5 Biggest Races Of The Year In F1 2023
Hello, F1 fans all around the world! Feel like you are getting bored!
And why not get bored? The wonderful 2023 F1 season ended recently, and there will be 4 months to get the new F1 season going.
But let’s just not get bored. Let us take you to our survey on the recently completed 2023 F1 season, where we will analyze every little detail of the season.
Let’s look at the 5 biggest races of the 2023 F1 season:
1. F1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
As F1 returned to the world-famous Spa Francochamps, one of the hardest F1 tracks to race on, the excitement was infinite.
It saw Max Verstappen win the race even after starting from the back end of the grid. Verstappen, who had started the race from position 6, slowly took the lead and won the race by a huge margin of 22 seconds.
2. Singapore Grand Prix
The 2023 significance is famous and big in success because it was the only race in the 2023 calendar where neither Max Verstappen nor Red Bull had been able to dominate the race and win it at the end.
It was the only place where Red Bull had failed to get a podium finish for the year.
The race was won by Carlos Sainz of Ferrari, with Lando Norris of Mclaren in 2nd and Lewis Hamilton in 3rd place for Mercedes.
3. Las Vegas Grand Prix:
After 41 years, the Las Vegas Grand Prix returned to the same venue; the last race to take place in Las Vegas was the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, which was hosted in the hotel’s parking lot. The original Las Vegas Grand Prix across the Las Vegas Strip was converted into the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, a temporary street circuit. First practice’s early runs were cut short when Carlos Sainz Jr.’s car collided with a loose metal cover, seriously damaging it. He was penalized ten places on the starting grid for the Saturday night race because he had to take a replacement engine component.Teammates Sainz and Verstappen, who would go on to win the race ahead of Leclerc and Sergio Pérez, were behind Charles Leclerc in pole position.
4. Sau Paulo Grand Prix, Brazil-
The São Paulo Grand Prix hosted the final sprint of the season. Although Norris started the sprint race from pole position, Verstappen easily defeated Pérez and Norris. To secure the top Grand Prix qualifying spot, Verstappen defeated Leclerc and Stroll. But Leclerc was unable to start the race because of a hydraulic issue that resulted in an accident during the formation lap. Verstappen started the race ahead of Norris and Hamilton, but he was joined by Magnussen and Alexander Albon’s Williams at turn one as they were chasing the two Haas cars into the barriers. This was a warning sign for the second weekend in a row. Verstappen, Norris, and Alonso held their places at the restart, with Alonso passing Hamilton to take third place.
5. Qatar GP
This is the race where Max Verstappen secured his championship title. After finishing sixth in the sprint, Verstappen will be the one collecting the prize. Max Verstappen claimed the race pole, and Oscar Piastri won the sprint pole. After challenging George Russell, who ultimately lost positions at the conclusion of the brief race as a result of tire grip, Piastri won his first race, and it was McLaren’s first sprint victory. Piastri finished first, followed by Verstappen and Norris. Meanwhile, Nico Hülkenberg, Pérez, and Esteban Ocon were involved in a collision on lap 11 that resulted in contact damage for all three of them, forcing them to withdraw. Liam Lawson and Logan Sargeant spun out of the race, and Lance Stroll and Charles Leclerc went above the track limit, resulting in three safety car periods. Verstappen, who started the race in third place, finished on top and grabbed his third consecutive driver’s championship.
So, we leave it here with the 5 biggest races of the 2023 season.
