The phony war is over and it will soon be time to discover who’s hot and who’s not on the 2023 Formula 1 grid.
Red Bull ended last season in dominant shape, winning all bar one of the grands prix in the second half of the 22-round championship. Because of that – and their 2021 budget cap breach – they have less time to spend on developing their RB19. Will that allow Ferrari and Mercedes to reduce their advantage?Last year Max Verstappen won a record-breaking 15 races on his way to the title. With a record-breaking 23 rounds on the 2023 F1 calendar, if Red Bull’s rivals don’t step up, we could witness a rout of even greater proportions.
There’s plenty of intrigue beyond the likely front-runners. Not least, whether the likes of Aston Martin and Alpine will be able to emulate McLaren by snatching the occasional podium – or perhaps more.
On top of that we have the addition of three newcomers – plus potentially a fourth to come – and the return of the most experienced driver never to stand on the podium, Nico Hulkenberg.
Will the new season surprise or disappoint? How well can we tell what’s coming? It’s time to put our regular pre-season questions to the RaceFans readership.
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20 questions on the 2023 F1 season
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
- Williams (0%)
- AlphaTauri (0%)
- Haas (1%)
- Aston Martin (0%)
- Alfa Romeo (0%)
- McLaren (0%)
- Alpine (1%)
- Mercedes (11%)
- Ferrari (12%)
- Red Bull (75%)
Total Voters: 162
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- Logan Sargeant (0%)
- Alexander Albon (0%)
- Yuki Tsunoda (1%)
- Nyck de Vries (0%)
- Kevin Magnussen (0%)
- Nico Hulkenberg (0%)
- Fernando Alonso (19%)
- Lance Stroll (0%)
- Guanyu Zhou (0%)
- Valtteri Bottas (0%)
- Oscar Piastri (1%)
- Lando Norris (0%)
- Pierre Gasly (0%)
- Esteban Ocon (43%)
- George Russell (0%)
- Lewis Hamilton (3%)
- Carlos Sainz Jnr (0%)
- Charles Leclerc (0%)
- Sergio Perez (0%)
- Max Verstappen (33%)
Total Voters: 127
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2023 F1 season
- Verstappen leads Perez by seven-tenths as times tumble at revised Catalunya track
- Live: 2023 Spanish Grand Prix first practice
- Ferrari’s overhaul, Aston Martin’s changes and more teams’ Spanish GP updates
- F1 cannot continue with “layman” stewards says Steiner after Hulkenberg penalty
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Kyle miller
27th February 2023, 12:51
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4 top 3 + alpine
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Piastri
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, 2025
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
12
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Red Bull attempting to poach Lando
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
I wish Monaco, but spa most likely
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Alpine
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
Surprise podium in 3rd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Nyck
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Leclerc
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Probably yuki, although checo underperforming would be huge shock
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Hulkenburg
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Alfa Romeo
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Stroll
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
6: one by each alpine driver, Alonso, rainy day surprise from hulk, and 2 by bottas
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before
Constructor: ferrari
Driver: max
IvoI (@ivostivanov)
27th February 2023, 12:56
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
– 4 (Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston Martin)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
– Tsunoda
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
– Yes, for 1+1 years
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
– 11
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
– Red Bull cheating for a third consecutive year
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
– Qatar
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
– Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
– A win
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
– Nyck de Vries
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
– No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
– Charles LeClerc
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
– Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
– Tsunoda
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
– Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
– Red Bull
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
– Gasly
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
– 4 by Aston; 1 by Alpine; 1 by Haas
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
– after Vegas
Stagger (@stagger)
27th February 2023, 13:06
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
Two (Reb Bull & Ferrari)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Alexander Albon
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
No
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
20
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
FIA imposes penalty to a driver for a political statement
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Monza
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
2nd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Nyck De Vries
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
Yes
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Kevin Magnussen
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
4
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Yes
Stagger (@stagger)
27th February 2023, 13:07
edit 18. before
glennb
27th February 2023, 13:07
1. 3 teams
2. The guy replacing Stroll in Race 1
3. Yes. 1 year at a time.
4. 18
5. Andretti’s entry bid
6. All are secure
7. Aston
8. 4th in Monaco
9. Oscar
10. Not unless someone buys an existing team
11. Max
12. Hulk. I love him but hey…
13. Stroll
14. Red Bull
15. None
16. Gasly
17. 1, Lando
18. Before
19. RBR
20. Max
Mayrton
27th February 2023, 13:31
Not sure how things will unfold. I hope Mercedes is not in the mix again after just one year of cooling down. Would be nice and appropriate for other teams if Mercedes remains somewhat in the background.
