--- title: "Desperate F1 Fans Found a Legal Way to Stream the Vegas GP for Free" date: "2025-11-25" modified: "2025-11-25" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/desperate-f1-fans-found-a-legal-way-to-stream-the-vegas-gp-for-free" categories: - "F1" - "News" - "Racing" --- # Desperate F1 Fans Found a Legal Way to Stream the Vegas GP for Free ![Screenshot of Las Vegas CCTV footage during F1 race.]() *\Nevada DOT, ThatOneFormula via YouTube\* If you know anything about [Formula 1]()'s time in Las Vegas thus far, you know that it [hasn't exactly been a cheap race]() to attend. We can spend all day dragging F1 for celebrating its big break in America by punishing its newest viewers, but that's been done many times before. Instead, we're going to call attention to an amusing workaround fans discovered to watch the event for free. Granted, it's not exactly what you'd call a high-def feed. Hat tip to reader Kevin, who informed us that the action on track was in fact visible from Las Vegas' CCTV cameras, which [anyone can tune into](). The video from [ThatOneFormula]() below shows public domain Grand Prix racing in all its macroblocked glory. As one commenter said, there "lowkey is an aesthetic to it." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpllBGmvSqA Sort of like those Twitter accounts that used to post "liminal spaces" that appear subtly haunted, modern F1 racing through the lens of what might as well be a VHS recording viewed on a 4K TV has a certain aura about it. It feels kind of like found footage, or one of those early internet videos designed to shock, disgust, or horrify. Except, of course, that doesn't happen—it's just cars speeding around, usually alone. Now and then, you might catch a glimpse of a pass in the making, and that's basically the highlight of the night. It doesn't help that CCTV cameras don't capture sound, so the only thing more eerie than 2025 F1 racing filmed at flip-phone resolution is just that, except silent. So, thank you, Nevada DOT, for offering us a rare look at the pinnacle of motorsport with the broadcast technology of 40 years ago. We had the Brad Pitt F1 movie to show us [how beautiful the sport can be](); we needed something to make 220 mph look as dull as physically possible to balance things out. And props to anyone who organized a pirate-free watch party with this feed. Because now that F1 knows this exists, it'll sure as hell be blocked next season. *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com*[]() ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()