This Weekend's Coverage Schedule (May 18)
IndyCar is off to a full week of practice and qualifying at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, while F1 enters Imola.
Obviously, this week the coverage schedule is coming a bit early to capture all of the Indianapolis 500 practice going on.
I was considering covering qualifying on our Bluesky account like I did back in the day for Frontstretch on their Twitter account.
But I just don’t have the faith in Fox’s coverage to be able to make up for if T&S has numerous problems throughout the weekend as it did last year.
This week is the final week to submit a fan ballot for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. I have two HOF columns coming this week, one hitting your mailbox tomorrow and the other on Thursday.
All times are in EST.
Tuesday, May 13th
12:15 PM to 2:15 PM: IndyCar Rookie / Refesher Test (FS2)
2:15 PM to 6:00 PM: IndyCar Practice 1 (FS2 until 4:00 PM, then FS1)
Wednesday, May 14th
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM: IndyCar Practice 2 (FS2 until 4:00 PM, then FS1)
Thursday, May 15th
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM: IndyCar Practice 3 (FS2 until 4:00 PM, then FS1)
Friday, May 16th
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM: Formula 1 FP1 at Imola (ESPN2, F1TV)
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Formula 1 FP2 (ESPNU, F1TV)
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM: IndyCar Practice 4: Fast Friday (FS2 until 4:00 PM, then FS1)
Saturday, May 17th
6:30 AM to 7:30 AM: Formula 1 FP3 (ESPN2, F1TV)
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM: IndyCar Practice 5: Group 1 (FS2)
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM: IndyCar Practice 5: Group 2 (FS2)
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM: Formula 1 Qualifying (ESPN2, F1TV)
11:00 AM to 5:50 PM: IndyCar Qualifying (FS1 until 1:30 PM, FS2 until 4:00 PM, then FOX)
Sunday, May 18th
9:00 AM: The Fifth Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (ESPN2, F1TV)
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM: IndyCar Practice 6: Top 12 (FS2)
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: IndyCar Practice 6: Last Chance Qualifiers (FS2)
4:05 PM to 5:05 PM: IndyCar Top 12 Qualifying (FOX)
5:15 PM to 6:15 PM: IndyCar Last Chance Qualifying (FOX)
6:25 PM to 6:55 PM: IndyCar Fast 6 Qualifying (FOX)
Monday, May 19th
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM: IndyCar Practice 7 (FS1)
Note: testing, practice, qualifying and warmup sessions are not covered on the Grand Prix Focus Bluesky account.