2023 Formula 1 Preview & Review.

F1 announces 24-race calendar for 2023
20 September 2022
Formula 1.

Formula 1 has announced the calendar for the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, which has been approved by the World Motor Sport Council.

Pre-season testing has also been confirmed, and will take place over three days at the Bahrain International Circuit, from February 23 to 25.

2023 F1 calendar

Date----------------Grand Prix--------Venue

February 23-25 Pre-season testing--Sakhir

March 5------------Bahrain-----------Sakhir

March 19-----------Saudi Arabia-----Jeddah

April 2--------------Australia---------Melbourne

April 16-------------China------------Shanghai ## CANCELLED ##
PLEASE SEE posts 13 & 90.

April 30-------------Azerbaijan-------Baku

May 7--------------Miami-------------Miami

May 21-------------Emilia Romagna-Imola

May 28-------------Monaco-----------Monaco

June 4--------------Spain-------------Barcelona

June 18------------Canada-----------Montreal

July 2---------------Austria-----------Spielberg

July 9---------------United Kingdom-Silverstone

July 23-------------Hungary----------Budapest

July 30-------------Belgium----------Spa

August 27---------Netherlands------Zandvoort

September 3------Italy--------------Monza

September 17----Singapore --------Singapore

September 24----Japan-------------Suzuka

October 8---------Qatar-------------Lusail

October 22--------USA--------------Austin

October 29 --------Mexican----------Mexico City

November 5-------Brazil------------Sao Paulo

November 18------Las Vegas-------Las Vegas*

November 26------Abu Dhabi-------Yas Marina

*Subject to FIA circuit homologation


‘Speaking of the announcement of the calendar, Formula 1 CEO and President Stefano Domenicali said: “We are excited to announce the 2023 calendar with 24 races around the world. Formula 1 has unprecedented demand to host races and it is important we get the balance right for the entire sport.” ’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...AmL7r6dqg.html

Ferrari’s Formula 1 Chief Binotto Set to Leave, Corriere Says.
(Bloomberg) -- Ferrari NV’s Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto is resigning, newspaper Corriere della Sera reports citing company circles.
25/11/2022, 13:01
Antonio Vanuzzo,
Bloomberg News.

The supercar maker will announce his departure in coming hours, according to the newspaper. Binotto is leaving after 28 years at the iconic Italian company, Corriere said.

Ferrari’s Chief Executive Officer Benedetto Vigna may take Binotto’s role on an interim basis. Binotto started as managing director of the racing division and as head of the F1 racing team in 2019, according to Ferrari’s website.

A representative for Ferrari said the company currently has nothing to add when contacted by Bloomberg about the Corriere report.

‘Newspaper Corriere della Sera’;

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/ferrari-...says-1.1851138


Italian media: Binotto exit imminent at Ferrari
25/11/2022, ‎11‎:‎52
Author Rory Mitchell
Co-author Dieter Rencken

The increased speculation comes following a turbulent season of unfulfilled potential at Ferrari. Mattia Binotto has reportedly resigned from his role as Team Principal at Ferrari, following intense speculation about his position after a difficult season for the Italian team.

Italian media outlets Sky Sport and Corriere della Sera report that Ferrari will announce on Friday that the two parties are separating.

Ferrari started off 2022 on a high by winning two of the first four races, which put Charles Leclerc 24 points ahead of defending champion Max Verstappen.

‘Binotto exit imminent’;

https://racingnews365.com/italian-me...ent-at-ferrari


Binotto’s Ferrari exit imminent amid resignation reports
25/11/2022, 14:35
Hamilton Lyndon-Griffiths
Read Motorsport

Ferrari is tipped to announce the departure of team principal Mattia Binotto following reports in Italy that he will resign from his role. Question over Binotto’s future were raised on the eve of the season finale in Abu Dhabi when stories emerged Ferrari was looking to replace him with Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur.

A formal announcement could be made as early as Friday, according to Corriere della Sera, but there is no official word from Ferrari on the matter.

Ferrari president Elkann previously dismissed rumours that Binotto’s position was under threat at the Italian Grand Prix, despite seeing the team’s title hopes fading amid a failure to challenge Red Bull on a consistent basis.

‘Binotto’s Ferrari exit imminent’;

https://readmotorsport.com/2022/11/2...ation-reports/


Ferrari tipped to announce Binotto departure from F1 team
25/11/2022, 11:37
By Scott Mitchell-Malm
The Race

Mattia Binotto is leaving his position as Ferrari Formula 1 team boss and managing director of the company’s sporting division, according to reports in Italy. After intense speculation that Ferrari was lining up to replace Binotto was emphatically rejected by the team in the build-up to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend, Binotto is said to be negotiating his exit mere days after the season finale anyway.

That his exit is to be made official today was first reported by Corriere della Sera, before being backed up by La Gazzetta dello Sport and Sky Sports Italy. In what is now set to go down as Binotto’s last race in charge of the team, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc beat Red Bull’s Sergio Perez to second place in the race and in the championship.

That marked a relative victory at the end of a season that failed to live up to its early-year promise. But in the week after Abu Dhabi fresh reports have surfaced that Binotto is definitively out, with suggestions of a rift between himself and Elkann and a reported desire from Leclerc’s camp for a change in leadership.

