Ferrari has fallen in love with fans of Formula 1 on this day of Valentine’s Day, since those of the “Prancing Horse” they have shown their horse for the season 2023. The car has been announced at an event held in Maranello (Italy) the February 14 at 11:25 CETand has lasted approximately 47 minutes.
The live broadcast could be followed on YouTube both on the official Formula 1 channel and on that of the team itself.
Those from Maranello have continued betting on the color of alwaysthe characteristic color of the team, the rojo. This year the shade of red is somewhat lighter than last year, which was practically garnet, resembling more ferrari red. The car has as a second color the negrowhich is present in the two ailerons, in the halo and in the fin. The numbers they have gone from being black to being colored blanco. In it rear wing you can see how it is written ferrari name, with its typical typography. He front wing has the red painted sideswith the logo of your sponsor, he Santander Bank. In the pontoons there are some black stripesoverlapping the aforementioned red paint.
The presentation of the SF23 It began with the presenters speaking for a moment with Marc Gené. After saying goodbye to him, after a brief talk, they gave way to the drivers of the team, Carlos Sainz y Charles Leclerc. They were talking about the preparation they have had in the winter break and how they have been working on the new car. The pilots made jokes and excited those present in a grandstand, who applauded everything they said. What the Tifosi liked the most were Leclerc’s words when he said: “Go Ferrari, always“.
After this, the interview between Marc Gené and the new team boss began. Fred Vasseurwhich was shown confident and excited in this new season with his team.
After the brief interview, the pilots approached where Gené and Vasseur were. They were talking for a while until the main team let out a “the car is missing“. Thanks to that, Marc was able to make way for the video in which little by little the new car for the coming season was shown, the SF23. The video brought together the unveiling little by little and part by part of the car, while drawing the line of the Fiorano Circuit, with the background voices and shouts of the tifosi.
When showing the new car, the public went crazy and gave way to interview several familiar faces. The most relevant were those of Antonio Giovinazzi y Robert Shwartzman.
The most impressive part of the presentation was being able to see the SF23 in action from the hand of the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, which took a turn at the Fiorano Circuit to the delight of all the tifosi present.
Ferrari started the season the best possible way. In the first race of the championship the Italians got 44 points thanks to a doublet of its pilots, the Spanish Carlos Sainz and the monegasque Charles Leclerc, but not only that since his biggest rival, Red Bull, made a “0” and caused all the tifosi to dream big.
Nevertheless, the illusion did not last long. The Italian team began to lose steam race after race until it reached a point where the strange thing was not the absence of the drivers on the podium, but that they were on top of one. Red Bull He knew how to pull himself together and the season ended winning both championshipsbeing 205 points behind the second, Ferrari. Those of Maranello they ended up suffering so much that only 33 points remained from a Mercedes in “bad form”. Even so, in this season there were moments that will go down in history, such as las poles by Leclerc, Sainz’s first victory or the already mythical “Stop inventing”, said by the latter when he won for the first time in his career as a Formula 1 driver, at Silverstone. However, it was a step forward if compared to the previous season, a season in which they were fighting, not for first place, but for third, which they got.
What to expect from Ferrari in 2023
Ferrari is never required to do anything other than winIt is something that has always been said. The tifosi will not be happy until they see their pilots at the top of the box or until Maranello has and new builders title. Already seen last season, the team cannot disappoint again, which is why there have been several changes, both in personnel and in the car.
The duo of pilots seemed to please to the followers, that’s why Carlos Sainz y Charles Leclerc will continue in the 2023 season behind the wheel of the SF23.
In what if there have been changes has been in the positions above, in the team principal. After several rumored seasons, Ferrari finally decided not to have another season as team manager Mattia Binotto, signing another familiar face of the “great circus”, Fred Vasseurthe former team leader of Alfa Romeo. The tifosi hope that they have hit the key with this change and that there is more order in the ranks of the team, and consequently, that start to be more competitive.
An improvement that excites the fans of the team is that from Italy they suggest that the new SF23 will have 30 HP more power20 CV more than that of its potential rival Red Bull.
However, it is not known how drive the car for realfor that we will have to wait for the days of the February 23 to 25when will they be preseason test.
But to see the true power of the Prancing Horsewe will have to go to the weekend of March 3rdthe day on which the Bahrain Grand Prix, Big prize what does he give kick-off to the 2023 season of the “great circus” of Formula 1.