![]() Scuderia Toro Rosso: 26 Daniil Kvyat (Russia), 55 Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Sauber: 9 Marcus Ericsson (Sweden), 94 Pascal Wehrlein (German) Renault: 27 Nico Huklkenberg (Germany), 30 Jolyon Palmer (Great Britain) Red Bull: 3 Daniel Ricciardo (Australia), 33 Max Verstappen (Holland) Mercedes AMG Petronas: 44 Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain), 77 Valterri Bottas (Finland) McLaren Honda: 2 Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium), 14 Fernando Alonso (Spain) Haas: 8 Romain Grosjean (France), 20 Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Sahara Force India: 11 Sergio Perez (Mexico), 31 Esteban Ocon (France) Scuderia Ferrari: 5 Sebastian Vettel (Germany), 7 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Given that Ocon and Vandoorne have had previous experience on the grid, that means 18-year-old Stroll will be the only true ‘rookie’ driver on lining-up at Australia. Kevin Magnussen joins Romain Grosjean at Haas Racing after he lost his place at Renault to Nico Hulkenburg, who in-turn has had his seat at Force India filled by Esteban Ocon who drove the second half of 2016 at Manor. The 22-year-old German secured the team’s only point of the year in Australia, and takes the seat of Brazilian Felipe Nasr after he was released by Sauber. Wehrlien was at Manor Racing last year, in a deal where they received Mercedes engines. He became only the second reserve driver to finish in a points-scoring position on their debut after Sebastian Vettel, coming 10th.įormer Mercedes reserve driver Pascal Wehrlien joins Sauber after missing out on the Mercedes race seat to Bottas. Vandoorne made his debut for McLaren last year, replacing Fernando Alonso for the Bahrain GP. Other changes see Belgium’s Stoffel Vandoorne replace Jenson Button at McLaren, with the Briton taking a sabbatical, although whether he’ll return to F1 is debatable. In what was likely the shortest ever retirement, Felipe Massa returned to Williams in Bottas’ place, having originally been replaced by now team-mate and F3 champion Lance Stroll. The Finn, 27, earned his seat with the champions after impressing at Williams ![]() Months of speculation followed Rosberg’s retirement before Mercedes finally announced Valtteri Bottas as his replacement. Truth be told, 2016 was not the most exciting campaign, but there is hope – albeit not shared by all parties – that these changes will lead to more overtaking and more exciting races. The new season is also notable for the most substantial raft regulation changes since the introduction of the hybrid turbo engine in 2014, with cars set to lap five seconds faster than last season’s models. The announcement came just five days after the German was crowned F1 champion for the first time, bringing chaos to the ‘driver merry-go-round’ over the winter break. Wimbledon 2017 will kick-start on 3 July and go on until 16 July.The new Formula 1 season kicks off in Australia this weekend without a defending champion for the first time since 1994 following the shock retirement of Nico Rosberg after clinching the 2016 drivers’ title. ![]() The British Grand Prix will take place on 16 July, which will clash with another major event, the men's Wimbledon final. "The main changes from the provisional calendar issued in September are Malaysia and Singapore switching places, the absence of the race in Germany, and Baku moving a week earlier, avoiding a clash with the 24 Hours of Le Mans." "The 2017 season will begin on March 26 in Australia and conclude on November 26 in Abu Dhabi, and will include five back-to-back race weekends. The German driver and Mercedes are likely to be left disappointed after German Grand Prix was removed from the calendar.Ī statement on F1's official website read, "Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, has formally ratified a 20-race calendar for the 2017 season following a meeting of its World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) in Vienna on Wednesday." Nico Rosberg won his first driver's championship after beating Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the final race of the 2016 season in Abu Dhabi. Will miss everything about Formula One, says recently retired Felipe Massa
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