‘Ferrari tipped to announce Binotto departure’;

https://the-race.com/formula-1/ferra...-from-f1-team/


BREAKING: MATTIA BINOTTO RESIGNATION EXPECTED IMMINENTLY
The long-standing Ferrari employee is set to leave the Italian outfit
25/11/2022, 10:45
Katy Roberts
FormulaNerds

According to Italian media, he is set to leave Ferrari due to a lack of trust among those who lead the team. These figures include John Elkann, who has been the chairman of Ferrari since July 2018.

The news follows what was a disappointing season for the Italian team. Whilst it initially looked like they could challenge for the world title in the early races of 2022, a myriad of strategy errors and incidents helped to hand victory to Red Bull.

Binotto endured the brunt of the blame, with many criticising his handling of the team’s mistakes. With the official announcement expected later today, it seems unlikely that this will be an amicable separation. The Swiss engineer has worked in Maranello for 28 years but allegedly grew tired of the frustration directed towards him by his own colleagues.

‘MATTIA BINOTTO RESIGNATION EXPECTED’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/br.../?nowprocket=1

Mattia Binotto offers his resignation as Ferrari team principal after losing the confidence of Charles Leclerc... with Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur expected to replace him
• Mattia Binotto has offered to step down as team principal of Ferrari
• Ferrari had a mixed season, winning just four races throughout the campaign
• Binotto has lost the confidence of the team's number one driver Charles Leclerc
• Alfa Romeo chief Fred Vasseur is expected to replace Binotto at Ferrari
Published: 07:03, 26 November 2022
By Jonathan McEvoy for the Daily Mail

Mattia Binotto has offered his resignation as team principal of Ferrari. In truth, if his departure is confirmed, it will be a case of being pushed rather than jumping after a mixed season, but one in which he lost the confidence of key players, including No 1 driver Charles Leclerc and chairman John Elkann. Binotto is expected to be replaced by Alfa Romeo boss, Fred Vasseur, a 54-year-old Frenchman who ran Leclerc in his junior career.

Binotto, 53, a Ferrari lifer since leaving university, is paying the price for failing to capitalise on the car's early-season pace. A number of strategy bloopers undermined the team, as well as driver error. Leclerc finished a distant second in the standings behind Max Verstappen, picking up just three wins all season.

This could have potentially been more, especially after he won two of the opening three races of the campaign. However, some dubious calls from the Ferrari pit-wall appeared to cost Leclerc at times.

‘Mattia Binotto offers his resignation’;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...principal.html


Ferrari CEO Vigna “not satisfied with second place” amid rumours over Binotto
RaceFans Round-up
Posted on 26th November 2022, 0:0125th November 2022, 22:02
Written by Will Wood
RaceFans

In the round-up: Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna said he wasn’t happy with the team’s performance after they ended the season second in the constructors championship. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna said he wasn’t happy with the team’s performance after they ended the season second in the constructors championship and Charles Leclerc took second in the drivers’ standings. “I said it after the last quarter, I am not satisfied with second place because second is first of the losers,” Vigna told CNBC on Wednesday.

“We have made some progress. I’m happy with the progress we’ve made. I’m not happy with second place. I think the team has what it takes to improve over time.” Reports from the Italian media on Friday suggest that Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is preparing to resign from his role in the coming days. A report by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera suggested that Binotto was set to announce he was resigning from role as early as yesterday. However, no such announcement was issued.

“Not satisfied with second place”;

https://www.racefans.net/2022/11/26/...nd-up-26-11-5/


Mattia Binotto reflects on Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari ‘failure’ and decision to axe him
Saturday 26th November 2022 7:05 AM
Jamie Woodhouse

Mattia Binotto has explained why he agrees that Sebastian Vettel failed with Ferrari, and the difficulty of the decision to let him go. Vettel left Red Bull at the end of 2014 to join Ferrari, the four-time World Champion looking to put a poor 2014 campaign behind him by re-joining the title fight with Ferrari.

Vettel’s best opportunities came and went in 2017 and 2018 though, and ahead of the 2020 campaign, he was informed that would be his last with the team. Regarding his stint at Ferrari, Vettel has previously referred to it as a failure, since he did not achieve his aim of adding another World Championship to his CV and thus put Ferrari back atop the Formula 1 mountain.

“So it has been a failure for him but it has been a failure all together as a team. He has been very close, or at least the closest he has been was ‘17 and ’18 so we had a few opportunities, but we didn’t get it and I think somehow when your final objective is to do that and if you do not achieve it, it’s a failure.” There is certainly no ill-feeling at all though between Ferrari and Vettel, Binotto confirming that Vettel, who retired from Formula 1 following the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, remains someone who is loved throughout the organisation.

‘Mattia Binotto reflects’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mattia...-ferrari-fail/


F1 rumour: Just a matter of time before Mattia Binotto leaves Ferrari
Friday 25th November 2022 11:10 AM
Mark Scott

The rumours that Ferrari have decided to part company with team boss Mattia Binotto are refusing to go away, with Corriere dello Sport reporting ‘it is a matter of hours’ before it is all done and dusted. After a season of gaffes and missed opportunities at Ferrari, there has been an increasing amount of pressure on the Scuderia to start making personnel changes to try and address the latest slump.

Recently, it was Binotto who was back in the firing line with Gazzetta dello Sport reporting that Alfa Romeo chief Frederic Vasseur was being lined up to replace him next season. That reported was strongly denied by Ferrari but, when Binotto was asked about his future by PlanetF1 during the season finale in Abu Dhabi, he could not categorically state that he would be the person to lead the team again in 2023.

