How groups carried out in 2023 in comparison with 2022

The 2023 F1 season witnessed mega dominance by Pink Bull who continued its superb type from 2022, whereas many different groups had vastly totally different campaigns to the 12 months earlier than.

Aston Martin and Williams each moved up the championship order fairly considerably, whereas Alpine and Haas F1 Staff dropped down.

However many others had been up and down, too. So how did every F1 staff carry out within the 2023 season in comparison with 2022 and had been there any shocks on the grid?

*Wins, pole positions and podiums don’t embody dash races

Pink Bull

Pink Bull had a really dominant 2022 season the place it clinched the constructors’ championship with three rounds left, whereas Max Verstappen received a record-breaking 15 grands prix in a 12 months. Contemplating such success, the query was how may Pink Bull enhance for 2023 – however that was one thing they managed to do.

The RB19 broke a number of data which arguably makes it the most dominant automotive in F1 historical past, the place 21 grands prix wins helped Pink Bull rating over double the factors tally of its runner-up Mercedes.

Key to Pink Bull’s dominance was as soon as once more Verstappen, who broke his personal report for many wins in a season (19) plus many others to clinch a 3rd consecutive drivers’ title.

Mercedes

Mercedes ended 2022 with huge disappointment, because the Silver Arrows obtained its slim sidepod design considerably incorrect and noticed a run of eight consecutive championships ended by Pink Bull. However, statistically, 2023 was even worse regardless of Mercedes including wider sidepods onto its automotive for Monaco, which was the season’s sixth spherical.

The staff had its first winless marketing campaign since 2011 whereas scoring lower than half of their podium tally from 2022. Mercedes usually struggled to search out the ideally suited working window for its automotive throughout a weekend with set-up generally altering from session to session.

Nonetheless, there was nonetheless a optimistic second as Lewis Hamilton took pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix throughout a 12 months the place the seven-time world champion delivered spectacular performances en route to 3rd within the championship, regardless of his automotive’s struggles.

It was a unique story for team-mate George Russell, who completed eighth within the drivers’ standings with simply two of the staff’s eight podiums to his identify.

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14, makes a cease

Ferrari had a season to overlook because it slipped to 3rd within the championship scoring 148 factors lower than 2022. The Scuderia’s greatest battle was extreme tyre put on and inconsistent race tempo which left them 454 factors behind world champions Pink Bull.

This was made worse as they arguably began 2022 with the quickest automotive, as Ferrari started that 12 months with a 1-2 in Bahrain and led the Austrian squad by 49 factors after three races.

For the reason that Australian GP in April 2022 although, Ferrari has received simply three grands prix and look very removed from any form of title problem: Charles Leclerc completed fifth within the drivers’ standings, whereas Carlos Sainz, whose win in Singapore was the one non-Pink Bull victory of 2023, got here seventh.

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Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-23, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23

The turnaround McLaren had in 2023 was exceptional. It began the 12 months as a backmarker with no factors within the opening two races, however wholesale updates for the grands prix in July turned their fortunes round. What it triggered was 9 podiums, plus a dash race victory, within the latter half of the 2023 season, which lifted McLaren as much as fourth within the championship from sixth earlier than the upgrades.

One more reason for McLaren’s revival was that it lastly had each vehicles persistently combating for greater positions. Rookie Oscar Piastri changed the struggling Daniel Ricciardo, who hardly ever challenged Lando Norris of their two years as team-mates.

Norris scored 77% of McLaren’s factors in 2022, which dropped to 68% in 2023 and helped them to problem the likes of Ferrari and Mercedes – generally Pink Bull even.

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Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL60, 1st place, takes the chequered flag within the dash as his staff cheers from the pit wall

Aston Martin

Aston Martin was one of many shock packages in 2023, because it already surpassed its 2022 factors tally after three grands prix. The British outfit began the season with the second-quickest automotive, as Fernando Alonso persistently stood on the rostrum alongside each Pink Bull drivers.

