The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 274

The Bloke and A Bird Show

We’re back and we have less than 1 month before the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season!

We will be launching the Bloke & The Bird Show Fantasy GP League again - and if you act now by going over to FantasyGP.com they’re currently offering 30% off their Pro memberships.

Car reveals that we’ve had so far this year:

Wiliams

Alfa Romeo

Red Bull

Haas

Alpha Tauri

What we have learned from those reveals - Gulf has returned but with Williams, the Alpha Tauri logo on their new car reminds us of a snail, Red Bull appears to have not made a single change to their livery…. Oh, and Ford is coming back to F1!

That’s right, Ford has entered into a partnership with Red Bull Racing that will see the manufacturer return to F1 for the first time since 2004. This won’t be a full power unit supply deal, but it is expected to be more than a simple badging exercise.

Six manufacturers have registered with the FIA to supply power units to F1 - but only 5 of them appear to actually have a team that will use their power units.

The FIA has formally opened the process for new teams to join the F1 grid - and Gunther Steiner continues to lash out at the prospect of any new team joining the series.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem is stepping back from day to day leadership of the F1 series - and we’re pretty sure that the teams aren’t disappointed with this change.

And Las Vegas is likely to be on the F1 calendar for the next 10 years.