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Although the lineup of main candidates remains unchanged, the movement in the middle stage is intense.the march of Fernando Alonso of alpine caused a domino effect on grids ending in Daniel Ricardo from the grill. But it’s not just the pilot who chose this change of scenery for his 2023, the upper echelon of the team has also undergone a change. Only time will tell if they succeed.

Fernando Alonso

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The Spaniard unleashed a frenzy in the paddock after announcing he was leaving Alpine midway through last season. Alonso is looking for competitiveness and reliability and is working on a mid-term project with Great Britain.
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The two-time world champion will return to Formula 1 in 2021 and is on the podium. As stated by the pilot himself, the most realistic and closest goal is to be the best in the mid-zone and be able to catch something if the person above gets a puncture.Aston in pre-season testing his ‘s Martin’s performance brings reason for optimism.
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The Spaniard has 32 victories, 98 podiums, 22 pole positions and 23 fastest laps. The 41-year-old still has the same hunger he had on his 2001 debut.

Pierre Guthrie

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The former Red Bull joins the ranks of the rebounding French team. The French driver has already renewed his one-year contract at AlphaTauri, but after Enstone’s Piastri scandal with his team, Alpine had to look for a solution based on improvisation. Gasly, who has been with the Faenza team since mid-2019, was the person who fit the plan the best, despite not having the best relationship with Esteban Ocon.
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Last year he added 23 points in 14th place, not his best of the season. But with the Italian he added his two podiums and a victory at Monza. This is unusual for cars that typically enter and exit the middle area of ​​the grid frequently.

Frederic Vasseur

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The Frenchman has made the leap from Alfa Romeo to the legendary Italian team. Then there was a lot of frenzy at first, but it ended with a bad taste in the mouth due to the little war that Red Bull gave. And the decision about the wall had a lot to do with that. For this reason, it was decided to remove Mattia Binotto from the upper echelons and try his luck at Vasseur.
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Hinwill’s new head honcho has over 25 years in motorsport and 10 years in Formula 1. Shortly before joining his Romeo Alfa, he topped at Renault as his manager, and in GP2 Nico he was the leader of Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. was the champion.

Andreas Seidl

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After Vasseur’s move to Ferrari, the Italian had to start restructuring the team, signing the former McLaren team principal as the brand’s executive director. Upon Seidl’s January 2023 appointment, team manager Alessandro Arni he Brabi was appointed.
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It’s no coincidence that Andreas joined Alfa Romeo. Because from 2026 he will work with Audi, a brand the Germans know firsthand. Regarding his role at McLaren, he was very successful in 2019 as he took command of the team, put his morale on the ground and regained his way to victory at Monza ’21, scoring a total of eight podiums.

Dan Fallows

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One of the people responsible for Red Bull’s recent success is packing the bags for an exciting Aston Martin project. Dan Farrows has been Head of Aerodynamics at Milton Keynes in recent years and is currently Technical Director for the UK. The Brit has spent his entire career by the side of Adrian Newey, the greatest engineer in the history of the Great His circus to many, and could use his influence to get his way. Expected.

Daniel Ricciardo and Mick Schumacher

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Two big casualties for every move of the pilot on the grid. The Australian and German lost his place as a starting driver and had to find a life to stay tied to Formula 1 as a reserve driver.
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Ricciardo is returning to Red Bull after two very bad years at McLaren.Schumacher is looking to find a new niche, after two years at Haas without blowing up, as Mercedes’ reserve driver.