F1 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.
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?
Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team, in testing
Photo by: Haas F1 Team
When is F1 pre-season testing?
- Date: 21-23 February
- Start time: 2am Eastern Time/10am local time on Wednesday 21 February
F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain starts at 2am ET and 10am local time on Wednesday 21 February 2024 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 7am ET and 3pm local time.
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Date |
Session |
Session time |
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Wednesday 21 February |
Morning |
2am ET – 6am ET 10am local time – 2pm local time |
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Wednesday 21 February |
Afternoon |
7am ET – 11am ET 3pm local time – 7pm local time |
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Thursday 22 February |
Morning |
2am ET – 6am ET 10am local time – 2pm local time |
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Thursday 22 February |
Afternoon |
7am ET – 11am ET 3pm local time – 7pm local time |
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Friday 23 February |
Morning |
2am ET – 6am ET 10am local time – 2pm local time |
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Friday 23 February |
Afternoon |
7am ET – 11am ET 3pm local time – 7pm local time |
How can I watch F1 pre-season testing in the USA?
American viewers can only watch pre-season testing via F1TV because its US TV partner ESPN will not live broadcast the three days of action.
F1TV will start its coverage on Wednesday morning but it will not be one continuous live programme due to a lunch break each day.
F1TV is a live streaming service which can be used on up to…
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