New weekend schedule includes later race starts for 2018

Formula 1, together with the FIA, has revealed the starting times for the 21 Grands Prix of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

There are two main changes to 2017’s structure. The first is that on Sunday the race will start at ten minutes past the hour. Some broadcasters usually go on air precisely on the hour, hence missing the tension and emotion that characterize the minutes before the start of each Grand Prix. Thanks to this change, television viewers will be brought closer to the teams and the drivers and fully enjoy the spectacle offered just before the red lights go out.

The second change is to the European and Brazilian race weekends. Research has indicated that a wider TV audience is reachable later in the afternoons, especially in the summer months. Consequently, it has been decided to move the schedule of every session back by one hour across the whole weekend for each of the above-mentioned Grands Prix.

Other minor adjustments have been made in order to avoid clashes with other major sports events like the FIFA World Cup, to allow for differing sunset times, and to attract a wider attendance to promoters’ events. 

The full schedule is as follows:

Grand Prix	Friday		Saturday		Sunday
	FP1	FP2	FP3	Qualifying	Race	Sunset
Australia	12:00-13:30	16:00-17:30	14:00-15:00	17:00-18:00	16:10	19:24
Bahrain	14:00-15:30	18:00-19:30	15:00-16-00	18:00-19:00	18:10	17:57
China	10:00-11:30	14:00-15:30	11:00-12:00	14:00-15:00	14:10	18:22
Azerbaijan	13:00-14:30	17:00-18:30	14:00-15:00	17:00-18:00	16:10	19:33
Spain	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	21:01
Monaco*	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	21:00
Canada	10:00-11:30	14:00-15:30	11:00-12:00	14:00-15:00	14:10	20:42
France	12:00-13:30	16:00-17:30	13:00-14:00	16:00-17:00	16:10	21:22
Austria	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	20:57
Great Britain	10:00-11:30	14:00-15:30	11:00-12:00	14:00-15:00	14:10	21:24
Germany	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	20:19
Hungary	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	20:22
Belgium	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	20:35
Italy	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	19:59
Singapore	16:30-18:00	20:30-22:00	18:00-19:00	21:00-22:00	20:10	19:03
Russia	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	14:10	18:04
Japan	10:00-11:30	14:00-15:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	14:10	17:30
United States	10:00-11:30	14:00-15:30	13:00-14:00	16:00-17:00	13:10	18:53
Mexico	10:00-11:30	14:00-15:30	10:00-11:00	13:00-14:00	13:10	18:04
Brazil	11:00-12:30	15:00-16:30	12:00-13:00	15:00-16:00	15:10	19:26
Abu Dhabi	13:00-14:30	17:00-18:30	14:00-15:00	17:00-18:00	17:10	17:33

* Free Practice on Thursday

JACK & JONES Joins Haas F1 Team

KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina – Menswear brand JACK & JONES will be seen on Haas F1 Team personnel and its racecars during the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship as part of a new partnership with the only American team in Formula One.

JACK & JONES lifestyle apparel will be provided to Haas F1 Team members. At the track, the iconic JACK & JONES brand will be seen on the back of the rear wing of Haas F1 Team’s racecars and on the firesuits of drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. The partnership highlights JACK & JONES’ signature denim line which anchored the company’s founding 27 years ago.

“At JACK & JONES, we’re as dedicated to denim as a Formula One driver is to their racing, and that’s why our new partnership with Haas F1 Team makes so much sense for our brand,” said Henning Nielsen, head of e-commerce and marketing, JACK & JONES. “Just as Haas F1 Team pushes its cars, drivers and crewmen to extract maximum performance, we do the same with our denim to ensure quality and comfort.”  

JACK & JONES is not new to Formula One as the menswear brand’s longstanding commitment to Magnussen and previous team sponsorships attest. The partnership with Haas F1 Team is a natural continuation of JACK & JONES’ strong company history within motorsports and Formula One in particular.

“The dedication and professionalism it takes to be in Formula One aligns with the values we apply in our everyday approach to denim and menswear,” Nielsen added. “We strive to be the best, just like Haas F1 Team. That’s why we have supported Kevin Magnussen throughout his career and why we have decided to join Haas F1 Team this season.”

Denim is the backbone of JACK & JONES, created with meticulous craftsmanship and preparation. A pair of JACK & JONES jeans goes through 50 pairs of hands before it reaches the end consumer in the store.

“We’re very proud to announce our new partnership with JACK & JONES. It’s a brand built on hard work and attention to detail that has grown very quickly and delivers a quality product,” said Guenther Steiner, team principal, Haas F1 Team. “While we are still relatively new in Formula One, our objectives and work ethic are very similar to JACK & JONES. The recognition JACK & JONES has in its marketplace is what we strive for in Formula One.”

JACK & JONES is the largest business unit within the BESTSELLER group and one of the biggest men’s fashion retailers in Europe with more than a thousand stores in 38 countries.