“Obviously, it is not down to me to decide,” he said, when asked by PlanetF1 in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press conference. “But I’m pretty relaxed. The reason why I’m relaxed is that I will always have open, frank and constructive discussions with my bosses, [Ferrari] chairman [John Elkann] – not only in the short term, but the medium and the long term.”

‘Just a matter of time’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-rum...-ferrari-exit/


Team boss set to replace Mattia Binotto refuses to deny Ferrari move
It is being reported that Mattia Binotto will be sacked as Ferrari's team principal imminently.
25 November 2022
by Nick Golding

Whilst it appears that the reports from last week are in fact true, Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur has been tipped as the next boss of the Maranello-based team, due to his relationship with both the Scuderia and star driver Charles Leclerc. Leclerc was managed by Vasseur in 2018, when the Frenchman was the Monegasque driver’s team principal.

He was asked at the Yas Marina Circuit if the reports were true during the season finale, and it’s safe to say he didn’t deny it. “I’m not going to say anything about it, you’ll find out soon enough,” Vasseur told reporters.

Whilst he didn’t openly say that the reports were correct, his wording does suggest that Vasseur is going to become the Scuderia’s next team principal, meaning Ferrari will be gaining an extremely experienced head. Binotto has reportedly had enough of Ferrari president John Elkann, who in return is believed to be lacking in trust for the current boss.

‘You’ll find out soon enough’;

https://formula1news.co.uk/team-boss...-ferrari-move/

F1 facing 'three-way battle' in 2023.
"I'm assuming a three-way battle next year," former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher told Sky Deutschland.
06:56 Thu, 24 Nov 2022.
By GMM F1
Sports Mole

"I'm a bit surprised that Mercedes struggled again in Abu Dhabi so obviously their problems have not yet been fully recognised."

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, however, is impressed with the way Mercedes upped its game in the latter phase of the 2022 season. "I don't know how they did it, but they improved the car more than anyone," he told DAZN. "Next year it will again be a fight of six drivers and three cars."

Formula 1 also may now enter the off-season period with some political calm, as Toto Wolff's controversial former lawyer Shaila-Ann Rao has stepped down as interim FIA secretary general.

'Three-way battle';

https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/formula...7.html?newsnow


F1 facing ‘three-way battle’ in 2023
06:11 Thu, 24 Nov 2022
ANDREW MAITLAND
Grandpx.news

Max Verstappen is heading into his winter break vowing to keep the coveted number 1 on his Red Bull for 2023. Throughout his title reign, Lewis Hamilton opted to keep wearing his personal number 44. “Yes, I’ll compete again with the 1,” Verstappen, 25, is quoted by Speed Week.

“I’m assuming a three-way battle next year,” former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher told Sky Deutschland. Like his son, Verstappen’s famous father Jos isn’t sure how easy it will be for Max to defend his title next year.

“The field will move closer together again, which is ultimately the goal of the regulations and this new generation of cars,” he told Viaplay. “That does not bother me. Good duels and an exciting season right to the end are fantastic.”

‘Good duels and an exciting season’;

https://grandpx.news/f1-facing-three...attle-in-2023/


Mercedes hopes this year's F1 struggle will make it stronger than Red Bull in 2023 — MPH
November 25th 2022
Author: Mark Hughes
Motor Sport Magazine
F1

Lewis Hamilton was glad to see the back of the Mercedes W13, but could the team's desperate search to understand its troublesome 2022 car reap dividends in the future? asks Mark Hughes

But while Mercedes has spent a season working around the limitations it baked into the car, Red Bull (and to a lesser extent Ferrari) have been developing something which was fundamentally sound in the first place. By definition it might be assumed it will be further on in its learning and ready to develop something even more effective.

But Mercedes feels that in addressing the very fundamentals in trying to understand just what was wrong with the car in the first place, it may have reached a higher degree of understanding than those whose car worked well immediately. It may have been forced to dig deeper and to have found things in that process which give a fuller understanding of ‘why’ rather than just ‘what’.

‘Glad to see the back of the Mercedes W13’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#


Exclusive: Zhou on closing the gap to Bottas and coming back stronger in 2023
2022 F1 season
Posted on 25th November 2022, 7:1526th November 2022, 10:09
Written by Will Wood

When 2021 Formula 2 racer Zhou Guanyu was confirmed for the final spot on the 2022 F1 grid just over one year ago, reactions from RaceFans readers were mixed. Some welcomed the driver that sat in second place in the F2 standings would be promoted into Formula 1. Others were not so thrilled. “Fairly ordinary,” came one assessment. “I can’t say I’m too excited by this news,” expressed another.

But anyone who expected China’s first ever F1 racer would be one-and-done in the world championship was proved wrong when Sauber confirmed in late September that the 23-year-old would remain with the team during their final season as Alfa Romeo in 2023. “The reality is actually more or less very similar to what I expected,” Zhou replies casually.

“Firstly, when you knew that this year you’d be a Formula 1 driver, that’s something kind of a dream come true – you can’t believe it. It takes a couple of weeks, even one or two months to digest that. But then once everything becomes real, the first few grands prix, still that doesn’t feel real.

‘Exclusive: Zhou’;

https://www.racefans.net/2022/11/25/...onger-in-2023/


Mercedes and Aston Martin tech innovations outlawed by FIA for F1 2023
24 Nov 2022
Lewis Larkam

Mercedes and Aston Martin have each seen aerodynamic innovations introduced this year banned by the FIA for F1 2023.

