2023 F1 Season (Coolfastjack)

The 2023 F1 Season was the 74th in series history. Daniel Ricciardo is the reigning champion, while Ferrari are the reigning constructors champions.
Teams and Drivers
Renault:Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon
Mercedes:George Russell and Max Verstappen
Ferrari:Charles Leclerc and Mick Schumacher
Red Bull-Honda:Alexander Albon and Patricio O'Ward
McLaren-Renault:Lando Norris and Sergio Sette Camera (Rookie)
Hamilton-Mercedes:Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll
Haas-Ferrari:Louis Deletraz (Rookie) and Pietro Fittipaldi
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari:Giulano Alesi and Juan Manuel Correa (Rookie)
Williams-Renault:Nicholas Latifi and Jack Aitken (Rookie)
Toro Rosso-Honda:Pierre Gasly and Niko Kari (Rookie)
Audi Sport F1:Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz
Driver Changes
* Lewis Hamilton announced his retirement in early 2022, stating he had run his time in the sport and felt it was time to move on, but bought out Racing Point and rebranded it to Hamilton, sharing ownership duties with Lawrence Stroll
* Max Verstappen moved to Mercedes stating he wanted a better ride in 2023, which he confirmed after Hamilton's retirement. George Russell takes the 2nd seat after mediocre performances from Valtteri Bottas
* Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement in 2022 after he claimed his 5th championship in 2020, stating he wanted to give his fans a farewell before hanging up the helmet. Mick Schumacher moves up to take his spot
* Patricio O'Ward fills the vacant slot at Red Bull from Max Verstappen. O'Ward ran Toro Rosso last year
* Sergio Sette Camera replaces Carlos Sainz in the 2nd McLaren seat. Sainz moves to Audi who plans to mount a title charge in 2025
* Valtteri Bottas joins Sainz at Audi from Mercedes
* Louis Deletraz moves up to F1 alongside Pietro Fittipaldi. Kevin Magnussen leaves the team and is now a backup for Audi
* Juan Manuel Correa joins Giulano Alesi at Alfa Romeo
* Niko Kari replaces Patricio O'Ward at Toro Rosso after years of speculation
* Jack Aitken replaces George Russell at Williams after a deal was struck between Renault and Williams to put Aitken in their car for a season before a chance at moving him to Renault
Schedule
# 	Race 	Date 	Pole 	Fastest Lap 	Winner 	Constructor	Safety Cars
1 	Australia 	March 19 	E.Ocon 	M.Verstappen	M.Verstappen	Mercedes 	3 (1 Red Flag)
2 	Bahrain 	April 2 	C.Leclerc 	G.Russell 	M.Verstappen	Mercedes 	2
3 	China 	April 9 	C.Leclerc 	C.Leclerc 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1
4 	Vietnam 	April 23 	D.Ricciardo 	D.Ricciardo 	D.Ricciardo 	Renault 	0
5 	Netherlands 	May 14 	E.Ocon 	E.Ocon 	E.Ocon 	Renault 	1
6 	Monaco 	May 28 	M.Verstappen	M.Verstappen	M.Verstappen	Mercedes 	2
7 	France 	June 11 	D.Ricciardo 	E.Ocon 	D.Ricciardo 	Renault 	0
8 	Canada 	June 25 	M.Verstappen	S.Perez 	D.Ricciardo 	Renault 	1
9 	USA 	July 2 	D.Ricciardo 	M.Schumacher	D.Ricciardo 	Renualt 	2
10	Austria 	July 9 	G.Russell 	G.Russell 	G.Russell 	Mercedes 	1
11	Britain 	July 16 	C.Leclerc 	C.Leclerc 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	0
12	Germany 	July 30 	C.Leclerc 	D.Ricciardo 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	0
13	Hungary 	August 6 	C.Leclerc 	D.Ricciardo 	D.Ricciardo 	Renault 	0
