Which team has improved the most in F1 2023 compared to last season?
Who has made the most progress since last season? We take a look at🎉 the numbers from qualifying at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Pℱrix compared with 12 months ago…
1) Aston Martin -2.441s
It is no 🍷real surprise to see Aston Martin at the top of t♓he charts as F1’s most improved team. The Silverstone-based outfit have shaved a whopping 2.4s off their best lap in Bahrain last year, paving the way for Fernando Alonso to take their much-improved AMR23 to the podium. What an incredible turnaround it has been.
2) Williams -1.203s
Second place goes to Williams. Despite looking like the slowest team in pre-season testing, the British squad led by James Vowles have actually made v🌠ery encouraging gains over the winter. Alex Albon made Q2 and followed that up with a point to give Williams a really positivꦫe start to the new campaign. Not bad to say Williams don’t currently have a permanent technical director!
3) Red Bull -0.973s
Red Bull have impressively built on the foundations of their dominant RB18🧸 with their new RB19, which once again looks the class of the field in 2023. Some clever work over the winter has enabled Red Bull to not only maintain✨ their advantage, but increase it further.
4) Mercedes -0.708s
Although the Bahrain GP was a big disappointment for Mercedes, the team have still made some eye-catching gains in terms of lap time. The figures back up Toto Wolff’s claim that Mercedes hit their targets over the winter. Unfortunately for them, thei♌r rivals have improved too.
5) Alpine -0.637s
Alpine were confident heading into the new campaign and aside from Aston Martin, the Anglo-French outfit have made the biggest gains comꦿpared to their direct midfield rivals.
6) Haas -0.652s
Haas c🃏an also be happy with their work over the winter as they look to take ℱanother step forward in 2023.
7) McLaren -0.627s
2022’s fifth-placed team look to have fallen back in the pecking order after a difficult winter in which McLaren admitted they missed some of their key aerodynamic targets. They will be counting on upcoming developments 🐻to push further up the grid.
8) Ferrari -0.558s
Alarmingly, Ferrari have made the least progress out of F1’s big three🦋 teams. That is reflected in their qualifying deficit to Red Bull at a track they took pole position at last year.
9) AlphaTauri -0.235s
Like McLaren, AlphaTauri seem to be heading backwards rather than forwards in 20ꦍ23, despite making some minor lap time 𓆉gains.
10) Alfa Romeo -0.117s
Alfa Romeo sit botto🐷m of the list after only improving by jus꧑t over a tenth.
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