F1 testing 2023

The new regulations did not quite fully deliver in 2022, but no matter, F1 2023 gives new hope as the teams put that learning to use. Working in tandem with the budget cap, the fresh Technical Regulations that were rolled out for 2022 are designed to make the cars easier for another driver to follow, thus boosting overtaking opportunities. And with less design freedom and budget disparities, the goal is for a tight, overtaking-mad grid. The 2022 cars did seemingly allow for better overtaking action, though the grid spread out from what we saw in 2021. Nonetheless, that was to be expected at the start of such an extensive new regulatory cycle, so the hope is that 2023 will see the pack start to converge once more. Red Bull and Ferrari aced the new rules, Red Bull making best use of that achievement to record a comfortable title double, but with their even more restricted wind tunnel time as a result of a Here is everything you need to know ahead of the F1 2023 season… When are the F1 2023 car launch dates? The new Formula 1 season always feels a lot more real when the teams start unveiling the challengers which they will contest it with, or at least the liveries! With the regulations now a year old, we should see more teams revealing their actual cars on launch day. Aston Martin stepped up to the plate as the first team to confirm their F1 2023 car launch date, with seven more launches in the books since then: Haas: January 31 (Livery launch) Red Bull: February 3 Williams: ...

• Alexander Albon • Fernando Alonso • Valtteri Bottas • Nyck De Vries • Pierre Gasly • Lewis Hamilton • Nico Hulkenberg • Charles Leclerc • Kevin Magnussen • Lando Norris • Esteban Ocon • Sergio Perez • Oscar Piastri • George Russell • Carlos Sainz • Logan Sargeant • Lance Stroll • Yuki Tsunoda • Max Verstappen • Guanyu Zhou • Teams Red Bull’s Max Verstappen continued where he left off in 2022 by topping the timesheets ahead of Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso as pre-season testing got under way at the Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday. Verstappen led both the READ MORE: Verstappen leads Sainz on opening morning of Bahrain pre-season test While the majority of teams opted to split their running over the two sessions, Red Bull kept Verstappen in the car all day, with the Dutchman charging his way past the 150-lap milestone. Verstappen ended the day a slender 0.029s ahead of Alonso, who rose up the timesheets in the evening after a disrupted start to proceedings for Aston Martin that included a morning stoppage Ferrari were third and fourth with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc respectively, as new team boss Frederic Vasseur Lando Norris took fifth for McLaren as he made up for lost time after an unspecified stay in the garage, ahead of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Williams’ Alex Albon, who led the morning mileage charts. GALLERY: Check out the 2023 F1 cars in action as they hit the track for pre-season testing in Bahrain Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu posted the eight...

Previous / Verstappen, Red Bull and Bagnaia nominated for Laureus Awards Next / Honda's 2023 F1 reliability fixes to open up Red Bull strategic options / News F1 pre-season testing 2023: What is it, when is it and can I watch it Formula 1’s new season gets under way in 2023 with a three-day pre-season test in Bahrain. The biggest tweak to last year has been the car floors raised by 15mm on safety grounds to combat the porpoising issue which dominated the 2022 season technical rules talking points. Various other rules around the new regulations have been tightened up, while an ongoing focus will be Red Bull’s F1 cost cap breach penalty and how it manages with its $7 million fine and 10% cut in aerodynamic testing time. F1 teams have taken a variety of approaches during the launches. From not revealing the new car and sticking to a livery-only launch like Red Bull, to a full car demonstration at But the world will get its first proper showing of the all the new cars at the sole 2023 pre-season test at Bahrain, held one week before the opening round at the same venue. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23 Photo by: Davide Cavazza When is F1's 2023 pre-season testing? • Bahrain F1 pre-season test: 23-25 February 2023 Day 1: Thursday 23 February 7am-4:30pm GMT (10am-7.30pm local time) Day 2: Friday 24 February 7am-4:30pm GMT (10am-7.30pm local time) Day 3: Saturday 25 February 7am-4:30pm GMT (10am-7.30pm local time) F1 is holding just one pre-season test this year, having split two te...

So now, we wait. F1’s three days of pre-season testing came to an end on Saturday ahead of next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2023 campaign. Testing had never seemed so uneventful with most teams getting straight down to business and experiencing few issues in Sakhir, but with Red Bull and Max Verstappen looking strong and Fernando Alonso shining in a much-improved Aston Martin, there are already clear clues to how the new season could develop. F1 TV Pro* viewers can watch all the live action from pre-season testing and the entire 2023 season ad-free! *Offer valid until 26th February 2023. Available on web only for F1 TV Pro annual in selected territories. Promotion is available to new subscriptions only and discounted subscriptions will auto-renew to full price unless cancelled prior to the date of renewal. The standard, for better of worse, has never been higher Pre-season testing, we are reminded every year, is not the time to chase fast laps. It is for reliability, systems/aero checks and establishing a solid foundation for the campaign ahead. It is also the time for a good crisis, bringing the opportunity to gleefully write off a team’s hopes and dreams for the season before the first race even happens. As testing stories go, nothing will ever beat the sense of dread that swallowed McLaren-Honda whole twice in three years in 2015 and ’17. Mercedes’ discovery of the bouncing monster last year came close, as did Red Bull’s power unit pain in the...