Formula 1 - 2023 season

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Its already started!! But not how everyone thought!

Team principal merry go around!
Binotto - OUT!
Vasseur - Out of Sauber *cough* Alfa Romeo and the new Ferrari Team Principal
Siedl - out of McLaren and replacing half of Vasseur at Sauber
Stella - new McLaren team principal......a promotion from within
Capito - Out of Williams with no replacement announced.




 
News articles about it all

Fred Vasseur appointed Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal

Ferrari N.V. (NYSEEXM: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) today announced that Fred Vasseur will join Scuderia Ferrari on 9 January as Team Principal and General Manager.
www.ferrari.com www.ferrari.com
www.audi-mediacenter.com

Audi welcomes Sauber’s appointment of Andreas Seidl as Group CEO

Audi welcomes the announcement by Sauber Group, released in a statement earlier today. Andreas Seidl has been appointed their new Group CEO as of January 2023. Sauber is the selected future strategic partner for Audi’s campaign in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship from 2026 onwards.
www.audi-mediacenter.com www.audi-mediacenter.com
www.mclaren.com

McLaren Racing - McLaren Formula 1 appoints Andrea Stella as new Team Principal with immediate effect

Andreas Seidl leaves the team for a new challenge
www.mclaren.com www.mclaren.com
www.theguardian.com

Williams team principal Jost Capito makes shock exit in 2023 shake-up

The team principal will step aside before the 2023 Formula One season and the technical director François-Xavier Demaison will also leave the team
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
the-race.com

Sauber - or rather Audi - has won the team boss silly season - The Race

Frederic Vasseur's Ferrari swap began a wild day of F1 team boss changes but the move by Sauber (and Audi) to get Andreas Seidl is a big coup
the-race.com the-race.com
www.autosport.com

Why Vasseur is the right man to lead Ferrari's F1 revival

Ferrari's confirmation that Frederic Vasseur will become its new Formula 1 chief marks a big change at the top of the Scuderia, ending weeks of speculation.
www.autosport.com www.autosport.com
www.autosport.com

Seidl’s McLaren F1 exit fast-tracked after original plan to join Audi in 2026

McLaren has revealed that Andreas Seidl’s departure as its Formula 1 team principal was set in motion after he originally told the team he was joining Audi for 2026.
www.autosport.com www.autosport.com
www.formula1.com

ANALYSIS: How Team Principal Silly Season unfolded at Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and McLaren | Formula 1®

One team boss, who will remain nameless, very recently said to me: “In F1, every day something can happen – it’s never boring”. And boring it hasn’t been in the last 24 hours. F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto delves into a crazy period for F1 which has seen changes at the helm of four out of...
www.formula1.com www.formula1.com
racer.com

MEDLAND: What’s behind F1’s managerial merry-go-round

Stability used to be the name of the game when it came to Formula 1 team principals. Household names like Ron Dennis and Frank Williams would be in place for years. Yet somehow we’re in a position …
racer.com racer.com
 
2 out at Williams with no replacements named. Hopefully they have someone decent lined up, really want to see them get back to something like their old ways, and McClaren too.
 

Dylan said:
Mick is staying in F1, albeit in a limited capacity:

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Must be quick dispiriting for others trying to make the step up.

Yes he was in a crap car but consistently slower than his teammate in qualifying, and not spectacularly better on race day.

Said it before, if his name was Mick Johnson he'd be looking at another race series by now.
 
Wizard said:
Can’t imagine who that driver might be. Such a ridiculous decision. I love the way they’ve tacked on “personal” statements to try and hide from what it actually is.
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It's a ridiculous decision, but unsurprising when you consider Bin Sulayem is a Gulf Arab.

Raised in a society where the rulers word is the only word (aside from religion) and it's perfectly normal to dictate what people can and can't say out loud.

The 'outspoken' drivers should do the absolute bare minimum media and let journalists decide for themselves why they have a self imposed gagging order and aim their questions back at the FIA.
 

BNJ1878 said:
It's a ridiculous decision, but unsurprising when you consider Bin Sulayem is a Gulf Arab.

Raised in a society where the rulers word is the only word (aside from religion) and it's perfectly normal to dictate what people can and can't say out loud.

The 'outspoken' drivers should do the absolute bare minimum media and let journalists decide for themselves why they have a self imposed gagging order and aim their questions back at the FIA.
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It is daft in this day and age but to be honest I prefer sport without the politics being brought up at the event.

If Hamilton and Co. are allowed to use their massive public following outside of FIA events to shine light on any topic then that is fine, if however they are going to try and block what they say outside of the track by issuing financial and sporting penalties then they should all quit en masse until the FIA change tact or just start a new series outside of their jurisdiction.
 
The binman chronicles said:
It is daft in this day and age but to be honest I prefer sport without the politics being brought up at the event.

If Hamilton and Co. are allowed to use their massive public following outside of FIA events to shine light on any topic then that is fine, if however they are going to try and block what they say outside of the track by issuing financial and sporting penalties then they should all quit en masse until the FIA change tact or just start a new series outside of their jurisdiction.
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Yeah, it's disappointing that currently competing sports stars need to be political, but when the political leaders are all for sale I get why the feel the need to speak out.

The FIA needs to tread very carefully because they definitely need F1, F1 doesn't need the FIA.
 
john jako said:
Wouldn’t surprise me if Lewis sacked it all off over this. He won’t be happy.
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It'll all depend on how much will he has left to compete. I think the last few seasons have taken it out of him, and he may just go, 'Nah, I've had enough'.

I hope not because if Mercedes give him a car to compete against RB then he's one of the few drivers who'll give it to Max.
 
BNJ1878 said:
Must be quick dispiriting for others trying to make the step up.

Yes he was in a crap car but consistently slower than his teammate in qualifying, and not spectacularly better on race day.

Said it before, if his name was Mick Johnson he'd be looking at another race series by now.
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He was F2 Champion before moving to Haas. I think he's just been at the wrong team. Remember Haas chose not to develop the 2021 car in preparation for the 2022 seasons new rules which handicapped him badly. He's been partnered by Magnusson this season who has had an incredible rise after a sebatical in 2021.

I agree he isn't his Dad but there is a racer in there, one that I think could be a useful tool to the top teams. I'm glad Merc signed him up as the Test Driver for next season.
 

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