Sam Rivera

Three nights of music around Austin’s Formula 1 weekend: Maroon 5 Friday, Post Malone Saturday, Alesso after the Grand Prix on Sunday.

Public sale Aug. 13; Amex presale Aug. 11. Free Grand Prix Plaza celebration Aug. 15 and $100k nonprofit giveaway mark the countdown to the November Strip race.

United States Grand Prix coverage guide for Austin readers — Austin Sports News desk note.

ASN motorsports beat: Formula 1 and Circuit of The Americas — Austin Sports News desk note.

Three nights of concerts Nov. 19–21 at the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere, plus a Backstreet Boys post-race afterparty at Sphere on race night.

Maroon 5 plays Friday’s Germania Insurance Super Stage; Post Malone takes Saturday. Alesso later locked as Sunday’s post-race closer.

The F1 The Movie star joins as Global Brand Ambassador after helping launch the “All To Drive For” 2026 season campaign.

Coverage across 18 markets (excluding Mexico and Brazil) keeps every session, Sprint, and Grand Prix on ESPN platforms through 2028.

Eight-year extension keeps Austin’s USGP on the calendar through 2034; COTA set to pass Watkins Glen as the longest-serving U.S. F1 venue.