Hamilton struggled during that weekend, but Bottas managed to take the lead from Vettel at the start, slipstreaming the Ferraris. The Ferrari seemed the best car on race trim, but they shocked Mercedes at Sochi with a 1-2 in qualifying. Hamilton finished second, behind the German racer.
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Vettel and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (in his first full season with the team) completed the podium of a wet-to-dry race in which the three podium-finishers were the stars.įerrari again emerged victorious in Bahrain, with Vettel beating the two Mercedes, who had locked the front row in qualifying, with Bottas achieving his first-ever Pole Position. Hamilton, on his side, clapped back at Shanghai with a dominant display. Vettel extended his first stint longer than Hamilton’s and emerged from the pits in the lead to win comfortably.īottas achieved his first podium for Mercedes in the first race. Lewis Hamilton got Pole Position on Saturday, but it was Sebastian Vettel who would triumph on Sunday with tremendous pace and always putting pressure on Hamilton in the first stint, which proved to be crucial.
A red-hot start for Vettel and FerrariĪt Melbourne, Mercedes looked favorite to take the first victory of the season, but Ferrari was a clear menace for the race. Toro Rosso announced that they would be equipped with Honda engines for 2018, while McLaren would run Renault Power Units from 2018 in a blockbuster deal. Other notable changes included German Nico Hulkenberg moving from Force India to Renault, with Esteban Ocon, the 2015 GP3 Series champion and former Manor driver, taking the vacant seat at Force India.Īlso, Carlos Sainz moving from Toro Rosso to Renault from the USA race onwards was a notable change. Manor Racing MRT closed down in March after its parent company, Just Racing, was in administration since January. Felipe Massa, who was retiring at the end of 2016, came back to partner the 2016 European F3 champion, Lance Stroll at Williams. Valtteri Bottas moved from Williams to Mercedes to replace the champion.
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In terms of drivers and team changes, Nico Rosberg, the 2016 World Champion, retired from the sport days after achieving his childhood dream. The technical regulations were aimed to improve and further enhance cornering speeds, the bigger tyres were a good way to find more mechanical grip in order to boost cornering performance. Ferrari seemed competitive enough to fight Mercedes in the first year of a new aerodynamic era with bigger, more ‘menacing’ cars and wider tyres that looked awesome. The 2016 season was already behind when the Formula 1 circus arrived in Australia for the first round of 2017.
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