A Mercedes front-wing endplate design and Aston Martin’s "unusual" rear-wing concept - the latter of which was first introduced at the Hungarian Grand Prix - have both been banned under the F1 technical regulations for next season.

While they complied with the regulations and were deemed legal by the FIA, both designs caused a stir because they appeared to contradict the key intention of making F1’s new era of cars easier to follow.

‘Innovations outlawed’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/101793...tlawed-f1-2023

Sergio Perez assured of drive as Daniel Ricciardo returns amid Max Verstappen tension.
Daniel Ricciardo’s return to Red Bull as a third driver for 2023 has raised question marks about Sergio Perez’s future following his bust-up with Max Verstappen at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
12:10, 24 NOV 2022
BY Mark Whiley

Sergio Perez has been assured of his place at Red Bull in the wake of Daniel Ricciardo’s return to the team as a third driver. After being let go by McLaren a year before the end of his contract, Ricciardo has rejoined the Milton Keynes-based squad four years after leaving for Renault (now Alpine).

Ricciardo intends to use the move to get his career back on track after two years of struggle with McLaren with a view to getting back on the grid in 2024. That has led to speculation the Australian is eyeing up a spot in a race seat as Max Verstappen’s teammate. There has been tension between the current race drivers following Verstappen’s refusal to give up sixth place for Perez at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The world champion ignored the team order over something Perez is alleged to have done earlier this season. “Daniel's contract is very specific for a specific reason," Horner told reporters when asked if Ricciardo could become a potential driving option. “We have a contract with Checo for the next two years and he has made a good step this year.

‘Sergio Perez assured of drive’;

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/f1...-bull-28573490


Max Verstappen breaks silence on him ‘forcing’ Sergio Perez out of Red Bull
Red Bull’s driver pairing came to blows in Brazil following Max Verstappen’s refusal to follow team orders.
25 November 2022
by Jack Devonport

Recent links to Lando Norris and the return of Daniel Ricciardo to the team have made people question Perez’s long term future at Red Bull, but Verstappen has denied trying to force his teammate out.

“Our relationship is good,” claimed the Dutchman. “It is actually the way it has always been. I always work with GP [Gianpiero Lambiase] on a setup and it’s usually taken by the other side of the garage.”

“Nothing is said but that’s okay in a team, both cars must be good. I never hold anything back.”

“Our relationship is good”;

https://formula1news.co.uk/max-verst...t-of-red-bull/


Christian Horner: Vettel and Webber easy to manage compared to Verstappen and Perez
Monday 28th November 2022 8:15 AM
Michelle Foster

Christian Horner has joked that managing the Sebastian Vettel versus Mark Webber relationship was “easy” compared to his current line-up of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

Although there were signs of cracks in the Verstappen-Perez relationship when the Dutchman ignored team orders to help his team-mate in his battle for second place in the Drivers’ standings, it is by no means what Horner had to deal with when Vettel and Webber were team-mates.

Horner was asked by Sky Germany about managing Vettel versus Webber against Verstappen versus Perez. He replied with a laugh: “Compared to our current drivers, easy.” He added: “They (Vettel and Webber) were a great pair.”

‘Vettel and Webber easy to manage’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/christ...d-webber-easy/


Verstappen Perez animosity now 'water under the bridge' for Horner
Sunday 27 November 2022 10:30
GPFans Staff

Ian Parkes - Editor-in-chief: "Everything is hunky-dory once again. The two team-mates love one another, they are happy to carry on into next season and be the best of buddies.”

"Amazing how things can turn in a week bearing in mind the animosity that was clearly present in the São Paulo paddock given Max's radio messages. Water under the bridge now as far as Christian Horner is concerned. We will see how long that lasts."

Sam Hall - Deputy Editor: "They got a talking to, we know that. As soon as the pressure is back on next year, as soon as there is a scenario where one has to help the other, it is going to flare up and we will get all the entertainment again. I don't buy for a minute that this is the end of the story."

'Water under the bridge';

https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/96...istian-horner/


Sergio Perez leaps to Max Verstappen's defence despite Red Bull team orders row
Red Bull's Sergio Perez insisted Max Verstappen won his first F1 championship fairly despite recent tensions between the two team-mates
08:50, Sat, Nov 26, 2022
By Tom Sunderland

The Mexican was quick to reassure Verstappen fully deserved the first of his two titles to date. "If you look at the facts, Max didn't win the championship because of that," he told The Telegraph. "We didn't get any performance benefit from it. Teams that want to take advantage of this by putting Red Bull in a bad light are just unfair. It shows that they are bad losers."

‘Sergio Perez leaps to Max Verstappen's defence’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ll-team-row-F1


Max Verstappen doubles down on Sergio Perez team order row - 'You don't understand'
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were embroiled in a team orders feud after the Brazilian Grand Prix.
14:50, Fri, Nov 25, 2022
By Luke Chillingsworth

Speaking to Viaplay, he said: “I think if I did that people would still not understand. People also don’t understand what goes on behind the scenes during the season. Somehow people think I’m not a team player while I’m always very open.

Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase begged his driver to slow down on the final lap in Interlagos to allow Perez through. Red Bull wanted to see the pass so the Mexican could score more points for his championship battle for P2 in the standings with Charles Leclerc.

But, Verstappen flatly refused the order as he crossed the line in P6 and hit back at his engineers over team radio. Perez also criticised his team-mate after the race, suggesting his actions revealed “who he really is”. Verstappen has now suggested the issue could have been simply down to Perez using his set-up.

