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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
The Bahrain International Circuit will host the 17th Bahrain Grand Prix, the first race of the 2021 Formula One season, on Sunday.
In the United States, the race (11 a.m. ET start time) will be televised on ESPN. But if you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch a live stream of the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix online for free:
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You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space.
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN is included in all of them, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Firestick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your AT&T TV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
ESPN is included in Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but it’s the cheapest long-term streaming service with the ESPN channels, plus you can get $10 off your first month, and get Showtime, Starz, and Epix included for free:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR.
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 Preview
Max Verstappen blew away the field in qualifying on Saturday to claim his fourth pole — the Red Bull driver posted a time of 1:28.997 in the third round, 0.388 seconds ahead of Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton.
“We already had a great test week and of course there are no guarantees but then we came back for the race weekend and the whole week so far, I think the car’s been working really well, and it’s just been really enjoyable to drive,” Verstappen said, according to the official Formula One website.
“With the wind changing a lot around every session, it’s not easy to set up the car but it all worked out perfectly in qualifying, so very happy with pole position.”
The 23-year-old finished in third place in the standings a season ago with 214 points, 133 behind Hamilton and nine behind Hamilton’s teammate, Valtteri Botas, who’ll start in third position on Sunday.
“We knew what our weaknesses were last year and it seems like we addressed them so far at the beginning of the year,” Verstappen said, according to Racer. “Of course, very happy with that! Great start for us but no guarantees for the future. But very happy so far with the whole weekend.
“Basically my first lap in Q3 wasn’t amazing, so I knew there was more in it. Of course, you never know how much but finally the balance was there and then (I could) push a little bit more. The track was quite hot so you had to be careful with not overheating the tires. Luckily, when it mattered, we could perform.”
Hamilton, a seven-time world champion and the winner of the last four Formula One seasons, claimed victory at Bahrain in 2014, 2015, 2018, and 2019, all with Mercedes.
“Congratulations to Max, he did such a great job, so fast on that last lap,” Hamilton said, per the Formula One site. “Absolutely gave everything I had but unfortunately it wasn’t good enough.”
He added: “I mean there’s always more, but it was the best that I could do, that’s for sure; I got absolutely everything I could from the car. I think we did a really good job from testing to come here, the lads back at the factory — they’ve really done such an amazing job.”
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying Results
(Driver, chassis, time)
1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, 1:28.997
2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:29.385
3. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, 1:29.586
4. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, 1:29.678
5. Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri, 1’29.809
6. Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren, 1:29.927
7. Lando Norris, McLaren, 1:29.974
8. Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari, 1:30.215
9. Fernando Alonso, Alpine, 1:30.249
10. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin, 1:30.601
11. Sergio Perez, Red Bull, 1:30.659
12. Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo, 1:30.708
13. Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, 1:31.203
14, Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo, 1:31.238
15. George Russell, Williams, 1:33.430
16. Esteban Ocon, Alpine, 1:31.724
17. Nicholas Latifi, Williams, 1:31.936
18. Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin, 1:32.056
19. Mick Schumacher, Haas, 1:32.449
20. Nikita Mazepin, Haas, 1’33.273
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