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Benjamin Lynch

F1 Miami Grand Prix race start time in the UK – and how to watch on TV

Keen Formula 1 fans will be told "Welcome to Miami, bienvenidos a Miami" this weekend as the glamour sport jets off to Florida's coast.

The fifth round for the 2022 championship will see a circuit like no other, racing around Miami International Autodrome this weekend with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc hoping to build on his championship lead among the 'fake marina'.

Lewis Hamilton will be looking to improve on his and Mercedes' disappointing start to the season and Red Bull's Max Verstappen will be hoping to build on momentum after a comfortable race win at Emilia Romagna in Italy last time out.

New tracks have the potential to become instant fan favourites as the calendar expands across the increasingly interested globe.

The sport seems to have benefitted from keen fans on the back of the popular Drive to Survive series on Netflix.

When does the Miami Grand Prix start?

The Miami Grand Prix will be on just before the watershed in the UK (REUTERS)

Lights out for the Miami Grand Prix will take place at the slightly unusual time of 8.30pm UK time on Sunday, May 8.

Qualifying for the race is on May 7 at 9pm, with the third session of practice on that day at 6pm.

The weekend kicks off on Friday with the practice sessions beginning at with free practice 1 (FP1) at 7.30pm and FP2 and 10.30pm.

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff said he is happy with the switch across the pond and the location of the new race, but was pleased plans to show off the team owners waving at the race fans were scrapped.

Wolff said: “I don’t think team owners should be waving at the fans. It should be the drivers at the forefront. They are the athletes - they are the gladiators in the machines. And not any of us."

Some may argue that the Miami race is a symbol of F1's recent success, even if some drivers are indicating a little bit of tension due to more and more media commitments.

He said: "The sport is booming. The audiences are going up, commercial revenue is going up and we need to do the utmost to satisfy the demands of the media and the demands of the fans. I find that great and it is something to be proud of."

How can I watch the Miami Grand Prix?

Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen will be looking to build on the momentum gained at Imola ((Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images))

Viewers in the UK can watch the Miami Grand Prix on the Sky Sports F1 channel and Sky Sports Main Event.

Subscribers to Sky Sports can watch along on the Sky Go app if they need to, or people can purchase a Now TV pass.

Passes are normally offered for £33.99 a month, but there is currently a deal for £20 a month for the next three months.

A day plus mobile month membership will cost you £11.98.

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