The 10 F1 teams will embark on Sakhir for testing. And with that, we will get our first look at cars on track. But, the F1 2023 liveries have been announced, and there is an overwhelming theme this year: black. Many of the cars on the grid this year will feature more black than last season, and this is in an effort to reduce weight. Carbon reduces weight and increases the performance of the cars. But aesthetically is takes away from the look of the cars. The biggest change on the grid is Hass. They ditched their blue, red, and white look they’ve had the last 2 seasons for the red, black, and white. Haas is the only American owned team on the grid, but had massive Russian investment that I’m sure added to the Russian looking car. Overall the F1 2023 Liveries disappoint.
6 teams have changed one of their drives from last year to this. Former champion Fernando Alonso moved from Alpine to Aston Martin. French team Alpine has an all French lineup adding Pierre Gasly to Estebon Ocon. Haas has a potentially explosive pairing with Nico Hulkenberg pairing with Kevin Magnussen. There are three rookies on the grid this season. Oscar Piasti is the highest touted, and he is with McLaren after a drawn out saga at the end of 2022. American Logan Sargeant is with Williams- one of the slower cars in the field regularly. And Nyck de Vries, who had 1 drive last season with Williams, is with AlphaTauri. I can’t wait to see the cars on track next week. But heres the F1 2023 liveries ranked.
