The 5 Biggest Stories from F1's 2023 Pre-Season Testing

[@romero1337]

Still cant understand how Mclaren can drop the ball so hard on development of their new car...

[@NexuJin]

They have gone through 3 different engines manufacturer without any major improvements

[@nevisprotiz]

They are masters at it unfortunately

[@sej8806]

In my opinion Zak Brown is too concerned with entering McLaren into too many different racing series. Firstly they need to concentrate all their efforts into winning at F1.

[@Dlweta57]

Bruce will be turning over and over with disappointment... Smh

[@bradr9879]

Zap browns in charge that’s how

[@albundy5992]

Fingers crossed Aston can build on this hopefully accurate news and get some super podiums. And then go into 2024 as a real contender. Let the Alonso years come back!

[@ZimmermanTelegram]

As an Alonso fan since 2007 this could be an exciting time

[@Chris-rf6xj]

Great content 👌👍

[@mugshotmarley]

RB in testing reminds of the Mercs prior to the new regulation cars from 2022 for the past decade.

[@supmikpaddleboarding5871]

Mercedes has never looked strong in testing..not in 2021,2020,2019,2018,2017 etc...

[@KayJblue]

@@supmikpaddleboarding5871 Yeah.

[@titancheat]

​@supmikpaddleboarding5871 they were always extremely reliable. Ferrari would get the times though. Then we know what happened lmao

[@nicklame2647]

Why they even give testing time for OP teams?

[@kdm6287]

Great job

[@essign1755]

So much hype about James Key....he's actually turning out to be a Paddy Lowe version 2.0

[@msagoo29]

Paddy though is a talented guy, he wrote the software for the FW14b active suspension

[@Tesla_Copilot]

My question is, why does everyone say Ferrari is not there but Apline is going to be fighting for best of the rest? I mean, how can one not performing to where we expect then completely ignore that for another.

[@AutosportOfficial]

On Wednesday we will have our Testing Performance Review with an ex-F1 Performance Engineer who has collated loads of data from the test to help us understand how things are looking heading into the race weekend. Hopefully he can explain that!

[@Jay-nk6dm]

you need to look at body language as well. everyone at alpine was extremely happy with how the test went. they said they were holding back a lot with engine modes, and are expecting a massive update at the gp. so they probably spent time setting baselines, correlations, data for long runs etc.

[@sumitblogs15]

drogovich should drive he did really well in testing and is a champion

[@hornetguy9063]

Wonder if Piastri is going to regret his moves

[@mrgalaxy396]

I mean what's there to regret? His academy's team didn't provide a seat for him for 2022 and didn't give him any assurances he would get a drive in 2023 either. That's too long for a rookie to sit on the sidelines, especially one that just won F2 and F3 as a rookie back to back. McLaren actually offered him a contract and he signed it, he couldn't just back out of it just because Alpine fumbled their negotiations with Alonso. At the time he made the best move for his career, you gotta get your foot in the door somewhere. Think he's just happy to be there and to finally be given a proper chance. Whether he'll have what it takes to stick around or end up like Vandoorne will be up to him. Funnily enough, I think this might just work out the best for everyone. Alonso seems happy with his new team, Alpine will have two French race winners and experienced drivers as teammates, that's gotta be good for their PR back home and making most of their car. Due to McLaren's incompetence to develop a car, Piastri will be under less pressure to perform, especially since Norris is rated highly. If he can get close to him by the end of the season and pick up some points, it'll be a good start for him.

[@privatesecurityafrica4129]

New tech trends... That's cool!!!!

[@Chyeahokay]

Yeah ferrari sacrificed what made its 2022 car so good, for a bit more top speed. While redbull kept top speed and fixed the cornering/ acceleration out of corners

[@watermelonsugar7861]

omg cant wait to see the episode with brrrakef1

[@flyingomelettes]

All I know is that after testing last year sentiment of commentators was the order for the first race red bull ferrari mercedes mclaren alpine aston martin alpha tauri alfa romeo haas williams and the actual order of first race was ferrari red bull mercedes haas alfa romeo alpine alpha tauri aston/mclaren/williams all shit some weak correlation but certainly will be some surprises this year

[@juanpescanova5910]

Wtf? How can you say Aston Bad sensations man, are you blind? Literally people in the paddock are putting them near Ferrari

[@flyingomelettes]

@@juanpescanova5910 This is last year comparing testing sentiment to actual 1st race results. I am saying testing expectations to race doesn't necessarily translate.

[@storkpatrick]

Appreciate the commitment to wearing the green shirt

[@rolandotillit2867]

I have Red Bull fastest, and Ferrari and Mercedes less than 2 tenths off the pace. Aston Martin within half a second, Alpine slightly slower, then everyone else bunched up. At least from what I could see in testing. The season is going to be dictated by who can get the updates on the car most effectively, making this a logistical racing championship as much as an on-track racing championship. Red Bull needs to start with the fastest car, because the restrictions placed on them means they won't likely be able to finish with the fastest car.

