Despite complaints from just about everyone, as was the case last year, the Las Vegas Grand Prix will get underway at 10 pm local time.

The late race start was in order to have the race televised on Sunday morning in what remains the sport's European heartland.

However the move backfired for while Las Vegas is eight hours behind the UK and nine behind continental Europe it was too early in the morning to attract a significant audience, while on the east coast of America it was the middle of the night, and though it was broadcast at prime time in Asia it isn't F1's top market.

Consequently, the Grand Prix attracted the grand total of 1.3 million viewers on ESPN in the US, half the number who tuned in to the inaugural Miami event.

Nonetheless, in their infinite wisdom, organisers - which is F1 itself - have stuck to the same schedule, certainly as far as the race start is concerned.

The timing of the other sessions remains a mystery as these have yet to be confirmed, as is the case with the Chinese, Miami, Austrian, United States, Brazilian and Qatar Grands Prix.

At 24 races, the 2024 season sees the return of China and indeed Imola, which was cancelled last year due to localised flooding.

As was the case last year there are 6 Sprints, and while the Japanese race moves to April the event in Qatar, which saw drivers impacted by the extreme heat, moves from October to December.

Event	FP1 Local	FP2 Local	FP3 Local	Qual Local	Qual GMT	Race Local	Race GMT
Bahrain *	14:30	18:00	15:30	19:00	16:00	18:00	15:00
Saudi *	16:30	20:00	16:30	20:00	17:00	20:00	17:00
Australia	12:30	16:00	12:30	16:00	05:00	15:00	04:00
Japan	11:30	15:00	11:30	15:00	06:00	14:00	05:00
China	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	15:00	07:00
Miami	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	16:00	20:00
E R	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	14:00	15:00	13:00
Monaco	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	14:00	15:00	13:00
Canada	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	20:00	14:00	18:00
Spain	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	14:00	15:00	13:00
Austria	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	15:00	13:00
Britain	12:30	16:00	11:30	15:00	14:00	15:00	14:00
Hungary	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	14:00	15:00	13:00
Belgium	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	14:00	15:00	13:00
Netherlands	12:30	16:00	11:30	15:00	13:00	15:00	13:00
Italy	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	14:00	15:00	13:00
Azerbaijan	13:30	17:00	12:30	16:00	12:00	15:00	11:00
Singapore	17:30	21:00	17:30	21:00	13:00	20:00	12:00
US	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	14:00	19:00
Mexico **	12:30	16:00	11:30	15:00	21:00	14:00	20:00
Brazil	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	14:00	17:00
Las Vegas *	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	22:00	06:00
Qatar	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC	20:00	17:00
Abu Dhabi	13:30	17:00	14:30	18:00	14:00	17:00	13:00

* FP1 & FP2 will take place on Thursday, FP3 & Qualifying on Friday, and the race on Saturday.

** Daylight Saving Time ends in UK/Europe on Saturday night/Sunday morning.

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1. Posted by Apexing, 18/01/2024 18:07

"@ClarkwasGod Great point! Not a wise thing to do to alienate the locals. They're pissing off the guys who invented cement shoes...not a good idea!"

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2. Posted by Chester, 18/01/2024 12:42

"Running late is the only solution for them. The race itself was fabulous. I record many of the races anyway, so why the consternation that Europe can't watch live?

As a US based guy, I actually don't like the timing of Mexico, Canada and Brazil races because they're in the middle of the day."

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3. Posted by ClarkwasGod, 17/01/2024 15:12

"Locals will be up in arms (maybe literally!!!)"

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