🏁 FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2026 - Race (Live!)

🏁 IT'S LIVE! — Austin Watch Party!

No alarm clock. No spoiler dodging. No "Virtual Live" — this is the real deal.

One of the only times all year we get to watch an F1 race as it happens together!

The Formula 1 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix 2026 takes place from October 23 to 25, 2026, in Austin, Texas, with the main race on Sunday, October 25, at 3:00 p.m. Central Time at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA). That's 1pm PT for us — prime time in Seattle.

Why this one is unmissable:

It's LIVE live. Almost every race this season we've done as a 12∼2 PM Virtual Live replay because Europe and Asia start at 5am. This is one of maybe 3 races all year where we can scream at the TV in real time with the rest of the world. Lights out at 1pm, beers already cold.

COTA always delivers. The anti-Tilkedrome. Turn 1 is a 133ft blind uphill hairpin — someone always goes 4-wide and regrets it. The esses in Sector 1 are pure aero test, and the stadium section is where the American crowd goes nuts. Built for overtaking.

Championship crunch. This is Round 19 — late season, everything on the line. Austin in late October is hot, windy, and unpredictable. Strategy, tire deg, and a track that punishes mistakes.

Grab a pint, have some grub, and let's finally watch a race LIVE together — big screens, loud crowd, real-time cheers. See you there!