Australian F1 GP: race times, how and where to watch Formula 1

The start of the season Formula 1 maintains the trends left by the previous tournament, with Red Bull clearly dominant in the competition, both in the drivers’ tournament (Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez achieved 1-2 in the first two days) and in the constructors’ tournament (they remained with the last two trophies) . However, in the face of Australian Grand Prix in Melbournedoubts and internal conflicts remain pending.

The Dutch driver won again in Saudi Arabia and has nine consecutive victories (two in the current competition and seven in the last dates of the previous season) and 36 in the last 46 days since that historic victory against Lewis Hamilton in the last race of 2021.

However, not all is rosy on the energy drink team. Ever since an employee complained to Christian Horner, director of the Red Bull Racing team, about “inappropriate behavior”, the climate has not been the best: cross-fighting between the leaders, conflicts with Verstappen’s father and doubts about the star’s future , which has a contract until 2028.

Although attempts have been made to defuse the situation, the climate remains tense among the people involved. After a conversation between Verstappen’s father and Toto Wolff (Mercedes), rumors about a possible departure from “Mad Max” increase week by week, especially considering that Mercedes will lose Hamilton for next season and will try to find a new star . “I would like to have Max, there is no team that doesn’t choose him,” he declared at the time.

It didn’t take Horner long to get to the crossroads and he replied: “It’s natural that all teams have this desire to hire the best driver. All teams would like to have Max, but the best drivers always want to be in the best cars.”

While maintaining a firm stance on Verstappen’s future, he also clarified that “too many things have been said elsewhere”. “The team is the team. Max is part of it, Helmut too, I lead this team and everyone has a key role to play. Nobody is bigger than Red Bull,” he said.

For his part, Verstappen referred to the issue and preferred to send a message of peace to the whole team. “I have always said that the most important thing is that we work together as a team and that everyone keeps the peace and I think we all agree within the team. Hopefully from now on this will also be the case,” He said. said.

“Everyone tries to focus in the same direction and I think the good thing about all this is that our performance was not affected. It is a very strong team. I think everyone knows that it is important to have peace in the team and focus only on the aspects of driving and performance. That’s what we try to do as a team,” he concluded in statements to Sky Sports F1.

Times and how to watch the Australian GP on TV

The third race of the 2023 season Formula 1 It will take place on Sunday 24 March, starting from 1am (Argentina time) and can be followed through the category’s own platform (F1 TV Pro), with the negotiation of the package of all competitions, as well as training and tests enabling. Likewise, it will also be available live on Fox Sports and streaming on the Disney Star Plus platform.

Formula 1: drivers ranking

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 51 points
2. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) – 36 points
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 28 points
4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 18 points
5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 16 points
6. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 15 points
7. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 12 points
8. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 12 points
9. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 8 points
10. Oliver Bearman (Ferrari) 6 points
11. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1 point
12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 1 point
13. Guanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber) – 0 points
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 0 points
15. Daniel Ricciardo (RB) – 0 points
16. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) – 0 points
17. Alexander Albon (Williams) – 0 points
18. Esteban Ocon (Alpino) – 0 points
19. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 0 points
20. Valteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) – 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant (Williams) – 0 points

Formula 1: constructors’ ranking

1. Red Bull – 87 points
2. Ferrari – 49 points
3. McLaren – 28 points
4. Mercedes – 26 points
5. Aston Martin – 13 points
6. Haas – 1 point
7. Sauber football – 0 points
8. RB Honda-0 points
9. Williams – 0 points
10. Alpine – 0 points

Formula 1: 2024 calendar

• March 24: Australia | Albert Park-Melbourne
• April 7: Japan | Suzuki
• April 21: China | Shanghai
• May 5: Miami | You love me
• May 19: Emilia Romagna | Imola
• May 26: Munich | Monte Carlo-Monaco
• June 9: Canada | Montreal-Gilles Villeneuve
• June 23: Spain | Barcelona-Catalonia
• June 30: Austria | Red Bull Ring
• July 7: Great Britain | Silverstone
• July 21: Hungary | Budapest-Hungaroring
• July 28: Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps
• August 25: Netherlands | Zandvoort
• September 1: Italy | monza
• September 15: Azerbaijan | Baku
• September 22: Singapore | Singapore
• October 20: United States | Austin – Circuit of the Americas
• October 27: Mexico | Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome
• November 3: Brazil | Interlagos
• November 24: Las Vegas | Las Vegas
• December 1: Qatar | Losail
• December 8: Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi