For the first time ever, an F1 season will begin with two consecutiv𝓰e grands prix on Saturdays. 

This weekend's F1 Bahrain Grand Prix𝔉 is on Saturday, not Sunday.

F1 races are normally held over three days with practice taking place on Friday, before final p🤡ractic😼e and qualifying on Saturday, and the grand prix on Sunday. 

However, this year’s record 24-race calendar will kick off with back-to-back races Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, both of which have been shifted forward 24 hours due to the Mus꧃lim holy period of Ramadan. 

As a result, F1 will experience an unprecedented and highly unusual start to a campaign that will feature a total of three grands prix♎ on a Saturday night. 

The Las Vegas Grand Prix will again be held on a 🃏Saturday night - just lik♈e 2023’s event - on November 23. 

With Ramadan starting on M💫arch 10 in 2024, the double header in the M🐭iddle East has been tweaked, with Saudi’s race held on Saturday night - March 9. 

The season-opener in Bahrain has also had to be moved because of the lead time teams require to get their freight 🐼and personnel over, and set up for the weekend. 

Practice will therefore take place on Thursday for both events, with FP3 and qualifyi🧜ng on Friday, and the race its𝔍elf on Saturday. 

The Wednesdays prior to both race weekends will be the dedicated media day, which 🔴usually occurs on Thursdays.&nꦯbsp;

Traditionally, weekends in the Middle East take place on Frid🧔ay and Saturday, with Friday considered a day of worship in Islam and many Arab countries.&nb🔥sp;