Red Bull’s RB19 to finally break cover 

There will be great anticipation surrounding Red Bull when the light goes green on Thursday for the opening day of ac🐎tion, given we are yet to see the team’s actual 2023 car in the flesh.&ꦚnbsp;

The RB19 has been shrouded in secrecy so far this winter, with Red Bull unvei♚ling their new livery on a s▨howcar at their New York season launch.

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Red Bull ran the car for the first time in a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:shakedown at Silverstone, but unlike their rivals, the world champions were very sℱpecific about what they did, or more to the point, didn’t re𒐪veal. 

Red Bull offered no publicity images from the event and only released a short video clip on their social media channels in which t▨he car could not be seen clearly. 

It marked a contrasting approach from teams such as Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Ma𓄧rtin, Alfa Romeo, Haas and Williams, all of whom provided some imagery from their respective shakedowns and filming days. 

Expect plenty of intrigue and act✱ivity around the Red Bull garage when the RB19 emerges for the first time. 

Can Mercedes put their woes behind them?

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Mercedes have been very cautious about their 2023 chances but 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell will be hoping their W14 can power them back into ti♔tle contention this year. 

The 🦩eight-time constructors’ world champions are determined to put the misery of a failed 2022 campaign - and their troubled W13 - behind them, but acknowledge they are “starting behind” in 2023. 

Pre-season testing will be a crunch moment for Mercedes to see whether the plethora of issues that plagued their 2022 challenger are truly a thing of the past. All eyes will be fixed on whether the W14 is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:porpoising on the str♚aights in B༺ahrain, and how well balanced it is. 

Mercedes have, so far at least, refused to abandon their radical ‘zero sidepod’ concept, but Wolff did 168澳洲幸运5🐭官方开奖结果历史:sugge🥃st the design will be revised during the upcoming season. 

In recent years Mercedes have been no strangers to grabbing the headlines by bringing big upgrades to their car on the eve of a new season, and it remains to be seen whether that will be the case once more in 2023.&n🧜bsp;

Will Ferrari live up to early hype?

By no means is it the first time, bu🅠t there is a sense of real hype building around Ferrari’s off-season. 

There is optimism that Ferrari have rectified the engine reliability issue which hampered their 2𝕴022 campaign, and with it have been able to reclaim the performance they were forced to sacrifice in the second half of the season. 

Meanwhile, the arrival of new team principal Frederic Vasseur has instilled fresh belief into the team, who exuded confidence as they pulled off a bold and risky in-perso▨n launch that featured the SF-23’s track debut live on TV in front of their adoring Tifosi. 

Ferrari’s successful launch only added to the excitement surrounding the new season. Will 2023 finally be the year off-track enthusiasm is replicated with on-track performance as F1’s most famous team look to end their long title dr🗹ought? 

How many cars will differ from their launch-spec?

Although the likes of Mercedes, Ferrari, Aston Martin and McLaren have all chosen to provide glimpses of their actual 2023 challengers, te🎃a♛ms will still be keen to keep their cards very close to their chests. 

It remains to be seen how much of what was revealed during launch season will be genuine when it comes to the test and open🌟ing race. 

There have already been suggestions that Ferrari’s 168澳ꦍ洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:front wing design which prompted some intrigue could be a red herring, whilಞe the likes of Red Bull, Alpine and Haas have indicated thei🐼r cars will look different at the test. 

Teams wanting to hide the best elements of their designs is nothing new in F1, but it will be fascinating to seꦰe who has been willing to give away the most about their 2023 cars, and who have some surprises up their sleeves. 

Focus on mileage and reliability

Wi𓃲th excitement at fever pitch ahead of the new season, it can be easy to get carried away during testing. 

It is once again that time of year 🎉where caution is urged and warnings♌ are given that the timesheets should be taken with a pinch of salt. 

The order that emerges from testing is not always representative of what to expect come the first race, though both being held at the same venue ꧙should provide a clearer indiꦑcation of the potential pecking order. 

With many variables such as the time of day, track conditions, engine modes, tyres and unknown fuel loads all to take into a🌺ccount, the timing pages can often paint a misleading picture. 

Perhaps the best indicator of who’s in good shape and who’s not is the amount of mileage completed over the course of the th♔ree days. 

Maximum track time is crucial for teams to understand their new cars and identify and solve any issues🧜 that may crop up. 

So keep an eye out for those able to run their cars sea🐎mlessly, and those who spend more ti🍸me in the garage.