Race schedules, how and where to watch Formula 1

The start of the season Formula 1 maintains the trends left by the previous tournament, with Red Bull clearly dominant in the competition, both in the drivers’ tournament (Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez achieved 1-2 in the first two days) and in the constructors’ tournament (they were left with the last two trophies). However, in the face of Australian Grand Prix in Melbournedoubts and internal conflicts remain in suspense.

The Dutch driver won again in Saudi Arabia and has nine consecutive wins (two in the current competition and seven in the last dates of the previous season) and 36 in the last 46 days since that historic victory against Lewis Hamilton in the last race of 2021.

However, not everything is rosy in the energy drink team. Since an employee complained to Christian Horner, director of the Red Bull Racing team, for “inappropriate behavior”, the climate has not been the best: darts crossed between leaders, conflicts with Verstappen’s father and doubts about the driver’s future. star, who has a contract until 2028.

The Australian GP is coming

Although an attempt was made to put a damper on the situation, the atmosphere remains tense among those involved. After a talk between Verstappen’s father and Toto Wolff (Mercedes), rumors of a possible departure from “Mad Max” increase week by week, especially taking into account that Mercedes will lose Hamilton for next season and will try to find a new star. “I would love to have Max, there is no team that wouldn’t go for him,” he declared at the time.

Horner did not take long to come to the crossroads and responded: “It is natural that all teams have this desire to hire the best driver. All teams would like to have Max, but the best drivers always want to be in the best cars.”

While he maintained a firm stance on Verstappen’s future, he also made it clear that “too many things have been said elsewhere.” “The team is the team. Max is part of it, Helmut too, I lead this team, and everyone has a key role to play. Nobody is bigger than Red Bull,” he said.

For his part, Verstappen referred to the issue and preferred to send a message of peace to the entire team. “I have always said that the most important thing is that we work together as a team and that everyone keeps the peace and I think we all agree within the team. Hopefully from now on that will also be the case,” he said.

The podium in Saudi Arabia

“Everyone tries to focus in the same direction and I think the positive thing about all this is that our performance was not affected. It is a very strong team. I think everyone knows that it is important to have peace in the team and only focus on driving aspects and performance. It’s what we try to do as a team,” he concluded in statements to Sky Sports F1.

Schedules and how to watch the Australian GP on TV

The third race of the 2023 season of the Formula 1 It will take place on Sunday, March 24, starting at 1 a.m. (Argentina time) and can be followed through the category’s own platform (F1 TV Pro), with the contracting of the package of all the competitions. , in addition to training and qualifying tests. Likewise, it will also be available live on Fox Sports and via streaming on the Disney platform, Star Plus.

Formula 1: driver standings table

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 51 pointsSergio Pérez (Red Bull) – 36 pointsCharles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 28 pointsGeorge Russell (Mercedes) – 18 pointsOscar Piastri (McLaren) – 16 pointsCarlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 15 pointsFernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 12 pointsLando Norris (McLaren) – 12 pointsLewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 8 pointsOliver Bearman (Ferrari) 6 pointsNico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1 pointLance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 1 pointGuanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber) – 0 pointsKevin Magnussen (Haas) – 0 pointsDaniel Ricciardo (RB) – 0 pointsYuki Tsunoda (RB) – 0 pointsAlexander Albon (Williams) – 0 pointsEsteban Ocon (Alpine) – 0 pointsPierre Gasly (Alpine) – 0 pointsValteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) – 0 pointsLogan Sargeant (Williams) – 0 points

Formula 1: constructors’ standings

Red Bull – 87 pointsFerrari – 49 pointsMcLaren – 28 pointsMercedes – 26 pointsAston Martin – 13 pointsHaas – 1 pointKick Sauber – 0 pointsRB Honda- 0 pointsWilliams – 0 pointsAlpine – 0 points

Formula 1: 2024 calendar

March 24: Australia | Albert Park – MelbourneApril 7: Japan | SuzukaApril 21: China | ShanghaiMay 5: Miami | MiamiMay 19: Emilia Romagna | ImolaMay 26: Monaco | Monte Carlo – MonacoJune 9: Canada | Montreal – Gilles VilleneuveJune 23: Spain | Barcelona – CatalunyaJune 30: Austria | Red Bull RingJuly 7: Great Britain | SilverstoneJuly 21: Hungary | Budapest – HungaroringJuly 28: Belgium | Spa-FrancorchampsAugust 25: Netherlands | ZandvoortSeptember 1: Italy | MonzaSeptember 15: Azerbaijan | BakuSeptember 22: Singapore | SingaporeOctober 20: United States | Austin – Circuit of the AmericasOctober 27: Mexico | Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezNovember 3: Brazil | InterlagosNovember 24: Las Vegas | Las VegasDecember 1: Qatar | LosailDecember 8: Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi
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