Nico Hulkenberg justified Haas’s decision to give him his first full-time seat for four years, but neither he nor Kevin Magnussen had much to work with.
2023 F1 season articles archive
Articles on the 2023 F1 season.
Perez’s progress is reversed as team mate Verstappen obliterates all opposition
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onSergio Perez appeared to have taken a step forward at Red Bull last season, but Max Verstappen blew him away in their third year as team mates.
Alpine’s third choice narrowly out-scores Ocon in his first season at team
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onPierre Gasly took the Alpine seat two other drivers had turned down, then out-scored team mate Esteban Ocon despite being frustrated by the team’s tactics.
Stroll reaches 100 qualifying defeats in 136 starts at hands of latest team mate
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onLance Stroll has never out-qualified a team mate over a season of Formula 1. This season Fernando Alonso inflicted his 100th defeat in 136 races.
F1 needs quality events, not “races for the sake of doing them” – Perez
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez says Formula 1 must not put races on just for the sake of having races amid concern over the demands of next year’s record-breaking calendar.
Why have Williams kept the faith in Sargeant after heavy defeat to Albon?
2023 F1 team mates head-to-head
Posted onRookie Logan Sargeant was vastly out-performed by his more experienced team mate Alexander Albon this year. Why have Williams kept him?
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.