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The final round of the season will see the championship fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen decided. Because of the high interest in the race, Channel 4 and Sky have struck a deal which will see the race air live on the free-to-air channel as well as the subscription service.The final races of the Formula 1 and Formula 2 seasons will take place on the extensively remodelled Yas Marina circuit.
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Here’s how to watch the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live in the UK and USA:
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Friday 10 December – Sunday 12 December 2021
UK (GMT)
| Day | Session | Channel | Session starts | Session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix first practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 09:30 | 10:30 |
| Friday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix second practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
| Saturday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 2 race one live | Sky Sports F1 | 08:20 | 09:05 |
| Saturday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix third practice live | Sky Sports F1 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
| Saturday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying live | Sky Sports F1 | 13:00 | – |
| Saturday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 2 race two live | Sky Sports F1 | 14:45 | 15:30 |
| Saturday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying highlights | Channel 4 | 18:55 | – |
| Sunday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 2 race three live | Sky Sports F1 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
| Sunday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live | Channel 4 | 13:00 | – |
| Sunday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live | Sky Sports F1 | 13:00 | – |
| Sunday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix highlights | Channel 4 | 17:30 | – |
USA (Eastern)
| Day | Session | Channel | Session starts | Session ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix first practice live | ESPNU | 04:30 | 05:30 |
| Friday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix second practice live | ESPNU | 08:00 | 09:00 |
| Saturday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix third practice live | ESPN2 | 05:00 | 06:00 |
| Saturday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying live | ESPN2 | 08:00 | – |
| Sunday | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix live | ESPN2 | 08:00 | – |
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Luke S (@joeypropane)
6th December 2021, 20:43
If F1 really wants to get new viewers introduced, this finale would have been the PERFECT opportunity to have it free to watch for everybody.
They could have spent the week heavily advertising that this is the closest championship in over a decade, played up to the drama that’s been going on all season long and got people intrigued as to what might happen this weekend.
Open goal for what could have been one of the most popular sporting events this year…
nickthegreek (@nickthegreek)
6th December 2021, 21:09
i am not sure i understand you. TV stations all around the world are paying FOM money for broadcasting the whole season. FOM can’t be competing against them at the same time (not even for one race)
frood19 (@frood19)
7th December 2021, 7:19
@joeypropane agree 100%. They did it for the cricket world cup final in the UK in 2019 and it was ratings success. Imagine if the race was live in the F1 YouTube channel – it would be massive.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
9th December 2021, 16:01
Back of the open net – it’s live on Channel 4! Show starts at 13:00.
Heard the good news on “Midweek Motorsport,” and 4’s listings confirm it.
Tristan (@skipgamer)
6th December 2021, 23:06
Hooray for an earlier start 👏👏👏
Staying up until 4-6 in the morning to watch F1 in Aus just hasn’t been feasible.
John H (@john-h)
7th December 2021, 0:27
Never thought I’d be pleased to be going to Abu Dhabi, but thank God for a proper racetrack after that shambolic last place. Looking forward to seeing the revised layout, it seems pretty decent on paper.