Formula One 2023: a team-by-team guide to the cars and drivers

Car RB19 Engine Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Debut Australia 2005 GPs 347 Titles 5 Last season 1st. After an aggressive evolution of the rocket ship with which they bossed the championship last year, Red Bull with their newly polished car enter the season looking fearsome once more. It should enjoy a pace advantage from the off despite the wind tunnel restrictions imposed last year, is already reliable and can expect to only become quicker backed by an operationally finely honed team.

Drivers

Max Verstappen (Neth, 25) No 1 Debut Australia 2015 Wins 35 Poles 20 Titles 2 Last season Champion. Ominously assured and at ease in testing, the world champion clearly has huge confidence in a car which has been honed to his style and will be quick out of the blocks. Dominant last season, the Dutchman displayed a maturity and control that was hugely impressive and makes him strong favourite for a third title.

Sergio Pérez (Mex, 33) No 11 Debut Australia 2011 Wins 4 Poles 1 Titles 0 Best season finish 3rd Last season 3rd. Eclipsed last year by his teammate but took two wins despite struggling with a car designed to Verstappen’s style. Will expect better as he believes he is more suited to the new car, while Red Bull will be looking for strong support from the Mexican to back up his teammate’s title challenge should a real fight emerge.

Car SF-23 Engine Ferrari Principal Frédéric Vasseur Debut Monaco 1950 GPs 1,052 Titles 16 Last season 2nd. Optimism turned to bitter disappointment last year with technical failure, strategy and driver errors so the Scuderia must rectify to challenge for the title. A mighty task for new boss Vasseur but he at least has a good car to work on. The engine reliability has been improved allowing