F1 News LIVE: Haas reveals new car livery ahead of Red Bull 2023 season launch in New York

The 2023 Formula 1 season kicks off on 5 March in Bahrain and preparations are well underway ahead of the new season.

All 10 teams have had more than two months since their last race of 2022 in Abu Dhabi and are set to reveal their new cars in the coming weeks, with pre-season testing taking place at the Bahrain International Circuit from 23 to 25 February.

Red Bull will be the second team to follow suit in what is being described as a “season rollout” for the 2022 champions in New York City on Friday. There is speculation that a new partnership with Ford could also be announced in the Big Apple.

Here are the car’s 2023 launch dates in chronological order:

Red Bull – Friday February 3 (New York)

Williams – Monday 6 February (livery launch, online)

Alfa Romeo – Tuesday 7 February (Zurich)

AlfaTauri – Saturday, February 11 (livery launch, New York)

Aston Martin – Monday 13 February (Silverstone)

McLaren – Monday 13 February (location to be confirmed)

Ferrari – Tuesday 14 February (location to be confirmed)

Mercedes – Wednesday 15 February (Silverstone)

Alpine – Thursday 16 February (London)

Red Bull is reportedly on the verge of signing a deal with Ford ahead of the car’s 2023 launch on Friday.

Christian Horner’s team, which achieved Driver and Constructor success last season when Max Verstappen won his second world title, is looking for an automotive partner after holding talks with Porsche last summer.

Ford Motor Company, which was last involved in F1 in 2004 alongside Jaguar, is one such interested party and The Mirror reports that a deal is expected to be agreed with Red Bull and could be announced as early as Friday.

Red Bull launched its 2023 car, the RB19, on Feb. 3 in New York City, where Ford reportedly sent social media influencers in anticipation of a deal confirmation.

Haas has become the first F1 team to unveil the 2023 livery design on their car in a surprising online reveal.

The American-owned group, backed by a new sponsor in money transfer firm MoneyGram, uploaded the bold color scheme of its VF-23 car to its social media pages Tuesday afternoon.

While the car is subject to specification changes, the usual white nose color is contrasted this year by a black sidepod design to match a red front wing emblazoned with the new main sponsor.

After Mick Schumacher was dropped late last year by team principal Gunether Steiner, Nico Hulkenberg will partner Kevin Magnussen this season for a team that finished eighth in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022.

“Obviously I share everyone’s enthusiasm for the livery unveiling, not least because it’s a checkpoint in the pre-season calendar, which means we’re one step closer to doing what we really want to do,” noted Steiner.