What to watch this Cancelled F1 Season Kickoff Weekend (Mar 12th - Mar 18th)

• Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix; from Melbourne/Albert Park Circuit. Practice 2. Thursday @ 8:55pm - 10:30pm (ESPNNews) live
• Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix; from Melbourne/Albert Park Circuit. Practice 2. Friday @ 12:55am - 2:30am (ESPNNews) live
• Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix; from Melbourne/Albert Park Circuit. Practice 3. Friday @ 10:55pm - 12am (ESPNNews) live
• Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix; from Melbourne/Albert Park Circuit. Qualifying. Saturday @ 1:55am - 3am (ESPN2) live
• Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix; from Melbourne/Albert Park Circuit. Race. Sunday @ 1:05am - 3am (ESPN) live
• Indycar Series - Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, FL. Sunday @ 2:30pm - 6pm (NBCSN) live 
• Garage Squad. Tuesday @ 6pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend) replays
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Chasing Classic Cars. Wednesday @ 5pm - 6pm (MotorTrend) replays
• Bitchin Rides. Wednesday @ 7pm - 8pm (MotorTrend)
• Vintage Voltage. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (MotorTrend) premier

It just felt like the F1 season ended not long ago and winter testing brought us back in late Feb. After that concluded it appears we're in a similar configuration to last year, with some improvements among the mid-field. There's been some talking points heading into this first race, aside from the more notable discussion of the corona virus and sporting event planning, and they include Merc's DAS system and Ferrari's unspecified settlement with the FIA over their 2019 power unit's legality. Anyways, we'll see if anyone follows Merc into their FIA legal DAS system loophole pursuit during the season and what, if anything, will come of the paddock heat on the FIA to spill the beans.

3/13/20 - Sorry for the later update folks, but the Australian GP is cancelled. One of the members of the McLaren F1 team tested positive, they pulled out the race and the rest is history. Much like the rest of the sporting world, this may take a few weeks to sort out. 2020 has been a roller coaster so far.

Enjoy your weekends and be safe out there.

Video courtesy of Chainbear.


Video courtesy of Autosport.