The five drivers under the most pressure heading into F1 2023

With F1 2023 nearly upon us, which drivers are going to be under pressure when the new season kicks off in March?
(L to R): Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing and Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri on the drivers
(L to R): Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing and Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri on the drivers

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez

Sergio Perez heads into🅷 his third year with Red Bull on the back of his best season yet.

Two wins and 11 podiums put Perez third in the final drivers’ championship, narrowly missing out on the runners up spot to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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Perez has proven to be a dependable number two, particularly in 2022, when Red Bull’s overweight RB18 seemed to su𒐪it his driving style.

Once Red Bull reduced the weight and cured the inherent understeer problem, Perez went backwards, struggling to even get within 0.5s of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen in the mid-part of the year.

Things did get better for Perez at the close of the season, putting in a stellar dr🌠ive to win in Singapore ahead of Leclerc.

With Ferrari and ♑Mercedes likely closing in on Red Bull, Perez can’t afford to be over three-tenths behind 🎶his teammate.

During his days with Sauber and Force India, he was renowne๊d for his tyre preservation and race pace - something we haven’t really seen during his first two years wi💟th Red Bull.

Given that Perez is driving for one of the top teams, he’s always going to be under immense pressure, perhaps even more so due to the recent signing of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Daniel Ricciardo.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda

It’s now or never forꦰ Yuki Tsunoda and his career in 🎶F1.

With 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Pierre Gasly leaving the team, Tsunoda is now AlphaTauri’s most experienced driver, even though he’s five years younger than new teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nyck de Vries.

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri AT03. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday.- www.xpbimages.com,
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) AlphaTauri AT03. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday…

While Tsunoda made progress in his sophomore season, he’s been ꩲone of Red Bull’s more underwhelming F1 juniors ov꧅er the past decade.

His pཧrogress was masked by a poor AlphaTauri car in 2022, although an unmotivated Pierre Gasly, who will race for Alpine in 2023, might have clouded the 🔥picture.

Tsunoda has been fortunate that Red Bull haven’t had too many impressive youngster⛦s come through the ranks in♒ F2 or F3.

It’s time for Tsunoda to step u✱p or his future with the team could be under threat for 2024.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zhou Guanyu

Zhou Guanyu surprised in his rookie year, performing solidly alongside 10-time grand prix winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas.

Unfo🏅rtunately𝕴 for Zhou by the time he got up to speed in F1, Alfa Romeo had slipped right down the pecking order meaning he wasn’t able to capitalise on their early season form.

Zhou proved to be a solid pair of hands, rarely making mistakes and of🥀ten excel🅷ling in tricky conditions.

All in all it was a respec𓆉table first season from Zhou in F1, performing beyond m💮any fans and pundits’ expectations.

To remain in F1 long term, Zhou will need to make a further step in꧟ performance.

Whenever the car was at its best at the tail end of the year it was Bottas rather than Zhou making Q3 and picking up the 🍨odd poiꦅnt.

Surpri☂sing? Not at all, but if Zhou wants to remain with Alfa then he will need to continue to get better.

As time goes on, Audi will be wanting to put their own driver in the team - 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher? Or a bigger name as they prepare for 2026.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri

Rookies are always under pressure when they maℱke their F1 debu൩ts, but more so with Oscar Piastri.

There was so much drama and controversy over his arrival into F1 as McLaren and Alpine bat♌tled it out for his services.

If two teams are willing to go to court it must mean that you’re worth the ꧟potential cost it would take.

Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL36. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday.- www.xpbimages.com, EMail:
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL36. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday.-…

Piastri is inꦜcredibly talent꧅ed, evidenced by his back-to-back F3 and F2 titles.

However, he’s up aꦕgainst one oꦚf the best drivers on the grid in Lando Norris.

Norris’ domination of Ricciardo over the last two years was nothing short of astonishing𒉰. 

Yes, Ricciardo did have his own troubles but Norris’ remarkable consistency and level of performance was up there with the likes of Verstappen, Leclerc and Lewis Hamiღlton over the past two years.

Logan Sargeant

Logan Sargeant becomes the first American to race in F1 full-time since S🌌cott Speed in 2006.

That alone brings its own pressure as America’s F1 audience grows💃 exponentially.

Sargeant only finished fourthꦑ in the F2 standings, a distant 117🌺 points behind eventual champion Felipe Drugovich.

While there is pressure, Sargeant simply needs to be an upgrade on his predecessor Nicholas Latifi, who st𒁏ruggle🎐d immensely in his final year with Williams.

Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, Tuesday.- www.xpbimages.com,
Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams Racing. Formula 1 Testing, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi,…

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