There are four races left until the end of the 2023 season. F1 World Cup. The drivers’ and constructors’ world titles have been decided, but that doesn’t mean there’s no incentive.His last four dates of the campaign still remain Important battles to comeeverything has to be decided and some doubts need to be answered for the future.

Battle for 2nd place

Hamilton Perez

One of the highlights of this season’s final race is the battle for second place. “Czech” Perez has suffered a significant drop in performance since his excellent start to the season. Hamilton had the exact opposite experience, taking full advantage of Mercedes’ vast improvement.
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With the evolution he showed in Austin, the British rider needs to remain positive despite the fact that Hamilton was disqualified for not complying with the flat-bottom wood thickness regulations. His car has made great strides and will continue to do so. Second place.
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Had he not been disqualified, he would have been 19 points behind Perez. He currently has a 39 point lead over the ‘Czech’ with four races remaining.

The future of “Czech” Perez

Connected to this battle for second place is one of the major themes at the end of this year: the future of “Czech” Perez. Red Bull president Christian Horner has already reiterated that the Czech Republic’s goal is to finish second in the World Cup. Achieving a double that Red Bull has never achieved before.

However, after Qatar also said: “Czech” needs to improve and raise the levelBecause if the championship is more even in the coming years, points from the second car will be needed. Therefore, achieving runner-up status will not help the “Czech Republic” at all. You will also need to improve performance.

Alonso, Sainz, Norris and Leclerc in first place

The battle for 2nd and 3rd place is as follows: Hamilton and Perez, despite Alonso being 14 points behind Lewis. The Brit has an improved car with better performance and will aim to be joint second best with McLaren in this final race.

Alonso will have to focus more on fighting for fourth place at the World Cup. It will be difficult for him to maintain this position. Alonso has 183 points, followed by Sainz with 12, Norris with 24, Leclerc with 32 and Russell with 40.. With 4 races left and to see Aston Martin’s real performance taking full advantage of the new features unveiled in Austin in this last event, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari should a priori have better cars. right.

Lando Norris will have a great chance of regaining the 24 points he stole from Alonso in his McLaren, which will be a podium contender in every race. But it has to be constant. further away Sainz is close by in a slightly irregular Ferrari. The battle for 4th place is beautiful.

Various battles in Constructors

Builders has some exciting battles. With 344 points, Mercedes are just 22 points behind Ferrari, but the Brackley-born team will start the battle as favorites with a more solid car in the final race.
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In that respect, McLaren are fourth with 242 points, while Aston Martin are fifth, just six points behind the orange team. McLaren has a better car in place for the end of the year and the green car will have a tough time in that battle. For the team at Silverstone to have a fighting chance, Stroll needs to perform at a good level like Austin and the car needs to take a big step forward in the evolution shown in Austin.

mercedes

After taking a step forward, mercedes With Austin’s improvements, one of the main attractions of this end of the course is:Well, it would be nice if a team of star players could catch up with Red Bull and make Verstappen worry in the race..

If you can achieve it, It’s the ultimate message of his strength and for 2024, and perhaps a warning to fans dreaming of a more equal World Cup next year and a new Hamilton Verstappen. It’s difficult for that to happen, but Mercedes is always growing.

Cars and eco-friendly reactions in 2024

Everything that is tested at this end of the course can be applied to the car. 2024. All teams are focused on building their cars for next year, and the final trends in the set could hint at the start of next season.

In that sense, looking at the other person’s reaction, aston martin After the new package announced in Austin and the improvements that may lead to it Mexico That could be the key for next year. aston martin He needs to get back on track in the last few games and end his positive run.