What to watch this F1 Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov 27th - Dec 2nd)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Bahrain. From the Bahrain International Circuit in Manama. Practice 1. Friday @ 3:55am - 5:30am (ESPN) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Bahrain. From the Bahrain International Circuit in Manama. Practice 2. Friday @ 9:55am - 11:30am (ESPNNEWS) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Bahrain. From the Bahrain International Circuit in Manama. Practice 3. Saturday @ 6:55am - 8:30am (ESPN2) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Bahrain. From the Bahrain International Circuit in Manama. Qualifying. Saturday @ 9:55am - 11:30am (ESPNNEWS) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Bahrain. From the Bahrain International Circuit in Manama. Race. Sunday @ 9am - 11am (ESPN2) live
• Garage Squad. Mon @ 4pm - 5pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Bitchin Rides. Mini-marathon. Mon @ 7pm - 11pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Auto Mundial. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend)
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) 
• Garage Squad. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new
• Bitchin Rides. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new

Looking back to the last race, the circuit in Turkey was resurfaced shortly before the GP and was still expelling oils, all while it was cold and wet out. This set the table for some very interesting jumbling of the field which many viewers including myself found very compelling. Lance Stroll took pole (first of his career), followed by Sergio in the other pink Merc, followed by Max -- Lance was able to put together the best lap as Q3 expired after a red flags delayed qualy on Saturday. It came down to which cars turned their tires on faster and this would play out again during the race. Lewis and Valteri were both outside of the first two rows at race start. With the checkered flag dropped, Lewis is a seven-time World Champ, he took the title with a memorable victory where he made magic happen running a set of intermediates well past their sell by date, which turned out to be the winning formula for most of the top ten. The new intermediates weren't working on a damp track with no rainfall (which Valteri found out the hard way) and slicks were a bridge too far. Seb drove the race of his season, returning to the podium for the first time in quite a while, taking third place behind Perez who finished right where he started. Credit Seb's finish to smart driving and also making his old intermediates work; lord knows his pit crew didn't do him any favors (again). Sergio showed why he should be in a seat next season and also what could've been if Lance didn't end up taking some aero damage early in the race, which took him out of contention. Racing in this part of the world this far into Fall, with a brand new track surface yet to be broken in, made for some unusual conditions and more unusual shuffling of the order which was quite refreshing. Turkey is arguably in the lead for race of the year, if for no reason other than the sheer degree of difficulty thrown at the paddock. This week we're back in Bahrain for the final stretch of 2020. The primary storyline now is who will take 3rd through 6th in the Constructors'. If Ferrari can continue delivering results like this (3-4) they'll be fighting Renault and McLaren for 4th.

Enjoy your motorsport holiday weekends.

Video courtesy of Formula1.