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2023 F1 Monaco GP – How to watch, session timings and more
Following last week’s flooding in Emilia-Romagna, F1 canceled the Imola race weekend to create an impromptu break in the calendar.
But F1 continues with the middle of the triplex, the iconic Monaco Grand Prix, which remains unchanged from May 26-28.
The knock-on effect will mean that virtually every F1 team will debut major upgrades at Monaco and next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, including Mercedes, which has teased an overhaul of its F1 car.
Monaco has been established as Red Bull’s dominance could be broken after the defending F1 world champion recorded four 12-s in Miami’s first five rounds last time out.
Verstappen leads Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez by 14 points in the drivers’ championship, while in Miami Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso scored his fourth podium of the year.
Complete 2023 Monaco Grand Prix schedule
Free Practice 1: 12:30-1:30pm BST (1:30-2:30pm local time)
Free Practice 2: 4:00-5:00pm BST (5:00-6:00pm local time)
Free Practice 3: 11:30am to 12:30pm BST (12:30pm to 1:30pm local time)
Qualifying: 3:00-4:00pm BST (4:00-5:00pm local time)
Game: 2:00pm BST (3:00pm local time)
How can I watch Formula 1 racing?
In the UK, Formula 1 is only broadcast live on Sky Sports, with Channel 4 showing highlights hours after the race. Live streaming is also available on NOW in the UK.
Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts F1 races, can be added as part of the Sky Sports channel for £24 a month for new customers. Sky Sports can also be accessed via NOW for a one-off payment of 11.98p or a monthly membership of £34.99.
Fans who want to watch the race for free will have to wait until Saturday night (qualifying) or Sunday night (grand prix) for the Channel 4 highlights.
General view of yachts in Monaco harbor
Photography: Zak Mauger / motorsport pictures
How can I watch the Monaco Grand Prix?
Channels: Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event
Channel Numbers – Sky: 406 and 401
Channel Numbers – Virgin Media: 506 and 501
Sky Sports has live and exclusive broadcast rights in the UK, with preparations for the F1 Monaco Grand Prix starting at 12:30pm, with Sky Sports F1 and the Sky Sports Main Event before lights-out at 2:00pm.
When can I watch highlights from the Monaco Grand Prix?
Channel: 4 channels
Start times: Qualifying – Saturday 7:30pm, Grand Prix – Sunday 6:30pm
Channel 4 has the rights to show the Monaco Grand Prix qualifying and full Grand Prix highlights.
Will the Monaco Grand Prix be broadcast on the radio?
BBC Radio 5 Live or 5 Live Sports Extra and the BBC Sport website will provide live broadcast coverage of every practice, qualifying and race of the 2023 F1 season.
Coverage of the Monaco Grand Prix begins at 2:00pm BST on BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sounds app.
Monaco Grand Prix Weather Forecast
Monaco will be in dry and sunny conditions throughout the race weekend with little chance of rain. Sunday’s race is expected to start with a high of 23C, with sunny skies and a low chance of rain.
At the Spanish Grand Prix, F1 entered a dedicated permanent track for the first time since the season opener in Bahrain. Due to the nature of the Circuit de Catalunya, teams usually implement a lot of upgrade packages on their cars, as it is well known that if a team performs well in Barcelona, they stand a good chance of doing well for most of the remainder of the calendar. repertoire.
For the first time since 2006, the championship will do away with the oft-maligned slow 14-15 left-right corner and will revert to two high-speed open right-hand corners to complete a lap.
This has increased the top speed of the final corner to 170mph and is intended to allow drivers to follow the main straight more closely into the slipstream and overtake.
While single-car racing got rave reviews from drivers for the changes to improve lap speed during Friday’s practice session, they don’t think the tweaks will help the pass as envisioned.
With the Pirelli tires’ lack of overtaking so far in 2023 due in part to overheating rather than degradation, AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries believes that will again be a major factor this weekend.
He said: “Let’s not jump to conclusions, but obviously the main reason for the change was for a better game.
“I’m not sure if it’s going to give us a better game…the left forward has suffered a lot.
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“It’s a tough job at the front. You can feel it now, on long distances, when you’re behind other cars it’s hard to keep up.
“Now there’s a lot of focus on the front axle, whereas before, there was a little bit of both…they did (change) for the right purpose, let’s put it that way.”
Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo Racing
Photography: Alfa Romeo
De Vries reckons it’s possible to advance two laps before “you end up paying the price” because of so much tire wear.
Drivers also mentioned the 2023 car, fueling concerns that the revised Barcelona lap would not lead to an increase in overtaking.
While the switch to ground effect is intended to help the car follow more closely, winter developments increase levels of dirty air. Drivers commented that this season was significantly harder to keep up with than the previous one.
Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas told Autosport: “The faster the more fun. (But the level of overtaking) will be the same. The last corner is hard to follow.
“It’s just faster, but I don’t think it will improve overtaking. It’s a bit bumpy over there.
“So, there’s a little bit of movement, which makes it more challenging, but it’s a cool corner. It’s superfast. Definitely more challenging, but also for the tyres.
“It felt like the tires were traveling a lot in those two corners.”
Max Verstappen was the fastest driver on the track at all hours of Friday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The fact that the Red Bull driver also had time to listen to Helmut Marko’s call on the radio should cause concern for the race, according to Peter Windsor.
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