McLaren admits it is “not completely happy” with its newly-launched Formula 1 car for 2023. The latest teams to launch their respective cars for the new season are McLaren and Aston Martin – with Alpine carrying out a low-profile ‘shakedown’ at Silverstone. Red Bull boss Christian Horner is expecting the midfield teams to improve this year. “Alpine was making good progress in the second half of last year,” he said. “We will not be happy with fourth, third, second,” said the 41-year-old Spaniard, who has moved from Alpine over the winter. “There are some other areas of the car that will be improved by early season developments,” new team boss Andrea Stella, who replaces new Sauber CEO Andreas Seidl, said.

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