#Sargeant and De Vries’s race numbers

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F1 entry list confirms Piastri Sargeant and De Vriess race numbers as FIA reveals 2023 Grand Prix start times

Formula 1’s official entry list for the 2023 season has been released by the FIA, confirming the numbers that will be used by next year’s three rookie drivers: Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant and Nyck de Vries. Former F3 and F2 champion Piastri will run the number 81 on his McLaren, F2 race winner Sargeant will use number 2 on his Williams, and De Vries – with a substitute performance in 2022 already under his belt – has taken number 21 for his AlphaTauri. The entry list reflects a host of other moves after a particularly busy 2022 driver market, with Fernando Alonso jumping to Aston Martin, Pierre Gasly taking his place at Alpine, and Nico Hulkenberg returning to F1 with Haas. ANALYSIS: How Team Principal Silly Season unfolded at Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and McLaren Meanwhile, there is also a naming tweak on the engine front, with Red Bull and AlphaTauri’s supplier now listed as 'Honda RBPT'. Last year it was simply 'RBPT' (standing for the recently-launched Red Bull Powertrains operation) but Honda will return to the official name from next season. 2023 F1 entry list Car number Driver name Team name Make of engine 1 Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 11 Sergio Perez Mendoza Oracle Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 16 Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 55 Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 63 George Russell Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team Renault 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine F1 Team Renault 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Formula 1 Team Mercedes 4 Lando Norris McLaren Formula 1 Team Mercedes 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Ferrari 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Ferrari 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team Mercedes 14 Fernando Alonso Diaz Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team Mercedes 20 Kevin Magnussen MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Ferrari 27 Nico Hulkenberg MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Ferrari 21 Nyck de Vries Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda RBPT 22 Yuki Tsunoda Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda RBPT 23 Alexander Albon Williams Racing Mercedes 2 Logan Sargeant Williams Racing Mercedes Alongside the entry list, a full set of start times for the 2023 calendar has been shared, spanning the season-opener in Bahrain on March 5 to the Abu Dhabi finale on November 26. Most races are set for early to mid afternoon starts (local time), with the exception of evening slots for Bahrain (1800 local), Qatar (1700 local) and Abu Dhabi (1700 local), and night-time slots for Saudi Arabia (2000 local), Singapore (2000 local) and Las Vegas (2200 local). READ MORE: Mick Schumacher to join Mercedes as reserve driver for 2023 However, F1’s return to Vegas and the famous Strip will see an exciting new weeekend format – the action kicking off with FP1 and FP2 on Thursday, ahead of FP3 and qualifying on Friday and the race on Saturday night, instead of the usual Sunday. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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The Race ranked all the 2023 drivers

Max Verstappen (P1)

Fernando Alonso (P4)

Charles Leclerc (P5)

Lando Norris (P6)

Lewis Hamilton (P3)

Alex Albon (P13)

Carlos Sainz (P7)

Oscar Piastri (P9)

George Russell (P8)

Pierre Gasly (P11)

Esteban Ocon (P12)

Yuki Tsunoda (P14)

Sergio Perez (P2)

Nico Hulkenberg (P16)

Liam Lawson (P20)

Valtteri Bottas (P15)

Lance Stroll (P10)

Daniel Ricciardo (P17)

Kevin Magnussen (P19)

Zhou Guanyu (P18)

Logan Sargeant (P21)

Nyck De Vries (P22)

The number in brackets is where they finished in the drivers championship

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Get To Know Our 2023 Rookies

Hello again, everyone. This time I'm here not with a race report but an article about some of our drivers. Drivers are certainly some of the crucial people in our sport. But I have three drivers that I particularly want to talk about: rookies of the season; Logan Sargeant, Nyck De Vries, and Oscar Piastri. I specifically want to talk about the rookies because people often ignore them as they are new to the circle. In my opinion, we shouldn't ignore them. Instead, we should watch them even more closely. Many people, unfortunately, consider rookies as temporary drivers. The number of people who believe they could be permanent is very few. But they are not temporary; instead, they are the drivers we should watch closely and give many chances to. So, who are our 2023 rookies? Let's get to know them a little.

