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09 April: FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX.26 March: FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX.This should prove to be an exciting challenge once again for the logistics experts at DHL who championing the race behind the race, delivering up to 2000 tons of equipment to the starting grids around the globe. Twenty races will make up the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar which will see ten teams on a tour around the world, starting on March 26 in Australia and ending November 26 in Abu Dhabi with stop-offs in Asia, Europe, North and South America.
2017 F1 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS
That will no longer happen in 2017, because drivers will restart from standing once Bernd Mayländer has left the track in the safety car.ĥ: The schedule – 20 races around the world The cars with their huge rubber boots will remind fans of racing in the 70s and 80s and help reduce lap times on most circuits by four to five seconds.Ĥ: More entertaining with starts in the wetįor many fans, starts in the wet add a bit of spice to the mix, but there have been hardly any in recent years, as cars trooped along behind the safety car until the track was relatively dry. Still supplied by Pirelli in five different compounds, the 13-inch tires gain an extra 60mm on the front end and no less than 80mm at the rear. And the maximum weight of fuel permissible is up from 100 to 105 kg to take into account the increase in all-up weight and drag brought about by the new rules for aerodynamics.Īlong with the extra grip due to the aerodynamic changes, tires are also getting a make-over for the season ahead. In future, cars must weigh a minimum of 722 kg, excluding the weight of the tires, instead of just 702 kg as was previously the case. The rear wings are now also set 150 mm lower. The width of the front wing has increased from 1,650 to 1,800 mm and the rear wing from 750 to 950mm. The wings have also been completely revamped. As a result, the cars’ appearance will change dramatically this season with track width up from 1.8 to 2 meters and floor width increased from 1.4 to 1.6 meters.
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Pascal Wehrlein will now line up for Sauber this year. While freeing up his cockpit with the Indian squad has meant advancement for Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen switched from Renault to Haas to replace Esteban Gutierrez, who left Formula 1. In the meantime, Nico Hülkenberg has left Force India where he’d been for a long time and hopes to hit the jackpot at Renault in 2017 alongside Jolyon Palmer.
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2017 F1 CHAMPIONSHIP FREE
McLaren’s free cockpit was taken by young Stoffel Vandoorne while Lance Stroll joined Williams. Jenson Button also retired at the end of last season. Reigning Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg left Mercedes and retired from Formula 1 at the end of 2016, and now, Valtteri Bottas can take delight in his move from Williams into the Silver Arrow that’s become available due to Nico’s decision which came as a surprise to the global Formula 1 community. We take a look at the most important changes the season ahead. New drivers and rules will ensure even more thrills in 2017. Hamilton significantly overtook Vettel in the final leg of the race on newer tires despite a five-second penalty he received for keeping Ricciardo at the entrance to the pits, but the German managed to retain the lead and come away with his second win of the season.Formula 1® is back, having undergone a major shake-up for this year. Sebastian Vettel celebrated in 2017 Grand Prix of Bahrain after overtaking Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race, taking the lead in the drivers’ standings, with Mercedes drivers completing the podium.