With the Formula 1 season now past its halfway point, the title battle temperature is rising as the grand prix circus touches in Paul Ricard for the French GP.
The previous round in Austria represented a turnaround of sorts in this year’s F1 story, with Charles Leclerc finally getting another win after a series of races characterised by poor reliability and bad strategy calls from Ferrari.
Those problems could persist at the historic Le Castellet circuit with France in the middle of a heatwave, but championship leader Max Verstappen appears able to keep his cool in battle this year.
Just behind the front two teams, Paul Ricard is a circuit which is expected to suit Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell due to its smooth track surface, helping to negate the Brackley boys’ bouncing down the formidable Mistral straight.
Here’s all the TV and streaming times so you can watch and find out.
How to watch the 2022 F1 French Grand Prix
You can choose to either tune in live or watch the highlights. All the timings you need to watch this weekend’s action are listed below. Times are BST.
Live TV Each session will be shown live on the Sky Sports F1 channel, beginning with Free Practice 1 at Friday lunchtime followed by FP2 later in the afternoon.
Live stream All the running can be live-streamed using the Sky Go app for Sky Sports F1 subscribers. NOW TV memberships also allow full access to Sky’s live coverage.
Highlights Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of qualifying, as well as the Grand Prix on Sunday evening. For a quicker recap, the official F1 YouTube channel will upload highlight clips after every session over the weekend, whilst the Sky Sports YouTube channel releases a more detailed highlights clip on a Sunday evening.
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Qualifying
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French Grand Prix
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| Start time |
3pm |
2pm |
| Live coverage |
From 2.35pm, Sky |
From 12.30pm, Sky |
| Highlights |
Saturday, 6.30pm, Channel 4 |
Sunday, 6.30pm, Channel 4 |
Where to watch every French Grand Prix session
Each session will be live on Sky Sports F1 with coverage leading up to each one, as well as live reaction afterwards.
Both qualifying and the race will be broadcast on the Sky Sports Main Event channel too.
Sky Sports F1 – Live
Friday FP1 – 12.30pm | FP2 – 3.45pm
Saturday FP3 – 11.45am | Qualifying – 2.35pm
Sunday Grand Prix – 1.55pm
How to stream the French Grand Prix
Sky’s live broadcast of each session is available to watch on NOW TV with a sports membership, and can be streamed anywhere in the UK, regardless of location.
The app can be downloaded on mobile and tablet devices, as well as a PC, laptop or console. Weekend passes are also available, giving access to coverage across each session.
Existing Sky subscribers can watch the action using the Sky GO app on mobile and tablet devices, as well as a PC, laptop or console.
Who will win the French Grand Prix?
Last year’s French GP saw Max Verstappen pull off a strategic masterclass to pass Lewis Hamilton and snatch the win right at the death.
As teams agonised over whether to stay on graining tyres with a one-stop strategy or use fresher rubber with two, the Red Bull driver rolled the dice by plumping for the latter.
The undercut worked, as Verstappen swept by Hamilton on the penultimate lap to win in a thrilling finale.
