There are 32 days left before the start of the Formula 1 World Cup, which with the modifications in the regulations is expected to be the most even in recent years.
New faces, drivers who change teams, and the most recognized leaders will stand out.
Red Bull
The energy drink team faces the new season as constructors’ champion in 2022. In their team they will form the Dutch max verstappenwho is facing his eighth season after winning the last two, and the Mexican Sergio Pereza legendary grill since it landed in 2011.
Ferrari
Those from Maranello want to return to the top fifteen years later under the guidance of their new team leader, Frederic Vasseurwho will be in charge of the project that has the French as pilots charles leclerc and to the man from Madrid Carlos Sainz.
Mercedes
The team of German origin has the British lewis hamilton Y George Russell. Seniority and youth with the aim of recovering a throne that they had not lost since 2013.
Alpine
the french They were Ocon Y Pierre Gasley They hope to continue with the positive evolution of a team that is barely two years old in the contemporary era, and with the incentive that the latter is a signing of the house.
McLaren-Mercedes
The English team has in its ranks Lando Norris and the Australian rookie Oscar Piastri. His priority objective is to compete with the three big contenders and surpass fifth place in the constructors’ world championship. Waiting for his opportunity will be the Spanish Alex Palou as third driver.
alfa romeo
The Swiss team will base its project on the Finnish Valtteri Bottasthe Chinese guanyu zhouand the leadership of his team leader, the mythical Andreas Seidl.
Aston Martin
The team led by Mike Krack will carry out ‘The Mission’ with Lance Strolland the star signing of the entire grid, the two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
Hass
The American team and Ferrari client bets on two experienced and previously confronted drivers: the Danish Kevin Magnussen and the german Nico Hulkenberg. Both have found a starting seat in Hass for 2023.
AlphaTauri
The old team of bull rosso that maintains its Red Bull extension, will have as a novelty among its pilots nyck devriesWilliams’ ex, who will be the Japanese couple Yuki Tsunoda
williams
Those of Great Britain will bid for the youngsters alexander albon and the only American on the grill, logan sergeantwho will also train at the age of 22 in ‘El Gran Circo’.
The rookies, without fear of success
Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant are facing the biggest challenge of their short but promising career, getting off on the right foot in the highest automobile category.
The case of the American is particular, since he won the karting world championship in 2015. In 2020 he was second in formula 3surpassed in the last race by Oscar Piastri.
In 2022 he was part of the team carlin in formula 2and months later a gap was opened in Formula 1, when Jost Capitoresponsible for Williams, gave him the opportunity on the condition that he obtain the ‘superlicense’.
Instead, the Australian turned down an offer from Alpine, thus securing the Formula 3 and Formula 2 champion a seat at McLaren. The arrival of Piastri to the British team is a consequence of all the movements produced between pilots. It all started with Fernando Alonso’s decision.
Seat movements in F1
- Fernando Alonso leaves Alpine and joins Aston Martin.
- Pierre Gasly takes Fernando Alonso’s place at Alpine and leaves AlphaTauri.
- De Vries takes over from Gasly at the Red Bull ‘subsidiary’.
- Oscar Piatri rejects Alpine and signs for McLaren.
- Mick Schumacher leaves Hass and will be a reserve driver for Mercedes.
- Nico Hülkenberg replaces him at Hass.
- Daniel Ricciardo returns to Red Bull, but as the third driver.
