Official 2023 formula one Thread
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Reply 380
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It's an evo of last year with more exposed carbon but in a better fashion than alfa
Reply 381
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Cool, shakedown test will be broadcast live. Never have I seen it before
Reply 382
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Leclerc is doing the 1st laps after a coin flip. This is cringy but in a playful way
Reply 383
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Italian jesus, Schwarzman and 2 ferrari female juniors on stage now.
Shame doriane pin isn't in ferraris wec programme as she dominated last year's challenge series against some top rated drivers. Instead she will be joining lambos wec programme with grosjean. She even won her class (gold cup) in spa 24 hours last year / 18th overall despite being her 1st 24h race despite being 18 at the time
Shame doriane pin isn't in ferraris wec programme as she dominated last year's challenge series against some top rated drivers. Instead she will be joining lambos wec programme with grosjean. She even won her class (gold cup) in spa 24 hours last year / 18th overall despite being her 1st 24h race despite being 18 at the time
Reply 384
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Charles will do 2 laps, Carlos 3 today and the proper shakedown tomorrow
Reply 385
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She looks a beauty on track. Charles is pushing it
Reply 386
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Cheesy humour: cringe done right 😂
Ngl Ferrari smashed that
Reply 388
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Dunno if it's a statement of intent or worry that ferrari are doing everything live. Also wonder how different it will look last year. Need to see pics to confirm changes in in full but the sidepods undercut is definitely unique.
Charles seems very happy now vs earlier
Charles seems very happy now vs earlier
Reply 389
That feeling when you're at work and everyone else is enjoying a nice car launch 
Reply 390
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Ferraris are red, red bulls are blue, bear with me now, here's a sf-23 for you
Reply 391
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Mercedes w14 launch will be at 9:15 gmt on YouTube and sky
https://www.youtube.com/live/N__abV1TqBY?feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/live/N__abV1TqBY?feature=share
Reply 392
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Back to black baby!!!!
Reply 393
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Mercs look better in black than silver. The black is all exposed carbon with some black paint. Definitely an evo of last years car so far.
Front end
Still using the BMW kidney grills on the nose. Front wing is (like most of the grid this year) inspired by the f1-75 but aren't using the vortex generators on the Sf23 or their Austin test wing. Endplate seem to be a legal development of their floating end plates from last year which were banned.
Suspension
Stuck with pushrod front and pullrod rear.
Main body
Top SIS looks smaller than last year but lower tip appears more detailed.
In terms of cooling, sidepods inlets look slightly bigger / are a different shape to the extent that it is extended further back / down washing a bit. Also they have eliminated vents and gone for the Canon outlet like most of the grid.
To me, I reckon will change a lot between now and 1st few races
Front end
Still using the BMW kidney grills on the nose. Front wing is (like most of the grid this year) inspired by the f1-75 but aren't using the vortex generators on the Sf23 or their Austin test wing. Endplate seem to be a legal development of their floating end plates from last year which were banned.
Suspension
Stuck with pushrod front and pullrod rear.
Main body
Top SIS looks smaller than last year but lower tip appears more detailed.
In terms of cooling, sidepods inlets look slightly bigger / are a different shape to the extent that it is extended further back / down washing a bit. Also they have eliminated vents and gone for the Canon outlet like most of the grid.
To me, I reckon will change a lot between now and 1st few races
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Can’t say I’m a fan of the yellow and green numbers
Reply 395
Not sure if it was on over Christmas and I missed it, but Sky Documentaries will be showing 'Villeneuve Pironi' on March 19th.
The trailer makes it look very good indeed:
https://twitter.com/SkySportsF1/status/1625797075601436674?s=20&t=8ic02bZ9Xl2BCYkHGZahUA
The trailer makes it look very good indeed:
https://twitter.com/SkySportsF1/status/1625797075601436674?s=20&t=8ic02bZ9Xl2BCYkHGZahUA
Reply 396
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Original post
by Andrew97Can’t say I’m a fan of the yellow and green numbers
I would have gone for teal, white, silver or purple personally but can get why they stuck with yellow for lewis. Green for George is weird
Reply 397
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Quick armchair analysis of the SF-23:
Front end
Front end is surprisingly different to last year. Whereas most of the grid has copied the f1-75's nose and front wing, ferrari have gone aggressive with the front wing with vortex generating struts (which may or may not be legal) and a much thinner nose than the competition which starts on the 2nd front wing element instead of 1st.
Front suspension is still pushrod but with the track rod integrated into lower wishbone (like all the aldo Costa cars since 2004 / their 1st time using this solution in over a decade).
Middle part
Possibly the most interesting part of the actual 2023 cars launched so far. They've evolved the bathtub but it tapers much earlier into the coke bottle / has the slimmest rear end so far. The front/mid section of the sidepods region is where there is a lot of interest. The lower SIS is raised to the point it isnt obstructing the bargeboard/ front tunnel region. The inlet is the same but it appears ferrari have somehow introduced 2 s ducts in the sidepods which exit behind the halo. The exit also appears to have some winglets which are surprisingly allowed in this region due to minimal turbulence. Ferrari haven't gone for a cannon outlet but have introduced more gills into the upper side pod.
Rear end
Ferrari have done something I'm surprised not many teams outside of rb have done and that is using a multilink rear suspension, however surprisingly like merc, they've gone for pullrod instead of pushrods.
The the diffuser sidewalks also appear to have a double hole in them to the extent it looks like a turning vane.
Overall, id say this car looks visually better than the f1-75 and should be interesting to see how it compares to the competition
Front end
Front end is surprisingly different to last year. Whereas most of the grid has copied the f1-75's nose and front wing, ferrari have gone aggressive with the front wing with vortex generating struts (which may or may not be legal) and a much thinner nose than the competition which starts on the 2nd front wing element instead of 1st.
Front suspension is still pushrod but with the track rod integrated into lower wishbone (like all the aldo Costa cars since 2004 / their 1st time using this solution in over a decade).
Middle part
Possibly the most interesting part of the actual 2023 cars launched so far. They've evolved the bathtub but it tapers much earlier into the coke bottle / has the slimmest rear end so far. The front/mid section of the sidepods region is where there is a lot of interest. The lower SIS is raised to the point it isnt obstructing the bargeboard/ front tunnel region. The inlet is the same but it appears ferrari have somehow introduced 2 s ducts in the sidepods which exit behind the halo. The exit also appears to have some winglets which are surprisingly allowed in this region due to minimal turbulence. Ferrari haven't gone for a cannon outlet but have introduced more gills into the upper side pod.
Rear end
Ferrari have done something I'm surprised not many teams outside of rb have done and that is using a multilink rear suspension, however surprisingly like merc, they've gone for pullrod instead of pushrods.
The the diffuser sidewalks also appear to have a double hole in them to the extent it looks like a turning vane.
Overall, id say this car looks visually better than the f1-75 and should be interesting to see how it compares to the competition
Reply 399
Seems Verstappen Leclerc battle again
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