F1 Portuguese GP: Hamilton, Verstappen separated by 1 point- Who will win? Watch live stream on Disney+ Hotstar

F1 Portuguese GP: Expectations are sky-high amongst F1 fans for the Portuguese Grand Prix as fans finally got to see a challenger to Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton. Despite Max Verstappen starting in third for Red Bull Racing, he overtook Hamilton in the first corner for the lead and maintained it until the chequered flag to earn him his 11th career victory. As a result, Hamilton and Mercedes are expected to be in a real fight this season as Red Bull seem to have closed the deficit to Mercedes in terms of performance.

Portuguese GP schedule

Friday, April 30

Practice 1: 16:00 PM IST to 17:00 PM IST (11:30 AM to 12:30 PM local time)
Practice 2: 19:30 PM IST to 20:30 PM IST (3:00 PM to 4:00 PM local time)

Saturday, May 1

Practice 3: 16:30 PM IST to 17:30 PM IST (12:00 PM to 1:00 PM local time)
Qualifying: 9:30PM IST to 10:30 PM IST(5:00 PM to 6:00 PM local time)

Sunday, May 2

Race: 7.30 PM IST to 9.30 PM IST (3:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time)

Where to watch the Portuguese Grand Prix live in India?

The Portuguese Grand Prix live telecast will be available on Star Sports Network and Live Streaming on Disney + Hotstar VIP app.

Practice 1: Star Sports Select 2 SD/HD.
Practice 2: Star Sports Select 2 SD/HD.
Practice 3: Star Sports 2 HD or Star Sports 3.
Qualifying: Star Sports 2 HD or Star Sports 3.
Race: Star Sports 2 HD or Star Sports 3.

F1 Driver’s Championship standings update: Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen separated by a point

With Max Verstappen (43) winning the Emilia Grand Prix 2021, he has reduced Lewis Hamilton’s (44) lead in the Driver’s Championship to just one point. McLaren’s Lando Norris is in third place with 27 points followed by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with 20 points. However, surprisingly Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas is all the way down in fifth place with 16 points after he crashed out of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2021. The rest of the top 10 is completed by Carlos Sainz (14), Daniel Ricciardo (14), Sergio Perez (10), Pierre Gasly (6) and Lance Stroll (5).