Tag: F1 Season 2023

Verstappen Triumphs in Japanese Grand Prix, Red Bull Clinches Constructors’ Championship
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Verstappen Triumphs in Japanese Grand Prix, Red Bull Clinches Constructors’ Championship

By Score More Max Verstappen secured his 13th victory of the Formula 1 season at the Japanese Grand Prix, clinching the Constructors' Championship for Red Bull. Verstappen's dominant performance in Suzuka came after Red Bull faced criticism following the Singapore Grand Prix, where he finished fifth. Verstappen faced competition from McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, but he managed to hold them off in the early part of the race. He expressed his joy to his team, praising their car's performance. Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez experienced a challenging race, damaging his car's front wings twice and retiring after crashing into Kevin Magnussen's Haas. He also received a penalty for overtaking Fernando Alonso under the safety car. With 26 points gained in Suzuka, Verst...
2023 F1 car launch dates and liveries
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2023 F1 car launch dates and liveries

The Formula 1 circus is well on its way to a fresh season, with our first look at a car set to line up on the 2023 grid now out of the bag. Of course, there's the rest of the grid to come - but a deluge of car reveals is coming in the next few weeks, before the campaign kicks off with the only pre-season test taking place in Bahrain from 23-25 February. Team Location Date Red Bull New York 3rd February AlphaTauri New York 11th February Aston Martin Silverstone 13th February McLaren Woking 13th February Ferrari Maranello 14th February Mercedes Silverstone 15th February Alpine London 16th February Alfa Romeo Zurich 7th February Haas Online 31st January Williams Online 6th February
Video: AlphaTauri fire up 2023 F1 car for the first time
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Video: AlphaTauri fire up 2023 F1 car for the first time

As the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season edges ever closer, preparations are well underway for AlphaTauri at their Faenza factory, with their new car's Honda engine being fired up for the first time. AlphaTauri have reached a milestone moment in their preparations for the 2023 F1 season by firing up their new car for the first time. A video released by the team shows the squad and their Honda colleagues gathering to fire up the engine at their factory in Faenza. The crew watch on as the AT04 comes to life, marking a traditional stage of the Formula 1 pre-season. AlphaTauri will officially launch their 2023 challenger on 11 February, with Nyck de Vries joining the incumbent Yuki Tsunoda to complete their new driver line-up. Watch AlphaTauri fire up the AT04 below! htt...
Alpine offer first look at 2023 F1 car
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Alpine offer first look at 2023 F1 car

Alpine secured fourth in the Constructors' Championship last season, despite suffering eight retirements. Whilst Alpine aren’t launching their 2023 challenger (the A523) until February 16, the Enstone-based outfit have given fans a “snippet” of what to possibly expect, with there being a noticeable similarity to a 2022 design. Alpine released a video onto social media showing their new car’s sidepods and cockpit, with it looking incredibly similar to Red Bull’s successful 2022 design. Red Bull, of course, claimed 17 victories last season with the mighty RB18, a car that Alpine have seemingly taken inspiration from. The video shows that the French side have opted for a steeper groove down the flank of the sidepods, running alongside the cockpit where Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will...
Could this be Williams’ new-look 2023 livery?
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Could this be Williams’ new-look 2023 livery?

Williams are set to unveil their 2023 challenger on February 6, in an event hosted by F1 presenter Will Buxton. With Haas having kicked-off the 2023 launch season on Tuesday, several more launches are set to take place in rapid fashion, starting with Red Bull’s on Friday. Following Red Bull’s launch on February 3 is Williams, who will reveal their 2023 challenger and potentially a new livery on February 6. As always, fans have created concept designs as to what they think, or at least hope the Grove-based outfit’s 2023 car will look like. A theme amongst many is a design that includes the famous colours of Gulf Oil, following speculation that the company are set to join Williams for the 2023 campaign. Gulf Oil have teased about a return to F1 on their social media channels since ann...
F1 Calendar – 2023
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F1 Calendar – 2023

After the cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix, the expectation to return to Portugal was high and, according to the media, the probability of that happening was strong. However, after the World Council of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) it became known that the 2023 calendar will feature 23 Grands Prix and the Chinese race will not be replaced. DATE RACE WINNER/LIGHTS OUT Mar 3 - 5 Bahrain GP Bahrain International Circuit Mar 5 - 3:00 pm Mar 17 - 19 STC Saudi Arabian GP Jeddah Street Circuit Mar 19 - 5:00 pm Mar 31 - Apr 2 Australian GP Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Apr 2 - 6:00 am Apr 28 - 30 Azerbaijan GP Baku City Circuit Apr 30 - 12:00 pm May 5 - 7 Crypto.com Miami GP Miami International Autodrome...
Haas reveal stunning new livery in first F1 car launch of 2023
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Haas reveal stunning new livery in first F1 car launch of 2023

Haas have become the first F1 team to unveil their 2023 livery design on their car with a striking online reveal. The American-owned outfit, backed by a new sponsor in global financial technology company MoneyGram, uploaded the bold colour scheme of their VF-23 car to their social media pages on Tuesday afternoon. While the car is subject to specification changes, the usual white nose colour is countered this year by a black sidepod design to go with a red front wing emblazoned with the new headline sponsor. After Mick Schumacher was dropped at the end of last year by team principal Guenther Steiner, Nico Hulkenberg will partner Kevin Magnussen this season for an outfit who finished eighth in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022. “I obviously share everyone’s enthusiasm around th...
Alfa Romeo to auction striking F1 Art Car for charity
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Alfa Romeo to auction striking F1 Art Car for charity

Alfa Romeo is to auction a strikingly-liveried Formula 1 show car designed by a world-renowned graffiti artist. Alfa Romeo collaborated with Germany-born BOOGIE to produce the Art Car, which was revealed in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday. A 3D model of the car will be available in augmented reality through Alfa Romeo partner JigSpace. The show car will be present at the Global Gaming Hub at London’s ExCel from February 7-9 and will have further yet-to-be-determined outings through the course of 2023. At the end of the year the piece, Alfa Romeo’s first Art Car, will be auctioned to raise funds for Save The Children. “We are proud to bring this project to life together with an incredible artist such as BOOGIE,” said Alfa Romeo Team Representative Alessandro Alunni Bravi. “He is like us, ...