F1 2023 Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying, race time in India and where to watch

For the ninth round of the 2023 season, Formula One heads to the 4.361 km long Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec for the Canadian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton currently holds the title for the most wins at the Canadian GP. With a total of seven wins, the Mercedes driver jointly holds the first position along with F1 racing legend Michael Schumacher.
That said, Red Bull currently leads the Constructor Standings with 287 points to their name, followed by Mercedes (152) and Aston Martin (134) in second and third respectively. After securing a Grand Slam at the Spanish GP, Max Verstappen now leads the Drivers' Championship with 170 points, 53 more than his teammate Sergio Perez who is second in the standings. 2x World Champion Fernando Alonso sits on third with 99 points so far.

If you have been keeping up with Formula One this season, you probably already know that the motorsport is not being streamed on any third party OTT platform in India, even when fans could enjoy races either on the Star Sports channel, or the Disney HotStar+ OTT platform until last year.
Instead, Formula One is promoting its own OTT video platform in India called F1 TV. To catch all the action live, one would need to opt for the more premium F1 TV Pro subscription, which is currently priced at $29.99 for the same period, or about Rs 2,455 in Indian currency. There's also a monthly plan which is priced at $3.99 (INR 327) for the Pro plan.

Here is the full schedule of the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix weekend as per Indian Standard Time (IST) -
June 16 (Friday)
Practice 1 - 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
June 17 (Saturday)
Practice 2 - 2:30 AM - 3:30 AM
Practice 3 - 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
June 18 (Sunday)
Qualifying - 1:30 AM - 2:30 AM
Race - 11:30 PM onwards
Given the vastly different time zones, would you be staying up to watch the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix? Let us know in the comments down below.