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Here in Australia they don't show the FIA Formula One practice sessions on TV, and at times they don't even show Qualifying! As an F1 fan this is a bit of a disaster, but as always the Internet has provided us with a nice way around this little problem.

While the BBC does not show the practice sessions on their main channels they do broadcast it in the UK on a sub channel, and they do also stream it live from the BBC Sports website.

If you would like to watch the BBC coverage outside the UK then follow this simple method.

1. Open Identity cloaker and select a UK proxy and click connect.
2. Visit the BBCs Formula One page, during live broadcasts you will see a big 'Live' symbol at the top of the screen. Click on this link and then a few seconds after the page loads you will see a popup window to the video stream. You will only see this if you have a UK IP address, those without a UK IP address will only see written commentary.
3. Pick the 'watch in a pop-out player' option, this seems to run better than watching it in the main browser window.
4. Once the video stream starts playing you can disconnect Identity Cloaker and the video will keep on going.

Just to show it working I made a quick video during todays practice session, you can check it out below:

The Formula One season has started, the first practice is already over as I write this and second practice about 40 minutes away.

Now not many TV companies actually bother to show the practice session, certainly here in Australia all we get is the race and qualifying. However have no fear as the BBC is showing everything!

Those in the UK can of course just turn on the TV and press the red button, but if you live abroad you can still view through the BBC website.

Normally when you visit the race pages from an IP address outside the UK all you will see is the text commentary, but if you fire up Identity Cloaker and select a UK location and visit the page as if by magic video will appear at the top!

You can also view directly through iPlayer  while abroad with the same method.

If the video does not start for you disconnect Identity Cloaker and connect again, as events like Formula One are so popular they seem to put a little more strain on the servers (I had to try 3 servers before I was happy today).

If you are new to the idea of watching BBC iPlayer abroad, or any of hundreds of other UK and US TV stations, then why not find out a little bit more.