F1 2023 Season

It'll be a one stop race most likely with medium/hard being the preferred compound choices.

Soft might come into play in the first stints as some teams gamble on the likely safety car.
 
Max will still win it, won't he?

I think so, his pace on the Friday practices was ridiculous and the straight line speed of the RB will mean he's probably going to be in contention for the lead before the first pit stops.

That said, Alonso with his elbows out might prove a bigger challenge for Verstappen than Perez.
 
Most likely, he'll definitely be on the podium. The only driver he doesn't have a video game style speed advantage over is Checo, who if he's leading a one two he'll likely be told to switch positions
No way Checo will be told to change positions in that case.