Formula 1 Kicks Off Down Under!

NMS F1 Fans Show Their Support for the Rich Energy Haas F1 Team
(AKA: we wear their hats)

The 2019 Formula 1 season starts THIS WEEK, so now that NASCAR and IndyCar have already revved up, we'll be back into the full racing season in no time! Maybe it's just a coincidence that F1 starts Sunday on the same day as St. Patrick's Day, and whichever reason you use to celebrate, this should be a good weekend.

Formula 1 of course takes place all around the globe, so the opener in Australia is just one of several races that take place in the middle of the night for those of us in the US. So, get some rest starting now, fire up your recording device, or just go for the gusto and get up (or stay up) if you want to watch the races live.

Since last year, in the US we now get the SKY broadcast from Great Britain, and all the races will be shown live on either one of the many ESPN channels or on ABC. If you want even more coverage, we can highly recommend the F1 TV app, which costs a few dollars, but will cover all the races and be streaming on the Internet, complete with various screens if you want to choose your own camera view, view more of the track-side data, or in other words, are just a huge fan. More info on the official F1 website: F1

One of the quirks of the schedule happens Thursday, when you can catch the first practice from Australia at 9PM Eastern! After that it gets tougher, with the next practice session at 1AM, but at least the opening 90 minutes of practice is before my bedtime!

Here are the TV listings for the F1 2019 opening races on ESPN. To properly prepare for Australia and China, I also suggest you go to bed now!

(all times are Eastern)

2019 Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, March 14, 8:55 PM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, March 15, 12:55 AM - ESPNEWS
Practice 3 - Friday, March 15, 10:55 PM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, March 16, 1:55 AM - ESPN2
On The Grid - Sunday, March 17, 12:30 AM - ESPN
Race - Sunday, March 17, 1:00 AM - ESPN

Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, March 29, 6:55 AM - ESPNU
Practice 2 - Friday, March 29, 10:55 AM - ESPNU
Practice 3 - Saturday, March 30, 7:55 AM - ESPN2
Qualifying - Saturday, March 30, 10:55 AM - ESPN2
On The Grid - Sunday, March 31, 10:30 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, March 31, 11:05 AM - ESPN2

Heineken Chinese Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, April 11, 9:55 PM - ESPNEWS
Practice 2 - Friday, April 12, 1:55 AM - ESPN2
Practice 3 - Friday, April 12, 10:55 PM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, April 13, 1:55 AM - ESPN2
On The Grid - Sunday, April 14, 1:30 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, April 14, 2:05 AM - ESPN2

Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, April 26, 4:55 AM - ESPN2
Practice 2 - Friday, April 26, 8:55 AM - ESPNU
Practice 3 - Saturday, April 27, 5:55 AM - ESPN2
Qualifying - Saturday, April 27, 8:55 AM - ESPN2
On The Grid - Sunday, April 28, 7:30 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, April 28, 8:05 AM - ESPN2

Emirates Spanish Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, May 10, 4:55 AM - ESPN2
Practice 2 - Friday, May 10, 8:55 AM - ESPNU
Practice 3 - Saturday, May 11, 5:55 AM - ESPN2
Qualifying - Saturday, May 11, 8:55 AM - ESPN2
On The Grid - Sunday, May 12, 8:30 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, May 12, 9:05 AM - ESPN2

Monaco Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, May 23, 4:55 AM - ESPN2
Practice 2 - Thursday, May 23, 8:55 AM - ESPN2
Practice 3 - Saturday, May 25, 5:55 AM - ESPN2
Qualifying - Saturday, May 25, 8:55 AM - ESPN2
On The Grid - Sunday, May 26, 8:30 AM - ESPN
Race - Sunday, May 26, 9:05 AM - ESPN
Race (Encore) - Sunday, May 26, 3:30 PM - ABC