The 2023 Components 1 season is right here and the brand new marketing campaign has seen Pink Bull decide up the place they left off in 2022.
This yr sees 23 races held in a record-breaking calendar, as Max Verstappen seems to be to make it three in a row following back-to-back World Championship triumphs.
Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes workforce can be focusing on additional enchancment following a disappointing 2022 season, whereas Ferrari can be trying to study from final yr’s mishaps and errors as they eye their first Drivers title in 16 years.
There are new faces on the grid too – comparable to Oscar Piastri and Nyck de Vries – and all 20 drivers can be itching to get again on observe after a three-month break with the official pre-season check in Bahrain earlier than the primary race of the season per week later.
Right here is every thing you want to know.
What’s the 2023 F1 calendar?
ROUND 1 —BAHRAIN
Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, Sakhir – 3-5 March
ROUND 2 – SAUDI ARABIA
Jeddah Corniche Circuit – 17-19 March
ROUND 3 – AUSTRALIA
Albert Park, Melbourne – 31 March-2 April
ROUND 4 – AZERBAIJAN (dash weekend)
Baku Metropolis Circuit – 28-30 April
ROUND 5 – MIAMI
Miami Worldwide Autodrome, Onerous Rock Stadium – 5-7 Might
ROUND 6 – EMILIA ROMAGNA CANCELLED
Imola Circuit – 19-21 Might
ROUND 7 – MONACO
Circuit de Monaco – 26-28 Might
ROUND 8 – SPAIN
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – 2-4 June
ROUND 9 – CANADA
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal – 16-18 June
ROUND 10 – AUSTRIA (dash weekend)
Pink Bull Ring, Spielberg – 30 June-2 July
ROUND 11 – GREAT BRITAIN
Silverstone Circuit – 7-9 July
ROUND 12 – HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest – 21-23 July
ROUND 13 – BELGIUM (dash weekend)
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 28-30 July
ROUND 14 – NETHERLANDS
Circuit Zandvoort – 25-27 August
ROUND 15 – ITALY
Monza Circuit – 1-3 September
ROUND 16 – SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Avenue Circuit – 15-17 September
ROUND 17 – JAPAN
Suzuka Worldwide Racing Course – 22-24 September
ROUND 18 – QATAR (dash weekend)
Lusail Worldwide Circuit, Lusail – 6-8 October
ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES (dash weekend)
Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 20-22 October
ROUND 20 – MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico Metropolis – 27-29 October
ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (dash weekend)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 3-5 November
ROUND 22 – LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Avenue Circuit – 16-18 November
ROUND 23 – ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit – 24-26 November
F1 will race in Las Vegas in November
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When and the place does the 2023 F1 season begin?
The primary race of the season, the Bahrain Grand Prix, takes place from Friday 3 March – Sunday 5 March on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit in Sakhir.
Qualifying on Saturday 4 March begins at 3pm (GMT) with the race on Sunday additionally at 3pm (GMT).
When is pre-season testing?
Pre-season testing takes place on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit the week earlier than the primary race, from Thursday 23 February – Saturday 25 February.
Working will happen between 7am and 4:30pm (GMT) on every of the three days. There can be an hour’s break halfway by means of every session for lunch.
Every driver can have one-and-a-half days price of time within the automotive.
How can I watch it on-line and on TV?
The Bahrain Grand Prix, in addition to pre-season testing, can be broadcast dwell on Sky Sports activities in the UK.
Sky Sports activities subscribers can watch pre-season testing on the Sky Go app. When you’re not a Sky buyer you may seize a NOWTV Day Move right here to look at with no subscription.
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What has been mentioned?
Max Verstappen has challenged Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes to boost their sport and supply him with the championship battle that Components One wants.
Verstappen ran away with final season’s title, successful 15 of the 22 races, to safe his second championship with 4 rounds to spare. In distinction, Hamilton, in his under-performing Mercedes, endured the worst yr of his profession as he did not win a race and completed 214 factors adrift.
However when addressing the prospect of renewing his rivalry with Hamilton at Pink Bull’s season launch in New York, Verstappen, 25, mentioned: “Within the curiosity of the game you at all times need the groups to be super-close.
“I do assume it was shut final yr, however as a workforce we executed a variety of issues higher than the others and that was why the factors hole was so large. I by no means felt, aside from two or three races, that we completely dominated. However for the overall curiosity of Components One, everybody needs a title battle with a number of groups concerned.”
Max Verstappen has challenged his title rivals to boost their sport
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What are the motive force line-ups for 2023?
RED BULL
Max Verstappen
FERRARI
MERCEDES
Lewis Hamilton
ALPINE
Esteban Ocon
Pierre Gasly
McLAREN
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
ALFA ROMEO
Valtteri Bottas
Zhou Guanyu
ASTON MARTIN
Fernando Alonso
Lance Stroll
HAAS
Kevin Magnussen
Nico Hulkenberg
ALPHATAURI
Yuki Tsunoda
Nyck de Vries
WILLIAMS
Alex Albon
Logan Sargeant
*italics represents new addition to the grid/change of workforce