‘Suggested the issue could have been simply down to Perez using his set-up’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ll-team-orders

I’m hopeful that Merc and Ferrari can bring the fight in 2023. As for Ferrari, I can’t remember seeing a team snatch defeat from the jaws of victory so completely. Shameful! Nice recovery by Merc. And congratulations to Russell for a well earned maiden win.

Mick Schumacher cost Haas 'over £2.5m' just from crashing car as new light shed on F1 axe.
Mick Schumacher's time behind the wheel for Haas was an expensive one after a number of crashes.
09:18, Mon, Nov 28, 2022
By Joshua Lees

Mick Schumacher reportedly cost Haas over £2.5million in repairs following a whole host of crashes during his time with the American-based team. Schumacher’s stay at Haas came to an end at the recent Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after his contract was not renewed ahead of the 2023 season.

Across 2022, Schumacher crashed in Saudi Arabia, Monaco and in practice in Japan with his repair cost ticking past the £2.5million mark according to Bild. Throughout the 2022 season there was plenty of frustration within the Haas setup following the German youngster’s crash record. This aspect though was clearly outweighed by Schumacher’s recklessness for the American-based team, with boss Gene Haas alluding to this on the back of the youngster’s latest crash in Japan last month.

Haas said: “In this sport, being kind of a rookie driver, the sport just doesn’t allow it. It’s just too expensive. If you make any mistakes in driver selection, or strategy, or tyre selection, it is costing you millions of dollars. I think Mick has got a lot of potential, but you know he costs a fortune and he’s wrecked a lot of cars that have cost us a lot of money that we just don’t have.

‘Schumacher crashed in Saudi Arabia, Monaco and in practice in Japan’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ar-axe-F1-news


Mick Schumacher’s crashes cost Haas - and cost him his F1 seat - this is the financial impact…
27 Nov 2022
James Dielhenn

Mick Schumacher reportedly did more than €3 million worth of damage to his car in the 2022 season. This cost was part of the reason that Haas have decided not to renew his contract for next year, and to replace him with Nico Hulkenberg who will sit alongside Kevin Magnussen in the F1 2023 driver line-up, according to German newspaper Bild.

The son of Michael Schumacher was regularly criticised by team principal Guenther Steiner for the frequency of his crashes and the financial impact on Haas. Schumacher crashed this year in Saudi Arabia and Monaco, then in practice in Japan. However, due in part to the prestige of his iconic family legacy, Haas were able to attract numerous sponsors to their team because of their allegiance with Schumacher.

It is unclear whether these same sponsors will remain with Haas in 2023 when Schumacher has gone - some have already decided to withdraw, Bild report. But Haas’ new title sponsor is a game-changer for them. ‘Moneygram’, an American fintech company, will be the team’s main sponsor next year. The team will be renamed Moneygram Haas F1 Team.

‘Cost him his F1 seat’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/101785...cher-s-crashes


Hill reveals thinking behind Schumacher Haas exit
Monday 28 November 2022 11:52
Sam Hall

Former F1 champion Damon Hill believes Mick Schumacher's inability to handle the pressure of the sport was behind Haas' decision to release the driver.

With the weight of his seven-time champion father's name, Schumacher was always going to be under more pressure than other drivers of his age. Reflecting on the F1 Nation podcast that this had shown on the track, Hill said: "Mick was under a lot of scrutiny, a lot of pressure and I think that it got to him in the end.

"I don't know where he gets his advice from but I think he probably found Formula 1 was harder than he thought, and there were other aspects to it that you only get from years in the sport which Nico Hulkenberg has had, and therefore, he can concentrate on delivering for the team. The team ultimately needs people who can just do the job without putting them under stress."

‘A lot of pressure’;

https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/96...pressure-haas/


Mick Schumacher’s cagey response over working relationship with Guenther Steiner
Sunday 27th November 2022 8:31 AM
Jon Wilde

Asked about his relationship with Steiner, Schumacher, quoted by Motorsport.com, said: “Well, I mean, we actually have an okay relationship and I think it will stay that way.”

But when questioned about how much support the 57-year-old Italian had provided him with, Schumacher, who spent two seasons with Haas, preferred to talk about how supportive Sebastian Vettel had been instead.

“I had Sebastian’s backing,” said Schumacher in response to a direct question about support from Steiner.

‘Cagey response’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mick-s...nther-steiner/


Mick Schumacher 'felt pressure of being Michael Schumacher's son' as F1 axe explained
Failed Haas experiment Mick Schumacher 'felt the pressure' of being Michael Schumacher's son during his two-season tenure with the team, according to his boss.
15:40, Wed, Nov 23, 2022
By Tom Sunderland

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has acknowledged Mick Schumacher felt the pressure of performing in his dad's shadow before being fired by the Formula 1 outfit earlier this month. The only son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher has long been tipped to make an impact in the sport but is now left without a seat ahead of the 2023 campaign.

“If I said I didn’t feel any pressure, that would be a complete lie,” said Steiner. “As Mick felt it, so do we. First and foremost, of course, it’s about our team. That belongs to Mr. Haas and I have to work for him, so I can’t work for everyone else. And for me, Mick is just Mick. I respect the Schumacher name, but you can’t score points with me.”

