– The current development driver for Force India, Celis gets the nod after standout Friday FP1 practice sessions and begins as Mexico deepens its pipeline of F1 talent. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes win F1 Canadian Grand Prix to tighten championshipĪlfonso Celis Jr. Here’s one man’s version of how Formula One could – or should – look in 2017. Is it realistic that the 36-year-old could be back with Ferrari next year? Absolutely, but this is the version in which we look at the F1 world being turned upside down (we’ll save the realistic lineup for later).įrom dream lineups, to ones that will bring out the best in rivalries and inject emotion back into the sport, these are the ideal lineups that would shake-up F1 moving forward. It’s no secret that Ferrari was looking at Max Verstappen to replace the 36-year-old Raikkonen, but a promotion to Red Bull Racing prior to Spanish Grand Prix, which he went on to win, has put a halt on that plan. However, it’s a new season and although the Finn is performing well, it looks as though he once again could be the first domino to fall – or at least change teams - entering 2017. Last year, Kimi Raikkonen was rumored to depart from Ferrari and start what would be a chain reaction in F1’s version of musical chairs. The technical changes are ever-changing, but recently the same cannot be said for driver lineups. It's been relatively closely matched at Haas, where Kevin Magnussen has given Romain Grosjean much more competition than Esteban Gutierrez in 2016.Changes are inevitable in the world of Formula One, and 2017 promises to be no different. Head to head: Hulkenberg 15-0 Palmer, Hulkenberg 3-1 SainzĪverage gap: Hulkenberg -0.738 Palmer, Hulkenberg -0.198s Sainz Palmer, while hamstrung by reliability, also suffered the widest average gap to a team-mate on the grid, and Carlos Sainz has immediately got closer to Hulkenberg in his few attempts. The most comprehensive qualifying record, by far, went in Hulkenberg's favour at Renault, with Jolyon Palmer failing to match the German even once. Head to head: Sainz 8-6 Kvyat, Gasly 1-1 HartleyĪverage gap: Sainz -0.114s Kvyat, Gasly -0.343s Hartley Pierre Gasly then replaced the Russian, and the team have now settled on a Gasly- Brendon Hartley partnership for 2018. It's been a season of change at Toro Rosso.įirst, the highly-rated Carlos Sainz continued his superiority over Daniil Kvyat, though it was closer than many expected before Kvyat was unceremoniously dumped. Stroll beat Massa in Azerbaijan before a stunning podium finish, and also got the better of his team-mate when dazzling in the wet to start on the front row in Italy.
However, it's fair to say Stroll's two qualifying victories have been memorable. Massa was beaten 17-4 by Bottas last year but has been utterly dominant in 2017 - with an average advantage of 0.6 seconds. Lance Stroll has struggled on Saturdays in his rookie F1 season next to an experienced campaigner in Felipe Massa at Williams.
He beat Perez in four consecutive qualifying sessions prior to the penultimate race in Brazil - no mean feat.
F1 2017 VS 2016 FULL
They have been separated by less than a tenth of a second six times.Īverage gap: Verstpapen -0.128s RicciardoĪfter many a tight battle with Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez welcomed a new team-mate at Force India in 2017.Įsteban Ocon struggled at first but has certainly impressed in his first full season in F1 - and is getting better and better on a Saturday. Verstappen even enjoyed a six-weekend streak of intra-team victories ahead of the Japanese GP, though the two are still very evenly matched. Daniel Ricciardo may have scored more points than Max Verstappen at Red Bull, but it's the Dutchman who has reversed his 2016 deficit into a comfortable qualifying advantage this season.
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