F1 Power Rankings: Where all the teams stand now that the 2023 driver lineup is set

2022 constructor championship standing: 3

2023 Drivers (2022 rank): George Russell (4), Lewis Hamilton (6)

2023 outlook: Once Mercedes got their porpoising problem under control, their season improved. In the second half of the year, Merc had more wins than Ferrari (1 vs. 0) and more podiums (10 vs. 9). They still need dramatic improvements in the car to narrow the gap with Red Bull, but at this point, Mercedes feels like the biggest challenger to Red Bull's dominance.

2022 constructor championship standing: 4

2023 Drivers (2022 rank): Esteban Ocon (8), Pierre Gasly (14, with AlphaTauri)

2023 outlook: In the silliest of Silly Season changes, Alpine first lost Fernando Alonso to Aston Martin in a surprise move and then lost his heir apparent in Oscar Piastri to McLaren in a contract snafu. The French team's consolation prize is poaching a second French driver, Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri. The question is, will they get 2021 Gasly, who routinely finished in the points and ended the season ninth in the standings, or 2022 Gasly, who struggled and finished 14th? Even the better version feels like a small step back from Alonso.

2022 constructor championship standing: 7

2023 Drivers (2022 rank): Lance Stroll (15), Fernando Alonso (9, with Alpine)

2023 outlook: Normally, losing a four-time champion such as Sebastian Vettel is a huge loss. However, Aston Martin added two-time champ Fernando Alonso, who might be a slight improvement at this point. The bigger question for Aston Martin is in the other car, with Lance Stroll. No matter what you think about his place in F1 as the son of the person writing a team's checks, he hasn't been terrible. He finished in the points eight times in 2022. If he can find a little more consistency, the team could be a strong force in the middle of the pack.

2022 constructor championship standing: 8

2023 Drivers (2022 rank): Kevin Magnussen (13), Nico Hulkenberg (22, in two races as a sub for Aston Martin)

2023 outlook: In the end, Mick Schumacher's crashes and mounting costs to the team were too much to overcome his promise, costing him his seat on the grid. Haas will instead turn to Nico Hulkenberg, who last raced full-time in F1 during the 2019 season, when he finished 14th for Renault. Haas took a step forward in 2022, and if they can get the same veteran driving from Hulkenberg that they saw in Kevin Magnussen's return in 2022, they should take another step forward next year.

2022 constructor championship standing: 9

2023 Drivers (2022 rank): Yuki Tsunoda (17), Nyck de Vries (not in F1)

2023 outlook: It is not often that you see a 27-year-old with one career F1 race cause such a stir in the paddock, but that is what happened with Nyck de Vries after filling in at Williams for Alex Albon in Italy. Outpacing his teammate in qualifying and then finishing ninth in the race raised plenty of eyebrows and started a bit of a bidding war, eventually won by AlphaTauri. They were so high on de Vries that they let Pierre Gasly out of his contract to move on to Alpine. Now it is time to see what the 2019 F2 and 2021 Formula E champion can do over an entire season. Meanwhile, the hot-headed Yuki Tsunoda looked strong early in 2022 but struggled down the stretch. He will need more consistency if the team is going to move up.

2022 constructor championship standing: 10

2023 Drivers (2022 rank): Alex Albon (19), Logan Sargeant (not in F1)

2023 outlook: It was a rough season for Williams as they finished in the points just four times. Out is Nicholas Latifi and in is rookie Logan Sargeant, the first American on the F1 grid since 2015 and the first full-time driver from the US since 2007. It will be a fun story for the growing interest among American fans, but until the team shows stark improvement in the car, there will be a lot of long weekends in 2023.