GP Bahrain 2024 live: schedules and where to watch F1

BARAIN GP LIVE

Bahrain GP live: The 2024 Formula 1 season is already underway and the focus is on the Sakhir circuit. Formula One opens a new season at the Bahrain Grand Prix in which nineteen drivers have a common goal, that of beating the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who wants to repeat last year’s triumphant ride in an endless 24-hour calendar. circuits during 2024.

WHERE TO WATCH F1 – BAHRAIN GP CHANNELS 2024

Mexico: Star Plus, Fox Sports Premium and Fox Sports.

Argentina: Star Plus, Fox Sports on DirecTV (608 SD) and 1608 HD), Cablevisión Digital and Flow (26 SD and 107 HD).

Peru: Star Plus.

Chile: Star Plus.

Ecuador: Star Plus.

Colombia: Star Plus.

Venezuela: Star Plus.

Bolivia: Star Plus.

Paraguay: Star Plus.

Costa Rica: Star Plus.

Uruguay: Star Plus.

Spain: DAZN F1 and Movistar Plus

F1 streaming from any country in the world: F1 TV Pro

BARAIN GP SCHEDULES

Thursday February 29

Free Practices 1

• 05:30 hours – Mexico
• 06:30 hours – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, United States (Miami)
• 07:30 hours – Venezuela, Bolivia
• 08:30 hours – Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
• 12:30 hours – Spain, Germany, Italy, France

Free Practices 2

• 09:00 hours – Mexico
• 10:00 a.m. – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, United States (Miami)
• 11:00 am – Venezuela, Bolivia
• 12:00 hours – Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
• 16:00 hours – Spain, Germany, Italy, France

Friday March 2

Free Practices 3

• 06:30 hours – Mexico
• 07:30 hours – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, United States (Miami)
• 08:30 hours – Venezuela, Bolivia
• 09:30 hours – Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
• 1:30 p.m. – Spain, Germany, Italy, France

Classification

• 10:00 am – Mexico
• 11:00 hours – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, United States (Miami)
• 12:00 hours – Venezuela, Bolivia
• 1:00 p.m. – Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
• 5:00 p.m. – Spain, Germany, Italy, France

Saturday March 3

10.00 – Race

• 09:00 hours – Mexico
• 10:00 a.m. – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, United States (Miami)
• 11:00 am – Venezuela, Bolivia
• 12:00 hours – Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay
• 16:00 hours – Spain, Germany, Italy, France

GRILL

Red Bull Racing

Max Verstappen (NED/1)

Sergio Pérez (MEX/11)

Mercedes

George Russell (GBR/63)

Lewis Hamilton (GBR/44)

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc (MON/16)

Carlos Sainz (ESP/55)

McLaren

Oscar Piastri (AUS/81)

Lando Norris (GBR/4)

Aston Martin

Lance Stroll (CAN/18)

Fernando Alonso (ESP/14)

Alpine

Esteban Ocon (FRA/31)

Pierre Gasly (FRA/10)

Williams

Alexander Albon (THA/23)

Logan Sargeant (USA/2)

Racing Bulls

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/3)

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/22)

Sauber

Valtteri Bottas (FIN/77)

Guanyu Zhou (CHN/24)

haas

Kevin Magnussen (DEN/20)

Nico Hulkenberg (GER/27)

The only winter tests carried out this week in Bahrain have confirmed it: Max Verstappen and Red Bull appear as the big favorites for the next season of Formula 1which will feature a record 24 races.

RECORD F1 2024 SCHEDULE

With 24 Grand Prix scheduled on the calendar, six of them also with a sprint race, never before in the history of the Formula 1 There will have been so many tests. See the full calendar:

• March 2: Bahrain GP (Sakhir circuit)
• March 9: Saudi Arabia GP (Jeddah)
• March 24: Australian GP (Melbourne)
• April 7: Japanese GP (Suzuka)
• April 21: Chinese GP (Shanghai)
• May 5: United States GP (Miami)
• May 19: Emilia Romagna GP (Ímola/ITA)
• May 26: Monaco GP
• June 9: Canadian GP (Montreal)
• June 23: Spanish GP (Montmeló, Barcelona)
• June 30: Austrian GP (Spielberg)
• July 7: UK GP (Silverstone)
• July 21: Hungarian GP (Budapest)
• July 28: Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps)
• August 25: Dutch GP (Zandvoort)
• 1 September: Italian GP (Monza)
• September 15: Azerbaijan GP (Baku)
• September 22: Singapore GP
• October 20: United States GP (Austin)
• October 27: Mexican GP (Mexico City)
• November 3: Brazilian GP (Sao Paulo)
• November 23: Las Vegas GP
• 1 December: Qatar GP (Lusail)
• December 8: Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina)

The World Championship of the premier category of motorsport will have reached the limit, since the regulations establish a maximum of 24 Grand Prix per season.

Some drivers, like the British Lando Norris (McLaren), consider it excessive: “24 is a lot; If he had to give an ideal figure, it would be closer to 20″, he said last year.

To minimize fatigue, travel and the ecological impact, F1 has decided this season to “regionalize” the races.

Thus, the Japanese GP, which was traditionally held in October, moves to April, before the China GP (which returns to the calendar), the Azerbaijan GP will be held in September (instead of spring) and the Qatar GP just before the Abu Dhabi.

On the other hand, the Canadian GP has been held in June (the 9th), between the events in Monaco and Spain.

Another novelty is that the championship will begin in Bahrain on a Saturday (March 2) and not on the traditional Sunday, to adapt to Ramadan. The same thing will happen next week in Saudi Arabia.

FAVORITES

In the ‘paddock’ there is no longer any doubt that 2024 will once again be dominated by the Red Bulls given the superiority of their triple world champion Max Verstappen at the wheel of a car that was already born well in 2022 with the new aerodynamic regulations, which continue still in force, and which has since evolved for the better.

To try to match the brand champion team, the competition has tried to imitate the latest cars designed by the Austrian team… which in turn has wanted to stand out again with a completely different aerodynamic concept of the RB20. A bold bet, but one that seems to be on the right track from what has been seen in the rehearsals in Bahrain.

Although all the teams try to keep one or more tricks up their sleeve and did not reveal all their secrets at the Sakhir circuit this week, the opinion is unanimous: Red Bull and ‘Mad Max’ are going to dominate the championship again.

“I think that 19 drivers in the paddock today consider that they are not going to win the championship,” acknowledged the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), double world champion in 2005 and 2006.

Even Ferrari, which on the stage of the first grand prix of the season next Saturday, positioned itself as the great threat to disrupt the hegemony of the Austrian team, admits that “at the moment, (Red Bull) are still far ahead” of the rest, said its pilot Charles Leclerc.

Each of the 10 teams participating in the 75th edition of the championship has retained its pair of drivers from the previous year, with which the grid remains intact from one season to the next for the first time in the history of the discipline.