The new season of Formula 1 the first race of the year in the Middle East gets underway with the action: the Sakhir International Circuit will host the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Red Bullwho dominated last season from start to finish, will be looking to secure the three-time championship from the hand of Dutchman Max Verstappen and repeat the constructors’ championship achieved after years of hegemony from Mercedes.

Several pilots of the Formula 1 They changed teams for a new season. The most significant was the arrival of Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin, where he will share the team with Lance Stroll.

The farewell of the Spaniard from Alpine has generated several chain changes: Pierre Gasly has arrived at Alpine, while Nyck de Vries has taken the empty seat in Alpha Tauri and will make his debut in the competition.

For their part, Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi were not renewed at Haas and Williams respectively, and their places will be taken by Nico Hulkenberg and rookie Logan Sargeant. Also, Oscar Piastri will make his debut at McLaren after they didn’t renew Daniel Ricciardo, who will be the third driver of the Red Bull.

Schedules and how to see the Bahrain GP on TV

The first race of the 2023 season of Formula 1 It will start at 12 (Argentina time) and can be followed through the category’s own platform (F1 TV Pro), with the assumption of the package of all the races, in addition to training and qualifying tests. Likewise, it will also be available live on Fox Sports and streamed on the Disney Star Plus platform.

Formula 1: teams and drivers for the 2023 season

• Red Bull: Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez
• Ferraris: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
• Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton and George Russell
• Mclaren: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
• Alpine: Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly
• Alpha Tauri: Yuki Tsunoda and Nyck de Vries
• Alfa Romeo: Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou
• Aston Martin: Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso
• Haas: Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg
• Williams: Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant

Formula 1 calendar

The 2023 calendar of Formula 1 it will be 23 Big prizes, one more than last season. Although it was originally supposed to be 24 with China’s return in April after its absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, the restrictions that still prevail in the Asian country prevented the date from being set. Although there was speculation about a possible replacement, the FIA ​​has confirmed that there will finally be 23 dates.

The big absence from the calendar will be the French GP and the historic Paul Ricard circuit. Conversely, the United States will have three races in its country and will be the one hosting the most (Miami, Austin and the new Las Vegas circuit). Italy follows, with the races in Monza and Emilia Romagna.

All dates of the 2023 season of Formula 1:

• Bahrain GP: 3-5 March
• Saudi Arabian GP: March 17-19
• Australian GP: from 31 March to 2 April
• Azerbaijan GP: April 28-30
• Miami GP: from 5 to 7 May
• GP of Emilia Romagna: from 19 to 21 May
• Monaco GP: 26-28 May
• Spanish GP: from 2 to 4 June
• Canadian GP: June 16-18
• Austrian GP: from 30 June to 2 July
• British GP: July 7-9
• Hungarian GP: from 21 to 23 July
• Belgian GP: from 28 to 30 July
• Dutch GP: 25-27 August
• Italian GP: from 1 to 3 September
• Singapore GP: from 15 to 17 September
• Japanese GP: from 22 to 24 September
• Qatar GP: from 6 to 8 October
• US GP: October 20-22
• Mexican GP: from 27 to 29 October
• GP of Brazil: from 3 to 5 November
• Las Vegas GP: November 16-18
• Abu Dhabi GP: 24-26 November