Formula 1 is back! The Bahrain Grand Prix will take place this Sunday. SPOX explains to you how you can follow the race live on TV, in the live stream and in the live ticker.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has secured the first pole position of the new Formula 1 season.
In the battle for first place on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Dutchman Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) left no chance in the Mercedes, relegating the world champion to second place by almost four tenths of a second. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas (Finland) came in third.
Formula 1 – qualifying in Bahrain: result
| Rang | Fahrer | Team | Zeit |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.997 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.385 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.586 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.678 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:29.809 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:29.927 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.974 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.215 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.249 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.601 |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | OUT |
| 12 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | OUT |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | OUT |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | OUT |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | OUT |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | OUT |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | OUT |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | OUT |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 | OUT |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 | OUT |
Watch the Bahrain Grand Prix on live stream and free TV
In the new season, the TV rights will be divided between ORF and Servus-TV.
ServusTV provides the start of the Formula 1 season and broadcasts the race in Austria live and in full HD on free TV on Sunday after free practice and qualifying.
The race officially starts at 5:00 p.m., but ServusTV starts with detailed preliminary reports at 3:30 p.m.
Of course, you can also follow the race in the live stream.
Formula 1 – Bahrain GP: The schedule
| date | Time | Event |
| 27th of March | 12:55 pm | 3. Free practice |
| 27th of March | 4 p.m. | Qualifying |
| 28th March | 17 o’clock | run |
Formula 1: Race at the Bahrain GP in the live ticker
As usual, SPOX provides you with all events from Formula 1 in a detailed live ticker.
Click here for the live ticker GP of Bahrain.
Formula 1: an overview of the field of drivers
| team | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| Red Bull | Max Verstappen | Sergio Perez |
| McLaren | Daniel Ricciardo | Lando Norris |
| Aston Martin | Sebastian Vettel | Lance Stroll |
| Alpine | Fernando Alonso | Esteban Ocon |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz |
| AlphaTauri | Pierre Gasly | Yuki Tsunoda |
| Alfa Romeo | Kimi Raikkonen | Antonio Giovinazzi |
| Haas | Mick Schumacher | Nikita Mazepin |
| Williams | George Russell | Nicholas Latifi |
Hülkenberg becomes a substitute driver at Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel gets German company with the Formula 1 racing team Aston Martin. This season, Nico Hülkenberg will be the reserve driver for the team that was called Racing Point until last year. In addition, Hülkenberg could fill a similar role at some events for the world champion racing team Mercedes.
Hülkenberg confirmed this on Friday in the run-up to the Bahrain Grand Prix on ServusTV. The 33-year-old is an expert in front of the camera for the Austrians this year.