Steiner went on to concede Schumacher's famous family ties weren't always for the positive, both for him personally and the team as a whole. “It definitely got a lot of media attention,” added the Italian. “I don’t know if it did anything financially. It certainly didn’t do any harm, but it didn’t happen that we got rich from it. On the contrary; it is a blessing and a curse. It took a lot of energy and sometimes also brought a lot of pressure. Just like it’s a blessing and a curse for Mick.”

'Felt pressure’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...-axe-explained

Haas chief Guenther Steiner takes swipe at Mick Schumacher's uncle over "public fight".
Ralf Schumacher has been vocally critical of Haas and Steiner personally over the past few months, as the team principal held the future of his nephew's F1 career in his hands
18:20, 24 Nov 2022
By Daniel MoxonF1 Writer
The Mirror

Guenther Steiner has accused Ralf Schumacher of trying to drag Haas into "a public fight" after the former Formula 1 racer's constant criticism over the team's treatment of his nephew.

The six-time F1 race winner has been very vocal all season about the team, especially as they were weighing up their options for their driver lineup for 2023. Mick Schumacher was the young man who held the seat, but it was announced last week that he will be replace by Nico Hulkenberg next year.

Among other complaints, the 23-year-old's uncle accused Steiner of being overly critical of the young German after a spate of expensive crashes which knocked his confidence, and also suggested it was the team's lack of performance and strategy errors which were affecting his results.

‘Constant criticism’;

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...-mick-28578090


Guenther Steiner claims Ralf Schumacher wanted a ‘fight’
Haas finally announced their 2023 driver line-up last week, with Nico Hulkenberg replacing Mick Schumacher.
by Jack Devonport
24 November 202224 November 2022

Some have questioned Haas’ decision to replace a young up and coming driver with someone coming towards the end of their career, with Mick Schumacher’s uncle Ralf being very vocal about his thoughts on the matter.

The former F1 driver accused Steiner of stalling his decision, claiming that Haas never valued his nephew and suggesting that they have made a poor choice to replace him. Steiner has now hit back at these claims, telling the media that he has no interest in getting involved in a media fight with Schumacher.

“He wanted to cause a public fight,” he said. “I’m not interested in that. I do what I do and he can say whatever he wants.”

‘Public fight’;

https://formula1news.co.uk/guenther-...anted-a-fight/


Mick’s uncle Ralf ‘wanted public fight’ – Steiner
06:11 Thu, 24 Nov 2022.
ANDREW MAITLAND
Grandpx.news

Gunther Steiner has hit back hard at axed Haas driver Mick Schumacher’s outspoken uncle Ralf. In the media, the pair have been at loggerheads in the second part of the 2022 season amid team boss Steiner’s criticism of Mick’s performance and apparent dithering over his 2023 contract.

“We didn’t play any game for three months that we knew what we were doing and didn’t tell him,” Steiner told Sport Bild, having signed up 35-year-old Nico Hulkenberg to replace Schumacher next year. “We looked for a long time to see what was best for us and took our time. That wasn’t delaying.”

‘Didn’t play any game’;

https://grandpx.news/micks-uncle-ral...fight-steiner/


Mick's uncle Ralf wanted public fight says Steiner
10:49 Thu, 24 Nov 2022.
GrandPrix.com

Gunther Steiner has hit back hard at axed Haas driver Mick Schumacher's outspoken uncle Ralf. In the media, the pair have been at loggerheads in the second part of the 2022 season amid team boss Steiner's criticism of Mick's performance and apparent dithering over his 2023 contract.

"Of course he had suspected something - he doesn't live behind the moon," Steiner said. But he also lashed out at Mick's uncle Ralf Schumacher, a former F1 driver who is now an outspoken pundit for German television Sky Deutschland.

According to Steiner, Ralf wanted to "cause a public fight". "I'm not interested in that," he insisted. "I do what I do and he can say whatever he wants. I'm not interested in answering that because I'm not a self-promoter. "My decision was certainly not influenced by Ralf's behaviour."

‘He doesn't live behind the moon’;

https://www.grandprix.com/news/micks...s-steiner.html


Haas’ Guenther Steiner: “We battled all year long through a rollercoaster of ups and downs”
November 22, 2022
By Paul Hensby

Perhaps the biggest high point came in the São Paulo Grand Prix when Magnussen secured his maiden pole position, and Steiner, the Team Principal at Haas, says the aim next year is now build on what they have achieved in 2022 and move even further up in the Constructors’ Championship.

“We finished the Constructors’ Championship in P8 which this morning was the objective,” Steiner said after Sunday’s Grand Prix.”

“That’s what we did, we battled all year long through a rollercoaster of ups and downs but in the end, we ended up going forward in the championship which is important and the aim for next year is to make the next step. The race today was not what we wanted but finishing eighth overshadowed everything.”

‘Build on what they have achieved in 2022’;

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...ups-and-downs/

Ferrari Announcement.
Maranello (Italy), November 29, 2022 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/EXM: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) announces that it has accepted the resignation of Mattia Binotto who will leave his role as Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal on December 31.
08:28 Tue, 29 Nov 2022.
GlobeNewswire (Press Release)

Benedetto Vigna commented: “I would like to thank Mattia for his many great contributions over 28 years with Ferrari and particularly for leading the team back to a position of competitiveness during this past year. As a result, we are in a strong position to renew our challenge, above all for our amazing fans around the world, to win the ultimate prize in motorsport. Everyone here at the Scuderia and in the wider Ferrari community wishes Mattia well for the future.”

