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First hints of Haas’s ‘massive rework’ and what’s planned

The first real images of Haas’s VF-23 2023 Formula 1 car give an indication of what the team’s self-described “massive rework” of its 2022 design has prioritised – and a little hint of what Ferrari might do with its design too

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In detail: AlphaTauri’s plan to right the wrongs of last year

After a poor 2022, AlphaTauri is changing its whole development approach for the 2023 Formula 1 season and has some particular problems it believes its new car – unveiled tonight – will tackle. Edd Straw got exclusive insight from its technical chief

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What Alfa’s track running has revealed about its 2023 design

The Alfa Romeo C43 became the first genuine 2023 F1 car to hit the track on Friday at Barcelona – revealing key details that were hidden when the car was first launched

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What Williams revealed about 2023 car it’s kept hidden for now

Williams might have only revealed its new livery rather than its 2023 car during its season launch – but there were some hints of what to expect from the FW45 when it debuts on track next week

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Bottas found his natural F1 home – now he must fight to keep it

Valtteri Bottas has found his natural home within Formula 1 at the Sauber-run Alfa Romeo team – but now he faces a fight to stay there as it becomes Audi, as Edd Straw explains

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The ‘highest priority’ at the heart of Williams’s problems

‘Team culture’ is a nebulous concept, but can make the difference between a successful Formula 1 team and a failing one. But can you transplant a good culture into a troubled team, as James Vowles must do in his move from Mercedes to Williams?

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F1 can’t let manufacturers break the rules that enticed them

Formula 1 is in the midst of a new influx of manufacturers, drawn in by the very strengths that their presence risks destroying as Edd Straw explains

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FIA names six F1 engine manufacturers registered for 2026-30

Six manufacturers, including the new Red Bull-Ford tie-in, have registered to be F1 power unit suppliers for 2026-30, the FIA has announced

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Red Bull’s strange history of manufacturer F1 tie-ups

Major manufacturer backers that never put their names to its engine, the years when it was allegedly powered by a watch brand, Honda pulling out without really pulling out… Red Bull’s Formula 1 manufacturer tie-ups have tended to be unusual and its likely new Ford deal is no exception

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Brutal failure of F1’s last influx of new teams is a warning

With the FIA seemingly opening the door to potential new F1 teams, it’s worth remembering the last large-scale new entry process – and how badly the four accepted teams fared – as Edd Straw remembers

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11 F1 tech themes to watch out for in 2023 launch season

Haas may have revealed its 2023 Formula 1 livery but we’re yet to see a proper 2023 design – so what can we expect from the new cars? Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson and Edd Straw pick out the key technical trends and themes to look out for when new cars are unveiled

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Haas’s future looks great, but how high would F1 let it climb?

Haas has the ingredients to enjoy its best Formula 1 stretch yet – but rival teams may want to see a ceiling on just how successful its model can be

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The deep-rooted mentality that still holds Bottas back

Valtteri Bottas’s first year at Alfa Romeo went well, but it was still affected by a weakness that has manifested itself through his F1 career. He says he needs changes to his mindset “when on the edge” to tackle that

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How Vasseur will use F1 team orders at Ferrari

The team orders stance Frederic Vasseur has laid out doesn’t represent a fundamental change in Ferrari policy, but implementing them – not hoping a situation resolves itself – will be key

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Ben Sulayem’s curious warning over $20bn F1 price tag

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has urged caution over “alleged inflated price tags of $20billion” for a potential sale of Formula 1

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Ranking every Hamilton F1 season where he didn’t win the title

Ahead of a year that may well add to Lewis Hamilton’s ‘losing seasons’, here is our ranking of the seasons in which Hamilton has not won the Formula 1 drivers’ title

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A reality check for anyone expecting a closer 2023 F1 season

Closing up the Formula 1 field was a key objective of the new regulations but precedents of F1’s past suggest that won’t happen (to a significant extent) in 2023 as Edd Straw explains

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What makes ‘not normal’ Alonso such an F1 force in his 40s

What’s the key differentiator allowing Fernando Alonso to stay at the peak of his powers at an age when most have retired? One ex-Formula 1 driver who knows the two-time champion well explains

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Where performance gains can be made despite F1’s engine freeze

Formula 1 enters the second year of its power unit freeze in 2023, but despite engine performance being locked in there are still ways for teams and manufacturers to make gains

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Aston Martin can’t beat F1’s big three by ‘replicating’ them

Aston Martin wants to leapfrog Formula 1’s current top three teams Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. But it knows it needs to do things differently to them in order to do so

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Williams’ Mercedes signing suggests a fundamental change

Through he’s yet to start in his new role, Mercedes strategy chief James Vowles taking charge of Williams is a telling move for the Grove-based team

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What Andretti Cadillac bid means for F1’s only American team

As “the only American team” in F1, Haas should be more wary of an Andretti Cadillac entry than any of its current F1 peers… right?

