SPAIN GP. A week after Monaco, the single-seaters are out again this weekend with the seventh round of the world championship in Barcelona. What time to watch practice and the race? Here is the program, TV channels and schedules.
After a three-week hiatus caused by the cancellation of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on May 21 due to flooding, Formula 1 is set for a second consecutive weekend of racing. In Monaco last week, where Max Verstappen went to pick up a fairly quiet success in the streets of the Principality, the cars will set their wheels this time in Spain from Friday. It is indeed on the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit that the seventh race of the season will take place, a season hitherto dominated head and shoulders by the Red Bull team.
Max Verstappen (4 victories) and Sergio Perez (2 victories) left only crumbs to the competition, in particular to Mercedes and Ferrari most often reduced to the rank of stooges while Aston Martin, thanks in particular to Fernando Alonso (2nd in Monaco), have taken quite a step to the point of appearing in second place in the constructors’ world championship after six races. In Catalonia, more precisely in Montmelo, located north of Barcelona, ??the Red Bulls will still be difficult to beat, on a fast track which will favor the power of their Honda engine.
On the French side, Alpine will seek to confirm its performance from last weekend. Third on the starting grid and on arrival in Monaco, Esteban Ocon brought the first big points of the season to the French team. A little more behind, Pierre Gasly, who finished seventh between the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, hopes to continue his rise in Barcelona, ??where Max Verstappen ended the series of five consecutive victories last year. by Lewis Hamilton.
The Formula 1 cars will leave the paddock early Friday afternoon to take part in the first free practice session of the Spanish Grand Prix. The start of the race will be given on Sunday at the traditional time of 3 p.m. for the Grand Prix contested in Europe.
The 2023 Spanish Grand Prix will be broadcast on Canal, the regular 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 at 3 p.m. on Sunday in Barcelona 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 seventh 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.
