The 2023 Formula 1 season is getting closer and closer to the start, and the latest teams to unveil their new single-seaters are McLaren and Aston Martin.

AMR23, Aston Martin’s single seater for the 2023 seasonPhoto: AFP / AFP / Profimedia

McLaren wants to finish in the top 4 in the 2023 season

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, McLaren has unveiled a single-seater called the MC60, mostly orange with hints of blue like the 2022, but with more black, AFP reported.

The main pilots of the McLaren team in 2023 will be the British Lando Norris and the Australian Oscar Piastri, who will compete in the premier class of motor sports for the first time.

The goal of the British team is clear: to be “in the top four”, as it turned out new team manager Andrea Stella. Last season, the team from Woking (England) finished 5th in the constructors’ championship, losing to the main competitor Alpine (Renault), writes Agerpres.

Aston Martin expects a difficult start to the season

As for Aston Martin, the new AMR23 single-seater, which retains its green livery, “is a significant evolution of the car, refined in the second half of 2022 and improved in all important areas”, he explained. technical director Dan Fallows.

Spain’s Fernando Alonso, the two-time Formula 1 world champion who joined the team this season and will team-mate Canadian Lance Stroll, is expecting a tough season debut.

“At first, I expect difficult races until we find out where the car works, in which window to work with the settings. I think next year we will have more opportunities to fight for wins and podiums if we have a good base this year” – Fernando Alonso.

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Know:

  • After Haas, Red Bull, Alfa Romeo, Williams and AlphaTauri, McLaren and Aston Martin became the sixth and seventh teams to unveil the single-seater cars they will compete with in 2023.
  • Scuderia Ferrari will unveil its SF-23 at Maranello on Tuesday, followed by Mercedes on Wednesday in an online presentation. The final team to unveil its 2023 single-seater will be Alpine on Thursday.
  • The 2023 Formula 1 season will begin with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5. Next comes the Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah – March 19) and Australia (Albert Park – April 2).

What the Formula 1 grid looks like in the 2023 season

Alfa Romeo F1 Team (engine – Ferrari) – Drivers: Zhou Guanyu, Valtteri Bottas Scuderia

AlphaTauri (Honda) – Nick de Vries, Yuki Tsunoda

Alpine (Renault) – Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon

Aston Martin (Mercedes) – Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll

Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari) – Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz Jr.

Haas (Ferrari) – Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg

McLaren (Mercedes) – Lando Norris, Oscar Piastre

Mercedes (Mercedes) – Lewis Hamilton, George Russell

Red Bull (Honda) – Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez

Williams (Mercedes) – Logan Sargent, Alexander Albon.