Method 1 returns with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023, set to happen from Friday March 17 to Sunday March 19. The third version of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the 2023 version is the second race on the calendar, after a dominating begin by Purple Bull Racing in Bahrain firstly of March. Whereas Purple Bull Racing and Max Verstappen will hope to construct on their preliminary success throughout the 2023 F1 season, shut opponents Ferrari and Mercedes have been going through some setbacks that they hope to beat on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit over the weekend.
Notably, Method 2 additionally returns for its second spherical of the 2023 season this weekend, happening on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia alongside the Method 1 race classes. Indian racing driver Kush Maini, at the moment in his rookie season with Campos Racing, sits fourth within the standings after the inaugural race of the season in Bahrain. In the meantime, the second driver from India Jehan Daruvala, competing for MP Motorsport, is at the moment eleventh within the championship.
Method 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023: How one can watch in India
With Star Sports activities and Disney+ Hotstar now not streaming stay F1 in India, followers within the nation can solely watch stay races and race classes on the F1 TV app with the Professional subscription. The subscription supplies entry to all classes and reveals, in addition to entry to the feeder sequence, so you can watch each F1 and F2 this weekend with the app and subscription.
Method 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023: Timings in India
Train 1: Friday March 17, 7pm (IST)
Train 2: Friday March 17, 10:30pm (IST)
Train 3: Saturday March 18, 7pm (IST)
Qualifying: Saturday March 18, 10:30pm (IST)
Race: Sunday March 19, 10:30pm (IST)
Method 2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023: Timings in India
Apply: Friday March 17, 4:25pm (IST)
Qualifying: Friday March 17, 8:30pm (IST)
Dash Race: Saturday March 18, 8:40pm (IST)
Function Race: Sunday March 19, 7:05pm (IST)
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023: What to anticipate
Max Verstappen goes into the second spherical of the season main the drivers’ standings, with Sergio Perez in second, following a dominant Purple Bull Racing 1-2 at Bahrain in early March. Fernando Alonso, who got here third in Bahrain, will hope to reap the benefits of his surprisingly aggressive Aston Martin F1 automotive to attempt to safe his first race win since 2013. The veteran Spanish driver and two-time world champion is competing in his twentieth full F1 season this yr, on the age of 41.
Ferrari had a troubled begin to the 2023 season, with Charles Leclerc retiring the automotive resulting from a mechanical failure, and Carlos Sainz Jr. shedding out on third place after being overtaken by Alonso. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell may solely safe fifth place and seventh place respectively, as Mercedes struggles to seek out competitiveness within the automotive going into 2023. The tight avenue circuit of Jeddah may swimsuit sure groups higher, as they hope to slim the hole to Purple Bull Racing.
Curiously, Purple Bull India hosted the Showrun in Mumbai on March 12, with former F1 driver and 13-time race winner David Coulthard driving the Purple Bull RB7 automotive alongside the Bandra Bandstand promenade in entrance of hundreds of followers. The RB7 is similar automotive that gained the drivers’ and constructors’ championship in 2011, and Purple Bull India had earlier additionally supplied an meeting showcase of the automotive the place the RB7 was assembled and fired up for the viewers current.