In conclusion: Mercedes racing drivers will be participating for the first time at the Pirelli tests in France and Spain next month.
in short
Mercedes to use racing drivers for tire test
Mercedes will call on Lewis Hamilton and George Russell for their two Pirelli tires in February.
All teams will be invited throughout the year to run development tests for Pirelli using last season’s cars, and most of the tests focused on the 2023 special tires will take place before the start of the season.
Mercedes will test on February 1-2 with Paul Ricard alongside Hamilton and Russell, with two days on wet tires before and after the Alphatour.
On February 7th-8th, the Mercedes drivers will be back in action with Aston Martin and their race drivers for further tire testing at Jerez. While other teams conduct individual tests with older cars, Pirelli’s development days mark Hamilton and Russell’s first track outings in 2023.
Rain hampered Schwartzman’s Ferrari test
Ferrari, meanwhile, are already out on track at their own Fiorano test circuit, with Robert Schwartzman in the car yesterday and Carlos Sainz Jr driving.
The SF21 car has been selected for testing from 2021, a key part of Ferrari’s pre-race preparations to prepare drivers for the physical challenges of an F1 car again. Schwartzman was driving this year, promoted to one of the team’s reserve drivers, and with most of the race taking place in the rain, he completed just 87 laps throughout the day.
Ferrari Juniors Arthur Leclerc, Maya Wegg and Aurelia Nobels watched the challenge and joined the challenger team.
Euroformula is open to host the 80th Pau Grand Prix.
The Euroformula Open has rescheduled the 2023 calendar to feature the 80th Pau Grand Prix.
The street race was held in France for the first time in the year From 2019, he was awarded the Euroformula Open title, with double-header Billy Monger winning that year’s history-making Grand Prix.
In the year The event was not brought forward in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and returned for a second time last year as part of the Euroformula Open calendar. Vlad Lomko was the winner.
The Euroformula Open, which originally staged an eight-round season to include the grand prix in the 2023 calendar, has dropped its October visit to Italy’s Mugello. The Pau GP will be held on May 12-14.
Rossi’s McLaren livery revealed
McLaren’s new signing Alexander Rossi has become the first of the team’s IndyCar drivers to announce his 2023 livery.
Advertisement | Become a RaceFans fan and
Links
Motor Racing Links of Interest:
Ferrucci AJ Foyt Racing (Speedcafe) painting at Bourdais lessons
‘Santino Ferrucci says he will take lessons from Sebastien Bourdais in his role as team principal at AJ Foyt Racing during the 2023 IndyCar season.’
2023 Diriyah E-Prix Preview (Maserati)
Diria is one of the most challenging races of the season, and with a mix of different types of corners, it tests everything a driver’s skills can do. The circuit is fast and extremely technical, and that means building up to a strong round is very important.’
Trident completes the Formula Regional European Championship list with Tangavelou (Trident).
Owen Tangavelou will join Trident for the 2023 Formula One Regional European Championship season. The Italian operation will line up with experienced racer Roman Bilinski, who will be attempting his second season in a row, and rookie driver Nikhil Bohra.’
Red Bull Super Engine: Evolution of the Honda Power Unit (Formu1a.uno)
‘At least initially this engine was supposed to be completely new. However, Honda’s F1 engine development manager explained that ‘for certain reasons it was decided not to take it to the track’. Due to Honda’s departure – at least officially – at the end of 2021, it has been decided to try to bring the last modified power unit to the track.’
Reasons that ended ADAC F4 and put most of German racing at risk (Formula Scout)
‘With neither Hockenheim nor the Nürburgring being current F1 venues, the ‘series’ tracks were clearly at a disadvantage in attracting drivers, but were far from the only factor contributing to the lack of interest.’
Salters: WEC Hypercar program to be Honda’s decision (Sportscar365)
‘The possibility of the Acura ARX-06 competing in the World Endurance Championship will be a global Honda decision, according to Honda Performance Development President David Salters, who reaffirmed that Acura/HPD’s position remains unchanged.’
We always strive to credit original sources. If you have a tip for a single seater motorsport link to be featured in the next RaceFan roundup, send it to us via the contact form.
Advertisement | Become a RaceFans fan and
social media
Popular posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
A sunny winter day, a real light race car and 2 legends driving 💪🏻👌 The best way to start the season! #realF3 #F1naSPORTTV pic.twitter.com/QX7KchzPug
— WINWAY (@_winway) January 23, 2023
FA14, reporting to work.
Hi @alo_oficial! 👋 pic.twitter.com/dVIMgd7uTd
— Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) January 24, 2023
Hear from Cara Krstolic, director of race tire engineering and manufacturing, about the first test of the new Firestone tires. pic.twitter.com/thKc9lRYVN
— INDY NXT (@INDYNXT) January 23, 2023
Preparing all the details in Kuwait #F4UAE pic.twitter.com/qyL57JdQbX
— Noah Strømsted (@noah_stromsted) January 24, 2023
Thank you for your concern. This is the second time I’ve run into a wall at high speed, probably because I’m not good at emergency response. Rest pic.twitter.com/Pm1OGloUx9
— Kenta Yamashita (@kentayamashitaa) January 24, 2023
Jack Beton joins all road management 🤜🏻🤛🏻
➡️ https://t.co/CwIhGgUonV
📸: @DutchPhotoAg pic.twitter.com/w305Emomqs
— All Road Management (@All_Road) January 24, 2023
Comfortable 😄 pic.twitter.com/Tqg8ZqUuk2
— Ollie Bearman (@OllieBearman) January 24, 2023
Three-time @WSeries racing champion @JamieChadwick was among those taking part in pre-season testing at @HomesteadMiami yesterday for the upcoming @IndyNxt (formerly Indy Lights). pic.twitter.com/WYv1JeCJwE
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) January 24, 2023
Advertisement | Become a RaceFans fan and
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday to Mouse_Nightshirt, Taimur, Dylan Lopez, Danny Brennan and Lalit Palaparthy!
This day in motorsport
