The 2023 Formula 1 World Championship Thread

[MCMLXXXII]

Round, Grand Prix, Circuit, Date

• 01 Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, 5 March
• 02 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Saudi Arabia Jeddah Corniche Circuit,Jeddah, 19 March
• 03 Australian Grand Prix, Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, 2 April
• 04 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku, 30 April
• 05 Miami Grand Prix, United States Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida, 7 May
• 06 Emila Romagna Grand Prix, Italy Imola Circuit, Imola, 21 May
• 07 Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, 28 May
• 08 Spanish Grand Prix, Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, 4 June
• 09 Canadian Grand Prix, Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, 18 June
• 10 Austrian Grand Prix, Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, 2 July
• 11 British Grand Prix, United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, 9 July
• 12 Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest, 23 July
• 13 Belgian Grand Prix, Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, 30 July
• 14 Dutch Grand Prix, The Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, 27 August
• 15 Italian Grand Prix, Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, 3 September
• 16 Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore, 17 September
• 17 Japanese Grand Prix, Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, 24 September
• 18 Qatar Grand Prix, Losail International Circuit, Lusail, 8 October
• 19 United States Grand Prix, United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, 22 October
• 20 Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, 29 October
• 21 Brazilian Grand Prix, Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, 5 November
• 22 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas Street Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, 18 November
• 23 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, 26 November

Teams:

Team: Scuderia Ferrari
Constructor: Ferrari
Chassis: SF-23
Power Unit: Ferrari 066/10
Drivers:

• 16 Charles Leclerc
• 55 Carlos Sainz Jr.

Team: Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team
Constructor: Aston Martin-Mercedes
Chassis: AMR23
Power Unit: Mercedes-AMG F1 M14 E Performance
Drivers:

• 14 Fernando Alonso
• 18 Lance Stroll

Team: MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
Constructor: Haas-Ferrari
Chassis: VF-23
Power Unit: Ferrari 066/10
Drivers:

• 20 Kevin Magnussen
• 27 Nico Hülkenberg

Team: McLaren F1 team
Constructor: McLaren-Mercedes
Chassis: MCL60
Power Unit: Mercedes-AMG F1 M14 E Performance
Drivers:

• 4 Lando Norris
• 81 Oscar Piastri

Team: Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team
Constructor: Mercedes
Chassis: W14
Power Unit: Mercedes-AMG F1 M14 E Performance
Drivers:

• 44 Lewis Hamilton
• 63 George Russell

Team: Oracle Red Bull Racing
Constructor: Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Chassis: RB19
Power Unit: Honda RBPTH001
Drivers:

• 1 Max Verstappen
• 11 Sergio Perez

Team: BWT Alpine F1 team
Constructor Alpine-Renault
Chassis: A523
Power Unit: Renault E-Tech RE23
Drivers:

• 10 Pierre Gasly
• 31 Esteban Ocon

Team: Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake
Constructor: Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
Chassis: C43
Power Unit: Ferrari 066/10
Drivers:

• 24 Zhou Guanyu
• 77 Valtteri Bottas

Team: Scuderia AlphaTauri
Constructor: AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
Chassis: AT04
Power Unit: Honda RBPTH001
Drivers:

• 21 Nyck de Vries
• 22 Yuki Tsunoda

Team: Williams Racing
Constructor: Williams-Mercedes
Chassis: FW45
Power Unit: Mercedes-AMG F1 M14 E Performance
Drivers:

• 2 Logan Sargeant
• 23 Alexander Albon

So testing has begun:
Binotto fired, replaced by Vasseur
In a shocking twist of events, Ferrari replaced the tactical manager
Mercedes leaving their car mostly black (unpainted carbon) to cut on weight

New this season:
Oscar Piastri
Logan Sargeant
Nyck de Vries
Nico Hülkenberg

Gone:
Sebastian Vettel, retired (?)
Nicals Latifi, no contract renewal
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull reserve driver
Mick Schumacher, Mercedes reserve driver

[Maell]

The US is really trying to compete with the Arabian peninsula to see who gets the most GP.

If anyone is watching testing, any reliability concerns from any team? And who you think is sandbagging the most?

[MCMLXXXII]

The US is really trying to compete with the Arabian peninsula to see who gets the most GP.

If anyone is watching testing, any reliability concerns from any team? And who you think is sandbagging the most?

The denting of the Ferrari nose is weird and doesn't seem intended. Think all the top teams are still sandbagging although they are very close to last year's qualifying times. Both Alpine and McLaren don't look very good right now but that might have to do with the rookie drivers.

[Ayirasi]

Worried about McLaren. Again.

[willtron]

The US is really trying to compete with the Arabian peninsula to see who gets the most GP.

If anyone is watching testing, any reliability concerns from any team? And who you think is sandbagging the most?

Rather the US than the gulf. Ironically I think RBR are sandbagging. I cant remember which merc it was (W11? Think it was earlier) where they had to turn the engine down because they were so bloody fast with it at actual race spec. But yeah, think RBR are in that situation.

