Can Ferrari's new car topple Red Bull's modern F1 dominance?

Ferrari began Formula 1's new ground effect era with a 1-2 in Bahrain last season, but it was soon overhauled by Red Bull and ended the year only just ahead of recovering Mercedes. The new SF-23 features several tantalising features that point to the Prancing Horse's ambition as it aims to get back to title-winning ways

Jake Boxall-Legge Feb 14, 2023, 1:12 PM

Upd: Feb 14, 2023, 2:24 PM

One year ago, Ferrari unveiled a car that looked every bit a Formula 1 title contender in the opening races of the 2022 season. The skirmishes between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen within those opening rounds were the set-up to a championship battle that ultimately fell flatter than a crepe on an apartment floor.

There were elements of the anti-climax that can be lain at Ferrari’s door, particularly in terms of early-season strategic calls, but the championship seemed to be distinctly out of reach when Leclerc placed his F1-75 into the Paul Ricard barriers. The wheels had come off, and Ferrari had to spend the rest of the season soul-searching.

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Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.