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The ominous alarm bell ringing after F1 launch season

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OPINION: With F1's 2023 launch season now at an end, the releases and stances of each team have been varied in their messaging. While that offers an insight into which teams are happier than others, one has remained conspicuous in its relative silence. And, for its rivals, that silence might be something to worry about...

As bouncers ushered out the final guests from Alpine’s new car after-party in London in the early hours of Friday morning, it marked the official end of Formula 1’s 2023 launch season.

In little more than two weeks, from the simple new livery press release Haas sent out on 31 January, to Alpine’s Printworks event in Surrey Quays, via New York, Grove, Zurich, Woking, Silverstone and Maranello, it’s been quite a rollercoaster. We’ve had surprises, disappointments, annoyances, intrigue, a couple of shambolic moments, a few laughs, plus Zinedine Zidane along the way.

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