Method 1 followers anticipating the beginning of the 2024 season have one much less day to attend than regular.
The primary race of the 2024 season will get underway on Saturday night from Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, with the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The race is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. native time on Saturday night time. It is a change from the usual Sunday race days in F1.
As well as the second race of the season, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, can be slated for Saturday night time, set to get underway at 8:00 p.m. native time from Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Why are the primary two races going down on Saturdays? It comes all the way down to the month of Ramadan. The holy month of fasting begins at sunset on Sunday, March tenth, and as such F1 made the choice to maneuver the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ahead to Saturday in order to keep away from a battle with the start of Ramadan, the holy month of the Islamic religion.
Nonetheless, transferring the second race of the season to a Saturday had an influence on the primary race of the season. Below FIA rules, there have to be per week between races, and because of this the Bahrain Grand Prix working — hypothetically — on a Sunday to open the season would run afoul of these rules.
Curiously sufficient, not solely are Saturday races changing into extra frequent in F1, opening the season on a Saturday is in a approach a nod to F1 historical past. The 1950 F1 season, which was the fourth season of F1 racing however featured the inaugural FIA World Championship of Drivers, started on Could 13 with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
That race, which was received by Giuseppe Farina for Alfa Romeo, happened on a Saturday.
