With almost every driver one-stopping and little variation in the strategies, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix indicated Pirelli’s new tyres are needed.
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2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onVery little overtaking occurred during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. One driver nursing a technical problem was able to keep five of his rivals behind.
2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix interactive lap times and fastest laps
2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel’s lap record from the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is still standing eight year’s later. Valtteri Bottas came closest to beating it today.
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton finished the Brazilian Grand Prix within six seconds of winner Sebastian Vettel despite starting from the pit lane.
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onThere was little variation in the strategies at Interlagos where only four drivers chose not to start the race on super-soft tyres,
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix interactive lap times and fastest laps
2017 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen broke the Interlagos lap record during today’s Brazilian Grand Prix, but the Red Bull driver couldn’t run consistently at that pace.
2017 Mexican Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onThe Mexican Grand Prix was largely a one-stop strategy affair as usual. But the first-lap collision prompted a few novel strategies.
2017 Mexican Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onDid the Virtual Safety Car cost Esteban Ocon a podium finish and hand it to Kimi Raikkonen? Probably not – but the other Force India driver was unlucky.
2017 Mexican Grand Prix interactive lap times and fastest laps
2017 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel set a new lap record during the Mexican Grand Prix with a time which would almost have been quick enough for pole position last year.
2017 United States Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onThe United States Grand Prix was one of the more varied races we’ve had this year in terms of pit stop strategy.
2017 United States Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen climbed the most positions during the United States Grand Prix – but he had to give one of them back.
2017 United States Grand Prix interactive lap times and fastest laps
2017 United States Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the United States Grand Prix by just one-thousandth of a second as he tried to catch Lewis Hamilton.
2017 Japanese Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMany expected the Japanese Grand Prix to be a two-stop strategy race, but it didn’t turn out that way. Here’s why.
2017 Japanese Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onAside from the pit stops and a few DRS passes on midfielders by drivers from the ‘big three’ teams, the Japanese Grand Prix was short on overtaking.
2017 Japanese Grand Prix interactive lap times and fastest laps
2017 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the Japanese Grand Prix but was well short of beating the race lap record for Suzuka.
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon did almost the entire race on a single set of tyres after picking up a puncture early in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel’s 16-place climb to fourth is the biggest position gain we’ve seen from grid place to finishing position all year long.
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix interactive lap times and fastest laps
2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
Posted onThe 13-year-old Malaysian Grand Prix lap record held by Juan Pablo Montoya was broken at the final running of the race by Sebastian Vettel.
2017 Singapore Grand Prix tyre strategies and pit stops
2017 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onThe Singapore Grand Prix was very unusual in that we saw a standing start in conditions poor enough for several drivers to use full wet weather tyres.
2017 Singapore Grand Prix interactive lap charts
2017 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll gained the most places during the Singapore Grand Prix. Examine how the race unfolded with these interactive charts.