All the times, dates, TV details for the Belgian Grand Prix as the Formula 1 season continues with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton locked in a battle <\/p>
It\u2019s not often that the Formula 1 season screeches into a summer break with so much uncertainty, so much tension, so many scores to be settled, and the Belgian Grand Prix is ready to bear the weight of it all this weekend live on TV.<\/p>\n
The pause in the F1 calendar 2021<\/a> may not have been a welcome break for anyone.<\/p>\n Six drivers recorded a DNF in the last race, including most of the upper-midfield, and Sebastian Vettel was stripped of his second place finish after failing to provide a litre of fuel from his engine at the end of the race.<\/p>\n Max Verstappen has crashed in his last two races, Lewis Hamilton is growing in confidence, Esteban Ocon has first first race win in F1, Fernando Alonso has signed a new deal, George Russell is gunning for Valtteri Bottas\u2019 seat at Mercedes and if you\u2019re not excited by all of those ingredients being poured into one race around glorious Spa \u2013 potentially in the rain \u2013 then F1 simply isn\u2019t for you.<\/p>\n We can\u2019t wait for the lights to go out in Belgium as this most unpredictable season gears up to go again and wow crowds around the world.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you the complete guide to the Belgian Grand Prix 2021 including dates, times and TV details, as well as exclusive analysis from Sky Sports F1 commentator Crofty ahead of every race.<\/p>\n The Belgian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday 29th August 2021<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out our full F1 2021 calendar<\/span> for the list of dates and upcoming races.<\/span><\/p>\n The race begins at 2<\/strong>pm<\/strong> on Sunday 29th August 2021.\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 Friday 27th August<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n From 10am on Sky Sports F1<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Practice 1 \u2013 10:30am<\/span><\/p>\n Practice 2 \u2013 2pm<\/span><\/p>\n Saturday 28th August<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n From 10:45am on Sky Sports F1<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Practice 3 \u2013 11am<\/span><\/p>\n Qualifying \u2013 2pm<\/span><\/p>\n Sunday 29th August<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n From 12:30pm on Sky Sports F1<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Race \u2013 2pm<\/span><\/p> The Belgian Grand Prix will air live on Sky Sports F1<\/a>.<\/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 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 With Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft<\/em><\/p>\n DC:<\/strong> I don\u2019t know what to expect at all! We were getting rather used to Red Bull domination and Max Verstappen winning races but, in the last couple of races, Max has had first lap crashes and he has seen a 33-point lead disappear and turn into an eight-point deficit.<\/p>\n This will be a test from Max Verstappen to see just how calm and collected he is, because he wouldn\u2019t have foreseen what\u2019s happened in the last couple of races. I think Mercedes, from Red Bull\u2019s standpoint, will be a worry \u2013 the way Mercedes seem to be competing more on an even keel on the track. I couldn\u2019t predict what\u2019s gonna happen between Lewis and Max any more accurately than I can predict what races we\u2019re going to be going to and how many races we\u2019re going to be going to for the rest of the season, because that\u2019s all up in the air.<\/p>\n Either Max or Lewis could win this championship and whoever does will come out a deserving winner. They\u2019re both driving very well, they\u2019re both in very competitive cars. You\u2019d tend to say that Lewis has more of a chance based on his experience in winning titles but that\u2019s not counting Max out \u2013 it could go either way. We\u2019re in for a treat! It\u2019s absolutely fabulous to watch race after race.<\/p>\n DC:<\/strong> Well, Lando Norris has had a brilliant start to this year, that point-scoring streak that stood at 15 races would have carried on but for the incident in Turn 1 in Hungary. He\u2019s gone away, he\u2019s chilled out with his mates, he\u2019ll come back eager for more of the same and he will deliver more of the same, but I think McLaren face a renewed challenge from Ferrari.<\/p>\n I\u2019m looking to see Carlos Sainz push on after what has been a very good start to his Ferrari career. I think we\u2019ll see more from him in the second half of the year. He\u2019s been another standout driver for me this season. I really do think we\u2019ll see more battles between the old McLaren teammates Norris and Sainz in the second half. The fact that Ferrari and McLaren are level on 63 points is not a surprise as well.<\/p>\n The Ferrari engine upgrade seems to have delivered something for them; the car is a lot better than it was last year. That\u2019s going to be fascinating. There\u2019s a fascinating second half to come with lots and lots of questions.<\/p>\n DC: <\/strong>Spa is a beautiful track to watch Formula One cars. There are high-speed straights, high-speed corners, a slow hairpin, where we often see carnage at the first turn, iconic corners on the Formula One calendar, undulations and the threat of inclement weather.<\/p>\n You\u2019re never more than five minutes away from the rain it seems at Spa. It\u2019s a sunny day as we talk today, I\u2019m sure it\u2019ll be pouring down by the time we get to the track. There\u2019ll be a big Dutch contingent, there\u2019ll be plenty of Dutch fans here to cheer on Max, but is it a circuit for Red Bull? They have not been the fastest on the straights at recent races. Do they need a bit more top speed to stave off the threat from the Mercedes behind? They could get pole here and find themselves down in third by the time they get to the chicane at the end of the straight.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a circuit that places huge demands on driver and car. You need the downforce through some of the turns, but you need that top-end speed as well, so you can\u2019t put too much downforce on otherwise you\u2019re sitting duck on the straights. It\u2019s a proper driver\u2019s circuit. Everybody loves Spa. What better place to come back and kick-start Part Two than at a circuit we all know and love and with the threat of rain always hanging over as well?<\/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 All the times, dates, TV details for the Belgian Grand Prix as the Formula 1 season continues with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton locked in a battle <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3625,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/belgian-grand-prix-2021-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-and-times-for-practice-qualifying-race.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/belgian-grand-prix-2021-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-and-times-for-practice-qualifying-race-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/belgian-grand-prix-2021-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-and-times-for-practice-qualifying-race-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/belgian-grand-prix-2021-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-and-times-for-practice-qualifying-race.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/belgian-grand-prix-2021-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-and-times-for-practice-qualifying-race.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/belgian-grand-prix-2021-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-and-times-for-practice-qualifying-race.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/belgian-grand-prix-2021-tv-schedule-how-to-watch-and-times-for-practice-qualifying-race.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"All the times, dates, TV details for the Belgian Grand Prix as the Formula 1 season continues with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton locked in a battle","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When is the Belgian Grand Prix?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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