Craig
27th February 2023, 15:01
Why?
drmouse (@drmouse)
27th February 2023, 15:24
Probably because they have a massive chip on their shoulder about Mercedes…
Craig
27th February 2023, 15:31
Certainly the most likely answer
Mayrton
27th February 2023, 19:56
Because of their domination period 2014-2021. Nice to see others for a change.
paulguitar (@paulguitar)
27th February 2023, 22:03
Have you forgotten about the seasons when Mercedes was fighting toe to toe with Ferrari, Maytron? Also, of course, Merc had two drivers fighting each other for a lot of the time, with Hamilton vs Rosberg, and now Russell, as opposed to the Verstappen VS journeymen situation at RB.
Mayrton
28th February 2023, 12:15
What is the point you are trying to make? That they weren’t dominant? They have taken every price but the 2021 WDC within an entire regulatory period. That is unprecedented dominance, and as you stated it even didnt matter which driver was in the car.
Craig
28th February 2023, 8:08
Out of curiosity, were you aware only Red Bull and Mercedes have won championships since 2009 (if you want to be pedantic you could even include Brawn GP as they became Mercedes)? You could even include McLaren and Ferrari in that list as since 2000 Renault is the only other team to win a championship. Can go further still as the last time a none Mercedes/Brawn, Red Bull, Ferrari, McLaren, Renault/Benetton or Williams team to win the title was Brabham back in 1983. Weird you obsessive over Mercedes only.
Mayrton
28th February 2023, 12:22
Yes I am aware RedBull had a good run for 4 years before Mercedes did. Dominance is seen quite often in this sport. I am referring to the latest team that won everything since 2014. Seems relevant as it is most recent. Quite an achievement and admirable. One of the best teams ever. I stated it would be nice if another team gets a chance. Not sure why that would mean obsessive behavior over Mercedes.
Mayrton
28th February 2023, 12:29
I’d rather receive praise over my inclusion attitude… nice to give others a chance in life, right?
Craig
28th February 2023, 19:12
I like that you try and hide your weird obsession behind some sort of flimsy sportsmanship high ground. Perhaps that’s why you ignore Red Bull as they can hardly be considered sporting.
Mayrton
28th February 2023, 21:37
You read too much into it. Apologies for addressing the holy Mercedes.
drmouse (@drmouse)
28th February 2023, 21:56
Honest question: Did you think the same when Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, or any other team had periods of success in the past?
Mayrton
1st March 2023, 22:05
Absolutely
Mayrton
2nd March 2023, 11:37
RedBulls Vettel years were especially hard to watch. It was so clear to me this was not a real all-round talent; fast (maybe even the fastest) on an empty track, below mediocre in traffic. And then winning four in a row. Almost made me stop watching F1. I don’t mind the occasional Hill or Button, but when it becomes a multiple thing..
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
27th February 2023, 13:31
I do not know the answer to any of those questions for certain.
Please please please though – let’s have a closer fight this season – Please!
drmouse (@drmouse)
27th February 2023, 14:06
I doubt it… From what I’ve seen so far, my expectation is for RBR to be even further ahead. Given the massive disparity between their drivers, I strongly suspect the only time we will see anyone on the top step except MV in the first two thirds of the season is if something disastrous happens: He crashes out, or their engine blows up, etc… Which will lead to him winning the WDC significantly earlier than last year. We may get some interesting action after that, as RBR minimise the impact of their penalty and plough all their resources into next season, but it will be over before they get in the fight. We can then build our hopes up for a closer fight in 2024, given they end the season closer again, but have it dashed once more when we realise the only reason others caught up was because RBR was putting all their effort into 2024.
