Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix

The Formula 1 race in Bahrain will take place this Sunday. SPOX explains where you can watch the race on TV, live stream and live ticker.

Bahrain According to the original plan, the second Formula 1 race of the season should have been. But the coronavirus pandemic swirled the calendar like so many things.

Now the Grand Prix of Bahrain this Sunday (live ORF 1, RTL and Sky) the beginning of the end. The drivers’ championship is awarded to Lewis Hamilton, the constructors’s championship to Mercedes – but the double pack in Bahrain and the final in Abu Dhabi could be momentous for some racing teams.

The higher a team finishes in the constructors’ standings, the more generous the bonuses paid out by Formula 1. In Corona times, these are more valuable than ever. Behind Mercedes (504 points), Red Bull (240) is the undisputed second place. But behind them are Racing Point (154), McLaren (149), Renault (136) and Ferrari (130). The outcome of this four-way battle will more or less decide the many millions that the teams get.

Bahrain GP live on TV and livestream today

The rights to the current Formula 1 season are owned by public law ORF. Switches from 2 p.m. ORF 1 with preliminary reports, the race starts at 3:10 p.m. Who prefers the pay TV channel Sky looks will be up at the same time Sky Sport 2 HD find it.

If there is no TV set in the room, the ORF-TvThek alternatively a live stream. Here is the link.

There is also the option of the event via a paid live stream in the SkyGo-App to see.

F1: The Bahrain Grand Prix in the live ticker

To stay up to date, you can also visit our comprehensive SPOX-Live ticker access. It’s this way.

Formula 1: Accolade would be an “incredible honor” for Hamilton

The debate about an accolade in his native England flatters Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. “That would be an incredible honor,” said the 35-year-old Mercedes driver on the Thursday before the Grand Prix of Bahrain in Sakhir. Hamilton finds the discussion about this special award “very, very unreal”, he only heard it in the media.

According to English media, the seven-time world champion will be named Sir by Queen Elizabeth II in the coming year. So far, only three previous Formula 1 drivers have received this honor. Jackie Stewart, Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham were only awarded after their careers in the motorsport premier class.

Hamilton calls for Formula 1 to do more for human rights

World champion Lewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1 to be more involved in human rights issues. The 35-year-old Mercedes driver said on the sidelines of the Grand Prix of Bahrain: “We are one of the few sports that travel to so many different countries and I believe we have to do more as a sport.”

Hamilton reported when he entered the country Bahrain Receiving letters from human rights groups. He now needs time to go through it. “It is very important for all sports to use their platform to push for change,” warned the seven-time world champion. Formula 1 “took a step in the right direction, but we can still do more.”

2011 was the first time in the history of the motorsport premier class in Bahrain a Grand Prix has been canceled due to political unrest. At that time, after protests against the royal family, the race could not take place for security reasons.

Since this season, Formula 1 has been campaigning for diversity with the “We Race As One” campaign, and Hamilton is involved in the “Black Lives Matter” movement.

Formula 1: The World Championship stand after 14 of 17 races

With three races to go, the winners are already determined in both ratings. Lewis Hamilton secures his seventh world title, Mercedes can also no longer be overtaken in the team classification.