The Bloke and A Bird Show Episode 276

Before we start, a reminder that the Bloke a Bird Show Fantasy GP League is setup and ready for the 2023 season. Head over to www.fantasygp.com and use the league code 14831491The F1 paddock appears to be pushing for any potential new team to pay a $600m dilution fee.Could Alpha Tauri be going up for sale?Lance Stroll has suffered a bicycle accident while training and was unable to participate in Winter Testing and potentially will be replaced by Felipe Drugovich for the Bahrain GP.Mercedes says that they’re in a better place at the end of testing with the W14 than they were on Day 2 - but they still appear to be off the pace.Warning bells are sounding at McLaren after the team failed to meet their development targets before testing and still appear to be on the back foot.Haas has debuted a scaled down pit wall structure that is rumored to have saved them $250,000.Who will be commentating the US and British F1 broadcasts this year?New wet tires will appear starting in Imola.There’s details on the calendar and format for the F1 Academy series.And we share our predictions for 2023