Max Verstappen is seeking to choose up his second win of the season on the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix following his season-opener win in Bahrain.
The Pink Bull driver managed the race from begin to end. The crew secured a 1-2 end, with Sergio Perez ending second forward of Fernando Alonso.
Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes crew can be searching for a greater efficiency this weekend. The Brit was method off the tempo final week and ended up ending fifth.
Charles Leclerc had a poor Bahrain Grand Prix because the Ferrari driver started his 2023 season with retirement and a non-score as a result of technical issues at Ferrari.
Sportsmail breaks down all the things it’s essential know forward of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix together with begin occasions and the best way to watch.
Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen dominated final weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix
Mercedes can be hoping for a greater weekend after their poor begin to the season
When is the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix?
The F1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix takes place this weekend, with the race on Sunday, March 19, 2023.
There can be two observe periods on Friday – with the primary going down at 1.30pm within the UK and the second observe going down at 5pm.
The third and remaining observe session will happen on Saturday at 1.30pm. Qualifying for Sunday’s race will get underway at 5pm on Saturday.
Full schedule
Friday, March 17
- Saudi Arabia Grand Prix P1 – 1.30pm
- Saudi Arabia Grand Prix P2 – 5pm
Saturday, March 18
- Saudi Arabia Grand Prix P3 – 1.30pm
- Saudi Arabia Grand Prix qualifying – 5pm
Sunday, March 19
- Saudi Arabia Grand Prix – 5pm
The way to watch
The Saudi Arabia Grand Prix is about to be proven dwell on Sky Sports activities F1 and Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion – with protection beginning at 3.30pm on Sunday.
Followers may also be capable of stream the race on the official Sky Go app.
Highlights of the motion can be uploaded to the official System One YouTube channel after the race.
Channel 4 may also be displaying highlights of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix at 9pm on Sunday.
Sportsmail may also be offering dwell protection of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, so you may preserve up-to-date with all the most recent developments right here.
This weekend’s Grand Prix will happen on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit observe
What’s been stated?
Following Verstappen’s win final week, the Pink Bull driver believes that his crew can battle for the championship this season.
‘It was an excellent first stint the place I mainly made my hole,’ Verstappen advised Sky Sports activities in his post-race interview.
‘From there it was nearly taking care of the tires since you by no means know what’s going to occur later within the race, so we simply needed to ensure that we had the fitting tires and in good situation as effectively. I used to be additionally very completely happy to lastly win right here in Bahrain.
‘I feel we now have an excellent race bundle, after all it is going to rely a bit race to race however we will undoubtedly battle with this. Additionally a giant thanks to the crew, what they’ve finished over the winter to provide us such a fast race automotive once more.’
Mercedes can be hoping for a greater week efficiency this weekend.
Max Verstappen believes that his Pink Bull crew can compete for the championship this yr
Hamilton says that the Mercedes automotive is just not the place he needs it to be forward of the weekend
Hamilton maintains that the automotive is just not the place he needs it to be forward of this weekend’s race.
‘As soon as I drove the automotive for the primary time, you begin to do this [re-assess goals] with the challenges you are dealing with,’ the 38-year-old stated.
‘It is a related state of affairs to final yr – it is a shock when the automotive is not the place you need it to be however you’ve got 100% religion within the individuals you’re employed with. We’re not the place we wish to be and we have to preserve engaged on it.
‘We’d like the Pink Bulls and Ferraris to not end the race, possibly the Astons too, to be profitable [ourselves]. It does not imply we will not catch them up – nobody at this crew has shied away from a problem.’
