The Official 2017 F1 Pre-Season Thread
Discussion
Only a few days from pre-season(!), so here goes...
Regulations
2017 FIA Sporting and Technical Regulations: http://www.fia.com/regulation/category/110
Key Changes:
Wet Weather Standing Starts: If a safety car is deemed to be required at the start of a race due to wet weather, a normal standing start will occcur once the track is deemed safe.
Stockpiling Power Units: New limit of 4 power units per season. If a driver introduces more than one power unit element that is subject to a penalty during any single event, only the last element fitted may be used at subsequent events without further penalty.
Tyre Allocations: Pirelli will supply a default tyre package to each driver for the first 5 races of the season (2 hard, 4 medium, 7 soft)
Bodywork Changes: Significant bodywork and tyre changes including 60mm wider front tyres, 80mm wider rear tyres. Wider suspension track, wider floor, wider front wing and lower and wider rear wings.
Winter Testing
Confirmed Driver Line-Ups
Car Launch
Provisional Calendar
UK TV Rights
Sky TV - All sessions live. HD and Ultra HD, subscription service, no adverts during race.
Channel 4 - 10 races (inc. practice and qualifying) live negotiated with Sky. Highlights of all other races. HD, free to air, no adverts during race.
Regulations
2017 FIA Sporting and Technical Regulations: http://www.fia.com/regulation/category/110
Key Changes:
Wet Weather Standing Starts: If a safety car is deemed to be required at the start of a race due to wet weather, a normal standing start will occcur once the track is deemed safe.
Stockpiling Power Units: New limit of 4 power units per season. If a driver introduces more than one power unit element that is subject to a penalty during any single event, only the last element fitted may be used at subsequent events without further penalty.
Tyre Allocations: Pirelli will supply a default tyre package to each driver for the first 5 races of the season (2 hard, 4 medium, 7 soft)
Bodywork Changes: Significant bodywork and tyre changes including 60mm wider front tyres, 80mm wider rear tyres. Wider suspension track, wider floor, wider front wing and lower and wider rear wings.
Winter Testing
| Date | Circuit |
|---|---|
| Feb 27-Mar 2 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Mar 7-10 | Barcelona, Spain |
Confirmed Driver Line-Ups
| Team | Driver | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| Red Bull | Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen |
| Ferrari | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Raikkonen |
| Force India | Sergio Perez | Esteban Ocon |
| Williams | Felipe Massa | Lance Stroll |
| McLaren | Fernando Alonso | Stoffel Vandoorne |
| Toro Rosso | Carlos Sainz | Daniil Kyvat |
| Haas | Romain Grosjean | Kevin Magnussen |
| Renault | Nico Hulkenburg | Jolyon Palmer |
| Sauber | Marcus Ericsson | Pascal Wehrlein |
Car Launch
| Team | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Renault | February 21 | London |
| Force India | February 22 | Silverstone |
| Sauber | February 22 | Barcelona |
| Mercedes | February 23 | Silverstone |
| Ferrari | February 24 | Fiorano |
| McLaren | February 24 | MTC |
| Williams | February 25 | TBC |
| Haas | February 26 | Online |
| Red Bull | February 26 | Online |
| Toro Rosso | February 26 | Barcelona |
Provisional Calendar
| Date | Circuit | Sky F1 | Channel 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 26 | Melbourne, Australia | Y | |
| April 9 | Shanghai, China | Y | |
| April 16 | Bahrain, Bahrain | Y | Y |
| April 30 | Sochi, Russia | Y | Y |
| May 14 | Barcelona, Spain | Y | |
| May 28 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Y | Y |
| June 11 | Montreal, Canada | Y | |
| June 25 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Y | Y |
| July 9 | Spielberg, Austria | Y | |
| July 16 | Silverstone, Great Britain | Y | Y |
| July 30 | Budapest, Hungary | Y | |
| August 27 | Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium | Y | Y |
| September 3 | Monza, Italy | Y | |
| September 17 | Singapore, Singapore | Y | Y |
| October 1 | Sepang, Malaysia | Y | Y |
| October 8 | Suzuka, Japan | Y | |
| October 22 | Austin, USA | Y | Y |
| November 5 | Mexico City, Mexico | Y | |
| November 12 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Y | |
| November 26 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Y | Y |
- Le Mans 24hr June 17-18
- Goodwood Festival of Speed June 29 - July 2
UK TV Rights
Sky TV - All sessions live. HD and Ultra HD, subscription service, no adverts during race.
Channel 4 - 10 races (inc. practice and qualifying) live negotiated with Sky. Highlights of all other races. HD, free to air, no adverts during race.
Edited by ukaskew on Monday 20th February 12:25
TheLimla said:
I have a feeling redbull will be back in charge. I hope not...
On the other hand I don't think too many people would begrudge either of those guys winning the title. A close championship between those two (and I have a feeling it would be) would be an interesting dynamic.ThunderGuts said:
With the calendar now being 'ratified' by the FIA or whatever, do we think it's locked in? (about to book flights etc!)
The December update is final in terms of dates (but races can still drop-off). Goodwood have just announced the FoS has changed dates to reflect the new F1 calendar. Hamilton doesn't strike me as the type of guy to want a clear #1 driver status. I've always got the impression he enjoys the purity of a good hard fought win over anything else (he's been visibly disappointed in situations where he's just been handed a win for whatever reason before). I would have thought genuine parity with his team mate is all he is after.
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