Following a month-long break, Formula 1 returns to action this weekend with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from Baku.
The event, which takes place around a tight but high-speed circuit, has produced some memorable moments already despite its short history with F1.
Max Verstappen enters the race weekend as the championship leader, having won two of the opening three rounds this year. His Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez is in second place.
Perez is a race-winner at the track, having prevailed in 2021 while Verstappen took the win last year.
The Milton Keynes-based squad will be looking to continue its strong performance at the start of the 2023 campaign and capture another victory.
There will also be a revised weekend format with two qualifying sessions, one each dedicated to the sprint and the grand prix.
Below, see the sessions and their start times
| Session | Date | Time (Local) | Time (BST) | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | Friday, April 28 | 13:30 – 14:30 | 10:30 – 11:30 | 05:30 – 06:30 |
| Qualifying | Friday, April 28 | 17:00 – 18:00 | 14:00 – 15:00 | 09:00 – 10:00 |
| Sprint Shootout | Saturday, April 29 | 12:30 – 13:14 | 09:30 – 10:14 | 04:30 – 05:14 |
| F1 Sprint | Saturday, April 29 | 17:30 – 18:00 | 14:30 – 15:00 | 09:30 – 10:00 |
| Azerbaijan GP | Sunday, April 30 | 15:00 | 12:00 | 07:00 |
Driver and team line-ups
| Team | Engine | Car | Nationality | Drivers | Driver No. | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Bull | Red Bull | RB19 |   | Max Verstappen Sergio Perez | 1 11 | All All |
 | Ferrari | Ferrari | SF23 |   | Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz | 16 55 | All All |
 | Mercedes | Mercedes | W14 |  | Lewis Hamilton George Russell | 44 63 | All All |
 | Alpine | Renault | A523 | | Esteban Ocon Pierre Gasly | 31 10 | All All |
| McLaren | Mercedes | MCL60 |  | Lando Norris Oscar Piastri | 4 81 | All All |
| Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | C43 |   | Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou | 77 24 | All All |
| Aston Martin | Mercedes | AMR23 |  | Fernando Alonso Lance Stroll | 14 18 | All All |
 | Haas | Ferrari | Haas VF-23 |  | Kevin Magnussen Nico Hulkenberg | 20 27 | All All |
| AlphaTauri | Red Bull | AT04 |  | Yuki Tsunoda Nyck de Vries Daniel Ricciardo | 22 21 3 | All 01-10 11-22 |
| Williams | Mercedes | FW45 |  | Alex Albon Logan Sargeant | 23 2 | All All |
How to watch the 2023 Azerbaijan GP
Coverage of all the action in the UK and Ireland will be shown live, with free-to-air highlights available later in the day.
Watch Live: Sky Sports F1 will broadcast every session live, as well as build-up and post-session shows to qualifying and the race.
Highlights: Channel 4 will provide highlight shows of the qualifying and race sessions, a number of hours after the live event has ended on Sky Sports.
Live Stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to catch all of the action through the Sky Go app, which requires an internet connection to access. Alternatively, they can access through NOW TV.
TV broadcast start times
Sky Sports F1
Friday: FP1 – 10:00 | Qualifying – 13:00
Saturday: Sprint Shootout – 09:00 | F1 Sprint – 13:30
Sunday: Azerbaijan Grand Prix – 10:30
Channel 4
Saturday: F1 Sprint – 19:50
Sunday: Australian Grand Prix – 17:30
How to stream the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
F1TV, the sport’s own streaming service, will broadcast testing in territories where the service is available. The list of countries in which F1 TV Pro is available can be found here.
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