User:Pch187/2017 Formula One season

The 2017 Formula One season will be the 68th Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Formula One world championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars.

Teams and Drivers

Nat.	Team	Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Nat.	Drivers	Rounds	No.	Nat.	Free Practise Drivers
	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W08 EQ Power+	P	44		Lewis Hamilton	1–17	—
					77		Valtteri Bottas	1–17
	Red Bull Racing	Red Bull–TAG Heuer	RB13	P	3		Daniel Ricciardo	1–17	—
					33		Max Verstappen	1–17
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	SF70H	P	5		Sebastian Vettel	1–17	—
					7		Kimi Räikkönen	1–17
	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India–Mercedes	VJM10	P	11		Sergio Pérez	1–17	—
					31		Esteban Ocon	1–17
	Williams Martini Racing	Williams–Mercedes	FW40	P	19		Felipe Massa	1–10, 12–17	—
					40		Paul di Resta	1
					18		Lance Stroll	1–17
	McLaren Honda	McLaren–Honda	MCL32	P	14		Fernando Alonso	1–5, 7–17	—
					22		Jenson Button	6
					2		Stoffel Vandoorne	1–17
	Haas F1 Team	Haas–Ferrari	VF-17	P	8		Romain Grosjean	1–17	—
					20		Kevin Magnussen	1–17
	Scuderia Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso–Renault	STR12	P	55		Carlos Sainz Jr.	1–16	—
					TBA		Brendon Hartley	17
					26		Daniil Kvyat	1–14, 17
					10		Pierre Gasly	15–16
	Renault Sport F1 Team	Renault	R.S.17	P	27		Nico Hülkenberg	1–17	—
					30		Jolyon Palmer	1–16
					55		Carlos Sainz, Jr.	17
	Sauber F1 Team	Sauber–Ferrari	C36	P	9		Marcus Ericsson	1–17	94		Pascal Wehrlein
					36		Antonio Giovinazzi	1–2
					94		Pascal Wehrlein	3–17
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Team Changes

• After the fallout between parent team Red Bull and engine supplier Renault in 2015, Toro Rosso will return to using Renault power in 2016 after the relationship between Red Bull and Renault was renewed.
• Sauber will use one year-old Ferrari power units, mirroring the arrangement between Ferrari and Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2016.
• The parent company of MRT went into administration in January 2017. The administrators failed to find a buyer and the company collapsed later that same month, ultimately closing down entirely in March.

Driver Changes

• Kevin Magnussen turned down an offer to stay with Renault and instead signed a deal with Haas to drive alongside Romain Grosjean. As a result of the agreement with Magnussen and the team's decision to take up an option on Grosjean, Esteban Gutiérrez's contract with the team was not renewed. Gutiérrez later moved to the Formula E championship.
• Esteban Ocon moved from MRT to Force India, filling the seat left vacant by Nico Hülkenberg's departure to Renault.
• Reigning champion and Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg retired from the sport at the end of the 2016 season. Valtteri Bottas was released by Williams to sign as his replacement. Felipe Massa, who had intended to retire from Formula One at the end of the 2016 season, extended his contract with Williams to replace his former teammate, alongside 2016 European Formula 3 Championship winner Lance Stroll, who was originally hired by the team to replace Massa.
• 2015 GP2 Series champion Stoffel Vandoorne joined McLaren as a full-time driver. Vandoorne previously competed in one race for the team, substituting for the injured Fernando Alonso at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix. Vandoorne replaced Jenson Button, who took a sabbatical from racing in 2017 while staying on with the team as a reserve driver. It was announced at the Bahrain Grand Prix that Button would be coming out of retirement at the Monaco Grand Prix to replace Alonso, who would be racing at the Indianapolis 500, which would take place on the same weekend as Monaco.
• Pascal Wehrlein, who drove for MRT in 2016, moved to Sauber for the 2017 season where he replaced Felipe Nasr. Having been released by the team, Nasr was unable to secure a seat. At the Australian Grand Prix, Wehrlein complained of being unfit for the race and subsequently withdrew after a previous accident at the Race of Champions. Ferrari third driver, Antonio Giovinazzi subsequently took his place, as he did for the first pre season test.

Regulation Changes

Technical Changes

• The technical regulations governing bodywork design will be revised with the objective of improving lap times by four to five seconds over the 2016 generation of cars. These changes will include:
  • The width of the front wing will increase to 1,800 mm (70.9 in).
  • The rear wing will be lowered by 150 mm (5.9 in) and its position moved back by 200 mm (7.9 in).
  • The leading edge of the barge boards will be brought forward to allow teams more freedom in controlling airflow.
  • The width of the front and rear tyres will be increased to allow cars to generate more mechanical grip.
  • The minimum weight of the car plus the driver will increase, with teams allowed to use 105 kg of fuel to account for the increase in minimum weight.
• The token system used to regulate power unit development—where the power unit was divided into individual areas, and each area assigned a points value with development of these areas deducting points from a manufacturer's overall points quota—will be abandoned.
• Restrictions will be placed on the dimensions, weight and the materials used to build each individual component of the power unit.
• The cost of a power unit supply will be reduced by €1 million in 2017 ahead of a further reduction in 2018.
• Cameras will no longer be permitted to be mounted on stalks, located on the nose of the car.

Sporting Changes

• Power unit suppliers will have an "obligation to supply", mandating that they supply power units to any team without an agreement. The rule was introduced following the breakdown in the relationship between Red Bull Racing, sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso and power unit supplier Renault at the end of the 2015 season that left both teams in limbo until deals could be arranged.

Results

The following 20 Grand Prixs took place:.

Rnd.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Time (U.K.)	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park, Melbourne	26 March		Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Räikkönen	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Report
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	9 April		Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	16 April						Report
4	Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 April						Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	14 May						Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	28 May						Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	11 June						Report
8	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	18 June						Report
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	2 July						Report
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	9 July						Report
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Budapest	23 July						Report
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	27 August						Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	3 September						Report
14	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	17 September						Report
15	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	1 October						Report
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	8 October						Report
17	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	22 October						Report
18	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	5 November						Report
19	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	12 November						Report
20	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 November						Report
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Calendar changes

• The Grand Prix of America is set to be held for the first time at the Port Imperial Street Circuit in New Jersey. The race was originally scheduled to debut in 2013 in accordance with an active fifteen-year contract, but has been delayed for four consecutive years.
• In November 2015, it was announced that the Nürburgring planned to host the German Grand Prix after previously pulling out from hosting the event in 2015 after talks broke down between Bernie Ecclestone and the circuit's bosses.
• The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari—commonly known as Imola—signed an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to host a Grand Prix from 2017; however, the agreement must be ratified by the Italian motorsport federation in order for the event to take place. The Imola circuit previously hosted the Italian Grand Prix in 1980 and the San Marino Grand Prix from 1981 to 2006.
• However, at the 2016 Italian Grand Prix, it was announced that Monza had agreed a three year agreed, after financial agreement was reached after two years of discussions. However, the deal wasn't completed then, due to deals been reached for Imola to host a Grand Prix in 2017. Apart from in 1980, Monza has hosted the Italian Grand Prix since 1949, after first hosting it in 1922.