The first episode of the new Formula 1 season will take place in Bahrain. Being the 20th, the race at the Sahir Circuit will be held for the first time on Saturday.

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Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix schedule

Practice 1: February 29 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m

Training 2: February 29 from 17:00 to 18:00

Training 3: March 1 from 14:30 to 15:30

Qualification: March 1 from 18:00 to 19:00

Race: March 2, 5:00 p.m.

• Qualifying and the race in Bahrain will be available to watch live on Antena 1. The training sessions will not be broadcast on television (they can be viewed on the AntenaPLAY platform, for a fee).

Details of the Bahrain International Circuit

Organization of the first Grand Prix: 2004

Number of rounds: 57

Track length: 5412 km

Total distance: 308,238 km

Lap record: 1:31.447 – Pedro de la Rosa (McLaren) in 2005.

What happened in 2023:

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

3. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin).

Fastest lap: 1:33.996 – Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)

Pole: Max Verstappen (Red Bull).

Know:

• The race takes place on the site of a former camel farm in the desert south of the capital, Manama, Reuters reports.

• In 2004, Bahrain became the first Formula 1 Grand Prix in the Middle East. This will be the 20th edition of the event.

• It was not held in 2011 due to social and political unrest, but in 2020 two races were held at this track during the COVID pandemic.

• This will be the first time the race in Bahrain has been held on a Saturday.

• The track offers one of the most abrasive surfaces of the season and the tires wear high.

• Lewis Hamilton took five victories at Sahira (record), all with Mercedes. Fernando Alonso won three times and Ferrari won seven times.

• In 2020, Sergio Perez (now with Red Bull) took his first F1 win at this track, in his 190th start. Then the Mexican played for Racing Point (Aston Martin).

• Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the number of victories in Formula 1: 103 from 332 starts. The Briton has reached 45 consecutive races without a win at the Grand Circus (he last won in Saudi Arabia on December 5, 2021).

• Red Bull won 21 of the 22 races of the 2023 season. Verstappen won 19 stages (a record) and won 31 of the last 33 races.

• Last year, Max Verstappen set a record 21 podiums in a season, but Michael Schumacher remains the only driver to reach the podium in every race of the season (2002 – 17 races).

Formula 1, team lineups in the 2024 season

Mercedes: George Russell, Lewis Hamilton

Alpine: Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly

Haas: Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg

Red Bull: Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez

McLaren: Oscar Piastre, Lando Norris

Aston Martin: Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso

RB1: Daniel Riccardo, Yuki Tsunoda

Ferrari: Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz

Bets: Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu

Williams: Alexander Albon, Logan Sargent.

What the 2024 Formula 1 season will look like

1) Deputy of Bahrain / March 2 / Sahir

2) Deputy from Saudi Arabia / March 9 / Jeddah

3) Member of Parliament of Australia / March 24 / Albert Park circuit

4) Deputy from Japan / April 7 / Suzuka

5) Deputy from China / April 21 / Shanghai

6) Miami MP / May 5 / Miami International Autodrome

7) Deputy from Emilia-Romagna / May 19 / Imola

8) Deputy from Monaco / May 26 / Monaco

9) Canadian MP / June 9 / Gilles Villeneuve, Monteal

10) Deputy from Spain / June 23 / Barcelona, ​​Montmelo

11) Deputy from Austria / June 30 / Spielberg

12) British MP / July 7 / Silverstone

13) Deputy from Hungary / July 21 / Hungaroring

14) Deputy from Belgium / July 28 / Spa-Francorchamps

15) Deputy from the Netherlands / August 25 / Zandvoort

16) Deputy from Italy / September 1 / Monza

17) Deputy from Azerbaijan / September 15 / Baku

18) Singapore MP / September 22 / Marina Bay

19) Member of the US Parliament / October 20 / Texas, Austin

20) Deputy from Mexico / October 27 / Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

21) São Paulo MP / November 3 / Interlagos

22) Las Vegas MP / November 23 / Las Vegas Strip Circuit

23) Deputy of Qatar / December 1 / Lusail

24) Deputy of Abu Dhabi / December 8 / Yas Marina.