
Pascal Wehrlein left Manor to join Sauber, thus replacing Felipe Nasr. In January 2017, Bottas was announced to be his replacement. 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg announced his retirement on 2 December 2016. As a result, Esteban Gutiérrez would not have his Haas contract renewed, and moved to Formula E. Kevin Magnussen rejected an one-year offer to stay with the Renault team and instead signed for the Haas team. Nico Hülkenberg terminated his contract with the Force India team and has signed for the Renault team for the 2017 season. However, after Valtteri Bottas was free to join Mercedes, Massa was confirmed to continue racing for Williams alongside Stroll. His seat was due to be taken by Lance Stroll. Felipe Massa announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2016 season. Stoffel Vandoorne signed a full-time driver contract with McLaren, set to replace the retiring Jenson Button. They soon ceased trades after failing to find a buyer, and announced in March that they were shutting down. Manor went into administration on 7 January 2017. Toro Rosso will return to use Renault power units. Sauber signed a deal to use one-year old Ferrari power units. Valtteri Bottas replaced Rosberg at Mercedes.Ĭhanges from last season Team changes. Nico Rosberg retired from the sport on 2 December 2016, breaking his contract with two years remaining. #F1 2017 testing dates drivers
Updated entry list, released on 2 March 2017Ĭrossed out drivers saw their contracts ended early, see notes below for details.
Entry list, with drivers, released on 6 December 2016.
Season Review Pre-Season Teams and Drivers Entry List 6.2 Head-to-head: Team-mate comparisons.