How to watch and stream the Sao Paulo 2024 GP

With plenty of drama before the race has even started, today’s GP in Sao Paulo, Brazil looks set to be a memorable one in the battle for the Drivers’ Championship.

McLaren’s Lando Norris came out on top over title rival Max Verstappen in Saturday’s sprint race, but qualifying was postponed until Sunday morning due to heavy rain, while the race itself has been pushed back an hour and a half due to forecasts of further bad weather.

There are good chances that championship leader Verstappen will go into today’s GP, with the Red Bull driver handed a five-place grid penalty for an engine change earlier this week. The defending champion was also given an additional penalty point after being judged to have breached the Virtual Safety Car rules during the Sprint.

Verstappen’s woes open up a huge opportunity for Norris, who now has a huge chance to make a significant dent in his rival’s 47-point gap.

The Sao Paulo GP is now taking place Sunday September 1 at 12:30 BRT local timethat is 3:30 PM GMT in Great Britain, 10:30 AM ET and 7:30 AM PT in the US and CanadaAnd 2:30pm AEST in Australia. It is held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The race will be broadcast in the US ESPN and ESPN Plus.

The entire race weekend, including practice sessions and qualifying, will be shown in the US on ESPN’s TV and streaming networks. People who want to keep up with it all will need access to the ABC and ESPN news channels on cable or live TV streaming services, or the ESPN Plus streaming service. We’ve rounded up everything you need to know to stream today’s race and all the other F1 races this season.

Livestream the Sao Paulo GP in the US

How to watch F1 online from anywhere with a VPN

If you find yourself unable to watch the Formula 1 action locally, you may need another way to watch the races. That’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to prevent your ISP from throttling your speed on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a good idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.

With a VPN you can virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to access the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it very easy to do this.

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in every country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You’ll want to make sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: even if VPNs are legal, the streaming service can terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing properly applied blackout restrictions.

How to live stream the Sao Paulo GP in Great Britain

F1 in Britain is shown on Sky Sports and Channel 4 – Sky Sports broadcasts the races, practice rounds and qualifying, while free-to-air Channel 4 broadcasts highlights after the day’s action has taken place. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package you can stream the race via the app, but cord cutters can watch Sky TV with unlimited Sky Sports on a Now TV membership.

Livestream the GP of Sao Paulo in Canada

Canadian F1 fans can watch every GP this season, including this race, on TSN and the streaming service TSN Plus. Existing TSN cable subscribers can watch for free using their TV provider’s details.

Livestream the Sao Paulo GP in Australia

The Italian GP can be watched via Foxtel Down Under on Fox Sports. If you’re not a Fox subscriber, your best bet is to sign up for the Kayo Sports streaming service.

When, where and what time are the races?

The races are held on Sundays and are usually spaced two weeks apart. Here’s the whole schedule.

F1 2024 schedule

Date	Race	Time
March 2	GP of Bahrain	10am ET
March 9	Saudi Arabian GP	12:00 PM ET
March 24	Australian GP	12:00 PM ET
April 7	Japanese general practitioner	1am ET
April 21	Chinese general practitioner	3am ET
May 5	GP of Miami	4:00 PM ET
May 19	Romagna GP	9am ET
May 26	Monaco GP	9am ET
June 9	Canadian general practitioner	2:00 PM ET
June 23	Spanish general practitioner	9am ET
June 30	GP of Austria	9am ET
July 7	British GP	10am ET
July 21	Hungarian general practitioner	9am ET
July 28	Belgian GP	9am ET
August 25	Dutch general practitioner	9am ET
September 1	Italian GP	9am ET
September 15	GP of Azerbaijan	7am ET
September 22	Singapore GP	8 a.m. ET
October 20	United States GP	3:00 PM ET
October 27	Mexican GP	4:00 PM ET
November 3	GP of São Paulo	10:30 am ET
November 24	GP of Las Vegas	1am ET
December 1	GP of Qatar	12:00 PM ET
December 8	Abu Dhabi GP	8 a.m. ET

Quick tips for streaming the races with a VPN

• With four variables at play – your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN – your experience and success streaming F1 races may vary.
• If you don’t see the location you want as the default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
• If you’re having trouble downloading the game after turning on your VPN and setting it to the correct viewing area, you can try two things to quickly resolve this. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is one in the correct display area. If not, you may need to change the physical address registered to your account. Second, some smart TVs (like Roku) don’t have VPN apps that you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll need to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you use (like your phone) so that every device on the Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
• All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases, with Smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you may be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your registered email address for your Smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help as both devices appear to be in the right location.
• And don’t forget that browsers can often give away location despite using a VPN, so make sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.