Formula 1 cars will soon be back on track with pre-season testing at Bahrain International Circuit on the 21-23 February.
That is just a week before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on the 29 February-2 March, so preparations are firmly underway for the upcoming campaign.
Recent weeks have seen excitement build for the 2024 season with teams unveiling their livery for the year ahead, amid various other news like Lewis Hamilton’s shock move to Ferrari for 2025.
It means the seven-time world champion has just one season left with Mercedes, who will look to close the gap on Red Bull.
Red Bull heads into 2024 after a truly dominant season where it won 21 of 22 grands prix in 2023 with triple world champion Max Verstappen claiming a record-breaking 19 victories.
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So, will it become clear in pre-season testing that Red Bull and Verstappen are once again the team-driver pairing to beat, or will there be a surprise package?
Alex Albon, Williams FW45
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When is F1 pre-season testing?
• Date: 21-23 February
• Start time: 7am GMT/10am local time on Wednesday 21 February
F1 pre-season testing starts at 7am in the United Kingdom and 10am local time on Wednesday 21 February to kickstart three days of running. Each day of F1 pre-season testing will start at the same time with the morning sessions lasting four hours, before running gets going again after lunch in Bahrain at 12pm GMT and 3pm local time.
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How can I watch F1 in 2024?
Sky Sports has held F1’s broadcasting rights in the UK since 2012, meaning a subscription is needed to watch the series. A Sky Sports subscription is available from £18 per month which includes all nine of its channels.
F1 can also be live streamed via NOW TV which offers unlimited Sky Sports and has two deals for new customers: a monthly pass for £26 or day membership for £11.99.
Although Sky Sports holds the exclusive rights for F1 in the UK, Channel 4 is able to show one grand…
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