Rookie Logan Sargeant was vastly out-performed by his more experienced team mate Alexander Albon this year. Why have Williams kept him?
2023 F1 season articles archive
Articles on the 2023 F1 season.
Alonso’s strong start, Norris’s late surge: Which F1 drivers beat their 2022 scores?
Formula 1
Posted onOnly one driver increased their points score in 2023 by more than Max Verstappen did. Here’s how they all compared.
Mercedes’ team photo shows we still have a long way to go on diversity – Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton is proud of Mercedes’ efforts to increase the diversity of its staff but says it will be a “long slog” to achieve the results he wants.
Why luck was a factor in Perez’s penalty for “joke” comment
Formula 1
Posted onA recent change to Formula 1’s team radio broadcasts means remarks like Sergio Perez’s which got him in trouble could go unheard.
Bottas and Zhou see encouraging signs from overhauled 2024 car
Formula 1
Posted onValtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu are eager to drive their team’s 2024 car, which will be substantially different to the C43.
Only Verstappen got the best from his car every weekend, rival team bosses admit
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen was the only driver who consistently got the best from his car during 2023, the bosses of his two closest rivals admitted.
How Sainz suffered the worst season finale for a driver since Schumacher in 1997
2023 Abu Dhabi GP stats and facts
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr had a dire final race of the year and Fernando Alonso underestimated how well his team did in the past. Here’s the stats from the F1 finale.
Piastri’s rapid learning key to his “exceptional” rookie season – Stella
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella said Oscar Piastri has performed well above the team’s expectations in his first season driving for them.
Perez targets qualifying gains in 2024 as “Sunday form has been very, very strong”
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez has said his race day form was “very, very strong” during the 2023 season and he must improve his qualifying pace next year.
“It should not happen”: Gasly wants explanation for Ocon’s strategy advantage
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly wants an explanation why Alpine’s strategy favoured his team mate, but Esteban Ocon said he “doesn’t care” about the decision.
Red Bull’s race advantage ‘the major thing we’ll see different next year’ – Domenicali
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is confident Red Bull’s rivals will tackle a key area of their superiority next season.
Ocon leads O’Ward in post-season test as Russell crashes
Formula 1
Posted onEsteban Ocon was fastest in Formula 1’s post-season test day at Yas Marina Circuit with a 1’24.393 lap, while George Russell crashed his Mercedes.
Paddock Diary: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onThe punishing demands of the 2023 schedule left paddock dwellers suffering at the end of the season, including some of the drivers.
2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
Formula 1
Posted onWhile there was no surprise who won in Abu Dhabi, an unexpected driver hit the front at one stage. Here’s our verdict on all 20.
Albon calls 2023 his “strongest year in F1” after leading Williams to seventh
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon said his fourth season in F1 was his best yet, after single-handedly scoring enough points to put Williams seventh in the constructors’ standings.
Banning F1 team staff from doing all 24 races “would be a good thing” – Russell
Formula 1
Posted onGeorge Russell ended the season on a high with a podium but was one of several drivers who struggled with their health over the final races.
Ricciardo puzzled by qualifying struggle after failing to join Tsunoda in points
Formula 1
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says he is unable to understand how his AlphaTauri team mate Yuki Tsunoda was so much faster in Abu Dhabi.
Sargeant ‘cracking the code’ of Williams’ car as he awaits decision on his future
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams are yet to announce if Logan Sargeant will retain his race seat for a second year, but he is already setting targets for 2024.
Verstappen avoided best race strategy to achieve ‘1,000 laps led’ record
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen planned his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix strategy around achieving a new record by leading 1,000 laps of grands prix in a single season.
Fifth in points for Aston Martin ‘hurts because we were better than that’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin deserved to finish higher than fifth in the constructors’ championship said Fernando Alonso, after the team failed to overhaul McLaren for fourth.