F1 2023

Which team will take constructors in 2023?

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F1 rumours: Early details emerge on Ferrari and Red Bull 2023 cars: https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-rumours-early-details-red-bull-ferrari-f1-2023-cars/

" ... respected Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport believe they have some early pointers on the F1 2023 cars themselves, especially those expected to fight at the sharp end of the grid this upcoming season.

In a technical report on the as-yet-unnamed Ferrari car – simply known as Project 675 at the moment – the Scuderia are producing a car that will be an evolution and not a revolution of the F1-75, which showcased immense quality despite the car being overshadowed by plethora of Ferrari mistakes that ultimately saw their early World Championship bid left in tatters.

La Gazzetta dello Sport are of the opinion that Ferrari’s 2023 car will be narrower due to an ‘aerodynamic concept that will be largely different’ and innovations such as a new gearbox will ‘be more capable of increasing the competitiveness of the car’. The report also mentions Ferrari will be able to unlock another 30 horsepower from their power unit.

As for the Red Bull car, widely expected to be called the RB19, author Paolo Filisetti disclosed that the car is set to be 3kg lighter than its dominant F1 2022 predecessor.

He added: ‘The gearbox, thanks to a different placement of the suspension elements, will present a lower narrowing, increasing the section of the Venturi channels.

‘The layout of the sides will maintain strong points of contact with the 2022 car, but will be characterised by a refinement of the ‘double bottom’.’

Rumours of a lighter Red Bull chassis are certainly not new as, during the F1 2022 season, there appeared to be a plan to introduce one in the second half of the campaign.

In August of 2022, Auto Motor und Sport reported a leaner Red Bull chassis was set to undergo crash tests ahead of a possible introduction for the final six races of the season. ..."
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I dont believe any of this stuff anymore lol
 
Honda is logical choice for Cadillac's F1 entry with Andretti: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/h...or-cadillacs-f1-entry-with-andretti/10417563/

"... The involvement of GM in the project has caused a surprise because it is not thought the American manufacturer had any intention of building its own F1 power unit from 2026, with the registration deadline having now passed.

However, GM president Mark Reuss has clarified that an agreement has already been reached with a current F1 engine manufacturer to use its power unit initially.

"We have a signed agreement with a power unit supplier to begin with," he said. "And then, as we move forward, we bring a lot of our expertise to create things for the future as well."

Michael Andretti added: "It'll be more of a collaboration I think with another manufacturer."

While neither Reuss nor Andretti offered any details of which manufacturer it was planning to work with, the most logical one would be Honda.

The Japanese manufacturer officially withdrew from F1 at the end of last year, but recently revealed that it had registered with the FIA to be able to produce a power unit for the 2026 regulations.

It has also shown itself willing to let other companies re-badge its products, having leased out its IP to Red Bull for the next few years.

Furthermore, Cadillac and Honda have a long-standing automotive business collaboration regarding electric vehicles, so the two companies already have good ties.

Asked specifically about Honda being its planned partner, Reuss said: "On the EV part of it, obviously we do have a large partnership with Honda. We also compete against Honda in series like IndyCar as well.

"So we have that natural respect and relationship, which is not problematic at all. We'll talk about the engine piece of this at a later date." ..."
 
caroper said:
Lets start binging back heritage and talent rather than chasing the money.
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In an ideal works, yes it should be like this. But the FIA are known to make “interesting” decisions. The last time they invited new team to join, they turned down a good Prodrive bid because they were planning to use Merc engines and become a McLaren junior team. They instead chose Campos, Virgin and “green Lotus” because they intended to use Cosworth engines that no other team wanted to use.
 
First details of the Mercedes W14 revealed: https://racingnews365.com/first-details-of-the-mercedes-w14-revealed

" ... Recently, Toto Wolff declared that the W14 will retain much of the DNA from the previous car. The main changes will be under the bodywork, in terms of packaging, and under the floor, which will be redesigned in many areas, particularly in the sections of the Venturi channels and diffuser throat. Given these premises, the sidepod could maintain a similar conformation to the W13 with vertical inlets at the front.

It seems, however, that the rear may be less tapered, for two reasons. One of an aerodynamic nature, with a flat section at the level of the rear suspension, forming a 'T' shape at the rear to increase the efficiency of the diffuser by exploiting the beam wing.

The second reason is structural, in fact the large open floor space at the bottom of the W13 was particularly flexible at the ends and, to counteract the phenomenon, its thickness had been increased, at the project level, increasing the weight.

This year the minimum weight has been reduced to 796Kg, giving teams a bigger challenge to lighten their cars. The gearbox will be a profound evolution of the previous one, with a different arrangement of the critical components of the rear suspension.

At the power unit level, the technicians directed by Hywel Thomas, who have already fired up the engine, are convinced that the performance is in line with Honda and Ferrari. A massive effort has been made to optimize combustion in collaboration with Petronas, also improving consumption efficiency thanks to a new formulation of the fuel. ..."