Sviat
27th February 2023, 17:26
No.
Nick T.
28th February 2023, 8:54
Amazing how many people last year predicted Aston Martin to beat Alpine in 2022.
MacLeod (@macleod)
27th February 2023, 13:33
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4 (red bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin)
Gasly posted the first retirement of last season
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Gasly again
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
yes, 2 year
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
16
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
A new President ….
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Spa
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
1st
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Nick de Vries
Las Vegas, 2022
Track data: Las Vegas Street Circuit
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No the year after that
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
no one
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Gasly
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Alpha Tauri
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
no one
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
no one
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
3 finishes
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
before
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max Verstappen
Mr A
27th February 2023, 13:40
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4 – The big three plus one wildcard. Hopefully AM.
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Yuki Tsunoda
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes – until 2025.
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
18
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Red Bull cheating again
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Qatar, Imola
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Alpine, but Alonso will outscore both Alpines
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
2nd place.
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
de Vries
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Gasly
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
Red Bull
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Lance Stroll
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
6
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Way before
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Max Verstappen
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Red Bull
Asanator (@asanator)
27th February 2023, 13:54
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
– 2 (Red Bull, Ferrari)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
– Tsunoda
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
– Yes, for 1year
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
– 18
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
– Red Bull Budget Cap Breach
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
– Spa
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
– Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
– 3rd Place
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
– Oscar Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
– No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
– Charles LeClerc
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
– Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
– Tsunoda
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
– Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
– Red Bull
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
– Stroll
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
– 1 by Aston
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
– before Vegas
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max Verstappen
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
27th February 2023, 13:58
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? – 3
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? – Tsunoda
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? Yes. 2 years.
4. How many races will Red Bull win? 15
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? The ban on ‘political statements’
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? None
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? 3rd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? No. Anti-dilution fee will make sure of that.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Zhou
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? None. They won’t hand out points to drivers close to a ban if they can avoid it, but if they do then Gasly would be most likely.
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? 3
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? Before
19. Who will win the constructors’ championship? – Redbull
20. Who will win the drivers’ championship? – Verstappen
William Olive
27th February 2023, 14:00
1. 4 (RBR, Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Martin)
2. Lando Norris
3. Yes, for 2 years
4. 8 races
5. New teams entering F1
6. China & Spa :(
7. Aston Martin
8. 1st, once
9. Oscar Piastri (it will not be much, sadly)
10. Yes
11. Charles Leclerc, finally.
12. Yuki Tsunoda
13. Esteban Ocon
14. Aston Martin
15. Red Bull… both the 2021 and 2022 titles are stripped… in a court… in 2024
16. None. Gasly barely escapes
17. 4 podiums. Aston Martin tail off
18. At Las Vegas
19. Ferrari
20. Lewis Hamilton (8… finally… official)
SjaakFoo (@sjaakfoo)
27th February 2023, 14:10
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
-Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Alpine. Five total.
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
-Drugovich
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
-No, he will not.
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
-12
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
-McLaren will break the cost-cap. In a hilarious Tweet, Red Bull will post Zak’s dumb “open letter” to the FIA verbatim.
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
-Spa, instead we will get a second race in Saudi-Arabia on the new track, while we keep racing in Jeddah.
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
-Alpine ultimately due to having two solid point scoring drivers. Aston will look the far stronger team with Alonso.
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
-First.
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
-De Vries.
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
-Yes.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
-Alonso
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
-Zhou
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
-Sargeant
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
-Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
-McLaren
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
-None.
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
-23
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
-At the Vegas GP.
19 and 20: Red Bull and Verstappen.
drmouse (@drmouse)
27th February 2023, 14:24
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? – 3
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? – Pass
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? – Yes, 2 years
4. How many races will Red Bull win? – 18
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? – A team breaching the budget cap in substantially the same way as RBR (accidental, small breach due to points which haven’t been clarified) but being hit with a significantly more severe penalty (points deductions etc)
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? – All will stay, plus additional races added
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? – AM
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? – 5th
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? – Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? – No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? – Perez
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? – Alonso (just going by his bad luck when changing teams lol)
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? – AM
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? – Assuming this means “breached in 2022, discovered in 2023”, Ferrari or Mercedes, in substantially the same way as RBR previously but with a significantly hasher punishment.
