Verstappen crowned this weekend in Qatar?

Undisputed leader of the Formula 1 world championship, Max Verstappen has every chance of winning his third world title on Saturday or Sunday in Qatar.

The suspense comes to a head its end. But what suspense? Max Verstappen crushed so much the Formula 1 world championship this year and its coronation has left no doubt for a long time now. The Red Bull driver should win his third crown this weekend in Qatar, the seventeenth of the twenty-two rounds which will be run in 2023. The Dutchman only needs a few points to be able to sit outside the table of triple world champions such as the illustrious Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, ​​Nelson Piquet and Ayrton Senna.

To win a third title, in a row at that, Max Verstappen can be satisfied with finishing at the top of the table. sixth place in the sprint race, one of six scheduled this season and the first since that of Spa-Francorchamps contested in Paris. the end of July. Suffice to say that he has a good chance of being crowned. from Saturday, before even attempting to win his…14th Grand Prix of the season, scheduled for the next day at night.

The small Gulf country will host the paddock for the second time in its history. In 2021, the Qatar Grand Prix replaced the Grand Prix of Qatar. at the end of the season that of Australia canceled; earlier due to the global Covid pandemic. On the Losail circuit, one of the specificities of which is to offer a straight line more than a kilometer long (1,068 meters), Lewis Hamilton won. ; the first edition. This year, if Sergio Perez is the only driver still capable of preventing his teammate Max Verstappen from winning the world championship, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, on Ferrari, and Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, on McLaren, seem to be the best equipped, given the last races, to steal the victory from the ultra-dominant Dutch driver.

At what time can you watch the Qatar Grand Prix?

The Qatar Grand Prix is ​​one of those contested at night. While free practice 1 and qualifying for the sprint race, respectively scheduled for Friday and Saturday, will take place in the heart of the afternoon in France, the session of qualifying, Friday, the sprint race, Saturday, and the Grand Prix, Sunday, will take place at night, early evening in France. You should know that the time difference between France and the Gulf country is one hour, that it will be 8 p.m. in Qatar on Sunday when the race starts at 8 p.m. 19 hours in France.

• Free practice 1à 3:30 p.m. Friday October 6 (duration: 1 hour)
• Qualifications 7 p.m. on Friday October 6 (duration: 1 hour)
• Sprint race qualifications at 3 p.m. Saturday October 7 (duration: 45 minutes)
• Sprint race 7:30 p.m. Saturday October 7 (duration: 1 hour)
• Grand Prix at 7 p.m. on Sunday October 8 (duration: 2 hours maximum)

Which TV channel can you watch the Qatar Grand Prix on?

The Qatar Grand Prix will be broadcast exclusively on the channels of the Canal group, holder of the rights to the Formula 1 world championship. The different channels will share the event since Free Practice 1, qualifying and qualifying of the sprint race will be broadcast on Canal+ Sport while the sprint race, early Saturday evening, and the Grand Prix, the start of which will be given on Saturday evening. Sunday at 7 p.m., will be broadcast on Canal+.

• Friday October 6: Free 1 to 7 p.m. 3:10 p.m. + Qualifications 6:40 p.m. on Canal+ Sport
• Saturday October 7: Sprint race qualifying at the start of the race 2:40 p.m. on Canal+ Sport + sprint race at 7:10 p.m. on Canal+
• Sunday October 8: show "La Grille" à 5:55 p.m. from start of the Grand Prix at 7 p.m. on Canal+

How to watch the F1 Qatar Grand Prix streaming?

Do you prefer to follow the Grand Prix on your computer, tablet or from the warmth of your bed with your smartphone and your duvet? No problem, this seventeenth Grand Prix of the season will of course also be viewable in streaming. Two possibilities open up to you: you: access to the Canal+ streaming platform MyCanal or via the official F1 website, F1.com. Both will offer the full range of services. practice sessions, qualifications and races live but also in replay. On MyCanal, activating expert mode also allows you to combine screens, multi-cameras (including on-board cameras) and data, for example pilot times in real time . On F1.com, live broadcasting of testing and the race is supplemented by replays, documentaries and even historical reminders via the F1TV Pro service, offered online. à 64.99 euros per year or 7.99 euros per month.