Formula 1 is back for the second Grand Prix of the 2023 season. After the dominance we saw from Red Bull in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, can another team threaten Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in the second race of the season?
How to Watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
F1 is back this week with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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The grid moves to Saudi Arabia for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, taking to the streets at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The Jeddah Circuit is the second-longest track on the F1 schedule, covering over 3.8 miles.
It all gets underway this week. Here is how to watch, and what to watch for.
How To Watch (all times Eastern):
- Practice 1 - Friday March 17 - 9:20 a.m. - ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Practice 2 - Friday March 17 - 12:50 p.m. - ESPNNEWS/WatchESPN
- Practice 3 - Saturday March 18 - 9:25 a.m. - ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Qualifying - Saturday March 18 - 12:55 p.m. - ESPNNEWS/WatchESPN
- Grand Prix Sunday (Pre-race Show) - Sunday March 19 - 11:30 a.m. - ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Grand Prix Race - Sunday March 19 - 12:55 p.m. - ESPN/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
- Grand Prix Race (Replay) - Sunday March 5 - 7:00 p.m. - ESPNNEWS/WatchESPN
What to Watch:
Here are some of the major storylines heading into the first race of the season.
- Can Aston Martin build off their incredible start?
- Will Red Bull again dominate like they did last week?
- Can Mercedes bounce back from a tough start? Will their fans remain patient? Is brain drain the real problem the Silver Arrows are facing?
- Are the reliability problems at Ferrari going to continue?
- Is Pierre Gasly a dark horse for a push up the Drivers’ Championship table?
- All the F1 terms you need to know before Sunday’s Grand Prix
2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (odds as of March 5)
Driver | Winner | Top 6 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | -450 | -900 | -1200 |
| Sergio Pérez | +900 | -650 | -800 |
| Charles Leclerc | +1200 | -550 | -800 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | +1800 | -550 | -800 |
| Lewis Hamilton | +2000 | -450 | -700 |
| Lando Norris | +2800 | -350 | -650 |
| George Russell | +3500 | -330 | -600 |
| Oscar Piastri | +5000 | +135 | -450 |
| Fernando Alonso | +8000 | +225 | -400 |
| Lance Stroll | +20000 | +900 | -165 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | +30000 | +1100 | +135 |
| Valtteri Bottas | +30000 | +4000 | +350 |
| Zhou Guanyu | +30000 | +4000 | +550 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | +30000 | +1100 | +125 |
| Alexander Albon | +30000 | +2800 | +175 |
| Pierre Gasly | +40000 | +6500 | +650 |
| Kevin Magnussen | +40000 | +3500 | +300 |
| Esteban Ocon | +40000 | +6500 | +650 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | +40000 | +3500 | +185 |
| Logan Sargeant | +50000 | +6500 | +800 |
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