It is that point of 12 months once more… launch season!; Haas to disclose new color scheme for 2023 earlier than Crimson Bull’s full automotive launch this Friday; All different groups revealing vehicles earlier than pre-season testing on February 23-25
Final Up to date: 31/01/23 6:09am
Haas will reveal their 2023 vehicles’ livery on Tuesday
Haas will kick off System 1’s ever-exciting launch season with a livery reveal on Tuesday as a busy run-up to the 2023 marketing campaign begins in earnest.
The American crew, who enter the brand new 12 months off the again of their greatest season since 2018, would be the first of the game’s 10 outfits to tease their new automotive, at 2pm.
It’s not a full-scale launch, with Haas – who’ve a brand new driver in Nico Hulkenberg and a brand new title sponsor in MoneyGram – solely exhibiting off their color scheme earlier than a full VF-23 automotive reveal earlier than pre-season testing.
However the unveiling does mark the beginning of launch season and a frenetic three weeks earlier than the 2023 observe motion will get began.
World champions Crimson Bull are revealing their RB19 automotive in New York on Friday, eight days earlier than sister crew AlphaTauri use the Massive Apple as their launch location on February 11.
Williams have their ‘season launch’ and livery reveal on February 6, earlier than Alfa Romeo launch their C43 in Zurich on February 7.
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Sky Sports activities’ Craig Slater debriefs the most recent from System One after they despatched a letter to the FIA following Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s ‘inflated price ticket of $20bn’ declare.
Each McLaren and Aston Martin are revealing their challengers on Monday, February 13. Ferrari then have a Valentine’s date with their new automotive the next day.
Launch season rounds off with Mercedes launching the W14 automotive they hope will propel them again into title rivalry on February 15, earlier than Alpine’s unveiling on February 16.
Pre-season testing begins in Bahrain on Thursday, February 23. The 2023 season then begins the week after pre-season testing on the similar Sakhir circuit in Bahrain, on March 3-5.
F1 2023: When are the brand new vehicles being revealed?
| January 31 | Haas |
| February 3 | Crimson Bull |
| February 6 | Williams |
| February 7 | Alfa Romeo |
| February 11 | AlphaTauri |
| February 13 | Aston Martin |
| February 13 | McLaren |
| February 14 | Ferrari |
| February 15 | Mercedes |
| February 16 | Alpine |
What’s new on the vehicles for 2023?
Whereas there isn’t a guidelines overhaul for subsequent 12 months like there was for 2022, there are delicate modifications to the principles and vehicles that groups can make the most of.
Essentially the most notable is the next experience top. That is primarily lifting the vehicles greater off the bottom to assist scale back the bouncing ‘porpoising’ phenomenon that affected groups – most notably Mercedes – in 2022.
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New Ferrari boss Frédéric Vasseur insists everybody on the crew is totally dedicated and centered on having a profitable season.
That is performed by elevating the ground edge and throat, whereas the diffuser edge has additionally been stiffened. There’s additionally a further sensor to successfully monitor porpoising.
Whereas these are principally for security causes, and are anticipated to initially value groups time as a result of a stiffer flooring, it might additionally slender the sphere with the next experience top thought to have been key to Crimson Bull and Ferrari’s 2023 vehicles.
The opposite modifications to the vehicles revolve round outlawing designs equivalent to Aston Martin’s rear wing and Mercedes’ entrance wing from 2023, and extra security additions.
The roll hoops, for instance, have been strengthened following Zhou Guanyu’s dramatic crash at Silverstone final 12 months.