Reporters will be at every count, while a revolving door of pundits will react as results come in.

The BBC and ITV have shared the United Kingdom's TV broadcasting rights to every FIFA World Cup since 1966, and every four years, the two networks go head-to-head in their attempts to outperform the other in the battle for critical and ratings supremacy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BBC News is launching a 24-hour live news channel on a variety of Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) platforms as the media organization continues to expand into North America.

Lights out at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will be at 14:00 BST. Commentary of the race will be available across BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. You can also listen by asking most smart speakers to "play BBC Radio 5 Live" or "play BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra".

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