026 F1 race.

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Amazon has been slowly releasing its latest string of hardware over the past year. And the newest to join the tech giant’s roster is the Fire TV Stick 4K, which Amazon says will deliver “crisp 4K resolution and a fast experience”.

The US-based brand claims that after pitting the new stick against similarly priced 4K models from other brands, the streaming device played content nearly 20 per cent faster than the rest. We have not made the comparison ourselves yet (you will have to wait for our full review). But if Amazon’s new device is as fast as the company claims, then it would certainly be a welcome addition to the streaming family.

As well as offering the expected 4K resolution, the stick also supports 1080p and 720p at up to 60 frames per second. It comes with 8 GB internal storage, a quad-core 1.7 GHz processor, and support for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.

Like the rest of Amazon’s remaining streaming sticks (the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus and Fire TV Stick 4K Select are being culled from the range), the newest entry is built with Amazon’s Vega operating system and comes with Alexa+ out of the box. There’s no Dolby Vision or Dolby Atmos support, however.

The new Fire TV Stick 4K also sports a slimmer design, which should make it even easier to carry around when on the move.

Also new is the remote control, which Amazon says is “designed with more tactile controls so it would be easier to hold and navigate key buttons”. Gone is the rounded remote top with the rather clunky blue Alexa button; in is a more premium-looking flat-top and a weighted bottom to help you tell which end to point at the TV more immediately.

The home button now sports a metal orange design to make it easy to find, and there’s a customisable star button that you can set up so that it goes straight to your favourite app, or to toggle settings.

Amazon also says a Fire TV Remote Plus is coming early next year, with an aluminium body, backlit buttons and a built-in “Alexa, find my remote” feature. That will replace the Alexa Voice Remote Pro.

So how much will it set you back? Well, this is where things get interesting. The Fire TV Stick 4K costs £70 / $60. Right now and during Prime Day, you can get it for the discounted price of £33 / $30, which is much more palatable.

When we reviewed its Award-winning step-up sibling, though, the Fire TV Stick 4K Max cost £70 / $60 / AU$120. But the price of this Award-winning streaming stick has now gone up to £100 / $85 without Prime deals or limited discounts.

Considering the 4K Max model offers Dolby Vision and Atmos support where the new Fire TV Stick 4K does not, it seems that Amazon’s entire streaming-stick range is having a price hike. We are yet to test the new streaming device but, unless you manage to snag it at a discounted price, its full-fat cost is a hard pill to swallow.

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Delivering on the promises of its AI charter, French music streaming service Qobuz has announced that it will now display a tag alerting users when music has been identified as AI-generated.

Furthering the company's “human-centred” ethos, content detected as AI-generated will also be excluded from editorial selections, such as ‘Our Selections’, ‘New Releases’, ‘Qobuzissimes’, ‘Albums of the Week’, Qobuz’s playlists and algorithmic recommendations.

The company says that this latest action plays a key role in keeping the amount of AI streams via Qobuz "down its currently impressively low figure of 0.38 per cent".

This figure is lower than on other streaming services, such as Deezer, which say AI-generated streams constitute between one and three per cent of music consumed on the platform.

According to Georges Fornay, Deputy CEO of Qobuz: “Today, the challenge is no longer just detecting AI-generated music but enabling listeners to identify it clearly. At Qobuz, this transparency – which is our hallmark – comes with a core conviction: musical discovery must remain guided by human choices. Everyone should be able to know what they are listening to and make informed choices.”

Other major streaming platforms such as Tidal, Deezer, and Spotify already label AI-generated tracks, while Apple Music has pledged to roll out a 'Made With AI' label later this year.

Qobuz's latest crackdown is principally aimed at fraudulent AI streams, "with no human involvement". Outright removal of tracks will be "reserved for fraud", continuing the company's “longstanding commitment to fair compensation for artists”.

When fraudulent practices are detected, affected streams will be excluded from reporting and royalty payments, and the affected content will be removed from the platform’s catalogue.

And there appears to be a strong link between fraud and AI music.

According to the company, 60 per cent of the tracks currently identified as AI- generated have been deemed fraudulent by its detection systems. Furthermore, four million tracks have already been removed from the search engine due to being AI-generated with no listening activity.

What do you think? Should it be up to listeners to decide whether they want to embrace AI?

Let us know in the comments.

