F1 - 2017 Australian Grand Prix - Press Conferences Schedule
F1 - 2017 Australian Grand Prix - FIA Schedule of Press Conferences
DATE | TIME | DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER |
Thursday, 23 March | 1500hrs* | Part 1: Fernando Alonso (McLaren) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) Part 2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) Felipe Massa (Williams) Esteban Ocon (Force India) Lance Stroll (Williams) |
Friday, 24 March | 1800hrs | Maurizio Arrivabene (Ferrari) Eric Boullier (McLaren) Christian Horner (Red Bull) Paddy Lowe (Williams) Toto Wolff (Mercedes) |
Saturday, 25 March | Post-Qualifying | Three fastest drivers from Qualifying |
Sunday, 26 March | Post-Race | First three finishing drivers |
*The Thursday Drivers’ Press Conference will be divided into two sections.
The first part of the print media conference (approx. 25 mins) in the FIA Press Conference room, will be devoted to the four drivers nominated in Part 1 at the top of the above list. During this part of the conference, the drivers nominated in Part 2 of the Thursday Press Conference list will be available in the TV pen for broadcast media.
After 25 minutes, the drivers will be accompanied by the FIA to make their way from the TV pen to the press conference room for the second part of the print media press conference. At this juncture the first drivers will make their way to the TV pen for interview by broadcast media.
All Press Conferences will take place in the Press Conference Room of the Media Centre.
The TV pen for Thursday and Friday press conferences will be located along Melbourne Walk (between the carpark and paddock entrance) adjacent to The Lounge. Drivers / Team Personnel will be placed on the road, while media will be positioned on the grass, shooting towards the crowd on the other side.
Qualifying and post-race press conferences will take place after the television unilateral interviews and the podium ceremony, which will be broadcast in the Media Centre and the Press Conference Room. For Saturday and Sunday, the TV pen will be located in its normal position inside the paddock, near the entrance.