[WhiteHatBobby0701]

Schedule for the race (all times EDT)

FRIDAY
0200-0245: F2 FP1
0430-0530: F1 FP1 (ESPNU)
0630-0730: F2 Qualifying
0800-0900: F1 Qualifying (ESPNU)

SATURDAY
0430-0530: F1 FP3 (ESPN2)
0615-0705: F2 Race 1 (21 Laps with a 45 minute time limit, after which the race will end after one lap)
0800-0900: F1 Qualifying (ESPN2)


SUNDAY
0300-0405: F2 Race 2 (29 laps with a 60 minute time limit, after which the race will end in one lap)
0530: Grand Prix Sunday (ESPN)
0700: F1 Qatar Airways Azərbaycan Qran Prisi (51 laps with a 120 minute time limit of racing or 180 minutes from formation lap) (ESPN)

Last race in Europe for the season.

Next three rounds:

October 5 Singapore Airlines Grand Prix, Singapore
October 19 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prix, Austin
October 26 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México

In news, the start times for the 2026 Formula One season have been released.

The majority of races will feature a 1500 local start time.

1400: Suzuka (March 29), Ciudad de México (November 1), Interlagos (November 8)
1500: Melbourne (March 8), Shanghai (March 15), Monaco (June 7), Montmelo (Gran Premi di Barcelona) (June 14), Spielberg (June 28), Silverstone (July 5), Spa (July 19), Mogoroyd (July 26), Zandvoort (August 23), Monza (September 6), Madrid (Gran Premio de España) (September 13), Bakı (September 26), Austin (October 25)
1600: Miami (May 3), Montréal (May 24)
1700: Yas (December 6)
1800: Sakhir (April 12)
1900: Lusail (November 29)
2000: Jeddah (April 19), Singapore (October 11), Las Vegas (November 21)

F1 doesn't have a United States media contract. Insiders favour an Apple deal, but Cadillac and some sponsors could balk over loss of viewership and elitism.

[ClearCase_guy]

That headline will win you a game of scrabble, that’s for sure.

[BBB333]

Do you know there is a F1 thread?

Are you helping out?

Thank you for this.

[oldplayer]

I wonder if the professional Pro-Hamas and assorted other terrorists shut down the race as they did the Spanish la Vuelta professional bicycle race? s/

[null and void]

I seldom see a schwa in a thread title...

[Paal Gulli]

"...Architect: Hermann Tilke..."

Not exactly something to be bragging about.

[BBB333]

Did you see this?

I posted it to Mabarker1 but have had no reply from him or WhiteHat a-hole...

Thanks for YOUR appropriate thread, Carriage Hill.

Thanks you Carriage Hill for keeping the F! ping list going!