Logan Sargeant:

No lie! Logan is a driver that I am particularly interested in because he is my compatriot and the first American on the grid in such a long time. His full name is Logan Hunter Sargeant, and he was born on the 31st of December in 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA). The young driver started his career with karting in 2008. in 2015 he became the World Champion in the World Junior Karting Championship (CIK - FIA KFJ), and he etched his name into the history of motorsports at such a young age as the first American ever to claim the world title in this series. He stepped into the Formula world with the UAE Formula 4 in 2016, then the British F4 in 2017, and here he became teammates with one of our other rookies, Oscar Piastri. Logan went into Formula Renault Eurocup in 2018 and finished the championship in 4th place with 2018 points. The road to F1 has opened to the young driver as he stepped into FIA Formula 3 in 2019 with Team Carlin, becoming teammates with Felipe Drugovich. In 2020, Logan transferred to the Prema team as Frederik Vesti's teammate and scored his first win in Silverstone Feature Race. The young driver announced that he could not move onto F2 in 2021, citing financial reasons, and continued to race in F3 for another season. Later on, Williams Racing sponsored and signed him into their junior program, which allowed Sargeant to find a place in F2 with Team Carlin. The young driver etched his name into the sport's history again as the first American to win an F2 race and finished the championship in 3rd place after a successful season. As Williams Racing has announced that they would sign the driver in if he manages to earn enough SuperLicense points, they kept their promise and signed Sargeant for their 2023 lineup. Now, about his personality: Logan seems calm, quiet, and reserved. He is pretty shy on and off the race track and will need to break his shyness (at least on the tarmac). I can still say that during the 2nd race of the season (Saudi Arabian Grand Prix), his close attacks (even though he backed down at the last moment) were a preview of his potential if he can manage to break his shyness. I continue watching closely and congratulate him.

Nyck De Vries:

When we consider his success and experience in other series, it's unfair to call Nyck, the 2nd Dutchman of our grid, a ''rookie''. However, we accept him as a rookie since this is his 1st season in F1. We can say that the 2019 F2 and 2021 Formula E champion De Vries' career is full of success. His full name is Hendrik Johannes Nicasius De Vries, and he was born on the 6th of February in 1995 in Uitwellingerga, Netherlands. Nyck, whose father is also a racing driver, became the WSK World Champion in KFJ3 (Junior Karting) category in 2008. The successful driver continued his career in Formula Renault Eurocup between 2012 and 2014. Later, De Vries moved up into Formula Renault 3.5 in 2015 and completed the season in 3rd place with 160 points. Nyck moved up into GP3 (Formula 3 today) in 2016 and F2 in 2017. The young driver raced in Formula 2 between 2017 and 2019 and finally became the F2 champion in 2019. Nyck later won the ''6 Hours of Fuji'' race (in his category) in the World Endurance Championship, racing for the Racing Team Netherlands. Then, the successful driver switched to Formula E with Mercedes. De Vries continued his career in this series between 2019 - 2021 as Stoffell Vandoorne's teammate and became the Formula E World Champion in 2021. In 2022, he participated in F1 Free Practice sessions with various teams. Finally, his luck turned for the Italian Grand Prix (ran in Monza) as the Williams driver, Alexander Albon, ended up hospitalized, and he came in to replace him for the weekend on loan from Mercedes. After proving himself in both the Qualifying session and the race, also with the support of his compatriot Max Verstappen, De Vries finally found himself a race seat for the 2023 season with a full-time contract from Alpha Tauri. Red Bull is also an open option for Nyck's future, as it seems. It's very likely, especially when he has his compatriot Max Verstappen's full support. Now, about his personality and looks: De Vries has a tiny figure and a warm smile. He is often very friendly and kind. I wish him the best of luck for his first season in F1 and hope he scores his first points very soon.

Oscar Piastri:

And at last, it's our clean-faced boy Oscar Piastri's turn. He is the youngest diver on our grid. His full name is Oscar Jack Piastri, and he was born on the 6th of April in 2001 in Melbourne, Australia. Piastri is technically the first F1 driver born in the 21st century, as he was born in 2001. Although he originally started his racing career with national leagues for remote-controlled cars in Australia, the young driver started kart racing in 2011 when he was 10. In 2016, Piastri found a racing seat in the UAE Formula 4 and completed the championship in 6th place with two podiums. A company that his father founded became his first sponsor. In 2017, Oscar found himself in British Formula 4, finishing the season in 2nd place with six wins & six pole positions. Piastri, who participated in GP3 (Formula 3 today) testing sessions in 2018, found his home in Formula Renault Eurocup. He completed this championship in 9th place with three podiums. Oscar continued his run in Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019 with a different team and became the year's champion. After the FR Eurocup Championship, Piastri found his home in FIA Formula 3 and became Frederik Vesti & Logan Sargeant's teammate. He completed the 2020 season ahead of his teammates and his main rival Theo Pourchaire and claimed the F3 title. That way, he moved up to Formula 2 in 2021. The young driver who finished the season as the champion also became one of the few drivers who claimed the F2 title in their rookie season, along with Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Charles Leclerc, and George Russell. As he couldn't find himself a racing seat for 2022, Piastri became Alpine's reserve driver. After ending his reserve contract with Alpine eventfully during the 2022 summer break, the young driver signed into McLaren for the 2023 season. Now, about his personality: he is generally quiet, calm, and reserved. But his cute smile, indeed, pulls some attention. We wish the young Australian the best of luck and congratulate his first points scored in his home race.

