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The Formula 1 season gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix held at Albert Park in Melbourne with race day being Sunday, March 26. The flag will drop for the season at 4pm (AEDT).
The race is expected to take about two hours, but must end by 6pm or it will not be able to run its full distance due to F1 regulations.
In 2016, the race was won by Nico Rosberg before he went on to win the Championship. Given he has now been retired from competition, there will be a new champion this year.
The 2017 season will see ten teams with 20 drivers. Mercedes are unsurprisingly the reigning constructors champions, taking the title for best team last year.
Key race information
Start time: 4pm (AEDT)
Expected finish time: Race must end by 6pm (AEDT)
Laps: 58
Race distance: 307.6km
Track: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Albert Park
Track length: 5.3 kilometres
Betting: Lewis Hamilton $2.25, Sebasitan Vettel $3.60, Valtteri Bottas $6, Kimi Raikkonen $7, Max Verstappen $11, Daniel Ricciardo $12
Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas
Ferrari: Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen
Red Bull: Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen
Renault: Joylon Palmer and Nico Hulkenberg
McLaren: Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne
Force India: Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon
Toro Rosso: Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz
Haas: Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean
Williams: Lance Stroll and Felipe Massa
Sauber: Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein
Fox Sports have the rights to every single session of every single round of the Formula One season, and the entire Melbourne Grand Prix weekend will be live with the pay TV network releasing a 24-hour channel for the event, including all sessions and the race itself.
» Every F1 race live on Foxtel
If you want to stream Foxtel’s coverage then you will need to use the Foxtel Play or Foxtel Go apps which allow users to stream Foxtel channels.
Foxtel Go is available for free if you already have an existing Foxtel service. Foxtel Play is better for those who are just looking to access live-streaming services rather than have a traditional installation.
Foxtel Play has a two-week free trial available to new users, and after that costs a monthly subscription fee.
Network Ten will also cover the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. They will be showing the first two practice sessions on ONE HD on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday’s action will be on their main Ten channel. You can stream their coverage online through the TenPlay application or website.
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