Ashish Ranjan
F1 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race: The second race of the 2023 Formula One season will be the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the 6.175-kilometer-long Jeddah Corniche Circuit. This is the third occasion that Saudi Arabia has hosted the F1 Grand Prix, and Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have won each time. The Jeddah circuit is the “fastest street track” on the Formula One schedule, with vehicles averaging approximately 250 kilometres per hour. (160 mph).
In addition, the circuit is the second-longest on the Formula 1 calendar, behind Belgium’s Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It is also the first Grand Prix of the season contested under the lights at night. After leading in both FP1 and FP2, Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen would be striving to continue their winning ways. Two weeks ago, the team opened the season with an uncomplicated 1-2 victory.
Formula 1 has launched F1 TV, its own OTT video platform. To watch all the action live in India, a premium F1 TV Pro subscription is required, which costs $29.99 per year, or approximately Rs 2,473 in Indian currency. There is also a monthly plan for the Pro plan that costs $3.99. On the official website, a completely free one-week trial for the F1 TV Pro subscription is currently available.
Following the conclusion of the first two practise sessions, the schedule for the remainder of the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend according to Indian Standard Time is as follows.
(IST) – March 18 (Saturday)
Third Practice – 7:00 – 8:00
Qualifying – 10:30 PM – 11:30 PM
March 19 (Sunday)
Principal Race – From 21:30 onwards
F1 2023 fans in India will have to pay more to witness the upcoming 2023 season, as the motorsport will no longer be streamed on the Star Sports TV channel or the Disney HotStar+ OTT platform, as it was last year.