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2023 F1 Driver Numbers Masterpost

this is mainly just for my own reference and will be in alphabetical order by team then by first name to avoid any biases 🙃

Alfa Romeo

Valtteri Bottas 77

Zhou Guanyu 24

Alpha Tauri

Daniel Ricciardo 3

Liam Lawson 40

Nyck de Vries 21

Yuki Tsunoda 22

Alpine

Esteban Ocon 31

Pierre Gasly 10

Aston Martin

Fernando Alonso 14

Lance Stroll 18

Ferrari

Carlos Sainz 55

Charles Leclerc 16

Haas F1 Team

Kevin Magnussen 20

Nico Hulkenberg 27

McLaren

Lando Norris 4

Oscar Piastri 81

Mercedes

George Russell 63

Lewis Hamilton 44

Red Bull Racing

Max Verstappen 1

Sergio Perez 11

Williams

Alexander Albon 23

Logan Sargeant 2

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F1 entry list confirms Piastri, Sargeant and De Vries’s race numbers, as FIA reveals 2023 Grand Prix start times

F1 entry list confirms Piastri, Sargeant and De Vries’s race numbers, as FIA reveals 2023 Grand Prix start times

Formula 1’s official entry list for the 2023 season has been released by the FIA, confirming the numbers that will be used by next year’s three rookie drivers: Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant and Nyck de Vries. Former F3 and F2 champion Piastri will run the number 81 on his McLaren, F2 race winner Sargeant will use number 2 on his Williams, and De Vries – with a substitute performance in 2022…

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Austrian Grand Prix results confirmed as Sainz and Hamilton among drivers demoted

The FIA has released the final classification of results for the Austrian Grand Prix after a string of retrospective penalties for track limit infringements were handed down. Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton are two of the drivers to be demoted in the new standings with Lando Norris elevated to fourth place while Fernando Alonso and George Russell also rise up in the results. The new classification has been released after the FIA handed out penalties to eight drivers following the conclusion of the race in Spielberg, which was won by a dominant Max Verstappen, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez coming home in second and third respectively. Aston Martin had lodged a protest over the provisional classification shortly after the 71-lap encounter at the Red Bull Ring, where several other drivers had already been given penalties for track limits violations. READ MORE: Stewards uphold Aston Martin’s protest over Austrian GP results An accompanying note from the stewards at the time explained that “having become aware of the existence of a number of deleted laps (due to exceeding track limits) that were drawn to our attention after the receipt of the protest” the panel “have requested Race Control to perform a reconciliation of all deleted laps with penalties applied”. Later on the stewards subsequently upheld the protest from Aston Martin and said that additional penalties for exceeding track limits would be applied to the final classification. Lewis Hamilton has found himself demoted to P8 in the Austrian Grand Prix That has now filtered through from the FIA with Sainz, Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Esteban Ocon, Logan Sargeant, Nyck de Vries and Yuki Tsunoda all being hit with further penalties. The new results sees Sainz drop from P4 to P6, with Norris elevated to P4 and Fernando Alonso to P5. Hamilton drops from P7 to P8 with his team mate George Russell being elevated to P7. EXPLAINED: Why did so many drivers get penalised for track limits in Austria? Meanwhile Gasly drops a place to P10, with Lance Stroll rising up to P9, and Ocon drops from P12 to P14. Albon and Sargeant keep their respective P11 and P13 finishes. AlphaTauri’s De Vries drops from P15 to P17 while his team mate Tsunoda falls from P18 to P19. Carlos Sainz had been in P4 but now finds himself in P6 According to the stewards, the retrospective penalties have been applied as follows: For four infringements, a 5-second time penalty; for five infringements, a 10-second time penalty. Then a “reset” has been allowed due to the excessive number of infringements. The counting of infringements restarts. After another four infringements, a five-second time penalty will apply; after five, a 10-second time penalty. The stewards also added that they “very strongly recommend” that a solution be found to the track limits at the Spielberg circuit. The penalties imposed after the race in full are as follows: Carlos Sainz – 10-second time penalty Lewis Hamilton – 10-second time penalty Pierre Gasly – 10-second time penalty Alex Albon – 10-second time penalty Esteban Ocon – 5-second time penalty Esteban Ocon – 10-second time penalty Esteban Ocon – 5-second time penalty Esteban Ocon – 10-second time penalty (30 seconds in total for Ocon) Logan Sargeant – 10-second time penalty Nyck de Vries – 10-second time penalty Nyck de Vries – 5-second time penalty (15 seconds in total for De Vries) Yuki Tsunoda – 5-second time penalty via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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Ferrari Carlos Sainz: Ferrari's request for driver's penalty review to be heard

