Topic: Formula One - The 2023 Season

[jackh]

the williams also looks very similar to their 2022 livery, but it's got a bit more paint on it for the moment.

No particular issue with some livery consistency, personally. The sponsors come along and make big changes every few years anyway, and so I quite like teams having a few seasons with a livery that defines their 'era'. Thinking of the sky blue & yellow Renaults being ace but the yellow & orange ones being crap, Hakkinen's winning grey McLaren's versus Raikkonen's nearly-cars in silver, etc.

https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/1622596594955702278

[Nobby Reserve]

It's a great letter.

He makes the point that the F1 support for Ukraine and cancelling the Russian GP (actions he applauds & supports) is in stark contrast to the approach to Sadui, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, who have all involved themselves in a civil war in Yemen, launching multiple air attacks and military incursions that have murdered thousands of Yemenis.

As in, all criticism of the human rights abuses, the misogyny, the modern slavery that these despotic regimes partake in, is to be outlawed.

Excellently worded:

"When the FIA and F1 choose to grant races to some of the world's most repressive regimes, like Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, they are facilitating sports-washing and allowing these dictatorships to launder their horrifying rights records. It is seriously disturbing to see the FIA now mimicking the tactics of its despotic business partners by attempting to muzzle the voices of critics and advocates.
Where the FIA and F1 failed, it was drivers like Lewis Hamilton who stood up and called out abuse, and his vocal support for political prisoners in Bahrain shed light on appalling injustice.
Now, the FIA wants to silence him and others, and punish them if they dare to speak out. We are saying to Mohammed Ben Sulayem that this policy is wrong and it must be reversed immediately."

Albon latest to speak out against the gagging of drivers - primarily so they can't speak out against the shitstained Middle East dictatorships (who pump money into F1 for sportwashing reasons)


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/64539592

[TepidT2O]

I’m guessing we won’t see the real cars until the testing… Will Mercedes have side pods or not?!

[stoa]

https://twitter.com/FordPerformance/status/1621523314060709888

Red Bull better win some more Championships until 2026, because they won't win one with those cars in the video...

[voodoo ray]

I’m guessing we won’t see the real cars until the testing… Will Mercedes have side pods or not?!

I read something the other day about them changing their philosophy or something like that

[Flaccido Dongingo]

I'm hoping this is finally going to be the comeback season for Olivier Panis.

[jackh]

Pretty Alfa...

https://twitter.com/F1/status/1622886779136184321

 

 

[voodoo ray]

Brundle seems to think it'll look dark etc on telly in overcast weather. We'll see.

It looks decent in those pics

[IgorBobbins]

Last year’s Alfa was probably my favourite livery.  This one looks rubbish, imo.  I hate this new weight-saving trend of having just dull black across half the livery.

[Tobez]

Am I right in thinking that's the first 2023 spec car out?

[paulrazor]

Thought the Alfa looked great personally

[jackh]

Another really nice Alpha Tauri livery - think these (/STR) have been doing a great job with the paintwork ever since 2017, when the switched to the blue/red/silver, and through these later navy & white liveries.

https://twitter.com/AlphaTauriF1/status/1624539274589634560

[voodoo ray]

I generally prefer 3 colour cars to 2 colour cars. That looks alright

[TepidT2O]

Quite a different tunnels on the side of the Williams today

[paulrazor]

when is testing

[TepidT2O]

when is testing

23rd-25th

[paulrazor]

Thanks, ill keep an eye on it

autosport site usually does good coverage

[voodoo ray]

https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2023/car-launch/mclaren-celebrates-landmark-anniversary-new-driver-line-up-for-mcl60/


looks like last year's livery again

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Would've been nice to see some more blue. Scooped out side pods everywhere though

[naYoRHa2b]

I hate the chrome branding everywhere on the car, far too much going on.

[TepidT2O]

Would've been nice to see some more blue. Scooped out side pods everywhere though

Side-pods similar to the Williams …. What wil the Mercedes bring?  Side pods or not?!
I’m betting they will have changed to the same as others myself

[voodoo ray]

The Merc will have side pods.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Side-pods similar to the Williams …. What wil the Mercedes bring?  Side pods or not?!
I’m betting they will have changed to the same as others myself

Both remind me of the 2022 Alpha Tauri and the RB of course.

[TepidT2O]

The Merc will have side pods.

I think so…

I hope not… because I love different engineering solutions …but I think the way forwards is clear

[voodoo ray]

unsurprisingly the aston has the same livery as last year.

the nose looks like everyone else's now, unlike last year.

[TepidT2O]

And it’s side pods do too..

[voodoo ray]

https://twitter.com/autosport/status/1625446539643564032

it looks pretty much the same as last year, but I'm glad they went with the name on the rear wing like they did in the 'monza' look. much better than just being plain black.

[naYoRHa2b]

Rear wing is perfect.

Very similar to last year, was already a great looking car.

[bradders1011]

I feel like the design philosophies have converged awfully quickly in the 2022+ ruleset. Be good if it produces closer racing, but it isn't good for those of us getting into middle age who can tell you which season a pre-2012 photo is from from a front wing endplate but couldn't tell you the difference between the past 5 McLarens.

[voodoo ray]

Much like a fairly well known band were, mercedes are back in black

[lobsterboy]

All I see are a load of sportswashing races.
Hope Hamilton wins them all in a full rainbow kit and paintjob.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Definitely differently shaped "side pods" to everyone else.

[Tobez]

Quite hard to see from this angle, but it looks like they've carried on with the flattened sidepods.

[Tobez]

Definitely differently shaped "side pods" to everyone else.

Beat me to it...and comprehensively, too!

[Funky_Gibbons]

Much like a fairly well known band were, mercedes are back in black

No paint, weight saving 

Does look very nice though.

[TepidT2O]

Ok… the question I have is ….will it still have no side pods come testing next week?

And those openings…are they bigger than last season??

And if they knew where they went wrong with last season’s development, where was that? Because they said they had too much drag, and the thing was thinner than Kate Moss’s thighs… I could never work out where it came from.

I hope it’s good, I hope it’s the actual design.. because it’s a different solution when everything else is darn near identical

[Funky_Gibbons]

Ok… the question I have is ….will it still have no side pods come testing next week?

And those openings…are they bigger than last season??

And if they knew where they went wrong with last season’s development, where was that? Because they said they had too much drag, and the thing was thinner than Kate Moss’s thighs… I could never work out where it came from.

I hope it’s good, I hope it’s the actual design.. because it’s a different solution when everything else is darn near identical

It does have sidepods? (or bigger than last year anyway)





Air intake is definately bigger though.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Quite hard to see from this angle, but it looks like they've carried on with the flattened sidepods.

The front on pic shows the big difference from last year. A lot more squared off, bigger air inlet and more shape outwards after the louvers.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Much like a fairly well known band were, mercedes are back in black

Apparently, 3kgs UNDER weight limit 

[TepidT2O]

Interesting photos!

But at the bottom of the side pod, it protrudes much less far… so they’ve moved the volume elsewhere