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Worried about McLaren. Again.

Could be worse, could be a ferrari fan.

[Gimlix]

The king MAX is doing godly again, good to see Mercedes underperforming again aswell.

[willtron]

The king MAX is doing godly again, good to see Mercedes underperforming again aswell.

The most dutch thing I've ever read.

[Hypasonic]

Looks like mercedes are more of the same from last season, was hoping they would have got their act together but seems not. Nothing stopping max from getting his "official" 2nd world championship now it seems.

[Ayirasi]

RB and AM off to a good start.

Miserable evening for McLaren. Gawd!

[Ayirasi]

Yeah, those bits with Alonso vs Hamilton and Sainz was fun to watch.

[Sosijmonster]

Once the rightful Alonso hype dies down, this is going to be one fucking ass season lmao. Checo is not even remotely close to Max so won't even see a decent inter team battle. That RB is just miles ahead. Is this going to be a 20+ race win season from Max?

Sure 1 race so far but race pace so far is:

1) RB


(canyon)

2) AM
3) Ferrari
4) Merc (yikes)

[MCMLXXXII]

Alonso driving was a masterclass. And the Bahrain winner never won the WDC in the same season. It's hysterical that MB held on to that zeropod concept.
On Twitter a lot of folks with 44 in their username are calling this a boring season. Never heard them in the MB years with Mercedes ending 30 seconds in front of the rest and the starting grid was the end result.

[Sosijmonster]

Assuming you're talking about the first couple of years of hybrid, at least they had inter team battle lmao (2020 pretty much everyone agrees was boring). Checo is wank.

[MCMLXXXII]

Assuming you're talking about the first couple of years of hybrid, at least they had inter team battle lmao (2020 pretty much everyone agrees was boring). Checo is wank.

So was Bottas. The only competition Lewis had was Rosberg, who instantly quited after the 2016 title.

[Espo]

Alonso driving was a masterclass. And the Bahrain winner never won the WDC in the same season. It's hysterical that MB held on to that zeropod concept.
On Twitter a lot of folks with 44 in their username are calling this a boring season. Never heard them in the MB years with Mercedes ending 30 seconds in front of the rest and the starting grid was the end result.

Not to be picky, but that Bahrain thing is false. Lewis has won it 5 times and and won the WDC in 4 of those (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 (lose)).

[MCMLXXXII]

Not to be picky, but that Bahrain thing is false. Lewis has won it 5 times and and won the WDC in 4 of those (2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 (lose)).

You're right. Damn you Viaplay, lying to me!

[Xanjori]

I mean everyone knew that the MB era had real issues, that why we had a huge rules change to stop that kinda domination. Like it seems insane that a team can overspend, win the WC, then get a fine only, then lose tunnel time and still be faster than everyone else.

[Bigbazz]

Not convinced the Aston is the 2nd best car. Ferrari were faster in qualifying and Leclerc was on for a clear 3rd place. Bahrain destroys tyres and the Aston seems to be kind to its tyres which gave it an advantage on a long run. By that same measure on other tracks the tyres might not switch on as well for Aston while the degradation will be lower which could help Ferrari.

Whole internet/media is acting like it's a done deal that the Aston is better, I'm not convinced. Red Bull are clearly ahead, Ferrari/Aston is uncertain. Either way we look at it, unless they end up with some disaster Red Bull are running away with this championship.

[danki1337]

Not convinced the Aston is the 2nd best car. Ferrari were faster in qualifying and Leclerc was on for a clear 3rd place. Bahrain destroys tyres and the Aston seems to be kind to its tyres which gave it an advantage on a long run. By that same measure on other tracks the tyres might not switch on as well for Aston while the degradation will be lower which could help Ferrari.

Whole internet/media is acting like it's a done deal that the Aston is better, I'm not convinced. Red Bull are clearly ahead, Ferrari/Aston is uncertain. Either way we look at it, unless they end up with some disaster Red Bull are running away with this championship.

Ferrarris 2022>2023 to fix compatibility issues also traded downforce for more straight line speed that ends up eating up the rear tires esp on desert tracks or other very hot tracks, it also strains the front in fast corners and aston nor redbull have any problem with the tire deg that lets them run soft soft hard vs ferrarri having to run hard twice as an example, now aston was being kept behind by slower cars and wasted alot of time to catch up, now i dont think fernando wouldve finished on the podium but a clear 4th close to leclerc if he did not retire.

redbull has all the characteristics of good tire deg, good speed, quick in all corners and can accelerate early, ferrarri kinda made their strenght worse by trying to compensate here.
now i do think ferrarri will have a slight edge on more conventional tracks but its down to be speculated till seen.

now astons car concept is 99% new for this season meanwhile ferrarri redbull and mercs all further developed their already existing concept and two of them seems to have taken steps back in this area for this season.

[Maell]

2nd Race of the season and Leclerc already suffering grid penalties for changed components.