The Australian Grand Prix finished under a safety car after a controversial crash-affected restart Ferrari's request for a review of the penalty imposed on Carlos Sainz at the end of the Australian Grand Prix will be heard on 18 April. The Spaniard's five-second penalty for colliding with Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin dropped him from fourth to 12th. The hearing will first assess whether there is significant, new and relevant evidence that was not considered by the stewards in Melbourne. Only if that is deemed the case will the incident be reviewed by officials. If the penalty is reassessed, there could be a number of different outcomes - the penalty could remain unchanged, change to a different penalty or be overturned. Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said last week he was concerned that two other incidents at the same restart - the penultimate one in a race defined by incidents and stoppages - did not lead to penalties. The Frenchman highlighted the crash between the two Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, which led to the retirement of both cars, and which was deemed a racing incident, as well as Williams driver Logan Sargeant ramming Alpha Tauri's Nyck De Vries, which was not investigated by stewards on the day. Vasseur and Sainz were both frustrated that stewards decided on the penalty almost instantaneously without hearing from the drivers involved. Alonso himself said he felt the decision was "harsh". Sainz tipped Alonso into a spin that dropped the two-time champion from third to the back of the field. The Aston Martin driver was reinstated in third place for the last restart because he was able to rejoin the race and officials deemed that not enough distance had been covered after that restart to designate a different order. Vasseur said in a news conference last week: "The process is first they will have a look on the petition to see if they can reopen the case and then we will have a second hearing a bit later about the decision itself. "What we can expect is to at least have an open discussions with them and for the good of the sport to avoid to have this kind of decision where you have three cases on the same corner and not the same decision. "The biggest frustration was from Carlos - and you heard it on the radio - was to not have the hearings, because the case was very special and in this case it would have made sense because the race was over and it was not affecting the podium." He pointed out that the Gasly-Ocon incident was reviewed by stewards after the race including taking statements from both drivers. via BBC Sport - Formula 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/

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Sargeant to race in F1 using number two as Ricciardos three is unavailable | 2023 F1 season

Logan Sargeant has chosen the number he will race with when he makes his Formula 1 debut next year. The Williams driver has selected number two. However he admitted it was not his first choice. Sargeant originally planned to race as number three. Daniel Ricciardo has used that number since the FIA allowed drivers to select them in 2014. Although Ricciardo will not compete in the 2023 season, the number three remains allocated to him “throughout his career in Formula 1″, according to the rules. The number will not be available for anyone else to use until two consecutive seasons pass without him entering a round of the championship. Sargeant has therefore chosen to use number two, which he last raced with in 2018, when he finished fourth in the Formula Renault Eurocup (pictured). “I used to run it in Formula Renault, and I had a pretty good season that year,” he said. Ricciardo’s number three won’t be available before 2025 “Number three is my number, but that’s taken so I figured why not take a winning number from the past and run with it in F1?” The number two was last used by a driver in 2017-18, when Stoffel Vandoorne chose it. The last driver to win a race in car number two was Mark Webber at the 2012 British Grand Prix. All bar one of the drivers who will participate in the 2023 F1 season have selected their numbers. Nyck de Vries, who will also make his debut as a full-time driver next year, is yet to confirm his choice. View the current list of 2023 F1 drivers, teams and car numbers Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free 2022 F1 season Browse all 2022 F1 season articles via RaceFans - Independent Motorsport Coverage https://www.racefans.net/

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It was a very good step forward F1 team bosses reflect on impact of fascinating 2022 rule changes