[@rolandotillit2867]

@@kondjanegongo796 I wouldn't say he's upset, probably indifferent, business as usual.

[@rolandotillit2867]

@@kondjanegongo796 You'd figure Toto would teach him how to be more Machiavellian, he's a PRO.

[@beeman4266]

​@Kondja Negongo I'm not a Lewis fan by any means, but you can't ever count him out. Lewis is a monster when you think he's down and out.

[@BrotherJP333SP]

My question is what could/would Max do in a '22 or '23 Ferrari?

[@Umuliuz]

Blow up the turbo probably. Besides that, RB as a team would make less mistakes and win more races.

[@BrotherJP333SP]

@@Umuliuz Yeah Ferrari had a hard time giving their drivers a chance for victories. I'd like to see them finish more races this season.

[@getubelogin]

I think Mclaren is running out of time to kerp Lando, he wants to win and soon!

[@rpitition5623]

If they can even manage to keep them on for 2024, which I believe is when they should have a car that’s fully developed by their new wind tunnel, I think that if they don’t win, he’s gone after that season

[@rpitition5623]

@@KnockKnockNeo i mean yeah, but lets keep it real, contracts mean nothing in f1.

[@mitchdaytonam3]

He’ll have performance related exit clauses in his contract.

[@Gl-my8fw]

​@@rpitition5623 or any sport really.

[@mattt525]

Just 5 days 22 hours to go!

[@jaysuneakle]

McLaren has a very good and promising driver pairing. I hope they can give them a good car before they start looking around. It's sad to see the steady decline of McLaren and Williams... i want both of these teams to be successful again.

[@davel101]

If any driver had fallen off a bike pre-season, they would have been fired. Lucky if your Dad owns the team. The risk for Aston is if stand-in does a couple of races and finishes close to Alonso, that'll put a lot of attention on Stroll to get close to the stand-ins time, but again, it will not matter

[@Dlweta57]

A lot o pressure on Stroll this year gonna be watching this daddies boy closely this year

[@supmikpaddleboarding5871]

Happened to Alonso as well...

[@richardpatton2502]

Yeah…”overblown” and “glorious package” 😂 All the best to everyone

[@DekGT5mad]

The McLaren pitcrew uniform is terrible! They look like 6ft tall Oompa Lumpa's! 😂 😂 😂

[@Foxvalleyproduction]

McLaren might bump up Williams a couple places maybe. Alpa team looks good in testing, Alpine looking ok, Aston looks fast.

[@presentjr]

I feel like Aston Martin copied more of Alpine's approach.

[@andyricardo4503]

They were sand bagging last year to.

[@thisissanjay3935]

I am first and i have a bad feeling that Aston won't be that competitive 🙁

[@atp5400]

i am afraid so too. hoping last year doesn´t repeat itself

[@megumin3336]

Remember haas 2019?

[@sej8806]

It will be interesting to see, I have a feeling (and hope) they will do well this year. I’m no Alonso fan but it would be great to see him back on the podium at some point too!

[@sspacegghost]

McL cant make brakes, or wheel cake tins, or decent road cars anymore. Constantly chasing saudi dollars to plug up the terrible low speed designs and high drag means the McL executive needs to be removed... theyre ruining the legacy

[@DjDmt]

How does Brown continue to keep his job.

[@Chickentorchic]

I lost complete respect for Aston Martin. Its the second time they almost hard copy a car.. First it was the Pink Merc (back in the day) not a Green RB. It's sad as a fan to know they cannot produce anything on their own, without stealing..

[@Gl-my8fw]

They didn't "steal" anything from the rb..... every team except merc and ferrari took ideas from rb this year.

[@Chickentorchic]

@@Gl-my8fw copying the entire sidepod and side design and changing it a bit to make it "legal" is still stealing in my book. Car looks almost the same as the RB18 :')

[@tablet8321]

Please no Vettel, he old and slow now, he ain't Fernando Alonso

[@RyanSmith-hf7gc]

It's a long season, I think Mclaren can pull things back after a disappointing test

[@giorgospapadopoulos7709]

I hate to say that Aston Martin would love to find a spare that is not going to be irretatively fast.

[@Foxvalleyproduction]

McLaren is in trouble out of the gates.

[@darkjudge8786]

Maybe McLaren should have made a car for Ricciardo rather than Lando. I was shocked they had a good couple of seasons given the invompetitent spiv Zak Brown was in charge. Glad they are a disaster

[@Gl-my8fw]

That car wasn't made for Lando either. He hated the way it handled just can adapt 100× better than Riccardo.