Jenson Button makes first Sky Sports F1 appearance of 2019 at Spanish GP

Jenson Button will make his first Sky Sports F1 appearance of the year at this weekend's Spanish GP.

The 2009 world champion is part of the channel's line-up at Barcelona providing expert analysis and insight during the weekend at a race he won during his championship year.

When's the Spanish GP on Sky?

Can Ferrari bounce back and halt Mercedes' charge? Find out this weekend at the Spanish GP, live only on Sky Sports F1.

The Spanish GP is always considered a critical race early in the F1 season, with teams introducing car upgrades in a bid to aid performance.

And Button believes 2019's edition will be no different, with the Englishman posting on Instagram prior to his departure to Spain:

Mercedes' immaculate start to the new season with four successive one-twos means there is again particular scrutiny on Ferrari heading into this weekend's event. The Scuderia have responded to their rivals' form by introducing an engine upgrade two races earlier than planned, in addition to further car tweaks to build on their new package used in Baku.

"The results seem to paint a relatively clear picture, but the truth is that they're too flattering. The performance has fluctuated in the first four races," insisted Mercedes boss Toto Wolff this week.

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"We had the fastest car in Australia and China, but we won in Bahrain thanks to our reliability when we were on the back foot in terms of speed. And while our race pace looked good in Azerbaijan, we were never able to build a truly comfortable gap to our rivals."

Sunday's race begins at 2.10pm with build-up from 12.30pm, while Saturday's qualifying coverage is at 1pm for a 2pm start.

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Sky Sports F1's Spanish GP schedule

Thursday, May 9
2pm: Drivers' Press Conference LIVE!
(Sebastian Vettel, Carlos Sainz, Valtteri Bottas, Pierre Gasly, George Russell)
4pm: Welcome to the Weekend LIVE!

Friday, May 10
9.45am: Spanish GP Practice One Build-up
10am: Spanish GP Practice One LIVE!
11.55am: F2 Practice LIVE!
1.45pm: Spanish GP Practice Two Build-up
2pm: Spanish GP Practice Two LIVE! (Simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
3.50pm: F2 Qualifying LIVE!
4.30pm: Spanish GP: The Story So Far LIVE!

Saturday, May 11
10.45am: Spanish GP Practice Three Build-up
11am: Spanish GP Practice Three LIVE!
12.10pm: Paddock Walkabout LIVE!
1pm: Spanish GP Qualifying Buildup
2pm: Spanish GP Qualifying LIVE! (Simulcast on Sky Sports Main Event)
3.30pm: F2 Feature Race LIVE!
4.45pm: The F1 Show LIVE!

Sunday, May 12
9am: The F1 Show on Sky One
10.20am: F2 Sprint Race LIVE!
12.30pm: Spanish GP Pit Lane LIVE!
1.30pm: Spanish GP On The Grid LIVE!
2.10pm: THE SPANISH GRAND PRIX LIVE!
4.30pm: Spanish GP Paddock LIVE!
5.15pm: Spanish GP full race replay
5.30pm: Spanish GP highlights on Sky One
8pm: Spanish GP highlights on Sky Sports Main Event

Watch the Spanish GP live on Sky Sports F1. Sky Sports is the home of live and exclusive F1. Find out more here to watch the 2019 season live