Formula 1 team bosses have taken time to assess the major changes to the sport’s regulations for the 2022 season, hailing them as a step in the right direction after an action-packed campaign. F1 introduced an all-new set of technical regulations this year, including a move to ground effect aerodynamics, revised bodywork and larger tyres, with the aim of generating closer racing and more overtaking opportunities. READ MORE: ‘We’re seeing the rewards’ – Brawn hails positive impact of F1’s 2022 rule changes Reflecting on the changes, and the core goals, Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer said: “I think there [were] a couple of objectives, one of which was to bring the field a bit closer together. I think that’s been partially achieved; I think the racing is a little bit closer. “Then the other objective was to get most of the downforce, or the predominant amount of the downforce, from the floor, such that overtaking can be a little bit easier. I think overtaking is a bit easier. This feature is currently not available because you need to provide consent to functional cookies. Please update your cookie preferences Top 10 battles of the 2022 Formula 1 season “Still, at some circuits, it’s difficult, [it] still requires DRS, and sometimes even with DRS, we struggle to overtake, but I think it’s proved to be an entertaining season, and I think from an entertainment standpoint, the new formula has delivered.” Haas team boss Guenther Steiner echoed Szafnauer’s comments, saying: “I think the regulations worked. We have to differentiate between financial regulations and technical. I think financial worked. The teams are closer together, all the teams have scored points this year. READ MORE: Sainz says F1 ‘got it right’ with 2022 rule changes and expects championship to become ‘more and more interesting’ “On the technical regulations, I think that it worked as well – it made the racing better. You can get a little bit closer car to car. It will never be perfect with a car with wings on, that you don’t lose downforce when you’re behind the car, but it went in the right direction. “There are improvements, always… there’s always margin to improve the technical regulations, so I think if we keep on working on it, we are on the right way, but in general, the entertainment value is better, I think. This feature is currently not available because you need to provide consent to functional cookies. Please update your cookie preferences Every Overtake King Of 2022 | Crypto.com “A lot of people watch Formula 1 because there are always battles everywhere, and I think for that it was a very good step forward.” Aston Martin F1 Performance Director Tom McCullough also argued that the rule changes have “done what was set out to be achieved”, while noting how exciting they have been to navigate, and reserving special praise for world champions Red Bull. READ MORE: F1 entry list confirms Piastri, Sargeant and De Vries’s race numbers, as FIA reveals 2023 Grand Prix start times “It’s been a challenge from an engineering side; it’s actually been fascinating. I think you learn more with a big regulation change, especially when you’re not as strong as you want to be… I think you learn even more,” said McCullough. “But [Red Bull have] shown over the season how it needs to be done, and that's a benchmark for us all to be chasing – the job that Red Bull have done.” via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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FP3: Leclerc heads Albon and Alonso in FP3 at Silverstone as rain arrives

Charles Leclerc bounced back from his second practice woes to set the pace during Saturday’s third session at the Silverstone Circuit, leading the way from the ever-impressive Williams of Alex Albon and Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin before a mid-session shower. Following a warm and dry opening day at the historic venue, wet conditions greeted the drivers as they returned to the track ahead of the FP3 hour, with temperatures dropping overnight and dark clouds hovering above. PRACTICE DEBRIEF: A Williams threat at Silverstone? Friday’s intriguing performance picture for the British Grand Prix While the preceding F3 race took place in the wet, a break in the weather saw the track dry up sufficiently for slick tyres when F1 cars headed out – albeit with a 90% risk of further showers throughout the session. Some 25 minutes in, the heavens duly opened again, putting an end to teams’ respective qualifying-style runs and effectively freezing the timesheets, with Red Bull the only team not to have made the move to the soft compound tyre. It meant reigning double world champion Max Verstappen – who topped FP1 and FP2 – finished back in eighth position, with team mate Sergio Perez down in 14th, though they still gathered valuable data in the slippery, intermediate conditions that followed. In the Red Bull drivers’ absence from the sharp end, it was Leclerc who posted the session’s benchmark with a 1m 27.419s on the red-marked rubber, making up for some of the mileage he lost after being sidelined by an electrical problem during second practice – Leclerc adding the flourish of a spin after the chequered flag at Club corner for good measure. READ MORE: Albon admits to some ‘head scratching’ at Williams after ‘unexpected’ practice display at Silverstone Albon and Williams continued to impress with a run to P2, brushing off an electrical glitch to finish just 0.173s down on Leclerc, with Alonso another to get a soft-shod lap in just before the rain hit as he pipped Pierre Gasly’s Alpine and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, which began to show some more pace. Carlos Sainz had led the early stages of the session but fell down to sixth amid a flurry of improvements, with Logan Sargeant an encouraging seventh in the other Williams, despite “crazy hot air” in the cockpit after “something blew off” his car, followed by the aforementioned Verstappen. Plenty of spray was kicked up as the rain arrived midway through the session George Russell was ninth in the second of the Mercedes machines, just in front of AlphaTauri pair Yuki Tsunoda and Nyck de Vries, with Lando Norris 12th after an early incident that saw him stop at the end of the pit lane and then get helped on his way by a mechanic – the stewards set to investigate post-session. Lance Stroll completed a lap on softs just as conditions were moving from dry to wet, leaving him 13th in his Aston Martin, ahead of Perez, the lead Haas of Kevin Magnussen, Esteban Ocon’s Alpine and Oscar Piastri’s McLaren. READ MORE: Sainz says Ferrari have ‘homework to do’ despite strong pace as Leclerc expands on issue that kept him out of FP2 Alfa Romeo sat out the early stages of the session, meaning they missed the best of the weather conditions; but while Valtteri Bottas eventually emerged to complete a solid number of laps, team mate Zhou Guanyu was stuck in the pits amid apparent technical issues. That left the Finn 18th and the Chinese racer at the foot of the order in 20th, with the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg – who, like Verstappen and Perez, did not get a representative time in on softs – slotting between them. Drivers will now take a break before preparing for the all-important qualifying session at 1500 local time, with further mixed conditions expected. Head to the RACE HUB for more information on this weekend’s action at Silverstone. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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Verstappen pips Leclerc to pole position in dramatic Austrian GP qualifying session

