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  1. Nathan

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    #2 Nathan, Nov 14, 2016
    2017 Drivers lineup as of 11/14/16

    Mercedes
    Nico Rosberg (Confirmed)
    Lewis Hamilton (Confirmed)

    Ferrari
    Sebastian Vettel (Confirmed)
    Kimi Raikkonen (Confirmed)


    Red Bull TAG-Heuer/Renault
    Daniel Ricciardo (Confirmed)
    Max Verstappen (Confirmed)

    Williams-Mercedes
    Valtteri Bottas (Confirmed)
    Lance Stroll (Confirmed)

    McLaren-Honda
    Fernando Alonso (Confirmed)
    Stoffel Vandoorne (Confirmed)

    Force India-Mercedes
    Sergio Perez (Confirmed)
    Esteban Ocon (Confirmed)

    Toro Rosso-Renault
    Carlos Sainz (Confirmed)
    Daniil Kvyat (Confirmed)

    Renault
    Nico Hulkenberg (Confirmed)
    Jolyon Palmer (Confirmed)

    Haas-Ferrari
    Romain Grosjean (Confirmed)
    Kevin Magnussen (Confirmed)

    Sauber-Ferrari
    TBA
    TBA
    Possible Candidates – Marcus Ericsson, Felipe Nasr, Antonio Giovinazzi

    Manor-Mercedes
    TBA
    TBA
    Possible candidates: Pascal Wehrlein, Alexander Rossi, Rio Haryanto
     
  2. Minidave

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    #3 Minidave, Nov 14, 2016
    Seems odd that they would go to Austria, then back to England, then back to Hungary....weird lineup there.

    And I suppose they can't run the Canadian GP the week before the US as then they'd need racing snow tires, wonder what color sidewalls those would have?
     
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    #4 Nathan, Nov 14, 2016
    Schedule is darn close to the years. Only races 2-3 and later in season flipped order.

    White Sidewalls....doh!
     
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    #5 Zapski, Nov 15, 2016
    Nah, they'll just put chains on.
     
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  6. Steve

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    #7 Steve, Nov 15, 2016
    Well, they're now looking for a new CEO. Anyone interested? Better dust off the old resume.
     
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    #8 Nathan, Nov 15, 2016
    Ross Brawn for McLaren CEO!
     
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    #9 Steve, Nov 15, 2016
    Shut up, don't give him any ideas! I mean, I don't want to have to compete with Ross Brawn. :D
     
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    #10 mrntd, Nov 16, 2016
    Ross has been tagged to head everything. Yet he turns them all down. What will it take to get him interested? The only thing he hasn't done is run the FIA or FOM.
     
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    #11 Steve, Nov 16, 2016
    He did express interest in getting back into F1 but he also said it would not be with a team. That doesn't leave a lot of options...
     
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    #12 Steve, Nov 24, 2016
    I guess we can take Germany off the schedule.

    Hockenheim confirms no German GP in 2017 (gpupdate.net)
     
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    #13 minimark, Nov 26, 2016
    Pretty darn sad if there is only 19 races next year..

    Somebody needs to hold a pillow over Bernie's face so this nonsense can end.. The cost to play is way too high and venues know Bernie cannot be reasoned with.
     
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    #14 Steve, Nov 29, 2016
    Try not to get too excited about the new for 2017 tires. Whether they'll help performance or just look good depends on Pirelli's construction and compounds.

    [​IMG]

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    #15 Steve, Nov 29, 2016
    Yeah, that list in post #1 was misnumbered. I fixed it. There are 21 on the list and if Germany falls off it will drop to 20.

    Interestingly, the closest thing I can find to an official (though still provisional) calendar 1) still includes Germany but 2) Canada and Brazil have the same "subject to confirmation" asterisk as Germany.....
     
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    #16 Steve, Nov 30, 2016
    The new calendar has Germany dropped and a few races' dates shifted, possibly to avoid a schedule conflict with the Le Mans 24h.

    I'll update post #1 in a few minutes.
     
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    #17 Steve, Nov 30, 2016
    There were actually a number of date changes.

    Azerbaijan through Hungary were all moved later by a week to make some room in mid-June and avoid that Le Mans conflict. Because Germany was dropped, this still leaves room for the summer break for most of August.

    Singapore and Malaysia swapped dates.

    Mexico was moved to be a back-to-back with the USGP rather than with Brazil.
     
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    #19 Steve, Dec 1, 2016
    Not yet official, still interesting.

    French GP poised for surprise F1 return in 2018 (motorsport.com)
     
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    #20 B.A.D., Dec 2, 2016
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    #21 BruceK, Dec 2, 2016
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    Holy Crap.

    One and done? (or should I say, Won and done?)

    So weird. Especially considering how retiring is understandably such a heartfelt thing to drivers like Massa - and how Button can't even use the word. And, looking back, how other drivers like Michael and Kimi stepped out, then came back in.

    Who could have seen this coming? Wow.



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