Mattia Binotto said: “With the regret that this entails, I have decided to conclude my collaboration with Ferrari. I am leaving a company that I love, which I have been part of for 28 years, with the serenity that comes from the convinction that I have made every effort to achieve the objectives set. I leave a united and growing team. A strong team, ready, I’m sure, to achieve the highest goals, to which I wish all the best for the future. I think it is right to take this step at this time as hard as this decision has been for me. I would like to thank all the people at the Gestione Sportiva who have shared this journey with me, made up of difficulties but also of great satisfaction.”

The process is underway to identify Scuderia Ferrari’s new Team Principal and is expected to be finalised in the new year.

‘Ferrari announces that it has accepted the resignation of Mattia Binotto’;

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-r...ouncement.html


Mattia Binotto releases emotional statement as Ferrari accept resignation from F1 role
Ferrari have committed to a change of management after a troubled 2022 season.
08:49, Tue, Nov 29, 2022
By Charlie Gordon
Daily and Sunday Express

Outgoing Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has penned an emotional statement after the Prancing Horse accepted his resignation. Drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc endured a troubled 2022 season as numerous poor team decisions allowed Max Verstappen to race into the distance and clinch the title.

"With the regret that this entails, I have decided to conclude my collaboration with Ferrari," said Binotto in a statement released by Ferrari. "I am leaving a company that I love, which I have been part of for 28 years, with the serenity that comes from the convinction that I have made every effort to achieve the objectives set.

"I leave a united and growing team. A strong team, ready, I’m sure, to achieve the highest goals, to which I wish all the best for the future. I think it is right to take this step at this time as hard as this decision has been for me. I would like to thank all the people at the Gestione Sportiva who have shared this journey with me, made up of difficulties but also of great satisfaction."

‘Mattia Binotto releases emotional statement’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...errari-f1-news


'Replacing Mattia Binotto isn't going to solve Ferrari's F1 problems'.
Mattia Binotto has carried the can for Ferrari's 2022 failings by resigning as F1 team principal. But a new boss won't solve the team's fundamental problem which has dogged it for more than a decade, says Mark Hughes in our season review podcast
November 29th 2022
Author: Motor Sport
F1

His team produced the fastest car at the start of the season: the F1-75 won four grands prix and Charles Leclerc finished second in the drivers’ championship. But it wasn’t good enough. Mattia Binotto’s departure from Ferrari leaves it once more in search of a leader who can put Formula 1‘s most famous team back at the top of the championship.

Since Jean Todt’s reign as team boss ended 15 years ago, Ferrari has failed to claim a drivers’ title. The missed opportunity in 2022 appears to have heralded the axe for Binotto, who received the dreaded vote of confidence a fortnight before his resignation, which is not thought to have been entirely voluntary.

The team is looking in the wrong place though, if it wants to fix a fundamental flaw that has hampered it for years, says Mark Hughes in our F1 season review podcast. Motor Sport‘s F1 editor argues that Binotto has revived the team’s creativity since replacing the divisive Maurizio Arrivabene in 2019 and that making him a scapegoat for its problems is dodging the real issue that has seen a series of strategic errors made during the season.

‘Not going to solve Ferrari's F1 problems'

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#


The way Ferrari is run just doesn’t work in modern F1
14:58 Tue, 29 Nov 2022.
By Scott Mitchell-Malm
The Race

As Ferrari prepares to name its fifth Formula 1 boss in less than a decade, it feels further than ever from what a modern team needs to be. Either Binotto’s ‘resignation’ is a smokescreen for a bigger powerplay, or Binotto has felt forced into an act that is far from willing. As he puts it, leaving Ferrari is a “regretful” decision to have to make. Neither outcome is good for Ferrari.

Ferrari’s history is littered with evidence it has never quite worked in the way that a Formula 1 team needs to, with the obvious exception being the period of domination spearheaded by Jean Todt, Ross Brawn and Michael Schumacher – pretty much the only time in the team’s history that the Scuderia was shielded from any wider politics within Ferrari.

Now, though, Ferrari looks more out of touch with the demands of F1 than ever. Ferrari is not alone in having an F1 team that is simply part of a bigger empire. But it is unique in how often it seems to be directly interfered with and how its team boss is left vulnerable in a way their contemporaries are not.

‘Fifth Formula 1 boss in less than a decade’;

https://the-race.com/formula-1/the-w...-in-modern-f1/


Ferrari’s season of missed chances led to “difficult” criticism for Binotto
2022 F1 season
Posted on 30th November 2022, 7:1530th November 2022, 6:45
Written by Ida Wood

After a season of errors and missed opportunities, Ferrari have lost not only a chance to win a world championship, and many race wins, but now its team principal too. Speaking after the final round in Abu Dhabi, little more than a week before he stepped down, Mattia Binotto admitted the criticism he faced during the season had been “difficult” at times.

“It has certainly been a difficult one because criticism [has] never obviously been accepted or, let me say, [has] to be managed more than accepted,” he explained. “And more than that, I think [it’s] for me to try to keep the team focused and concentrated on the job.”

“So, the criticisms are there to distract a team, and [how to] keep a team focused is never obvious. So it has been difficult, but I think that will make me only stronger in the future.”

