Qatar Grand Prix

I am watching live coverage of the 23rd race of the 2025 Formula 1 racing season on November 30, 2025. The Qatar Grand Prix is being broadcast on ESPN2 from a feed from Sky Sports F1. The 57-lap race started at 7 p.m. local time (11 a.m., Eastern Time, here in southeastern Florida, United States).

Below is a diagram of the Lusail International Circuit, also known as the Losail International Circuit, located just outside of the city of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar (capacity: 52,000). Each circuit (track) around the world has a different configuration, therefore a different dynamic, regarding turns and elevation fluctuations.

This season's 24-race schedule is as follows: Australia, China, Japan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Miami (U.S.), Italy, Monaco, Spain, Canada, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, Hungary, The Netherlands, Italy (different circuit), Azerbaijan, Singapore, Austin (U.S.), Mexico, Brazil, Las Vegas (U.S.), Qatar, and Abu Dhabi.

Before each race, there are two or three days of practice/qualifying. The races run every week or every other week from March into December, with a month-long summer break.

In Formula 1 racing, there are 20 (male) drivers, with ZERO drivers from the United States.

There are 10 teams (with two drivers on each team), so not only do drivers compete against their rivals, but they also compete against their teammates. There are two championships: one for the drivers and one for the constructor teams.

The 10 constructors are Alpine, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Haas, Kick Sauber, McClaren, Mercedes, Racing Bulls, Red Bull Racing, and Williams. McClaren already won the constructors championship for the 2025 season.

Again, this season, there are three races in the United States. In fairly recent years, there were no drivers from the United States and no races in the United States.

Formula 1 racing is the only sport that I actively follow. I have been a fan for decades. I watched my first F1 race decades ago on television at the home of one of my many Austrian cousins while on vacation in Austria.

Personal Trivia: When I was a young kid in the 1960s, for school, I wrote an essay about Qatar. Each of us had to pick a country, write our essays, and then present them to our classmates. I picked Qatar because it was the smallest country that I could find.

November 30, 2025, Cascades at Delray Beach (my physical rehabilitation facility)