F1 2023 thread

Jordan 199

Ferrari launch on the 14th of February.

Frank Bullitt

https://twitter.com/decalspotters/status/1605928044593647617

A deep red Ferrari, yes please

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120026899#Comment_120026899

Who or what are PMI?

ongarite

Philip Morris International, the cigarette company.

Ryano87

I was full sure they had ran a darker red livery in the mid teens when Alonso was driving close to cardinal res above... Some googling has set me straight though!

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Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120027151#Comment_120027151

I think they did change the red in 2007 at the Monaco GP. It went to a darker shade for the rest of the season.

Charlie-Bravo

I think Alpha Tauri are launching 11th Feb in NYC. No context in their social media post other than 'save the date'.

PsychoPete

I did like the red ferrari used for the 1000th gp livery, thought they should have used that for a season

Jordan 199

Merry Christmas y'all.

AMKC

Merry Christmas to all in here.

dulpit

Happy Christmas all! How many Sundays until lights out?

Frank Bullitt

Well there ya go.

Charlie-Bravo

I can't believe McLaren Technology Centre is copied from a movie set. 😜. No originality in any of their designs 😁😂

donspeekinglesh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120038167#Comment_120038167

The MTC got plenty of screen time in Avenue 5 too.

flazio

Tonight at 9pm on Sky Documentaries and Sky Sports F1 is a documentary called "Jackie Stewart"

Jordan 199

Happy New Year! About six weeks or so to go to the first car launch of the season. Let's Go!!

mickdw

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120027151#Comment_120027151

They definitely did run a very dark red around that time.

Data Analyst

I think there will be fireworks in McLaren and Alpine this year.

Norris v Piastri - Ocon v Gasly

I cant see any harmony in either team.

I also think we may see De Vries upsetting Tsunoda in Alpha Tauri which may lead to a move at the end of the season.

quokula

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120054945#Comment_120054945

You can probably add Aston Martin to that list. Alonso isn't going to handle the Stroll situation as graciously as Vettel did.

Don't think it would be an upset if De Vries beats Tsunoda - he may be an F1 rookie but he's older, more experienced in motorsport, and a proven champion in both F2 and FE. Tsunoda hasn't had anything like that level of achievement and got fast tracked to F1 mostly thanks to Honda support. I do agree that we could see Tsunoda out the door at the end of the year - RB have loosened their ties to Honda and it seems wildly unlikely that a promotion to the top team would ever be on the cards for him so I'm sure they'd be looking to bring in another young prospect instead.

Cool_CM

Moneygram are the the new Haas sponsors. Looking forward to the memes.

Jordan 199

Alpine launch on the 16th of February in London.

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120064356#Comment_120064356

New logo.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120064356#Comment_120064356

Apparently they'll be able to operate at the budget cap now, so that's very promising..

Hope they change their colours though, the 2022 car wasn't a looker. The older black colour scheme (at least for the overalls and stuff) was much better..

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120065688#Comment_120065688

I'll disagree on the black car, that was with Rich Energy and it was a mess of a thing.

Their 2017 and 2018 cars were really on point though.

dulpit

Andretti and Cadillac bidding to join f1. Hopefully this is a slamdunk and they join in 2026.

https://the-race.com/formula-1/andretti-teams-up-with-gm-for-cadillac-f1-entry-bid/

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120069634#Comment_120069634

Yes very interesting development this. I wonder who will supply there power unit to them. I am going with either Honda or Red Bull Power trains but maybe Renault could too. There was talks of an Andretti team having Renault power units but with Cadillic joining them maybe that all changes.

ricimaki

Great to have another large car manufacturer in the sport. It's interesting that GM chose Cadillac over Chevrolet though, as I would have though Chevrolet would be better known internationally. Are Cadillac going to enter the European market 👀

quokula

I'm finding it unclear what GM's level of involvement in this is. Some articles talk about them having an engine facility and others talk about them looking for a PU partner such as Honda. Surely that's a vitally important piece of information - are they going in as a full works team or will Andretti Cadillac basically be equivalent to Sauber Alfa Romeo?

I'd imagine with only 3 years to the new engine formula it's probably too late to be developing a new power unit - in contrast VW group have been preparing their entry for years.

I remember there was a lot of hype about Haas joining F1 with NASCAR championships behind them and how important it was for the American market, but they've barely made a dent on the sport. Andretti are a much larger operation for sure but I think they'd need proper full manufacturer support to end up as anything other than perennial midfielders.

Jordan 199

Car launch dates so far:

Aston Martin - 13th of February (Monday)

McLaren - 13th of February (Monday)

Ferrari - 14th of February (Tuesday)

Alpine - 16th of February (Thursday)

thefa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120069910#Comment_120069910

Might make more sense to push the more premium brand through association with F1. Could have better growth potential than Chevy in existing or new markets as you say.