United States GP schedule: UK time, when to watch F1 weekend in Austin live on Sky Sports as 2024 season run-in begins
Watch the whole Sprint weekend at the Circuit of the Americas live on Sky Sports F1; watch the 56-lap United States Grand Prix from 6.30pm on Sunday, lights out at 8pm
Sunday 20 October 2024 09:54, UK
The Formula 1 title run-in starts here! Get ready for the first of six races in eight weeks to conclude the thrilling 2024 season and the world championship battles with the United States Grand Prix in Austin up first live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend.
After almost four weeks away from the track since Lando Norris' dominant win in Singapore strengthened the McLaren driver's maiden title ambitions against Max Verstappen, the sport returns with appetite whetted for what lies ahead over the next two months with the fight for first very much alive in both the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships.
The return of the Sprint format for the fourth time this season saw Verstappen end his lengthy victory drought to win a thrilling United States Grand Prix Sprint as title rival Norris finished third.
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The victory extended Verstappen's Drivers' Championship lead by two points to 54, but Norris starts Sunday's Grand Prix on pole after he edged Verstappen by 0.031s on their first flying laps at the Circuit of the Americas.
Verstappen has won on F1's last three visits to COTA - including a crucial one in 2021 late in his epic title duel with Lewis Hamilton - and will hope a Red Bull upgrade for Austin brings him back into victory contention after finishing 21 seconds behind Norris on the streets of Singapore.
He may not have won the race since 2017, but Hamilton remains the most-successful driver in the history of the US GP with six wins and has appeared on the last nine COTA podiums - although the Mercedes driver ended up losing his second-place finish last year when his car was disqualified for excessive plank wear.
With Ferrari not yet absolutely out of the constructors' title fight either, Liam Lawson making his return to a seat at RB at the expense of Daniel Ricciardo, and talking points galore on and off the track in F1 right now, don't miss a minute of the live coverage from Austin!
Sky Sports F1's live United States GP schedule
Sunday October 20
6.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: United States GP build-up*
8pm: THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX*
10pm: Chequered Flag: United States GP reaction
11pm: Ted's Notebook
*also live on Sky Sports Main Event (Sunday's race build-up from 7.15pm)
Just six races remain in Formula 1 2024 and the season resumes with the United States Grand Prix in Austin from October 18-20, live on Sky Sports F1. Stream every F1 race and more with a NOW Sports Month Membership - No contract, cancel anytime
