Ferrari and McLaren are once again expected to push hard this season and both will be eager to lay down signals of intent.<\/p>\n
At the back of the grid, Haas will line up for the race with returning driver Kevin Magnussen back at the wheel following the abrupt exit of Nikita Mazepin due to sanctions placed on the Russian driver and his oligarch father Dmitry.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you the complete guide to the Bahrain Grand Prix 2022 including start time, dates and TV details, as well as our analysis of the big storylines to come.<\/p>\n The Bahrain Grand Prix takes place on Sunday 20th March<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out our full F1 2022 calendar<\/span><\/a> for the full list of races and results throughout the season.<\/span><\/p>\n The race begins at 3<\/strong>pm<\/strong> on Sunday 20th March 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019ve included the full schedule for the rest of the weekend, including practice and qualifying times below.<\/span><\/p>\n All UK time.<\/p>\n Friday 18th March<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n From 11:30am on Sky Sports F1<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Practice 1 \u2013 12pm<\/span><\/p>\n Practice 2 \u2013 3pm<\/span><\/p>\n Saturday 19th March<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n From 11:45am on Sky Sports F1<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Practice 3 \u2013 12pm<\/span><\/p>\n Saturday 19th March<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n From 2pm on Sky Sports F1<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Qualifying \u2013 3pm<\/span><\/p>\n Sunday 20th March<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n From 1:30pm on Sky Sports F1<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Race \u2013 3pm<\/span><\/p> The Bahrain Grand Prix will air live on Sky Sports F1<\/a> from 1:30pm.<\/span><\/p>\n All races will be shown live on Sky Sport<\/span>s<\/span> F1<\/a> and Main Event<\/a> throughout the season.<\/span><\/p>\n Sky customers can add individual channels for just \u00a318 per month or add the complete sports package to their deal for just \u00a325 per month.<\/span><\/p>\n There will also be free-to-air highlights of the race on Channel 4 from 7:30pm.<\/p>\n Existing Sky Sports customers can live stream the race via the Sky Go app on a variety of devices.<\/span><\/p>\n You can watch the Grand Prix with a NOW <\/span>Day Membership<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for \u00a39.99 or a\u00a0Monthly Membership<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for \u00a333.99, all without signing up to a contract.<\/span><\/p>\n NOW can be streamed through a computer or apps found on most smart TVs, phones and consoles. NOW is also available via BT Sport.<\/span><\/p>\n Very little is certain ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Teams are usually coy, guarded and will have deployed every mind game trick in the book over the last few weeks of testing.<\/p>\n The team you need to trust least? Mercedes, as usual. Lewis Hamilton has been speaking in the press this week: \u201cWe are not the quickest. Ferrari look to be the fastest, and perhaps Red Bull and then maybe us, or McLaren. We are currently not at the top.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are being told we are talking ourselves down, but it is a bit different this year. We have far bigger challenges and they are not one-week turnarounds. They will take a little bit longer. I am told we have a considerable amount of pace to find.\u201d<\/p>\n Let\u2019s revisit Hamilton\u2019s quotes from 2021: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t call it a struggle necessarily, [we\u2019re] just not quick enough.\u201d How about 2020? \u201cNormally in preseason testing we\u2019ve got much more confidence in the reliability \u2026 so it\u2019s definitely not an easy or relaxed scenario for us.\u201d Surely he was more confident in 2019: \u201cI think [Ferrari\u2019s advantage] is potentially half a second \u2026 I\u2019ve no reason to expect that to come down.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, Mercedes won the constructors championship in all three of those years and Hamilton won two driver\u2019s titles. Don\u2019t believe the lack of hype, Mercedes will be in the mix.<\/p>\n There\u2019s every reason to believe Ferrari really could return to the sharp end of the F1 standings in 2022.<\/p>\n Their F1-75 machine has been one of the big stories of testing with rapid pace throughout the weekends.<\/p>\n In Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr they boast two young, hungry drivers with neither of them exerting obvious dominance over the other but both capable of going to the very top of the sport.<\/p>\n Ferrari are coming back into fashion following a short spell in the wilderness. They are unanimously seen as the most likely \u2018best of the rest\u2019 team in 2022, but could they go further and legitimately push for regular podiums?<\/p>\n Leclerc and Sainz Jr will hope to contend with George Russell and Sergio Perez this term as they begin to feel their way back into the title picture. It may be too soon to go all the way, but expect a fun season from the boys in red.<\/p>\n Remember, this is the very first time Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are stepping back into Formula 1 cars alongside each other in race mode since the drama of Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n Hamilton handled the events of that day impeccably well, whatever your opinion of him, but there\u2019s no doubt about it, he\u2019s coming back with vengeance on his mind in 2022.<\/p>\n Barring unforeseen chaos in qualifying (which is by no means a given), Hamilton and Verstappen will slam on the throttle into the first turn with Russell, Perez and a pair of Ferraris lurking in the mix, an increasingly sparky Lando Norris at the helm of a McLaren and no doubt a rogue name floating around in the top pack. Expect carnage.<\/p>\n The cars are going into this one in all shapes and sizes, and mostly medium-rare. Nobody\u2019s entirely sure how they\u2019re supposed to be cooked yet. It\u2019s going to be a wonderfully unpredictable start. We\u2019re not sure everyone makes it out cleanly given the sheer number of hazy variables at play here.<\/p>\n Verstappen is the favourite going into this one but the Mercedes pair will be hot on his tail. Hamilton must keep his cool and not let emotions overcome him in the first race of the campaign.<\/p>\n Russell is an interesting contender. In any other season, a second British driver slotting into Mercedes\u2019 new car would be the story of the weekend. Instead, Russell is very much a sideshow to the main event of Verstappen v Hamilton.<\/p>\n Verstappen is our choice but if Russell can keep his head down, stay out of trouble early doors, there\u2019s every chance he could seize any opportunities that come from the likely battle ahead of him.<\/p>\n Who will win the Bahrain Grand Prix?<\/strong> Max Verstappen (Red Bull)<\/p>\n Dark horse: <\/strong>George Russell (Red Bull)<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our\u00a0<\/b>TV Guid<\/b>e<\/strong><\/span><\/a> or visit our Sport<\/a> hub.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Michael Potts Published: Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 12:00 am The Formula 1 2022 season starts here with the Bahrain Grand Prix ready to renew the rivalry between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the front of the grid. 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