The Formula One Championship for the 2023 season will begin in March, with the first round in Bahrain, and will take place across five continents and over 20 countries until the final round in Abu Dhabi. During the second round, competing teams and rally fans will have the opportunity to visit Saudi Arabia.
This article gives you a sneak peek at the teams and drivers competing in the anticipated event in 2023.
Red Bull Team
The famous energy drink company's team has a history of competing in Formula One races and winning championships. The team has recently revealed the RB19 car, which will compete this season with two drivers who have made great achievements in this sport:
Max Verstappen
Dutch driver Max Verstappen took the throne of Formula One when he won the championship at the age of 18. Since then, he had 77 coronations and two world championships.
Sergio Perez
Mexican driver Sergio Perez is one of the hardest working people to get to where he is today. He has won about 26 championships, competed in more than 236 Grand Prix races, and gained 1201 points, but he didn’t win the Formula 1 title yet.
Ferrari Team
The Ferrari team and the Formula 1 have a special bond. Since the beginning of the championship, the team never missed a race, and has exceeded expectations with German racing legend Michael Schumacher, and will now perform strongly with the drivers listed below:
Charles Leclerc
The Ferrari driver and star was born in Monaco and has won a number of karting championships. With 868 points, he has more than 103 registered participation in Grand Prix races, and despite some stumbles in recent years, Leclerc is expected to return strongly in the 2023 season.
Carlos Sainz
Carlos is known as the Spanish matador because of his fighting spirit on the racing track. He learned to drive from his two-time World Champion father. The son won 15 races, participated in 163 Grand Prix races, and accomplished a total of 782.5 points.
Mercedes Team
The Mercedes team, known as the "Silver Arrows" due to the shape of Mercedes racing cars, has won eight Formula one championship, six of which came after 2014. This year, the team competes with its usual drivers.
Lewis Hamilton
The British racing star achieved success at a rate that many people could not have predicted. He almost won his first race, then he went on to win seven world championships, has 191 coronations, and collected 4405.5 points in his career.
George Russell
George Russell is the Mercedes team's future driver after Hamilton, despite the fact that he hasn’t won a Formula One race yet. The rising British star has competed in 82 Grand Prix races and made it 9 times to the coronation stage.
Alpine Team
After renaming and remarketing, the French team owned by the Renault brand participated in Formula 1 2021, and the team is hoping to win in the current year's race with two outstanding drivers.
Esteban Ocon
The French driver who drives car 31, hasn’t won a Formula One title yet, but he has competed in 111 Grand Prix races and earned 364 points in his career.
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly finished seventh in the Formula One Championship in 2019, his best win to date. He has competed in 108 races and reached the coronation three times.
Mclaren Team
The Mclaren team has a long history of competing in Formula 1 and building advanced racing cars. Lando Norris, the youngest British driver in Formula 1 history, is racing for the team this year with six coronations and 428 points. Mclaren is counting on him to compete for the top spots against the strong teams.
Alfa Romeo Team
The Italian brand Alfa Romeo first produced engines for some Formula 1 racing cars before establishing a team that could sponsor drivers and participates in championships. This team also includes the following list of professional drivers:
Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish driver who previously raced for the Mercedes team, joined the Alfa Romeo team in 2021 after a brilliant career in motor racing that included 67 coronation appearances and 1,787 points.
Zhou Guanyu
Zhou is the first Chinese driver to compete in the Formula 1 championship, and with 22 Grand Prix races and 6 points, the Chinese driver is no longer a rookie and can compete with his teammate who has long racing experience.
Aston Martin Team
Aston Martin finished 2022 strongly with high expectations, especially with champion Fernando Alonso joining the team following the retirement of German star Sebastian Vettel.
Fernando Alonso
The Spanish driver won the Formula One Championship in 2005 and kept it the following year, becoming the youngest driver to do so twice in a row. Alonso has 2061 points and 98 coronations.
Lance Stroll
The Belgian-Canadian driver finished 11th in the 2020 Formula 1, with 122 Grand Prix races and 194 points.
Haas F1 Team
Kevin Magenson, a Danish driver who competed in 142 Grand Prix races and made it once to the coronation, recently joined the all-American-run Haas F1 team.
Alphatauri Team
The Italian Alphatauri team is a recent Formula 1 participant; the team first competed in the 2006 season and continues to give opportunities to young drivers. Alphatauri is participating in the current season with Yuki Tsunoda, who aims to give Japan its first world title in F1.
Williams Team
Williams the British team first competed in Formula 1 in the late 1970s, and now enters the 2023 season with Thai-British driver Alexander Albon, who has competed in 59 Grand Prix races and reached the coronation twice, scoring 201 points.
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