2022 F1 French GP – How to watch, session timings and more

After a one-week break following the Austrian GP, F1 is back in action at Circuit Paul Ricard and also reverts to its traditional race weekend format after running the second sprint race weekend of the season at the Red Bull Ring.

Despite losing out to Charles Leclerc in Spielberg, Max Verstappen still holds a healthy lead in the F1 drives’ standings with a 38-point advantage over the Ferrari driver. His non-finish in the Austrian GP has dropped Sergio Perez back to third place, 19 points off Leclerc.

Ferrari missed out on the chance to apply maximum damage to Red Bull’s and Verstappen’s title hopes after Carlos Sainz suffered a dramatic engine fire.

Behind the top two teams, Mercedes will be eager to maintain its recent improvements, with Hamilton fresh from three consecutive podium finishes.

From the French GP all F1 teams will be given the new Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric (AOM) from the FIA to monitor their car porpoising and bouncing. All teams will need to ensure it comes within the regulated limit which will be applied from next month’s Belgian GP.

Pierre Gasly is one of two French drivers on the grid, along with Esteban Ocon

Photo by: Peter Fox

Friday 22nd July 2022

Free Practice 1: 1:00pm-2:00pm BST (2:00pm-3:00pm local)

Free Practice 2: 4:00pm-5:00pm BST (5:00pm-6:00pm local)

Saturday 23rd July 2022

Free Practice 3: 12:00pm-1:00pm BST (1:00pm-2:00pm local)

Qualifying: 3:00pm-4:00pm BST (4:00pm-5:00pm local)

Sunday 24th July 2022

Race: 2:00pm BST (3:00pm local)

In the United Kingdom Formula 1 is only broadcast live on Sky Sports, with highlights shown on Channel 4 several hours after the race has finished. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK.

Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts the F1 races, can