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? – None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? – 3
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? – A long way before, maybe Italy
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship? – RBR
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship? – Verstappen
drmouse (@drmouse)
27th February 2023, 14:43
Also going to add my hopes… Not that I expect any
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? – 6
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? – Max Verstappen
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? – Yes, 6 years
4. How many races will Red Bull win? – 2
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? – Secret documents discovered showing RBR, including all top brass and MV, were well aware they would breach the budget cap in 2021, but decided to continue anyway because of the significant performance benefit they would get in their fight with Merc and into the future. They are excluded from both 2021 and 2022 championships.
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? – Saudi, China and Monacco
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? – AM
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? – 1st
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? – Doesn’t matter, but all do really well, gain at least one podium each and show massive future potential.
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? – Yes, and a 12th and 13th, all well backed. The do well on entry, and are not the mobile chicanes we expect from new teams.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Daniel Ricciardo: Perez is unavailable, so Ricciardo steps in and shows what he is capable of.
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? – Lance Stroll: Daddy realises he’s throwing his money away, gets in a decent replacement and tells junior he’s cut off.
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? – Don’t care
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? – AM
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? – None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? – None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? – At least a dozen
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? – Preferably at last round, but somewhere in the last 4 would be nice.
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship? – Anyone but Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship? – Anyone but Verstappen
drmouse (@drmouse)
27th February 2023, 14:44
Note: The above wishlist is Very tongue in cheek!
MacLeod (@macleod)
28th February 2023, 8:14
Probaly the first answers which nothing will be correct …..
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
27th February 2023, 14:38
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
3, same ones as last year.
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
someone like Albon, in a first-day-back-at-school collision
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? Yep, “multi-year”…
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
14
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
new teams, especially loud-mouthed ones
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? None
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? Alpine
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
2nd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar (but it won’t be as many points s as he was expecting)
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?Not yet
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Hulkenberg
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Gasly
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Mercedes
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
zzzzz…
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Looks like Gasly’s got one coming
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? 5
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? Yes
I see there’s no question about new Grand Prix winners this year – I guess that’s because there won’t be any!
MichaelN
27th February 2023, 15:19
Much of this is pure guesswork, but here goes!
1. Two teams more than one race, three or four in total. / 2. Ocon / 3. Yes, for two more years to the end of the regulation era. / 4. More than 16. / 5. The return of the Russian GP. / 6. China isn’t coming back. / 7. Alpine / 8. 3rd / 9. Piastri / 10. No. / 11. Verstappen / 12. Zhou / 13. Ocon / 14. Aston Martin / 15. None / 16. None, it’s a rigged system (see the conspicuous lack of penalties for Gasly late last season). / 17. Four / 18. Before. / 19. Red Bull / 20. Verstappen
Jimmy Cliff
27th February 2023, 15:31
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
Red Bull, Ferrari & Aston Martin so 3 teams
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Hamilton – crash 1st corner
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
No, realizing he needs the fastest car to win and Mercedes unable to provide he will retire
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
15
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Mercedes breaking the cost-cap and auditors discovering Mercedes deliberately accounting F1 spending in other departments
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Initially it looks like it will be Spa but hopefully it will again be saved at the last moment
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin because they have the better car
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
1st place
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
De Vries
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
-Yes.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
-Alonso
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Logan Sargeant
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Ocon
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
Mercedes and Mclaren
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
None of the drivers
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
7 being 4 Aston Martin, 1 Alpine, 1 Sauber and 1 Haas
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before Las Vegas
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max Verstappen
black (@black)
27th February 2023, 16:26
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4 (Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston Martin)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Valterri Bottas
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, for 1+1 seasons
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
11
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Whether or not a 11th team should enter the field
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Spa will replaced by South Africa
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
1st
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
Yes, Andretti for 2025-26
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Lando Norris
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin & Williams
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
7, by both Aston Martin’s, Norris and Gasly
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
before, at Brazil
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max Verstappen
Jere (@jerejj)
27th February 2023, 16:42
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
– Three (RBR, Ferrari, & Mercedes)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? – Lando Norris
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
– Yes & until 2025 or 2028
4. How many races will Red Bull win? – 16
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? – Budget cap
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? – At least the Belgian GP
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? – The former
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? – P3
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? – Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? – No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? – Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? – None
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? – Norris
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? – AM
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? – None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? – Pierre Gasly or none
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
– Only one (ALO P3)
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? – Before
19. WCC: RBR
20. WDC: VER
Jere (@jerejj)
27th February 2023, 18:13
I could’ve chosen Tsunoda for question 12 if I didn’t type my answers slightly hurriedly, although the ‘none’ option is also possible. Time will tell.
