MUMBAI: The Formula One feast continues. Race enthusiasts can catch all the action from the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, live at 4:45 pm Sunday, 3 April 3 on Star Sports.

Narain Karthikeyan who finished the race in Australia as the
fastest debutant and bettered his performance of Malaysia is at a confident high. Karthikeyan has had a successful debut season to date, finishing the Australian and Malaysian Grand Prix in 15th and 11th position respectively, beating Jordan team mate Tiago Monteiro.

Located in Sakhir, in the southern part of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the US$150 million Bahrain Racing Circuit is all set to stage the second F1 race in the Middle East. After its success last year, the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix - promises to be bigger, better and a lot more exciting! Sand makes the track slippery off line, but the circuit proved a hit with drivers and fans alike last year, throwing up plenty of passing moves in an eventful and enjoyable race.

The circuit has some long straights and slow speed corners with minimum lift to drag ratio requirement upwards. Although it is still a high down force circuit, this means that minimizing drag is important in Bahrain. It will therefore be interesting to see where all the teams are placed on the starting grid, informs an official release.

Besides the main race, STAR Sports' comprehensive coverage of F1 also includes the action of the Qualifying Race. And 45 minutes before the main race, Race Day, STAR Sports' unique preview show, will have all the exclusive interviews, race preview together with track and weather update. In the post-race show Chequered Flag there will be post-race interviews and highlights, plus a preview of the next race.

To give its viewers a real feel of life at 300 kmph, ESS arranges for special live screenings of all the races. Complete with Race Day, the preview show, and the review show 'Chequered Flag' these screenings give the F1 fans a chance to live the excitement as they tank up on the Grand Prix
guzzlers, the release states.

Schedule of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

Saturday, 2 April, 2005
3:27 pm
Saturday Qualifying (L)

Sunday, 3 April, 2005
12:57 pm
Sunday Qualifying (L)

Sunday, 3 April, 2005
4:00 pm
Race Day (L)

Sunday, 3 April, 2005
4:45 pm
Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (L)

Sunday, 3 April, 2005
7:00 pm
Chequered Flag (L)
India Time. Schedule subject to change.