Ultimate Guide 2023 F1 Season

Your Ultimate Guide to the 2023 F1 Season – Everything You Need to Know about Teams, Drivers, Rules, and Race Calendar

With Red Bull and Ferrari expected to contend for the championship again, will Mercedes be able to bounce back and rejoin the battle for the top spots on the grid after their struggles in the 2022 season?

Despite a dominant run of success, winning eight consecutive Constructors’ World Championships and seven of the last eight Drivers’ titles, Mercedes had a difficult season in 2022 with issues related to the car’s balance and difficulty adapting to new regulations.

But Mercedes have since made progress and improvements, raising hopes for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for a strong comeback in 2023 season.

There will be a lot of focus on Aston Martin as Fernando Alonso joins to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. Will teams like Aston Martin, McLaren, and Alpine be able to narrow the gap to the front-runners? And will Williams be able to improve their performance after another challenging season?

There will be no new teams entering F1 in 2023, but Porsche continues to investigate the possibility of joining the sport, despite the collapse of their talks with Red Bull. Audi has announced its entry for 2026 and Andretti have also expressed their interest in joining the F1 grid in future seasons.

Driver Line-up

Team	Driver 1	Driver 2
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton (2023)	George Russell (2022+)
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc (2024)	Carlos Sainz (2024)
Red Bull	Max Verstappen (2028)	Sergio Perez (2024)
McLaren	Lando Norris (2022+)	Oscar Piastri (2024)
Alpine	Esteban Ocon (2024)	Pierre Gasly (2023+)
Aston Martin	Fernando Alonso (2023+)	Lance Stroll
AlphaTauri	Nyck de Vries (2023)	Yuki Tsunoda (2023)
Alfa Romeo	Valtteri Bottas (2022+)	Guanyu Zhou (2022)
Haas	Kevin Magnussen (2022+)	Nico Hulkenberg
Williams	Alex Albon (2023+)	Logan Sargeant

F1 2023 Rules 

F1 will continue to use the new-generation cars that were introduced in the last season, which features the latest aerodynamic designs and other technological advancements.

Due to safety concerns raised by the porpoising issues encountered with the 2022 cars, the FIA has introduced new technical regulations to address the problem. The new rules will aim to improve the stability of the cars on the track.

To address the porpoising issues, the FIA will increase the height of the car’s floor edges by 15mm, raise the diffuser’s throat, and make the lateral floor deflection tests more strict. These changes are expected to enhance the stability of the car on the track and improve safety.

Despite some teams expressing opposition to the changes, the FIA’s new regulations were approved by the World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday, August 16th. The new rules will be implemented for the 2023 season, in an effort to improve safety and stability of the cars on the track.

The F1 2023 season will include six sprint events, a significant increase from the three held in 2021 and 2022. This decision was made by the FIA in late September, with the intention of bringing more excitement and variety to the championship

At two of the race weekends in 2023, the number of sets of tires available to drivers will be reduced from 13 to 11. This is part of the FIA’s initiative to reduce the number of tires used over the course of a Grand Prix weekend, and it will be trialled at two as yet unnamed events in the upcoming F1 2023 season.

In addition to reducing the number of sets of tires, the FIA will also mandate the tire compound choice for each session of the qualifying. Drivers will be required to use the hard compound tire in Q1, the medium compound tire in Q2, and the soft compound tire in Q3. This is expected to add an extra layer of strategy to the qualifying sessions and to create a more exciting racing experience.

2023 F1 calendar

As per the new confirmed schedule, the 2023 F1 season will begin earlier than usual on March 5th in Bahrain, followed by a race in Saudi Arabia. The rest of the calendar, including the venues and dates for the remaining races, will be announced soon.

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, held at Imola, has been scheduled for May and will take place one week before the Monaco Grand Prix.

The Belgian Grand Prix, held at Spa-Francorchamps, has been moved to take place before the summer break on July 30th. The Dutch Grand Prix will be the only race in the month of August.

A new location, Las Vegas, will make its debut on the F1 calendar on November 18th, the race will be held just before the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

Race	Venue	Date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Sakhir	5th Mar.
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Jeddah	19th Mar.
Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park	2nd Apr.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City	30th Apr.
Miami Grand Prix	Miami	7th May
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Imola	21st May
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	28th May
Spanish Grand Prix	Barcelona	4th Jun.
Canadian Grand Prix	Montreal	18th Jun.
Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	2nd Jul.
British Grand Prix	Silverstone	9th Jul.
Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	23rd Jul.
Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	30th Jul.
Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	27th Aug.
Italian Grand Prix	Monza	3rd Sep.
Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay	17th Sep.
Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka	24th Sep.
Qatar Grand Prix	Losail	8th Oct.
United States Grand Prix	Americas	22nd Oct.
Mexican Grand Prix	Hermanos Rodríguez	29th Oct.
Sao Paulo Grand Prix	Interlagos	5th Nov.
Las Vegas Grand Prix	Las Vegas	18th Nov.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina	26th Nov.

F1 2023 Testing

Date	Description	Location
1/2/2023 – 2/2/2023	Pirelli Tyre Test, Mercedes (dry tyres) (Using 2022 cars)	Paul Ricard
3/2/2023 – 4/2/2023	Pirelli Tyre Test, AlphaTauri (wet tyres) (Using 2022 cars)	Paul Ricard
7/2/2023 – 8/2/2023	Pirelli Tyre Test, Mercedes and Aston Martin (dry tyres) (Using 2022 cars)	Jerez
23/2/2023 – 25/2/2023	Pre-Season Testing	Bahrain

F1 2023 Reserve and Test Drivers

Team	Reserve Driver	Third Driver	Development/Simulator Drivers
Mercedes	Mick Schumacher (2023)
Ferrari	Antonio Giovinazzi	Robert Shwartzman
Red Bull	Liam Lawson Dennis Hauger Zane Maloney	Daniel Ricciardo (2023)	Rudy van Buren
McLaren	Alex Palou Access to Mercedes pool		Will Stevens Oliver Turvey
Alpine	Jack Doohan
Aston Martin	Felipe Drugovich Stoffel Vandoorne
AlphaTauri	Liam Lawson Dennis Hauger Zane Maloney
Alfa Romeo	Theo Pourchaire
Haas	Pietro Fittipaldi (TBC)
Williams	Access to Mercedes pool

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