Imre (@f1mre)
27th February 2023, 17:23
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
3
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Tsunoda
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, 2 year contract.
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
14
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
F1 entry fee.
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
–
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
3rd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
Yes
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Sargeant
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Gasly
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
2
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
27th February 2023, 18:26
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
3, RBR, Ferrari, Aston Martin
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023 ?
Pierre Gasly
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes. 2 years
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
9
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
RBR breaking the budget cap
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Chinese GP
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
1st
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Charles Leclerc
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Zhou Guanyu
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Pierre Gasly
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
RBR
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Pierre Gasly
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
6
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
After
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
RBR
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Charles Leclerc
FordMondeo
27th February 2023, 19:03
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Valtteri Bottas
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
1 year
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
10
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Red Bull have broken the budget cap again
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Spa
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
3rd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
Yes
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Sergio Perez – again
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Kevin Magnussen
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
Red Bull
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Gasly
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
3
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
At Vegas
glynh (@glynh)
27th February 2023, 19:10
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Alexander Albon
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, 1 year
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
9
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
FIA arguing with liberty
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
France
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
3rd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
Yes
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
De Vries
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
8
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
After
19.
Ferrari
20. Verstappen
Mike Davies (@nanotech)
27th February 2023, 19:52
Think the poll’s broken, mate
juan fanger (@juan-fanger)
27th February 2023, 20:48
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? 7
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? Lando Norris
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? Yes, 22 years
4. How many races will Red Bull win? 6
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? Donald Trump buys F1
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? All of the non-American ones
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? Beating Norris in the first race
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? De Vries
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? Yes, Chevrolet
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Nico Hulkenberg
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Alonso
13.Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Alonso
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? Haas
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? Red Bull, but they will be let off with a talking to over a nice cappuccino at that little cafe down the road
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? Alonso
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? 26
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? After
19. WCC – Haas
20. WDC – Hulkenberg
Pironi the Provocateur (@pironitheprovocateur)
27th February 2023, 22:25
1. Three – Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Yes, for two more seasons
4. 12
5. The whole F1 snubbing Andretti only to accept a totally implausible 11th entrant in the later part of the season. It will be led by a shady businessman an fastforward few years into the future, the whole outfit will crumble with some money laundering accusations in the background.
6. Spa
7. Aston Martin due to Alonso’s brilliance
8. Third place, twice
9. Oscar Piastri
10. No
11. Carlos Sainz
12. Yuki Tsunoda
13. Nico Hülkenberg
14. Aston Martin
15. None this time, but only because they will be cleverer concealing it
16. None
17. Three – two by Alonso and one by Gasly
18. At Las Vegas
19. Mercedes
20. George Russell
hobo (@hobo)
27th February 2023, 22:25
Unfortunately, I don’t think we are in for a closer fight this year. It was only close for a bit at the start of 2022 because Max had a couple of early-season retirements. And he still one by about 150pts. Could have easily been 180-200pt gap.
We’ll see when it gets underway but nothing I’ve seen so far makes me optimistic for the season as a whole. Hoping there are some good battles at individual races at least.
Effwon (@effwon)
27th February 2023, 22:42
Serious answers in bold. Non-serious answers in italics.
