Formula 1 reveals start time of 2022 races

The 2022 F1 calendar will be the largest ever with 23 grand prix, starting on 20 March in Bahrain and finishing exactly eight months later on 20 November in Abu Dhabi.

As part of F1’s bid to reduce a grand prix weekend to three days by scrapping Thursday’s media day, Friday’s free practice sessions will be held later in the day to accommodate media activities in the morning.

That means FP1 will move from 11:30am local time at most races to either 1:00pm or 2:00pm.

In most…