The Dutch pilot Max Verstappen He faces the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with the possibility of becoming Formula 1 world champion. However, the Red Bull will not have it easy at all, because in front of him will be a Lewis Hamilton who arrives at the Jeddah track in a state of unbeatable shape and with an undeniable Mercedes. A, with two races to go, ‘Mad Max’ leads the World Cup with eight points clear of the British (351.5 vs 343.5).
Saudi Arabia, which will host the penultimate of the 22 races that make up the World Cup, this weekend will become the fourth country in the Middle East to host an F1 Grand Prix, after Bahrain (2004), Abu Dabi (United Arab Emirates, 2009) -which will close the contest a week later- and Qatar, debuted two weeks ago in Losail. Where, after finishing third, behind ‘Sir Lewis’ and ‘Mad Max’, the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Alpine) shone again, signing his 98th podium in the premier class, the first in more than seven years. The Asturian double world champion contained the final arreón of the Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), who had to settle for fourth place in a race that the other Spanish, Madrid’s Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), finished seventh.
The Jeddah track measures 6,175 meters, has 27 curves and is destined to become the fastest street circuit in the world. And on Sunday a total of 50 laps are scheduled to take place at night and under artificial light: to complete a 308.7-kilometer route.
The engines of the single-seaters will begin to roar this Friday in Jeddah with the first session of free practice, which can be followed from Spain from 2:30 p.m. (peninsular time). The teams will seek to fine-tune their machines to achieve the performance that will allow them to fight for pole in qualifying on Saturday and for the race on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia GP practice schedules
-Friday.
First free practice session 14.30 – 15.30.
Second practice session 18.00 – 19.00.
-Saturday.
Third practice session 15.00 – 16.00.
Where to watch Formula 1 races
The 2021 season of Formula-1 2021 can be followed live in Spain on television through Movistar + and DAZN. The telecommunications operator will include full coverage on its Movistar + F1 channel and the streaming platform adds the races to its offer thanks to the agreement reached, which also affects MotoGP.
With regard to the main Latin American countries, in Argentina, Colombia and Chile The great prizes can be followed through Fox Sports, while in Mexico Channel 9 Televisa will be in charge of the transmissions. For its part, in USA Formula-1 can be seen on ESPN.
Saudi Arabia GP qualifying and race times
-Saturday
Qualification 18.00 – 19.00.
-Sunday.
Carrera 18.30.
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