February 7, 20232 yr When only 3 have been launched that’s not particularly challenging But Sauber have a long history of making very pretty cars
February 7, 20232 yr We've only really had one new car revealed - the Alfa - and even that is acknowledged to not be the final spec we'll see in testing. The others are just new paint jobs on old cars. The Alfa scheme looks lovely though
February 7, 20232 yr The cars are basically all gonna be the same as last years anyway. It was last year that the launches were actually interesting with the big overhauls.
February 7, 20232 yr Author A week out from their launch at Maranello, Ferrari have confirmed the 2023 car will go by the name SF-23. It is a return to Ferrari’s naming convention of the hybrid era with the SF standing for Scuderia Ferrari and the 23 representing the year. Last year’s car, the F1-75, did not follow that naming convention as Ferrari chose to commemorate Enzo Ferrari firing up the first F1 car, the 125 S, in March 1947, 75 years beforehand.
February 7, 20232 yr The cars are basically all gonna be the same as last years anyway. It was last year that the launches were actually interesting with the big overhauls. I wouldn't expect any major overhauls but I'd imagine most teams to adopt some of Red Bull's design concepts (as Sauber have already shown on the sidepods) . And they'll all have a lot less paint on them too
February 8, 20232 yr Author Motorsport boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem says he will take a step back from direct involvement in Formula 1. The 61-year-old's move comes after a series of controversies since he became president of governing body the FIA in December 2021. Ben Sulayem wrote that it had been his "stated objective to be a non-executive president via the recruitment of a team of professional managers". This step, the Emirati said, "has now largely been completed".
February 8, 20232 yr That's definitely a good idea, he was taking the sport down multiple slippery slopes.
February 12, 20232 yr Not really liking this trend of livery launches. We want to see the real car not the paint job or a digital render. But that footage if the RB19 shakedown looks very interesting
February 13, 20232 yr At this point I just take first day of testing to be the actual launch date of the cars. Assuming others don’t pull a Merc and turn up to race one with a car that has absolutely nothing in common with the one they tested
February 13, 20232 yr But you still get to see the cars before testing - the new Williams was out on a shakedown run at Silverstone today so there are photos all over the place. You can watch a video of the RB19 on track from a few days ago and these runs come mere days after the 'launch' which rendered s pointless. They're just a big waste of money that no-one watches now. All eyes are on the filming and shakedown days. And to be honest Mercedes hiding their true design until the second test really didn't help them at all
February 20, 20232 yr Author Lance Stroll is to miss this week's pre-season test after suffering "minor injuries" in a cycling accident. The Canadian's Aston Martin team have not yet decided how to cover his absence over the three days in Bahrain starting on Thursday. Stroll's injury means there is a risk he could miss the opening race weekend at the same track on 3-5 March. That possibility will likely inform Aston Martin's decision on using one of their reserve drivers at the test.
February 20, 20232 yr Any chance he can just miss the whole season? Because the season won’t miss him 👀 New Alpine looks interesting. Given the A522 was the most updated car of 2022, it’s interesting just how much they managed to change for the A523. Including an entirely new suspension geometry From the liveries I find it fascinating that with one glance you can see who has a car in need of slimfast (Merc, McLaren) and who are under weight (RBR/AM/Alpine/Williams) by looking at how much or how little black their livery has
February 23, 20232 yr Author Current First Day Testing Standings: 1. Verstappen, Red Bull, 1m32.959s - 93 laps 2. Sainz, Ferrari, 1m33.253s - 72 laps 3. Albon, Williams, 1m33.671s - 74 laps 4. Zhou, Alfa Romeo, 1m33.723s - 67 laps 5. Russell, Mercedes, 1m34.174s - 69 laps 6. Hulkenberg, Haas, 1m34.424s - 51 laps 7. Drugovich, Aston Martin, 1m34.564s - 40 laps 8. Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, 1m34.671s - 46 laps 9. Gasly, Alpine, 1m34.822s - 60 laps 10. Piastri, McLaren, 1m34.888s - 52 laps 11. Leclerc, Ferrari, 1m34.896s - 17 laps 12. Bottas, Alfa Romeo, 1m35.206s - 14 laps 13. Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m35.958s - 14 laps 14. Magnussen, Haas, 1m36.225s - 12 laps 15. Sargeant, Williams, 1m36.556s - 13 laps 16. Norris, McLaren, 1m36.872s - 5 laps 17. De Vries, AlphaTauri, 1m37.532s - 18 laps 18. Ocon, Alpine, 1m39.848s - 7 laps 19. Alonso, Aston Martin, No time - 2 laps
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