As part of its live coverage of all 21 race weekends from across the globe, Sky Sports F1 will show exclusive coverage of the first grand prix of the season, as Britains four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton begins his title defence in Australia.
Two new grands prix for 2018 will also be shown exclusively live. Returning to the F1 calendar for the first time in nearly thirty years, Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet will host the French Grand Prix in June, while the German Grand Prix from Hockenheim makes its comeback after a one-year absence. Indeed, many of this years F1 drivers werent born when Alain Prost claimed the chequered flag on the Cote dAzur in 1990.
Fans can enjoy every practice session, qualifying session and race live, with 11 exclusive race weekends, as Sky Sports builds towards becoming the exclusive home of F1 in 2019.
Scott Young, Head of Formula 1 at Sky Sports said: There is huge anticipation this year; can Hamilton create even more history, how will Ferrari and Red Bull close the gap, where will the young drivers emerge in the reckoning? Each season we look to find new ways to improve the coverage and entertain our viewers and this year will be no different.
Sky Sports in depth coverage will include analysis from a world class line up, headlined by Martin Brundle and former world champion Damon Hill, alongside Johnny Herbert, Paul di Resta and Anthony Davidson. Plus the return of F1 Report, Teds Notebook, and much more.
Fans can purchase the Sky Sports F1 channel for just £18 a month. In addition to watching every practice, qualifying and race session in the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship , viewers can enjoy live coverage of F1 feeder series FIA Formula 2 Championship and the GP3 Series .
Sky Sports News HQ, skysports.com and the Sky Sports app will have all the latest news and views throughout the course of the year, as the field looks to close the gap on Hamilton and Mercedes.
2018 FIA Formula One World Championship Sky Sports F1 schedule in full:
Australian Grand Prix 23-25 March Exclusively Live
Bahrain Grand Prix 6-8 April Live
Chinese Grand Prix 13-15 April Exclusively Live
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 27-29 April Live
Spanish Grand Prix 11-13 May Exclusively Live
Monaco Grand Prix 25-27 May Live
Canadian Grand Prix 8-10 June Exclusively Live
French Grand Prix 22-24 June Exclusively Live
Austrian Grand Prix 29 June 1 July Live
British Grand Prix 6-8 July Live
German Grand Prix 20-22 July Exclusively Live
Hungarian Grand Prix 27-29 July Exclusively Live
Belgian Grand Prix 24-26 August Live
Italian Grand Prix 31 August 2 September Exclusively Live
Singapore Grand Prix 14-16 September Live
Russian Grand Prix 28-30 September Exclusively Live
Japanese Grand Prix 5-7 October Live
United States Grand Prix 19-21 October Live
Mexican Grand Prix 26-28 October Exclusively Live
Brazilian Grand Prix 9-11 November Exclusively Live
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 23-25 November Live
For further information, please contact:
Sky Sports PR
020 7032 1445
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As part of its live coverage of all 21 race weekends from across the globe, Sky Sports F1 will show exclusive coverage of the first grand prix of the season, as Britains four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton begins his title defence in Australia. 