14	Belgium 	September 3 	C.Leclerc 	D.Ricciardo 	D.Ricciardo 	Renault 	1
15	Italy 	September 10	M.Schumacher	C.Leclerc 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1
16	Azerbaijan 	September 17	D.Ricciardo 	E.Ocon 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1
17	Singapore 	October 1 	C.Leclerc 	D.Ricciardo 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1
18	Phillippines 	October 8 	M.Verstappen	C.Leclerc 	M.Verstappen	Mercedes 	0
19	Russia 	October 22 	G.Russell 	D.Ricciardo 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	0
20	Japan 	October 29 	A.Albon 	C.Leclerc 	D.Ricciardo 	Renault 	1
21	Brazil (Sao Paulo)	November 12 	C.Leclerc 	C.Leclerc 	C.Leclerc 	Ferrari 	0
22	Argentina 	November 19 	D.Ricciardo 	D.Ricciardo 	D.Ricciardo 	Renault 	0
23	Abu Dhabi 	December 3 	D.Ricciardo 	E.Ocon 	E.Ocon 	Renault 	2
# 	Driver 	AUS	BHR	CHN	VIE	NED	MON	FRA	CAN	USA	AUT	GBR
1 	Leclerc 	3 	Ret	1* 	4 	2 	14^	3 	4 	2 	2 	1*
2 	Ricciardo 	2 	Ret	4 	1* 	4 	4 	1 	1 	1 	3 	5
3 	Verstappen 	1* 	1 	Ret	2 	6 	1* 	4 	2 	6 	Ret	6
4 	Ocon 	5 	Ret	3 	3 	1* 	3 	2* 	18^	3 	Ret	4
5 	Russell 	4 	2* 	2 	6 	7 	Ret	6 	6 	7 	1* 	2
6 	O'Ward 	Ret	4 	5 	8 	8 	2 	7 	7 	5 	Ret	9
7 	Schumacher 	9 	Ret	7 	5 	3 	5 	5 	5 	4* 	Ret	8
8 	Perez 	Ret	7 	6 	9 	5 	Ret	9 	3* 	Ret	4 	14
9 	Stroll 	Ret	5 	10 	11 	Ret	9 	12 	8 	11 	5 	Ret
10	Albon 	10 	3 	8 	7 	9 	6 	8 	9 	8 	8 	10
11	Fittipaldi 	8 	9 	Ret	16 	Ret	11 	11 	14 	Ret	6 	15
12	Gasly 	Ret	6 	15 	Ret	Ret	7 	13 	19^	Ret	13 	11
13	Norris 	Ret	16^	9 	13 	Ret	10 	10 	10 	10 	9 	3
14	Alesi 	11 	8 	12 	17 	11 	Ret	14 	12 	13 	14 	12
15	Deletraz 	6 	Ret	Ret	14 	10 	Ret	15 	Ret	Ret	10 	13
16	Sette Camera	7 	Ret	11 	15 	Ret	9 	Ret	13 	14 	11 	7
17	Bottas 	16 	13 	DNS	Ret	Ret	12 	16 	DNS	18 	17 	19
18	Kari 	12 	11 	Ret	18 	13 	Ret	17 	15 	12 	15 	16
19	Aitken 	13 	15 	13 	10 	14 	Ret	18 	11 	9 	7 	18
20	Correa 	14 	10 	Ret	19 	15 	Ret	20 	16 	16 	12 	17
21	Sainz 	17 	14 	16 	20 	Ret	13 	21 	17 	DNS	18 	20
22	Latifi 	15 	12 	14 	12 	12 	Ret	19 	Ret	Ret	16 	DSQ
#	
Driver 	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	AZE	SIN	PHI	RUS	JAP	BRA	ARG	ABU
1 	Leclerc 	1 	4 	Ret	1 	1 	1* 	3 	1 	2* 	1* 	4 	3
2 	Ricciardo 	2* 	1* 	1* 	3 	6 	2 	2 	3 	1 	8 	1* 	Ret
3 	Verstappen 	6 	5 	2 	4 	4 	4 	1* 	2* 	5 	3 	6 	2
4 	Ocon 	3 	2 	5 	5 	2* 	5 	4 	4 	Ret	5 	5 	1*
5 	Russell 	7 	6 	3 	DNS	5 	6 	5 	5 	Ret	2 	7 	5
6 	O'Ward 	5 	7 	6 	Ret	9 	Ret	7 	8 	DNS	4 	3 	7
7 	Schumacher 	4 	3 	4 	Ret	3 	3 	6 	7 	6 	10 	2 	Ret
8 	Perez 	Ret	13 	Ret	2 	15 	10 	9 	9 	3 	12 	9 	9
9 	Stroll 	13 	16 	7 	7 	Ret	15 	12 	10 	Ret	11 	11 	8
10	Albon 	8 	8 	DNS	Ret	11 	7 	8 	6 	4 	Ret	Ret	Ret
11	Fittipaldi 	Ret	14 	16 	6 	12 	16 	11 	13 	12 	16 	8 	11
12	Gasly 	Ret	11 	10 	12 	8 	9 	13 	16 	Ret	17 	13 	Ret
13	Norris 	10 	9 	Ret	8 	7 	8 	10 	11 	8 	6 	12 	4
14	Alesi 	16 	15 	9 	16 	14 	14 	18 	15 	11 	15 	15 	Ret
15	Deletraz 	12 	17 	15 	Ret	12 	17 	17 	17 	7 	Ret	16 	Ret
16	Sette Camera	11 	10 	8 	9 	15 	Ret	14 	12 	9 	7 	DSQ	6
17	Bottas 	Ret	Ret	18 	15 	10 	11 	15 	14 	13 	9 	10 	Ret
18	Kari 	9 	12 	11 	11 	20 	18 	19 	18 	10 	14 	Ret	11
19	Aitken 	15 	19 	12 	10 	Ret	19 	16 	Ret	15 	18 	17 	13
20	Correa 	17 	18 	14 	13 	17 	13 	20 	19 	Ret	20 	Ret	12
21	Sainz 	Ret	21 	17 	14 	13 	12 	Ret	Ret	14 	13 	14 	10
22	Latifi 	14 	20 	13 	Ret	18 	20 	21 	Ret	16 	19 	18 	15
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