![]() The first week of the year wasn’t too positive for Formula One. A new line up at the top team will certainly inject some extra intrigue into what is already a highly anticipated season. As Pascal Wehrlein was announced as a Sauber driver, Williams promptly announced that the ‘retired’ Felipe Massa would return to their team for the 2017 season, paving the way for Valtteri Bottas to partner Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. The pieces finally slotted into place on Monday 16th January. What about an unhappy Sebastian Vettel? With Ferrari’s dwindling success over 2016, would he be bold and look to make a switch to the dominant force? Who else could take the place – Esteban Ocon, Pascal Wehrlein? Both young chargers who show potential, but are too early in their careers to be given a shot right at the top end of the grid. Talk of Mercedes buying Fernando Alonso out of his McLaren contract intrigued and delighted fans in equal measure – a rematch of their 2007 escapades at McLaren would certainly have been something to watch. Who would replace him – and would they be any match for three-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton? With Rosberg announcing his plans so late in the day, Mercedes were stuck in a compromised position when attempting to find a replacement. The shock retirement of reigning Champion Nico Rosberg less than a week after he clinched the 2016 title in Abu Dhabi sent shockwaves through the sport and provided a talking point for much of the off-season. After recent seasons of domination for Mercedes, and a decreasing television audience, this year sees the regulations being shaken up in order to make the cars faster and, hopefully, give better, closer racing.įormula One has been making plenty of headlines over the winter break. Of course, 2017 is a big year for the sport. Some will be seeking title glory, while others will just be seeking to stay afloat for another year. The sport that hardly ever sleeps has well and truly awoken from its short Christmas nap and the teams are back in action, putting the final touches to their 2017 machinery. Instead of getting too stressed about it, I decided to have a clean up of the site and make it into something slightly different and, dare I say, slightly better. Welcome to a brand new look Lights Out F1 Blog! Sadly, the site was hacked over the festive season and I’ve had to completely rebuild it since.
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