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Watch PREM Rugby 2026/27 live streams

Northampton look well capable of becoming the first team since the 2018/19 Saracens to win back-to-back PREM Rugby titles, but a lot of that depends on how they respond to the departure of former captain George Furbank.

Henry Pollock is a handful at the best of times, and the armband has been entrusted to Fraser Dingwall. The Saints attack was irresistible last season but defensive frailties meant they didn't blow opponents away as often as they perhaps should have.

Bath, Exeter and Sale look like Northampton's likeliest rivals from PREM Rugby honours. With Finn Russell and Ben Spencer pulling the strings, Bath had look on course for a title showdown with the Saints, only to tighten up at the business end of the season, and they've since parted ways with the influential Thomas du Toit and Alfie Barbeary.

Few had expected the Chiefs' rebuild to go quite as well as it did, and the trouble now is that they'll no longer be underestimated. Exeter eliminated then-reigning champions Bath en route to the final, where they pushed the Saints right to the wire. Inefficiencies in attack, however, were a running theme.

The Sharks, meanwhile, are coming off an awful campaign during which they won five games and lost 13. The rebuild, however, is shaping up spectacularly. Courtney Lawes, Joe Marchant and Alex Lozowski are three of biggest names in through the door, and they'll need to settle in quickly to resurrect an outfit that conceded 90 tries and went 1-8 on the road last season.

Follow our guide below for where to watch PREM Rugby 2026/27 live streams from anywhere with a VPN.

How can I watch PREM Rugby 2026/27 for free?

Lucky viewers in the UK can watch seven PREM Rugby 2026/27 games for free on ITV1, with live streaming available via ITVX.

Select PREM Rugby Cup fixtures, meanwhile, will be shown on the PREM Rugby YouTube channel.

If you're from the UK but you're currently abroad, you can simply use a VPN to tap into that free PREM Rugby coverage. More details below...

Watch PREM Rugby 2026/27 live streams from anywhere

You won't be able to watch your regular PREM Rugby 2026/27 live streams while travelling abroad. The platform will detect that you're in a foreign country and block you.

You can use a VPN (virtual private network) to get around this, though. It's a straightforward piece of software that sets your device to appear as if it's in a different country, allowing you to tune in from anywhere in the world.

We rate NordVPN as one of the best VPN for streaming sports. It offers a generous 30-day guarantee for all your money back if you're not happy with the service.

How to watch PREM Rugby 2026/27 in the US

Every PREM Rugby 2026/27 fixture is being shown on FloRugby in the US.

A subscription costs $39.99 per month or $155.88 per year.

Outside the US right now? Use NordVPN to access your preferred coverage of the rugby.

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Watch PREM Rugby 2026/27 live streams in the UK

Every PREM Rugby 2026/27 game is being shown on TNT Sports in the UK.

Live streaming is available via HBO Max. You'll need the TNT Sports package, which starts at £25.99 per month.

However, seven games – including the PREM Rugby final – will be free-to-air on ITV1 and ITVX.

Outside the UK during a round of fixtures? Use NordVPN to watch PREM Rugby as if you were back at home.

Watch PREM Rugby 2026/27 live streams in Australia

Stan Sport is showing every game of the 2026/27 PREM Rugby season in Australia.

A subscription costs AU$20/month on top of a AU$9.99/month Stan base plan. Stan Sport also carries Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and WSL coverage.

If you're currently spending time in Australia from the UK, use a good VPN, as detailed above, to tap into your free Gallagher PREM coverage.

PREM Rugby 2026/27 ITV schedule

(All times BST)

Sunday, 27 September
3pm – Leicester Tigers v Saracens | FREE on ITVX (UK)

Sunday, 6 December
3pm – Sale Sharks v Exeter Chiefs | FREE on ITVX (UK)

Monday, 28 December
3pm – Harlequins v Northampton Saints | FREE on ITVX (UK)

Game 4 TBA

Game 5 TBA

Game 6 TBA

Saturday, 19 June
3pm – PREM Rugby final | FREE on ITVX (UK)

Who are the reigning PREM Rugby champions?

The Northampton Saints beat the Exeter Chiefs 26-17 in the 2025/26 PREM Rugby final, with a late George Hendy double securing their third league title.

When is the PREM Rugby 2026/27 final?

The 2026/27 PREM Rugby final is scheduled to take place at 3pm BST on Saturday, 19 June, 2027.

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