CANADIAN GRAND PRIX. The paddock has left Europe for Canada where the eighth round of the Formula 1 World Championship will take place this weekend. What time to watch practice and the race? Find the program, TV channels and schedules.
A month and a half after a detour to Miami, Formula 1 is back on the American continent with the program this weekend of the Grand Prix of Canada. The eighth round on the calendar of the 2023 world championship (those of Shanghai and Imola have been cancelled) will take place on the famous Gilles-Villeneuve circuit, a former driver who died tragically in 1982 during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, and father of Jacques Villeneuve, world champion in 1997. Located on Île Notre-Dame in the middle of the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, the 4,361-meter course is fast but has many slow turns. He is also known for his lack of clearances, and it is not uncommon to see some spectacular accidents.
Last year, Max Verstappen signed his first victory there by less than a second ahead of Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton completed the podium. The Dutchman will once again be the man to beat on Sunday, he who has already won five races this season and taken off in the world championship standings. Winner of the last three Grands Prix, the Red Bull driver is already 53 points ahead of his first pursuer who is none other than his teammate Sergio Perez, winner of the only two races that have escaped Max Verstappen this year, in Saudi Arabia and in Azerbaijan.
Second and third in Spain a fortnight ago, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell intend to confirm the rise of the Mercedes in Canada. As for Ferrari, still quite disappointing in Barcelona – Carlos Sainz 5th and Charles Leclerc 11th – it will be a new opportunity to bounce back while the Aston Martins of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, who will play at home this weekend , seem to be marking time a little bit. Conversely, Alpine, boosted by the recent good performances of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly to a lesser extent, still hopes to score big points during this last spring race.
The Formula 1 cars will give their first laps in the early evening (French time) on Friday during the first free practice session of the Canadian Grand Prix. The start of the race will be given on Sunday at 8 p.m. (French time) for an estimated arrival between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The 2023 Canadian Grand Prix will be broadcast on Canal, the usual broadcaster of the world championship. The three free practice sessions as well as qualifying will be broadcast on Canal Sport on Friday and Saturday. The start of the Grand Prix will be given on Sunday at 8 p.m. French time, and will be broadcast exclusively on the Canal group’s premium channel.
Prefer to follow the Grand Prix on your computer, tablet or warm in your bed with your smartphone and duvet? No problem, this eighth Grand Prix of the season will of course also be viewable in streaming. You have two options: access to the Canal MyCanal streaming platform or via the official F1 website, F1.com. Both will offer all the practice, qualifying and race sessions live but also in replay. On MyCanal, activating expert mode also makes it possible to combine screens, multi-cameras (including on-board cameras) and data, for example the drivers’ lap times in real time. On F1.com, the live broadcast of the tests and the race is supplemented by replays, documentaries or historical reminders via the F1TV Pro service, offered at 64.99 euros per year or 7.99 euros per month.
