Formula 1

What Tsunoda must improve so AlphaTauri doesn’t miss Gasly

Yuki Tsunoda: an F1 driver of genuine ability, but one who’s struggled to show it consistently. He arguably has the most at stake of anyone on the 2023 grid now there’s a lead-driver opening at AlphaTauri

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Gary Anderson: Promising Alpine design backs up bold ambitions

Alpine has made little attempt to hide its confidence that its 2023 Formula 1 car will reduce its gap to the front. Gary Anderson says the team’s right to be bullish on the evidence of the A523 renders it’s shown

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The area of new Alpine its technical boss is clearly proud of

Work in one particular area of the A523 has allowed Alpine to claw back weight and should broaden its set-up range. That’s something the F1 team’s technical director Matt Harman says he’s “quite proud of”

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Video: The new Alpine F1 car in detail

A closer look at the new ideas within Alpine’s F1 2023 car following the team’s informative launch on Thursday

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How new Aprilia makes Vinales a 2023 MotoGP dark horse

Maverick Vinales says the 2023 Aprilia MotoGP bike is allowing him to recapture a past strength – one that can be key to him getting back onto the top step of the podium

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We rank teams’ 2023 F1 launches from worst to best

This felt like an F1 launch season of two distinct halves. There may be no competitive repercussions, but a launch is still an important thing to get right while the fanbase is growing. Which teams managed that, and who fell flat?

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Podcast: What we learned from Alpine’s 2023 F1 car launch

The Race F1 Podcast reports from the final Formula 1 car launch of the 2023 pre-season – the unveiling of Alpine’s A523

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How Alpine’s changed its F1 car design for 2023

While Alpine’s 2023 Formula 1 car has a lot in common with its predecessor, there are also some striking changes. Here’s what we’ve learned about the A523 design so far

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Alpine to support Floersch and six female karters in 2023

The Alpine Formula 1 team has established a new karting programme to find and develop young female drivers and has added Sophia Floersch to its driver academy as part of its ongoing Rac(H)er initiative

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Mercedes completes full shakedown after short post-launch run

The Mercedes Formula 1 team completed a full ‘filming day’ shakedown with its 2023 car on Silverstone’s National circuit on Thursday, having only done a short ‘demonstration run’ following its launch on Wednesday

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Alpine unveils new A523 at final 2023 F1 car launch

Alpine has become the final team to host its launch ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season, revealing its A523 car at an event in London

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The Red Bull mistake Gasly can’t afford to make at Alpine

Pierre Gasly has his biggest chance to shine since his ill-fated half-season stint with Red Bull’s senior team – now he must prove he won’t make the same mistake that contributed to his Red Bull failure