F1 TV guide: The Sky Sports F1 schedule for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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The Formula 1 season will conclude with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. After an exciting race in Qatar, the Formula 1 circus travels to the 24th and final round at the Yas Marina Circuit. We'll see a return to F1's traditional format, as there is no sprint this weekend in Abu Dhabi. Commentary and coverage will be provided across the entire weekend by Sky Sports, with the timings listed below.
Full Sky Sports schedule for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
Sky Sports F1 will broadcast every single session from the Yas Marina Circuit this weekend, as well as F2 and F1 Academy. The media day press conference kicks off the coverage at 11am on Thursday, December 5.
On Friday, December 6, F1 Academy practice one starts at 5:45 am, with F2 practice following at 7am. There will be half an hour of build-up for F1's FP1, which starts at 9am. Practice itself starts at 9:30am. The busy Friday continues with F2 qualifying at 10:55am. FP2 has 15 minutes of build-up, from 12:45pm. The session begins at 1pm. F1 Academy qualifying is scheduled for 2:30pm, with Sky's F1 show rounding off the day's action at 3:15pm.
On Saturday, December 7, the first coverage of the day starts with FP3 at 10:15 am. The session itself begins 15 minutes later, at 10:30. The first racing action of the weekend starts at 12:15pm with the F2 sprint race, with the F2 qualifying build-up beginning swiftly at 1:15 pm. F1 qualifying itself begins at 2pm and is followed by f1 Academy race one at 4pm. Ted Kravitz 'Notebook' begins at 5pm.
On Sunday, December 8, F1 Academy's second race starts at 7:20am. F2's feature race begins at 9:20 am, and then the coverage is solely focused on the build-up to the final race of the season. At 11:30am, build-up begins, with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix starting at 1pm.
How can you watch Sky Sports F1?
Sky Sports F1 is available in the United Kingdom. You can purchase the channel through a package offered by Sky themselves. You can also buy a package which includes Sky Sports F1 on Virgin Media TV. Sky Sports F1 can be added if you are with BT TV. You can also stream Sky Sports F1 online via NOW TV.
How can you watch the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend without Sky Sports F1?
If you are located in the United Kingdom, you can't watch the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix without paying for Sky Sports F1. For fans outside of the UK, the season finale will be shown on F1TV Pro in most countries worldwide. Sky has the rights to broadcast Sky Sports F1 in Germany, Italy and others. ViaPlay has the rights to broadcast F1 in some locations worldwide, including The Netherlands.
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