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Andretti’s renewed bid for a Formula 1 entry, courting General Motors and pitching a team under the Cadillac name, still faces opposition from several championship stakeholders: https://the-race.com/formula-1/andretti-cadillac-plan-still-faces-substantial-f1-opposition/

"... While there has been a lukewarm or muted official response, the “adverse reaction” came privately, which the FIA president has now made a public matter.

The root of this is believed to be that there is far from unanimity on whether this mooted Andretti/General Motors partnership is what it seems, and whether it would benefit F1 as much as a full manufacturer project should.
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In fact, it is understood that all but one of the teams have indicated they would not support expanding the grid for Andretti Cadillac. The exception is Alpine, for Renault is believed to be the manufacturer that would supply this new project with an engine from 2026.
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The F1 reference to private conversations with other interested parties was telling. Think of how publicly it discussed trying and failing to buy Sauber in 2021, for example, or the obvious public lobbying in Miami last year when Michael Andretti tried to get teams to sign a letter supporting an Andretti Global F1 entry.
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This brings us to the subject of dilution, and of the inherent argument over whether F1 should prioritise the current 10 teams or allow more.

Over the past couple of years, ‘dilution’ has been at the centre of any discussion about new entries. Liberty Media and the existing 10 teams have advocated a franchise model that strengthens the existing competitors and maximises everyone’s share of an increasingly bigger pot as F1 continues to grow.

To protect against this, the most recent Concorde Agreement including a $200million anti-dilution fund that effectively acts as an entry fee a new team would need to pay, to be shared with all existing entries. This would be a one-off payment that would give some short-term cover for how much the current teams would lose by another team taking a share of the revenue.

However, it appears that the consensus among most of the existing teams is now that this figure is too low in hindsight. They feel that F1’s growth means they will lose more than that.

The likely argument is that this raises the bar of entry for a new team even further, with full involvement from an automotive manufacturer a priority – which is clearly something several stakeholders doubt would actually be the case with Andretti Cadillac.

Whether this is a specific grudge to bear against Andretti or a case of F1 closing ranks against any threat of dilution may only become apparent as other bids enter the frame.

But for now, there is clear and strong opposition to this specific proposal, which may have got caught up in an ongoing F1/FIA power struggle as well. ..."
 
F1 team bosses pitch solutions for qualifying crashes causing red flags: https://racingnews365.com/f1-team-bosses-pitch-ideas-for-qualifying-crashes-causing-red-flags

"... McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes the simple rule adopted by IndyCar could be an "easy solution" that can be "implemented right away."

"I think it should be red flags or yellow flags, effectively impeding a driver from completing their lap.

"They do that in other forms of motorsports: you just lose your fastest lap from that session. All the drivers tend to do one lap runs [anyway] so that would penalise the driver if it was intentional or unintentional.

"Because you've messed up someone else's lap, I think that's an easy solution and it can be implemented right away."

The possibility of F1 adding in an 'extra time' rule that gives drivers a chance to complete their fast laps, could also be discussed, according to Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi.

"What I could say even personally is that they penalise themselves anyways," he said to media, including RacingNews365.com.

"So, I would imagine that you could perhaps extend the session by an extra lap or two, to allow for the others to finish their hot lap for instance, and the driver himself would not continue without any penalty.

"We need to have an extensive review, [but] we shouldn't be too quick at condemning a driver, or a team."

Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack echoed the view that it could be tough to penalise a driver without proving that they had crashed deliberately.

He added: "I do not have a black and white opinion on this. I think we need to really look case-by-case, going to sporting advisory [committee] and maybe have a look at the last 10 years where we had situations, because it's quite quick to pre-condemn someone, when it's was not good." ..."
 
F1 will not go back to one race director, says Ben Sulayem: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...-one-race-director-says-ben-sulayem/10419317/

"... Asked about potential change to F1 race directors for 2023 during a media briefing at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem said: “There is a process now and I have a team who is going through a proper process and training for stewarding, and for race directors.

“You cannot just have one race director and rely on them. I see that we should prepare the second role. We cannot rely in the biggest discipline that we have, or any other discipline.

“What if something happened? If we are going to sustain motorsport, we have to be ready with training.”

Ben Sulayem has reiterated his belief that there are many talented officials operating at grassroots level who could go on to help manage F1 races.

“I am a big believer that there is, somewhere in the world, better race directors than anyone, better stewards,” he said. “Now we are reaching to the ASNs and we are asking them to send us people for the training, and we have a proper team now for the training. You will get good [officials]. I promise this.” ..."
 
Williams confirm ex-Mercedes man as new F1 team principal: https://racingnews365.com/williams-confirm-the-identity-of-new-team-principal

"...Williams have confirmed that James Vowles will take over the position of Team Principal from the 2023 season onwards....

RacingNews365 also understands that security around the announcement of former Mercedes chief strategist Vowles was so tight that people who were aware of his identity had been forced to sign non-disclosure agreements.

The appointment of the new Technical Director will follow in due course."
 
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