Max Verstappen made it three pole positions in a row for the Austrian Grand Prix with a charging qualifying performance at the Red Bull Ring, getting the better of Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in an action-packed session. Verstappen overcame deleted lap times in Q1 and Q2 – with plenty of drivers, including Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez, falling foul of track limits – to make it into the top 10 shootout and deliver his pole-grabbing effort of 1m 04.391s. Perez was absent from the Q3 battle after dropping out in the second phase with successive deleted times, leaving the updated Ferraris to take the fight to Verstappen – Leclerc missing out by just 0.048s after an aggressive final lap. Sainz took third, another tenth-and-a-half adrift, with Lando Norris delivering a stellar performance in his updated McLaren to secure a spot on the second row, denying the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and the Aston Martins of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso. Nico Hulkenberg continued his run of Q3 appearances with another strong drive to eighth position, slotting in front of Alpine driver Pierre Gasly and the Williams of Alex Albon, who starred once again despite losing a lap over track limits. A particularly large number of deleted lap times – the running theme of qualifying – led to some dramatic exits in Q2, with George Russell unable to recover from a track limits violation en route to 11th in his Mercedes, just ahead of Esteban Ocon’s Alpine. Oscar Piastri had to settle for 13th in the second of the McLaren machines, without the luxury of team mate Norris’ upgrade package, while Valtteri Bottas was the fastest of the Alfa Romeos in 14th, despite a wild spin in Q1. But the headline from Q2 was Perez’s elimination after he lost both of his lap times for running over the white lines, leaving him back in 15th and facing yet another race-day recovery after similar situations in Monaco, Spain and Canada. Yuki Tsunoda was in the mix for a Q2 spot but lost a lap time for track limits after the clock had stopped and endured an early qualifying bath in 16th, along with the Alfa Romeo of Zhou Guanyu and Williams rookie Logan Sargeant. Kevin Magnussen had little to celebrate at the end of qualifying as he took a lowly 19th, ahead of what will be the Haas driver’s 150th Grand Prix start, with the under-pressure Nyck De Vries 20th and last in his AlphaTauri. More to follow. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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Verstappen storms to Spanish F1 GP pole as Russell and Hamilton clash

Max Verstappen took pole for the Spanish Grand Prix with a crushing lap for Red Bull, beating the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz into second place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Lando Norris was an excellent third for McLaren with Pierre Gasly in fourth for Alpine. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were in fifth and 12th. There was a shock exit in Q1 for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished in 19th after only having time to complete one quick lap on a drying track. There will be some hard questions asked at Mercedes after Hamilton clipped Russell as he came up behind him on the straight. Hamilton accused his teammate of unexpectedly backing off, causing the pair to touch during Q2 and damaging Hamilton’s front wing in the process. It is the first time the pair have clashed on track since Russell joined Mercedes in 2022. The team described the incident as a “miscommunication” but both drivers have been summoned to the stewards with Russell facing the charge of “abnormally changing direction” causing an impact. The track was damp from earlier rain but suitable for slick tyres, although the conditions were still somewhat treacherous in certain sectors when the session began, with a number of cars spinning off and the red flag delaying proceedings. By the business end of Q3 Verstappen was once more flying out front, setting the pace with a 1minute 12.272second lap on his first hot run. It was almost a second clear of the rest of the field, an enormous advantage. For the second flying laps the world champion had done enough. No one could come close and Verstappen was up again in the opening two sectors before he backed off with the pole already secure. In the end he was half a second clear of the field and would have been even further ahead had he completed his final run. “The car was on rails,” he said and it truly was. Verstappen has four wins from six races this season, with Red Bull still unbeaten. Indeed in Barcelona he conceded for the first time that the team’s advantage in pace was such that it was at least conceivable that they could manage the unprecedented feat of taking a clean sweep of wins across all 22 meetings. On this form, it looked achievable. Quick Guide How do I sign up for sport breaking news alerts? Show Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'. If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you’re on the most recent version. In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications. Turn on sport notifications. Verstappen, who leads the world championship by 39 points from his teammate, Sergio Pérez, and has taken pole-to-flag victories in Bahrain, Australia and Monaco, looks in every position to repeat the feat on Sunday. This is his 24th pole but is also his first in Spain, where he took his first F1 win on his debut for Red Bull in 2016 and where he also took the flag last year on his way to a dominant second championship. Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso were in sixth and ninth for Aston Martin, Esteban Ocon in seventh for Alpine, Nico Hülkenberg in eighth for Haas and Oscar Piastri in 10th for McLaren. skip past newsletter promotion after newsletter promotion Pérez made another error going off in qualifying and went out in 11th place, further compromising his title hopes. Guanyu Zhou was in 13th for Alfa Romeo, with Nyck de Vries and Yuki Tsunoda in 14th and 15th. Valtteri Bottas was in 16th for Alfa Romeo. Kevin Magnussen was 17th for Haas, and Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant 18th and 19th for Williams. via Formula One | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/formulaone

