{"id":136116,"date":"2026-02-16T22:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/26\/02\/16\/formula-1-channel-pops-up-in-apple-tv-cant-be-removed"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:23:01","slug":"formula-1-channel-pops-up-in-apple-tv-cant-be-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/16\/formula-1-channel-pops-up-in-apple-tv-cant-be-removed\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 channel pops up in Apple TV, can’t be removed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ahead of the season starting, the Formula 1 channel has popped up in the Apple TV<\/a> app \u2014 and you can’t edit, move, or delete it.\n<\/p>\n

Apple’s push for sports-related content continues. Following the success<\/a> of the “F1” movie and talk of a possible sequel<\/a>, the iPhone<\/a> maker has now updated the Apple TV application in preparation for the upcoming 2026 Formula 1 season.\n<\/p>\n

As part of Apple’s partnership<\/a> with Formula 1, all races will be available at no extra cost to Apple TV subscribers in the United States. Apple acquired the rights to Formula 1 content back in October 2025<\/a>, and now there’s a Formula 1 channel in the Apple TV app.\n<\/p>\n

For users of the Apple TV streaming device or app on iPad or Mac, the new Formula 1 element is located in the sidebar, near the existing Major League Soccer tab. It is odd that Apple didn’t instead turn the MLS tab into a “Sports” tab to align it with more of their initiatives, but separate tabs mean more direct exposure for each sport.\n<\/p>\n

iPhone users can see the new section advertised in the Home tab or Search tab. The Formula 1 shortcut cannot be edited, moved, or deleted, meaning it’s present for all Apple TV users running iOS 26<\/a> or later.\n<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, the Formula 1 element lets users view Albert Park circuit races from prior seasons. Additionally, it offers easy access to bonus content, pre-season videos, and gives users the ability to pre-add races to their Apple TV Up Next.\n<\/p>\n

It also displays the full schedule for the 2026 Formula 1 season, which starts on March 8 with the Melbourne Grand Prix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ahead of the season starting, the Formula 1 channel has popped up in the Apple TV app \u2014 and you can’t edit, move, or delete it. Apple’s push for sports-related content continues. Following the success of the “F1” movie and talk of a possible sequel, the iPhone maker has now updated the Apple TV application […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":136117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-insider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}