As the New Year prepares to make its grand entrance, we look back at the 2017 Formula 1 season. After a strong start by Ferrari, Mercedes soon caught up and it was Hamilton vs Vettel all the way. But once Baku happened, the pendulum swung firmly in Hamilton’s favour. In this article, we look at images representing each race.
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2017 Formula 1 Season
Australia
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Hamilton kicks off the 2017 Formula 1 season
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Disaster for home hero Ricciardo a his Red Bull judders to a halt
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Meanwhile, his teammate was in the thick of the action battling eventual winner Vettel
China
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Hamilton led the way once again but this time it was a lights to flag victory
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A proper bull fight ensued between the two teammates
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After a nightmare qualifying, Max Verstappen activated God mode and landed on the podium
Bahrain
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Mercedes locked out the front row for the Bahrain GP
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From Russia with love
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Mercedes dominated the qualifying battle but Ferrari took the win
Russia
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Alonso’s race was over before it even began
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Side by Side
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This time it was Bottas who emerged on top
Spain
Monaco
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Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari SF70H leads at the start of the race.
Canada
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Lewis Hamilton wins Canada
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Lance Stroll had a wonderful outing in front of the home crowd
Azerbaijan
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It was at that moment that Vettel regretted everything
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Stroll bagged his maiden podium in the chaos
Austria
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Sebastian Vettel
Britain
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Disaster for Vettel
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Hamilton wins
Hungary
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Ricciardo was livid
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Vettel led a Ferrari 1-2 in Hungary
Belgium
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It was a horrible day for Force India as their drivers collided and not for the first time too
Italy
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The Tifosi were disappointed to not see a Ferrari win
Singapore
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The Moment it all went wrong for Vettel
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A delighted Carlos Sainz recorded his best finish
Malaysia
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Verstappen makes the winning overtake
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That’s not good
Japan
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Hamilton now has 1 hand on the title
USA
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Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W08 and Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari SF70H battle for position at the start of the race.
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One of the more controversial moments
Mexico
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Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton collide at the start of the race
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Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen also collide at the start during the Mexican Grand Prix
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Singed, Sealed and Delivered
Brazil
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Bottas was on pole but got mugged off the start
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Ricciardo got tagged but recovered well
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Sebastian Vettel in action