Get ready for the new season of F1 with the first race in Bahrain this week, live on Sky Sports. Notice the different schedules. Practice is Thursday, qualifying is Friday, and the Grand Prix is the opening two rounds of the season on Saturday.
8:55, UK, Monday 26 February 2024
F1 is back! A record 24-race season, broadcast live on Sky Sports F1, begins this week at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with rivalries reignited on track as the battle for success in 2024 begins.
After a busy and unpredictable winter off-season and three days of testing in Bahrain, the new 2024 car makes its competitive debut under the floodlights of the Bahrain International Circuit, giving chase The group will close in on world champions Red Bull and Max. This year it's Verstappen.
As with the second round in Saudi Arabia next week, the opening weekend will start one day earlier than usual, meaning practice will be held on Thursday, qualifying on Friday, and the Grand Prix itself on Saturday.
Sky F1 will be broadcast live in Bahrain from Wednesday, with live coverage of drivers' press conferences and a special season-opening preview edition of the F1 show.
Then, just before lunch break, the track action begins. There is practice on Thursday As drivers grow, Preliminaries are Friday at 4 p.m. and 57 laps at the start of the season. Grand Prix is Saturday at 3 p.m..
Check out highlights from the F1 2023 season opener Bahrain Grand Prix.
In addition to the F1 action, the new F2 and F3 seasons have also begun in Bahrain, with all track runs also being broadcast live on the channel.
Why is the opening game held on Saturday?
The race weekend will start one day earlier than usual due to rescheduling of consecutive rounds of the season opener in the Middle East.
That's because the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is scheduled to begin on Sunday, March 10, when the Saudi Arabian race would normally be held.
The Jeddah Games had to be rescheduled a day earlier to avoid a conflict. That meant the race was moved to Saturday, qualifying to Friday, and practice to Thursday. The Bahrain Grand Prix was subsequently moved to the same earlier schedule, as FIA regulations require there to be seven full days between grounds.
How to watch and stream Sky Sports F1 live in 2024
Sky Sports F1 The home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland will once again broadcast live coverage of every session of every race weekend in the 2024 season.
Subscribers can watch the weekend's racing coverage in a variety of ways, including on their TV (Sky channel 406) and on the Sky Sports app by logging in with their Sky iD.
This channel can also be streamed on NOW with a Sportsday or Monthly membership without a contract.
Meanwhile, on the Sky Sports app, race controls are once again available to logged-in subscribers, allowing them to customize their own views with onboarding available from each of the 20 cars throughout the weekend, allowing them to watch their favorite drivers. You can track it up close.
Here you'll find the driver tracker, multiscreen, timing screen, onboard mix, and of course the main live Sky Sports F1 channel feed itself. This service is also available on Sky Q and Sky Glass.
Live Bahrain GP Schedule on Sky Sports F1
Wednesday, February 28th
- 12:30pm: Driver press conference
- 3pm: F1 Show – 2024 Preview
Thursday, February 29th
- 7.50am: F3 practice
- 9am: F2 practice
- 11am: Bahrain GP Practice 1 (Session starts at 11:30am)
- 12:55pm: F3 Qualifying
- 1:40pm: F2 Qualifying
- 2:35pm: Bahrain GP Practice 2 (session starts at 3pm)
- 4:15pm: F1 Show
Friday, March 1st
- 10:10: F3 sprint race
- 12:15pm: Bahrain GP Practice 3 (session starts at 1pm)
- 2:10pm: F2 Sprint
- 3:10pm: Bahrain GP qualifying build-up
- 4pm: Bahrain GP Qualifying
- 6pm: Ted's Qualification Notebook
Saturday, March 2nd
- 8.55am: F3 feature race
- 10:25am: F2 Feature Race
- 1:30pm: Bahrain GP Build-up: Saturday's Grand Prix
- 3pm: Bahrain Grand Prix
- 5pm: Bahrain GP reaction: Checkered flag
- 6pm: Ted's Notes
- 6:30pm: Bahrain GP Highlights
Watch all the rounds of the new season starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix from Thursday 29th February to Saturday 2nd March. Stream all F1 races and more with a NOW Sports Month membership
