The Formula 1 season will once again stream on Shahid VIP in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the rest of the Middle East. Here’s how to watch this weekend’s big race.

The 2022 Formula 1 season is nearly in full gear, ready to kick off in Bahrain on Sunday, March 20–with the action beginning tomorrow, March 18.

Starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix, running from March 18 to 20, all the action will now stream on Shahid VIP, the premium streaming service of regional media giant MBC.

Finally, an easy and *ahem* legal way to stream.

Want to stream it? Here’s how to get a subscription:

  1. Click here to get the MENA promo.
  2. Scroll and click ‘join now’
  3. Select the ‘Sports on Shahid VIP’ option.
  4. Follow the instructions and subscribe for either AED 59.99 a month or AED 39.99/month for the full year.
  5. Follow the instructions on how to find each race below!

Have a subscription? Here’s how to find the F1 races:

  1. Go to the main Shahid VIP site.
  2. Click ‘Sports’ on the top left or click here.
  3. Scroll through the page, or find the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 here.
  4. Find each race and add them to ‘my list’ to be sure not to miss them.
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Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen

The subscription based service and leading Arabic-language streaming platform will host the entirety of the 2021 Formula 1 season in full HD.

A subscription to Shahid VIP will set you back AED 19.99 a month in the lowest package, which is around $5 a month–though the sport package is more, as outlined above.

If you’d rather watch F1 on TV, there’s a free option as well: Watch it on MBC Action

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The event will stream with no interruptions, with more live streaming events and sports content coming in the near future, according to Jakob Mejlhede Andersen, Chief Content Officer at Shahid.

While we wait, want to learn a bit more about Lewis Hamilton? Here’s our recent interview with the F1 champ, in which we learn a bit more about Lewis as a person. Watch below: