Brazilian Grand Prix 2019: What time does the F1 race start Sunday November 17, what TV channel is it on?
Formula One Brazil
2019 Brazilian Grand Prix
The first two practice sessions take place on Friday November 15 with third and final practice and qualifying running on Saturday November 16. The Grand Prix itself is on Sunday November 17.
What time does it start?
Qualifying begins at 6pm GMT on Saturday and the race starts at 5.10pm GMT on Sunday.
Sky Sports F1 have exclusive coverage rights in the UK this year and indeed for the next few. Sky's qualifying program starts at 5pm GMT whilst their race coverage begins at 3.30pm GMT on Sunday.
Channel 4 also have highlights this season. Their qualifying coverage starts at 10.50pm on Saturday with the race program beginning at 10.30pm.
The United States Grand Prix was a bit of a shock for Ferrari. They were less competitive in qualifying, though hardly a million miles away, but their race pace was atrocious. Mercedes again emerged as the fastest team on Sunday and you would expect them to be the quickest at Interlagos, too. The circuit is both quite twisty and fairly quick and without any particularly long straights. That said, the drag through the final few corners is flat out and that could favour Ferrari. Or at least offset any difficulties they might have.
Still, it's difficult to look past Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton normally goes quite well in Brazil. Red Bull could be back in contention this week again, so I expect Verstappen to be Mercedes' main challenger, given the step backwards Ferrari had in Austin.
Podium prediction: 1st Hamilton 2nd Bottas 3rd Verstappen