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Its been a real journey Magnussen reflects on whirlwind F1 return that included massive surprise

Kevin Magnussen is optimistic he and Haas can make more headlines at the start of next season after their recent reunion kicked off in spectacular fashion amid F1’s rules reset. Magnussen initially raced with Haas from 2017 to 2020, only to lose his seat for 2021 when the team overhauled their driver pairing by bringing in rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. However, Haas would part ways with Mazepin shortly before the 2022 campaign began, opening the door for Magnussen – who had spent his year out of F1 racing sports cars – to make a shock comeback. READ MORE: From Magnussen’s mega comeback to the pursuit of Piastri – 8 crazy storylines from the 2022 season The fairytale continued at the Bahrain opener when Magnussen qualified P7 and raced to a sensational P5, making the most of Haas’s much-improved VF-22 package – designed to all-new technical regulations. Magnussen mixed it with the Red Bull and Mercedes cars en route to P5 in Bahrain Assessing his return to F1 with Haas, and how the season unfolded, Magnussen said: “It’s been a real journey. Of course, at the beginning of the year, we were really strong. “We started the season in Bahrain with P5, and that was a massive surprise, I guess, because the team had been struggling for two years. “To hit the road [running] like that in the first race was pretty cool. And then, of course, we had a very strong first half of the year.” READ MORE: F1 entry list confirms Piastri, Sargeant and De Vries’s race numbers, as FIA reveals 2023 Grand Prix start times After scoring points in three of the first four races, Magnussen would only make the top 10 on three more occasions across the season – Haas’s early pace fading as midfield rivals pushed ahead with car developments. After the shock of his return, Magnussen surprised again with his maiden F1 pole in Sao Paulo It meant Haas ended the campaign eighth out of 10 teams in the constructors’ standings, pipping ninth-placed AlphaTauri by two points, though that has not discouraged Magnussen. “I think some of the other teams, like Alpine and Aston Martin, kind of developed their performance more than us,” continued the Dane, who delivered one more unexpected result towards the end of the season with a maiden pole position in mixed conditions in Brazil. “But there’s no reason that we can’t catch up [with our development] over the winter and start again like we did [in 2022] next year.” WATCH: F1 Animated returns with a hilarious alternative take on the 2022 season Magnussen will be joined by a new team mate at Haas for 2023, with Nico Hulkenberg preparing for his own F1 comeback in place of the ousted Mick Schumacher, who has taken up a reserve role at Mercedes. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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WATCH: F1 Animated returns with a hilarious alternative take on the 2022 season

Animator Nick Murray Willis is back with his latest edition of F1 Animated, which this time recreates a selection of the most memorable team radio messages and commentary lines from an action-packed 2022 season. During another hilarious remix, Willis takes the words of several F1 drivers – including Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, George Russell and Daniel Ricciardo – and places them in scenarios you never would have imagined... until now. READ MORE: F1 entry list confirms Piastri, Sargeant and De Vries’s race numbers, as FIA reveals 2023 Grand Prix start times Watch an alternate take on the 2022 season in the video player above and be sure to check out the 2021 and 2020 animations as well. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com

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De Vries takes number 21 and Honda name returns on FIAs 2023 F1 entry list | 2023 F1 season

