Four teams in the positive, six in the negative
Examining the standings of 2022 and 2023 before the summer break, there are only four teams ‘in the positive’ compared to the previous season, while there are six teams that have lost ground compared to themselves. Below are the 2022 and 2023 rankings after 12 races with their respective balance in the positive or negative. The ranking is based on who has improved the most, descending to who has worsened the most.
Comparison between 2022 and 2023 at mid-season
- Aston Martin (196 points in 2023 against 19 in 2022) +177
- Red Bull (503 points in 2023 against 396 in 2022) +107
- McLaren (103 points in 2023 against 89 in 2022) +14
- Williams (11 points in 2023 against 3 in 2022) +8
- Mercedes (247 points in 2023 against 270 in 2022) -23
- Haas (11 points in 2023 against 34 in 2022) -23
- AlphaTauri (3 points in 2023 against 27 in 2022) -24
- Alpine (57 points in 2023 against 93 in 2022) -36
- Alfa Romeo (9 points in 2023 against 51 in 2022) -42
- Ferrari (191 points in 2023 against 314 in 2022) -123
Aston Martin takes points from everyone, Ferrari sinks
The improvement of Aston Martin is steep, although the performance of the AMR23 has declined after ‘mistakes’ in regarding the updates introduced in Canada, causing Lawrence Stroll’s team to lose the window of operation and the balance of the car. Red Bull, of course, has improved a stat that was already remarkable in itself, and McLaren has managed to fix a situation that a month ago seemed disastrous.
Williams has also nearly quadrupled its points compared to this stage of the 2022 Formula 1 season, which is proof of the excellent work being done by James Vowles.
Mercedes tops the list of teams in the negative, but the 23 points of deficit for the W14 compared to the W13 have negligible significance compared to the backward step of Haas, a result of the difficulties of the entire Ferrari environment. AlphaTauri is the team that has lost the most in proportion compared to what was achieved in 2022, and it is not surprising the revolution established by Red Bull’s top management, which will be led by the tandem Laurent Mekies (from Ferrari) – Peter Bayer (from the FIA) at the helm of the junior team from 2024.
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Alpine has also almost halved its ‘harvest,’ and the French team has completely cleaned out the top management on the track in Belgium, awaiting for former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto. Alfa Romeo has started the transition towards Audi with just nine points. Closing the rankings is Ferrari, which in 2022, in the first half of the Formula 1 season, had celebrated all four victories achieved in the past season. The 123 points lost by the SF-23 compared to the F1-75 single-seater highlight that the 2023 Formula 1 project has not improved enough compared to the competition.
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