This got here after very aggressive developments over the winter, which resulted within the AMR23 being 2.4 seconds faster than its predecessor within the first qualifying session of the season. Nonetheless, different groups ultimately caught up and overtook Aston Martin within the championship because it introduced restricted upgrades to the automotive, scoring simply two podiums within the ultimate 14 grands prix.

However, it was a exceptional turnaround from 2022 when Aston Martin began that 12 months with no level within the opening three races and its greatest end result was sixth in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan.

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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR23

Alpine

Alpine had an underwhelming 2023, dropping two positions within the championship and scoring 53 fewer factors. A big motive for this was the inconsistent A523 automotive which normally suffered at high-speed and low-downforce circuits, whereas reliability was usually an issue with Esteban Ocon retiring from six grands prix. The administration turmoil didn’t assist issues both, as Laurent Rossi, Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane all left halfway by means of the season.

However there have been some optimistic moments for the French outfit, who scored two podiums with its new driver line-up. Ocon claimed third in Monaco, whereas Pierre Gasly achieved the identical end in Zandvoort en path to the drivers ending eleventh and twelfth within the standings.

So, it was a really up-and-down season for Alpine who completed a really snug sixth and confirmed a lot much less consistency than 2022 the place the staff scored factors in all however three grands prix.

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Esteban Ocon, Alpine F1 A523

Williams

Williams was some of the improved groups in 2023 because the British outfit achieved its highest ending place since 2017, after coming final in 4 of the next 5 seasons. Key to Williams’ enchancment was its scary straight-line pace the place Alex Albon topped the pace lure in Canada at 213.1mph.

The 27-year-old had a terrific season, ending thirteenth within the championship – six locations greater than 2022 – with 27 factors, but team-mate Logan Sargeant struggled. The rookie scored only one level, which got here as a result of Leclerc and Hamilton had been each disqualified from the USA GP, however Sargeant has nonetheless been retained for 2024.

A brand new staff principal in James Vowles was additionally behind Williams’ improved type, and the staff now look in good stead to construct on their seventh-place end relatively than dropping again all the way down to final.

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Alex Albon, Williams FW45

AlphaTauri improved considerably in direction of the top of 2023 because of a largely up to date bundle. The Italian outfit scored 22 of their 25 factors after the summer season break, which triggered AlphaTauri to rise from backside to eighth within the constructors’ championship and produce it nearer to its 2022 complete.

An element behind this was the improved performances of Yuki Tsunoda, who beat his 2022 factors tally (12) by 5, climbed three positions within the standings to return 14th and confirmed a lot higher consistency in his struggle for a top-10 end.

The 23-year-old adopted extra of a staff chief function following the departure of Gasly, whereas the seat alongside him was by no means fairly settled with Tsunoda having three separate team-mates throughout 2023.

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Liam Lawson, AlphaTauri AT04

Alfa Romeo began the bottom impact period with a lot promise because it scored a double factors end within the 2022 season-opening Bahrain GP. That contributed to a factors tally of 51 within the opening 9 grands prix earlier than scoring simply 4 within the following 13, as Alfa was gradual on upgrades within the latter half of 2022.

Sadly for the staff it has struggled to rediscover its type from the beginning of that season because the Swiss outfit scored simply 16 factors throughout 2023. It occurred as a result of the staff failed to satisfy targets they set for the season, which means Alfa was largely taking part in catch-up when it got here to upgrades.

It resulted in Valtteri Bottas ending fifteenth within the drivers’ championship, 5 locations decrease than 2022, whereas Zhou Guanyu got here 18th in each seasons.

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Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C43

Haas

Very similar to Alfa Romeo, Haas started the bottom impact period with lots to be optimistic about. The American squad began 2022 with factors in three of the opening 4 races after beginning improvement on its VF-22 a lot sooner than others.    

Haas completed the 12 months eighth within the championship, which included a shock pole place for Kevin Magnussen in rain-hit Brazil, however issues had been a lot totally different in 2023. Its automotive actually struggled with the overheating of tyres which means Haas had a giant drawback in races.

Regardless of strong efforts from its drivers Nico Hulkenberg – who returned to F1 for 2023 – and Magnussen, Haas claimed simply 4 factors finishes within the season which left them backside of the standings.

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Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23, leads Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23