2023 Formula 1 driver rankings #22: Nyck de Vries
Formula 1
Nyck de Vries’ rookie season in Formula 1 would ultimately last just ten rounds. Sadly, this earns him the bottom spot on the 2023 rankings.
Vote for your 2023 Formula 1 Driver of the Year
Formula 1
Who was the best Formula 1 driver of the 2023 season? Join in our annual poll to decide who impressed RaceFans readers the most this year.
Tsunoda shows more signs of progress against trio of team mates in 2023
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Yuki Tsunoda was the constant in AlphaTauri’s line-up this year, but one of his trio of team mates fared far worse than the others.
Gasly sees good chance of female driver reaching F1 during his career
Formula 1
Pierre Gasly believes the chances are good he could face a female rival in Formula 1 during his career.
Norris excited that McLaren are “finally on the right track”
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: McLaren on “right track” – Norris • Hamilton’s third-place trophy misplaced • Not winning Le Mans “difficult to accept” – Buemi
What was the best special team livery of the 2023 F1 season?
Debates and polls
Which special liveries did you enjoy the most through the 2023 season? Pick up to three of your favourites in this week’s poll.
RaceFans’ top 10 Formula 2 drivers of 2023
Formula 2
It may not have seemed like a bumper crop of drivers this year, but there were some impressive performers through in Formula 2 in 2023.
Qualifying my “Achilles’ heel” during return – Ricciardo
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: In the round-up: Qualifying my “Achilles heel” – Ricciardo • Vasseur forbids ‘what ifs’ at Ferrari • Verstappen joins charity simrace
Sainz “perfectly confident” Ferrari can catch Red Bull over winter
Formula 1
Carlos Sainz Jnr says he is “perfectly confident” that Ferrari have the ability to close their performance deficit to Red Bull.
Pourchaire “disappointed” to be third Formula 2 champion to miss F1 promotion
Formula 1
Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire says he is “disappointed” not to get an opportunity to race in Formula 1 next season.
Caption Competition 227: Deserted
Caption Competition
What were the Alfa Romeo pair thinking as they trekked through the desert? Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
Hamilton questions FIA’s sustainability merits after hosting Prize Giving in Baku
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Hamilton questions FIA’s sustainability merits • IndyCar hybrid delay the ‘right move’ – Rahal • Forza wins Best Racing Game
Verstappen hit ‘phenomenal heights’ in record-breaking season – Horner
Formula 1
World champion Max Verstappen hit ‘phenomenal new heights’ during his record-breaking season, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Expanded 19-car grid for top WEC class in 2024 “so exciting” – Hartley
WEC
World Endurance Championship winner Brendon Hartley says he “never thought” he’d see the category’s top class expand to the size it will reach next year.
Actions of “certain individuals” show change is needed at FIA – Hamilton
Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton aired multiple grievances against the FIA as he appeared at the governing body’s end-of-season Gala for the first time in three years.
Mercedes considering legal action following dropped FIA investigation
Formula 1
Mercedes is considering its legal options after the FIA announced, then swiftly dropped, an investigation which allegedly involved its team principal Toto Wolff.
Susie Wolff criticises FIA and vows to uncover who ‘instigated a campaign’ against her
Formula 1
A furious Susie Wolff says no one from the FIA spoke to her about an investigation she was allegedly the target of.
Leclerc turns the tables on Sainz at last race in another close fight at Ferrari
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
For the second time in three years Ferrari’s closely-matched team mates swapped championship places at the final round.
Formula E is latest motorsport series to fall behind paywall in UK
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Formula E vanishes from free TV in UK • F1 teams up with FIA and Extreme E on hydrogen • Fittipaldi moves to VAR
Piastri rises, Sargeant hits record low in final F1 23 ratings update
Gaming
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has received the biggest boost in the final post-season driver ratings update for the official F1 game.