Nyck de Vries has chosen the race number 21 for his full-time Formula 1 debut with AlphaTauri next year. His selection was confirmed in the official entry list for the 2023 F1 season which was published today by the FIA. The last driver to race as number 21 was Esteban Gutierrez in 2016. Drivers’ numbers become available if they go unused for two consecutive full seasons. Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant, who will also make their debuts next year, have previously announced their chosen numbers. In addition to the three newcomers, three other drivers have changed teams for the upcoming season. Nico Hulkenberg has returned to F1 with Haas, while Pierre Gasly has joined Alpine in place of Fernando Alonso who has moved to Aston Martin. None of the teams have changed engine suppliers for the new season. However Haas is officially entered with the name of its new title sponsor which was announced in October. FIA 2023 Formula 1 world championship entry list Number Driver Company Team Chassis Engine 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Limited Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 11 Sergio Perez Mendoza Red Bull Racing Limited Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari Spa Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari Spa Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 63 George Russell Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes Mercedes 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Mercedes Mercedes 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Racing Limited Alpine F1 Team Alpine Renault 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Racing Limited Alpine F1 Team Alpine Renault 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Racing Limited McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren Mercedes 4 Lando Norris McLaren Racing Limited McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren Mercedes 77 Valtteri Bottas Sauber Motorsport AG Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Alfa Romeo Ferrari 24 Zhou Guanyu Sauber Motorsport AG Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN Alfa Romeo Ferrari 18 Lance Stroll AMR GP Limited Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 14 Fernando Alonso Diaz AMR GP Limited Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Formula LLC MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Formula LLC MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas Ferrari 21 Nyck de Vries Scuderia AlphaTauri Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri Honda RBPT 22 Yuki Tsunoda Scuderia AlphaTauri Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri Honda RBPT 23 Alexander Albon Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes 02 Logan Sargeant Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited Williams Racing Williams Mercedes Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free 2022 F1 season Browse all 2022 F1 season articles via RaceFans - Independent Motorsport Coverage https://www.racefans.net/

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Ferrari lead the way in busy post-season Abu Dhabi test

The 2022 Formula 1 cars have been run together for the final time as Ferrari rounded out the year with a one-two-three on a busy day of testing in Abu Dhabi. Teams could run two cars throughout Tuesday at the Yas Marina Circuit, with one of them used for testing 2023 tyre compounds and the other designated to a rookie driver that could use both this and next year’s tyres. That opened up the possibility for a number of drivers to get their first outings for new teams, as the likes of Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries and Nico Hulkenberg were all seen in their new cars for the first time. GALLERY: Check out Alonso, Gasly, Piastri and more as they debut for their new teams in Abu Dhabi test But it was a pair of familiar faces who topped the times at the end of the nine-hour day, with Carlos Sainz on a 1m 25.245s quickest for Ferrari ahead of his team mate Charles Leclerc, the two separated by just over 0.1s. Sainz had taken over from Leclerc for the afternoon while Robert Shwartzman carried out the rookie driver duties, and a late lap from the test driver saw him end up third, only 0.017s slower than Leclerc’s best effort. Nyck de Vries was the busiest driver as he completed 152 laps for his new team AlphaTauri Gasly marked his first day in the Alpine with the fourth quickest time, ending up just over 0.4s shy of Sainz with a flying lap in the final 10 minutes of running as the floodlights took hold after sunset. World champion Max Verstappen was fifth after taking over from Sergio Perez at lunchtime and completing 76 laps, ahead of the Williams pair of Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant. Williams were one of three teams able to run their full 2023 driver line-up due to Sargeant being a rookie, something McLaren and AlphaTauri were also able to do. ‘I feel honoured’ – Alonso overjoyed with first drive for ‘iconic brand’ Aston Martin at Abu Dhabi test De Vries was seventh overall and the busiest driver of the day as he amassed an impressive 152 laps, spinning once in the morning but ending up ahead of Lance Stroll, Liam Lawson for Red Bull – who like De Vries also spun at Turn 5 – and Jack Doohan for Alpine. Former Alpine driver Alonso’s race on Sunday came to a premature end when he was forced to retire with a suspected water leak, so it was perhaps no surprise he was eager to be first out on track and get as much running as possible with new team Aston Martin during Tuesday’s test. Piastri completed over 100 laps with McLaren despite causing a red flag after stopping on track Alonso was also first on track after the opening red flag of the day, and drove into the afternoon before handing over to new team mate Lance Stroll, completing 97 laps that came with some pain due to his seat, but which provided him with a positive first impression of Aston’s car. READ MORE: 'It was definitely very special' – Gasly 'emotional' after driving Alpine for first time at Abu Dhabi test Another driver to leave Alpine this year – Piastri – ended up 14th overall on his public debut for McLaren and comfortably exceeded 100 laps despite causing the first red flag of the day when he stopped at Turn 7. That was one of two interruptions, the other for debris – although that red flag that was so short-lived that Hulkenberg entered the pit lane and was able to roll straight through and rejoin the track as the session went green again. It was important for Hulkenberg to make up for some lost time on his Haas debut, not only due to having had three years out of full-time competition but also because he lost two hours of running in the morning after stopping in the middle sector with a technical issue. The incident didn’t require a red flag, but did see the German miss a chunk of track time before going on to log 110 laps and finish 19th quickest, just over 0.1s and two positions ahead of Pietro Fittipaldi. via Formula 1 News https://www.formula1.com