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
3, (Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari)
2 (Red Bull, Aston Martin)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023 ?
Logan Sargeant
Carlos Sainz
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, 1 year.
Yes. For as long as it takes
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
13
All of them except Monaco
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
A clever bit of design being outlawed halfway through the season
Sexual tension between Max Verstappen & Sergio Pérez
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Imola
Spa, yet again
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Alpine
They tie
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
3rd
11th
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar Piastri
Logan Sargeant
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No
Ynope
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
George Russell
Lance Stroll
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki Tsunoda
Fernando Alonso
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Alexander Albon
Sergio Pérez
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Williams
Mercedes
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
Red Bull, Ferrari
All of them except RB
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Lance Stroll
Lance Stroll
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
7
0
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before
4 hours after the race on a sheet of FIA-headed paper
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
RBR
RBR
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max Verstappen
Vax Merstappen
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
27th February 2023, 23:26
My no-doubt woeful predictions are as follows:
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? Two
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? Albon
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? One year
4. How many races will Red Bull win? 19
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? Another budget cap row
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? Belgium
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? 2nd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Zhou
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Hulkenberg
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? None (that’ll be the controversy…)
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? Six
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? Before
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship? Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship? Verstappen
DB-C90 (@dbradock)
28th February 2023, 4:07
I’m sure there’ll be a closer fight somewhere but it won’t be at the front.
As is usually the case when new regulations are brought in, someone got things very right, some got it very wrong, and the rest are average at best.
No doubt by the time we have a number of teams and drivers converging in terms of performance, they’ll change the regulations again and we’ll again have large gaps.
GeeMac (@geemac)
28th February 2023, 6:34
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? 3 (Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? Lando Norris
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? Yes, 1 year.
4. How many races will Red Bull win? 13
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? Something to do with Mohammed Ben Sulayem
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? China
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? P3
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? Oscar Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? Yes
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Logan Sargeant
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Pierre Gasly
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? Williams
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? Pierre Gasly
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? 3
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? Before
19. Red Bull
20. Max Verstappen
Christopher Rehn (@chrischrill)
28th February 2023, 7:57
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
Three teams: Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes.
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Valtteri Bottas.
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, he will sign another two-year contract taking him into the 2025 season.
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
19 out of 23.
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Mercedes and Red Bull will both surpass the budget cap.
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
All 2023 races will be on the 2024 calendar.
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
P4. No podium.
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Nyck de Vries, but not necessarily because he is the better rookie.
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No, but a team will be bought.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Oscar Piastri
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Williams
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
Red Bull and Mercedes
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Nobody
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
A single podium finish, by Pierre Gasly.
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before.
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull, despite being found above the budget cap for a second consecutive year.
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max Verstappen
BaKano (@bakano)
28th February 2023, 10:50
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? I bet on just 3
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? Sargeant
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? Yes, for 1 year
4. How many races will Red Bull win? 14
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? The ban imposed on drivers’ politic statements even though this is a BS issue to begin with and probably will never be properly enforced and people just forget about it.
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? I’m afraid the Belgian GP.
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? I think this was a question from last year also! And I go again with Alpine (because Lance will screw up).
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? A 2nd place.
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? I don’t think so.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Hopefully Leclerc.
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Zhou
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Alonso but another driver will have same number of DNFs :>
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? In relative terms (percentage) it will be Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? Seven
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? At Las Vegas, to make it even more of a spectacle :-D
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship? Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship? Verstappen
Ciaran (@ciaran)
28th February 2023, 11:22
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4 – Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Martin
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Pierre Gasly
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, until 2025
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
8
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Lewis Hamilton vs the FIA, No Holds Barred edition
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
None they’ll all stay on
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
1st (please)
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Charles Leclerc
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Kevin Magnussen
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
All of them ;)
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Esteban Ocon
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
4
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
After
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Charles Leclerc
Deej92 (@deej92)
28th February 2023, 11:41
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? 3
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? Tsunoda
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? 2 more years
4. How many races will Red Bull win? 14
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? Andretti’s entry being blocked by the teams
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? None
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin? Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? 2nd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant? Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Gasly
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? None because the FIA bend the rules once a driver gets close to one
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? 4
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? Before
19. WCC: Red Bull
20. WDC: Verstappen
Todfod (@todfod)
28th February 2023, 11:50
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
3 teams
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Oscar Piastri
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes… till the end of 2025
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
14
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Wind tunnel and CFD time monitoring. My guess is Red Bull will cheat again.
