Review of the 2023 Formula 1 Season
Welcome to the Review of the 2023 Formula 1 Season, where each race tells a story.
Welcome to the Review of the 2023 Formula 1 Season, where each race tells a story. It was a season dominated by Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing, which broke multiple records in the process of winning both titles at stake.
2023 Constructor Standings:
- Oracle Red Bull Racing - 860 points
- Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team - 409 points
- Scuderia Ferrari - 406 points
- McLaren F1 Team - 302 points
- Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team - 280 points
- BWT Alpine F1 Team - 120 points
- Williams Racing - 28 points
- Scuderia AlphaTauri - 25 points
- Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake - 16 points
- MoneyGram Haas F1 Team - 12 points
2023 Driver Standings:
- Max Verstappen (NED) Oracle Red Bull Racing - 575 points
- Sergio Perez (MEX) Oracle Red Bull Racing - 285 points
- Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team - 234 points
- Fernando Alonso (ESP)Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team - 206 points
- Charles Leclerc (MON) Scuderia Ferrari - 206 points
- Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren F1 Team - 205 points
- Carlos Sainz (ESP) Scuderia Ferrari - 200 points
- George Russell (GBR) Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team - 175 points
- Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren F1 Team - 97 points
- Lance Stroll (CAN) Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team - 74 points
- Pierre Gasly (FRA) BWT Alpine F1 Team - 62 points
- Esteban Ocon (FRA) BWT Alpine F1 Team - 58 points
- Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing - 27 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) Scuderia AlphaTauri - 17 points
- Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake - 10 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (GER) MoneyGram Haas F1 Team - 9 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Scuderia AlphaTauri - 6 points
- Zhou Guanyu (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake - 6 points
- Kevin Magnussen (DEN) MoneyGram Haas F1 Team - 3 points
- Liam Lawson (NZL) Scuderia AlphaTauri - 2 points
- Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing - 1 point
- Nyck De Vries (NED) Scuderia AlphaTauri - 0 points
Season highlights:
Bahrain: Aston Martin shock everybody and fight for a podium. Fernando Alonso makes a glorious overtake without DRS on Lewis Hamilton in a tricky part of the circuit. McLaren look like the worse car on the grid. Charles Leclerc retired with car issues.
Australia: A few laps before the end of the race, Kevin Magnussen causes a red flag. The standing race restart creates chaos, with Carlos Sainz taking a 10 seconds penalty, Niko Hulkenberg getting up to 4th place and the two Alpines coming together and taking each other out of the race.
Monaco: Max Verstappen makes one of the greatest 3rd sectors in history and clinches pole position from Fernando Alonso. During the race, rain brings chaos and Alonso has a chance for the win, but changes the tires one lap too late and gets overtaken by Max Verstappen.
Silverstone: McLaren brings much expected upgrades and the car that was the slowest in the first race of the season, takes the lead in the first corner, with Lando Norris at the wheel.
Zandwoort: Rain brings chaos on the track. All cars started on dry tires, while the rain started during the formation lap. Some of the cars decided to continue on slicks, while others changed to wets or intermediates. At Zandwoort we experienced the most overtakes in Formula 1 history.
Monza: The Ferrari drivers, battle for a podium, in a wheel-to-wheel battle during the last laps.
Singapore: A four car battle for the win, during the last laps with a twist. None of the cars fighting for the win was a Red Bull. Carlos Sainz takes the only non-Red Bull win of the season.
Qatar: Piastri gets his first win as a rookie, in a Sprint Race. It was the only non-Red Bull sprint win of the season.
Brazil: Alonso fight Perez for a podium during the last laps of the race. After being overtaken by Perez, he comes back and overtakes him right on the finish line. The FIA released a photo finish image, a rare image in Formula 1, to demonstrate who crossed the line first.
Las Vegas: Charles Leclerc passes Perez on the last lap of the race, finishing 2nd. Without the safety car, Leclerc would have had a chance for the win.
The 2023 Formula 1 season was a season to remember. From the record-breaking performance of Max Verstappen to the constant changes in the Driver and Constructor's Championships, we witnessed a real spectacle. What do you think? Are you ready for the 2024 Season?