First Images of Alfa Romeo C43: Goal for 2023 F1 Season is to 'Aim Higher'

• The C43, designed by Jan Monchaux, will make its on-track debut during a shakedown at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya later this week.

• Alfa Romeo finished sixth in last year’s F1 Constructors' Championship—its highest result since 2013.

• Sauber is already setting the wheels in motion for 2026, when it will forge a strategic alliance with Audi.

Alfa Romeo revealed its Sauber-produced C43 during a launch ceremony in Switzerland early Tuesday.

Alfa Romeo finished sixth in last year’s championship—its highest result since 2013 – and has forged a new title partnership with Stake. The team will once again field Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu as its driver pairing while last year’s Formula 2 runner-up Théo Pourchaire will be its reserve.

It will be the final year of Alfa Romeo’s involvement in the Sauber-run squad with the partnership, which is only a branding and commercial exercise, due to conclude at the end of 2023. Sauber is already setting the wheels in motion for 2026, when it will forge a strategic alliance with Audi, which will enter Formula 1 for the first time as a power unit constructor.

Ferrari will remain as Sauber’s power unit supplier for the next three seasons.

Andreas Seidl has joined from McLaren as its new CEO, with Alessandro Alunni Bravi taking on the role of team representative, having been part of the company since 2017.

The C43, designed by Jan Monchaux, will make its on-track debut during a shakedown at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya later this week.