Every two thousand seventeen Formula one Car in Pictures

The very first day of pre-season testing has concluded today, which means every car that will participate in the two thousand seventeen Formula one championship has eventually been exposed.

This is of particular importance because of the fresh regulations for 2017, which have totally transformed the cars’ look compared to the previous three years in a bid to make Formula one more arousing.

In addition to the fresh bodywork, many feature brand-new livery. You can check out every team’s fresh car by navigating through the tabs below (listed in alphabetical order), each of which include a gallery with several pictures.

Ferrari SF70H

No big surprises here as far as the livery goes, which looks just about identical to the two thousand sixteen version. However it does seem as tho’ Ferrari is up to something with the SF70H: the sidepod intakes look nothing like anything I’ve seen before on an F1 car and Ferrari was also one of few teams to expose a car with a T-wing (tho’ others are now testing various iterations of this in Barcelona). We’ll see how those pay off when the season starts.

Sahara Force India VJM10

Drivers Sergio Pérez (left) and Esteban Ocon with the VJM10

Somehow, the Force India went from being one of the best-looking cars of the two thousand sixteen grid to one of the least pretty cars. From the infamous “penis nose” and the ugly step inbetween the front wheels to the strange shark fin that looks more like a plain sail, the VJM10 undoubtedly lost some of its charm. Still, there could be a redeeming factor here: that step in the nose could be hiding some suspension elements such as the one that helped Mercedes build up an advantage last year.

Drivers Sergio Pérez (left) and Esteban Ocon with the VJM10

Haas F1 VF-17

There’s not much to say about the fresh Haas F1 VF-17. The American team was decently competitive right out of the gates last year and then quickly fell behind; according to team possessor Gene Haas, the two thousand sixteen car was not developed at all across the season so that they could concentrate on the two thousand seventeen car instead, which hopefully means we’ll see Haas fighting for points more often this time around. I have to say, however, I’m loving the jet-fighter gray.

McLaren-Honda MCL32

I already covered the MCL32 in another article because I was so excited that the team had ultimately chosen to go back to the orange livery of the McLaren-Honda heyday (tho’ the rest of the car was white, not black back then). It’ll need more than a throwback livery to a better time to overcome its significant problems, however. Every picture in the gallery below is fresh, so check out the other article if you want to see even more.

Mercedes AMG Petronas W08

Mercedes won everything there is to win from two thousand fourteen to 2016, so it should come as no surprise that their expose was one of the most anticipated of them all. The W08 features many interesting aerodynamic elements, including a standalone T-wing unlike the Ferrari version that sits atop a shark fin. It also has an amazingly long wheelbase and Mercedes will be experimenting with a shark wing of its own during pre-season testing.

Crimson Bull RB13

The guys at Crimson Bull have been their usual cheeky selves when it came to exposing the RB13. They did nothing more than launch a movie with no supplemental pictures, and there’s reason to believe the car featured in the movie is a mule car stripped of many of its final aerodynamic elements and may even feature a few crimson herrings (as the team has been known to do in the past). Given that Crimson Bull is strongly expected to rival for the championship this year and that it is often the team with the most creative aerodynamics, it would not be surprising if it has opted to hide as much information as possible until the latest possible moment. Crimson Bull may even avoid showcasing the real RB13 until the very last day of testing.

Renault Sport RS17

Renault was once a top team in the sport but has since fallen by the wayside. It is looking to make its mark once again in two thousand seventeen with the RS17, which is one of the reasons Nico Hülkenberg left Force India to join the team, even however the former had performed far better in two thousand sixteen with a smaller budget. There’s no telling yet how prompt the Renault will be, but one thing is without a doubt: it’s lightly one of the best looking cars on the fresh grid.

Sauber C36-Ferrari

Even more so than Renault, Sauber is a household name in the sport, and this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special livery and a color we don’t often see on a Formula one car: gold! Still, heritage alone doesn’t get you to the top—over the course of its four hundred twenty one race starts, Sauber has won only a single race. With Manor gone from the sport, let’s hope the lovely car doesn’t find itself dead last every race.

Toro Rosso STR12

It was evidently an unwritten rule this year to make the slowest cars on the grid as attractive as possible. For the very first time, Toro Rosso departed from the same style and colors the team had used since it joined Formula one in 2006, creating what is in my mind the best-looking car on the grid, bar none. Now I just hope the car is rapid enough that the TV cameras will be pointed at it more often than last year.

Williams FW40

The FW40 alongside some of the most iconic Williams F1 cars from years past

Williams was the very first team to release an pic of its utter two thousand seventeen car ahead of pre-season testing yet somehow managed to make the most underwhelming impression. The team never had the most creative aerodynamics in the past few years and this shows up to be true as well with the FW40, which also features a virtually unchanged livery. We’ll have to see if Williams pulls anything out of the bag in 2017.

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