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
None. They will all be there
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
3rd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Sargeant
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Bottas
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None. But Ferrari will be under speculation
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Gasly
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
6
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before. My guess is the championship will be over with 3 races to spare
Constructor: Red Bull
Driver: Max Verstappen
Lewisham Milton
28th February 2023, 11:50
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season? 4 – Big 3 plus one beginning with ‘A’ (can’t decide which)
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023? Piastri
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long? No
4. How many races will Red Bull win? 15
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023? Cost caps will be avoided, ignored and FIA will be incapable of enforcing
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar? None
7. Which team will finish ahead: Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be? 18 years ago
9. Who will score the most points: De Vries
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season? No, but a 12th one will.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix? Perez again!
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024? Hamilton
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023? Tsunoda (including some more silly ones)
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul? Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules? All of them
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban? None – Gasly will somehow not pick up any more
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes? 6
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas? Before, at a sprint race…
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship? Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship? Verstappen
Dusty
28th February 2023, 12:56
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
Three. The same as last year.
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Zhou.
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
I think he won’t unless he is winning.
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
15
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Some driver using a t-shirt with a message and the FIA slapping his hand.
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
I’m afraid some nice track such as Suzuka or Interlagos.
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Fernando Alonso alone will outscore Alpine.
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
3rd.
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan?
Nyck.
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
Yes.
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Leclerc.
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki.
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Nico.
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin. And McLaren at least will try with 2 drivers this season.
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None.
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
Gasly.
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
5 if we’re lucky. Alonso, Lando could have a few. Maybe Bottas steals one.
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before. 3 races to go or more.
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull.
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max.
Felix (@felixflx)
28th February 2023, 17:00
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
3
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Zhou
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
Yes, 2024
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
14
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
RedBull missed again the budget cap and Toto will tone Merc will leave F1 if they doesn’t loose their championship
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
Spa
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
2nd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Sainz
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Zhou
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Gasly
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
In % Williams
On points Aston
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
RedBull
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
5
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before
Constructor: RB
Driver: VER
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
1st March 2023, 9:56
1. How many different teams will win races over the course of the 2023 F1 season?
4
2. Who will be the first driver to retire from a race during 2023?
Sargeant
3. Will Lewis Hamilton extend his contract to race in F1 beyond 2023 – and if so, for how long?
2 years
4. How many races will Red Bull win?
12
5. What will be the biggest political story during 2023?
Andretti trying to enter
6. Which race/s – if any – will not secure places on the 2024 F1 calendar?
None
7. Which team will finish ahead: Alpine or Aston Martin?
Aston Martin
8. What will Fernando Alonso’s best result be?
2nd
9. Who will score the most points: Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries or Logan Sargeant?
Oscar Piastri
10. Will an 11th team be confirmed for an upcoming season?
No. But Alpha Tauri will be sold
11. Who will win the Monaco Grand Prix?
Charles LeClerc obviously
12. Who will be the first driver to lose their seat for 2024?
Yuki Tsunoda
13. Which driver will suffer the most retirements during 2023?
Logan Sargeant
14. Which team will make the biggest improvement on its 2022 points haul?
Aston Martin
15. Which teams – if any – will be found to have breached the 2023 budget cap rules?
None
16. Which drivers – if any – will collect enough penalty points to earn a race ban?
None
17. How many podium finishes will be scored by drivers from teams other than Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes?
5
18. Will the drivers’ championship be decided before, after or at the penultimate round in Las Vegas?
Before
19. Who will win the 2023 constructors’ championship?
Red Bull
20. Who will win the 2023 drivers’ championship?
Max Verstappen