The new Formula 1 season has officially begun and, as always, there was no shortage of entertainment on the track. The first GP of the 2024 season, carried out in Bahrain, he saw Verstappen emerge victorious. The Dutchman started the new season by setting the pace ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. The Spaniard's Ferrari therefore climbs onto the podium, followed by that of Charles Leclerc, author of a race full of difficulties considering the brake problem charged on his SF-24.
We start again from Verstappen
The Bahrain Grand Prix was the first event of the year, characterized in particular by the organization of the weekend. There race, in fact, it took place Saturday at 16pm and not on Sunday. The same fate will befall this week the Saudi Arabian GP in Jeddah, due to Ramadan which must be respected on Sunday 10 March. Despite the change in the weekend's schedule (which officially began on Thursday with free practice), there was no shortage of fans who attended the first race of the season.
The ratings on Sky and NOW for the 2024 Bahrain GP
The first GP of the 2024 Formula 1 season, live exclusively yesterday from 16pm in Bahrain on Sky and streaming up NOW, exceptionally on Saturdays, gathered 1 million and 197 thousand average viewers in front of the TV, with a share of 10,7% and 1,9 million unique contacts. On TV8 the race, deferred from 21pm, obtained 820 thousand average viewers, with a share of 4,4%.
And now comes Jeddah
The appointment, after the Bahrain GP, moves to Jeddah for second weekend of the 2024 season. Will there be another Verstappen victory? Will Ferrari, despite the difficulties, reconfirm itself as the second force on the track? Will Mercedes and McLaren make a step forward? All that remains is to find out this weekend, with the GP live and exclusively obviously on Sky Sport and streaming on NOW.