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A major F1 headache isn’t going anywhere in 2023

No challenge was greater than porpoising during 2022 – and Formula 1 teams are still going to have to deal with it this year

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New rules haven’t scrambled the order – should F1 be worried?

The 2022 F1 rules overhaul – which, broadly speaking, simplified the cars – was expected to reduce the gap between the fastest and slowest cars. It was a success by that metric – but there was no tangible shake-up of the competitive order

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The lesser-known way Vettel may have changed modern F1 history

Without Sebastian Vettel, would AlphaTauri F1 team have ever happened? As Toro Rosso, it had entered 2008 up for sale – before his great form ‘stabilised’ things and perhaps preserved the Faenza team’s Red Bull-flavoured future

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F1’s changing more in 2023 than you might think

The 2023 F1 season won’t be the monumental reset 2022 was – but more is changing than we may have expected a few months ago

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Every F1 driver’s worst moment of 2022

It can’t all be sunshine and rainbows when you have 22 grands prix to get through. Here’s the lowest point of every F1 driver’s 2022 campaign

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‘Win-win’ Mercedes duel didn’t fit the narrative

Depending on which way you want to spin it, there are cases for both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton being declared ‘winner’ in Mercedes’ 2022 F1 team-mate battle. That reflects positively on both – but means questions remain unanswered, too

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Every F1 driver’s best moment of 2022

As the end of the year approaches, The Race’s Edd Straw has picked out the best moment for each of the 20 F1 regulars this year

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The weakness that ultimately doomed an F1 backmarker

Nicholas Latifi steps away from Williams and F1 with a record of three points finishes from 61 starts. An honest, insightful character, he is also a driver with a frustrating ability to show flashes of genuine pace yet very often end up right at the back

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The weakness that ultimately doomed an F1 backmarker

Nicholas Latifi steps away from Williams and F1 with a record of three points finishes from 61 starts. An honest, insightful character, he is also a driver with a frustrating ability to show flashes of genuine pace yet very often end up right at the back

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Potent Ferrari’s highs made its 2022 F1 lows more painful

Ferrari’s 2022 Formula 1 car had prodigious pace, particularly early in the season. That raised expectations – which only made its ultimate shortcoming more difficult to swallow

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Edd Straw’s 2022 F1 season driver ratings

Edd Straw ranks the 2022 Formula 1 field from worst to best purely based on the driver ratings he dished out after each race weekend this year

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Mercedes’ painfully humbling F1 year – and how it recovered

After winning eight successive Formula 1 constructors’ titles, Mercedes was faced with midfield obscurity in the early part of a 2022 Formula 1 season where things went very wrong with the design of its W13. Edd Straw explains how it recovered and what it means for 2023

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Nine things you may not know about Brabham’s iconic F1 fan car

The Brabham BT46B – better known as the fan car – only raced once in Formula 1. But it made a profound impact and is celebrated to this day as a beacon of technical ingenuity. The reasons for its conception are well-known but Edd Straw explains some facts you might not know about it

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Why Alpine thinks rules ‘let-off’ denied it a stronger 2022

Alpine won the battle of F1’s midfield in 2022, but it believes the FIA’s decision to change the regulations on the eve of the season to permit metal stays to stabilise floors in 2022 potentially denied it an even a stronger season

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The deliberately overweight F1 car that ‘worked everywhere’

It wasn’t the outright fastest design on the 2022 Formula 1 grid, but the Alpine dodged the porpoising problem and gave its drivers a car they could generally extract the full potential of

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Perez’s apparent slump was really about Verstappen’s rise

The Red Bull intra-team battle was a surprisingly eventful sub-plot of the 2022 Formula 1 season. It seemed like Sergio Perez lost ground mid-year, but this wasn’t really a case of him going backwards

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Why Mick Schumacher still believes he can be F1 champion

Mick Schumacher says he was always encouraged not to come across as cocky or arrogant. But that’s sometimes led to him selling himself short. Dig a little deeper, though – as Edd Straw did in an exclusive interview – and Schumacher’s self-belief comes through, even in the face of losing his place on

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The much closer F1 team-mate duel that went to waste in 2022

Pierre Gasly once again beat his AlphaTauri Formula 1 team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in 2022 – but the gap was closer than during their first year together