‘Lost its Team Principal’;

https://www.racefans.net/2022/11/30/...notto-in-2022/


FERRARI LEGEND ROSS BRAWN SET TO MAKE A SENSATIONAL COMEBACK?
At the end of the 2022 season, Brawn stepped down from his role as Managing Director for Formula One, after the implementation of the new 2022 regulations.
14:04 Mon, 28 Nov 2022.
Rhiannon Temporal
FormulaNerds

The Italian media are suggesting that Ross Brawn could return to Ferrari and replace Mattia Binotto. Famously, Brawn played a significant role in the seven world championships of Michael Schumacher, as the Brit followed the German driver from Benetton to Ferrari. His time at the Italian team remains the most successful period for the outfit, in terms of both drivers’ and constructors’ world championships.

But Brawn’s success did not stop there. In 2009, he led his self-named team, Brawn GP, to constructors’ and drivers’ championship victory in the team’s debut and only season in Formula One. Could Ross Brawn be the change that Ferrari needs to launch a successful championship bid in 2023?

But is it too late to secure Brawn? While the role of Ferrari team principal is one of the most sought-after jobs in the paddock, is Brawn ready for the quiet life? In his recent column on the Formula One website, the former team principal looks back on his successful career in motorsport. Reflecting specifically on his most recent role, as Formula 1’s Managing Director of Motorsports, Brawn said the following:
“My time in Formula 1 is now coming to an end. I’ll miss the involvement I’ve had, the comradeship and the friendship you get in the environment of F1.”

‘Is it too late to secure Brawn?’;

https://www.formulanerds.com/news/fe.../?nowprocket=1

Newey gives insight into Red Bull's 2023 F1 challenger.
Adrian Newey has provided an insight into Red Bull's car design philosophy for the 2023 season, which the team hope will allow them to defend both championship crowns.
Today, ‎15‎:‎20
Author RacingNews365 Staff

When asked about Red Bull's design direction for 2023, Red Bull's Chief Technical Officer Newey revealed that the team will proceed with the current philosophy. "We will continue to develop our concept because we know it best," Newey told Auto Motor Und Sport. "But I don't dare say whether our way is the best way. It's quite possible that someone else will turn the corner with a better idea."

The change in technical regulations has generated more variation in car design than anticipated, which Newey believes signals more design opportunities ahead. "It means that none of us is absolutely right and there must be something better," added Newey. "You can never isolate things like wings or the sidepods. Everything only works as a package.”

"A Ferrari side box will not fit our underbody and vice versa. There's always an interaction between these elements." Newey also cautioned that big design breakthroughs can happen at any time, pointing to the 'double diffuser' example from 2009. "We all don't know yet where we'll end up bumping up against as we develop our own concepts," commented Newey.

‘Insight into Red Bull's car design philosophy’;

https://racingnews365.com/newey-give...-f1-challenger


Adrian Newey has spotted a crucial clue in the approach to sidepod design
Wednesday 30th November 2022 5:00 PM
Michelle Foster

With three completely different sidepod designs making up the top-three teams in the standings, Adrian Newey says that shows “none of us is absolutely right and there has to be something better”.

The 2022 F1 championship heralded the arrival of a new era for the sport, F1 doing away from over-car airflow in favour of ground effect aerodynamics to create downforce.

That, together with simpler wings, was introduced in the hope that it would lead to closer racing by creating a cleaner aerodynamic wake that would make it easier for the car behind to follow.

‘There has to be something better’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/adrian...expected-gaps/


F1 tech podcast: CFD secrets with Red Bull’s experts
The Race
30/11/2022, 13:59

Computational fluid dynamics – better known as CFD – is a key simulation tool for all Formula 1 teams. But what is it, how is it used and why is it so important?

The Race F1 Tech Show is joined by two of the key architects behind Red Bull’s success – chief designer Craig Skinner and Ansys chief technologist Christophe Bianchi – to explain how this complex but powerful tool is used to extract performance.

Before that, with F1 teams now in full flow working on their car designs for 2023, former F1 technical director Gary Anderson tells host Edd Straw how they go about tackling the unique new car challenges faced at this time of year.

‘F1 tech podcast’;

https://the-race.com/formula-1/f1-te...bulls-experts/


Red Bull pinpoints 2022 moment that took Ferrari's 'breathing space'
Christian Horner has identified a key moment from the 2022 season that he felt turned the title race in Red Bull's favour.
29/10/2022, ‎15‎:‎30
Author Jake Nichol
Co-author Dieter Rencken

Christian Horner believes Red Bull's Formula 1 domination of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend was a key turning point against rivals Ferrari. Horner identifies turning point. "We never lost sight of what our target was," Horner explained to media, including RacingNews365.com.

"By the time that we got to Imola and winning the Sprint and the Grand Prix with our first one-two of the year, that was able to put the pressure back on Ferrari and it didn't give them any breathing space. We just then kept efficiently developing the car, managing to lose a little bit of weight and Max has just been in sensational form this year.”

‘Key moment’;

https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-o...reathing-space


Christian Horner Excited to Bring Daniel Ricciardo “back into the Red Bull family”
By Joe Briley
November 29, 2022

Horner firstly gave his welcome message to Ricciardo, and honoured his “enormous talent and brilliant character”. “It is great to bring Daniel back into the Red Bull family. He has enormous talent and such a brilliant character; I know the whole factory is excited to be welcoming him home.“

Horner went on to detail the work that Ricciardo would do with team and how his vast experience will help them battle for both championships next season.

“In his role as test and third driver, Daniel will give us the chance to diversify, assisting in the development of the car, aiding the Team with his experience and knowledge of what it takes to succeed in F1. We’re very pleased to be working with Daniel again and look forward to everything he will bring to the Team in 2023.”

“Back into the Red Bull family”;

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...d-bull-family/