The Formula 1 World Championship 2007 is about to start with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. There has been a lot of changes in terms of teams, drivers, sponsors and rules as well. This year’s championship will be contested by 11 teams and 22 drivers. This season of Formula 1 promises to be as exciting if not better than all the previous seasons. The biggest change will of course be the absence of a living legend, Michael Schumacher. After winning seven world titles and driving for more than a decade, he’ll not be seen in his usual red overalls this season.
Schumacher has been replaced my one of the fastest (if not “the” fastest) driver on the F1 grid, Kimi Raikkonen. He’ll be driving a Ferrari this year after his long 5-year stint with McLaren. The current champion, Fernando Alonso will also be shifting base from Renault to McLaren where he’ll be replacing Kimi. The world champion team Renault will now be lead by Giancarlo Fisichella. Here is the list of teams and their race drivers for the 2007 season -
McLaren – Fernando Alonso & Lewis Hamilton
Renault – Giancarlo Fisichella & Heikki Kovalainen
Ferrari – Felipe Massa & Kimi Raikkonen
Honda – Jenson Button & Rubens Barrichello
BMW Sauber – Nick Heidfeld & Robert Kubica
Toyota – Ralf Schumacher & Jarno Trulli
Red Bull – David Coulthard & Mark Webber
Williams – Nico Rosberg & Alexander Wurz
Toro Rosso – Vitantonio Liuzzi & Scott Speed
Spyker F1 – Christijan Albers & Adrian Sutil
Super Aguri F1 – Takuma Sato & Anthony Davidson
The season will consist of a total of 17 races. The date schedule for the races as released by FIA is as follows -
FORMULA 1â„¢ ING Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne, 16 – 18 Mar)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpur, 06 – 08 Apr)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain, 13 – 15 Apr)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Gran Premio de España Telefónica (Catalunya, 11 – 13 May)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Grand Prix de Monaco (Monte Carlo, 25 – 27 May)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Grand Prix du Canada (Montreal, 08 – 10 Jun)
FORMULA 1â„¢ United States Grand Prix (Indianapolis, 15 – 17 Jun)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Grand Prix de France (Magny-Cours, 29 Jun – 01 Jul)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Santander British Grand Prix (Silverstone, 06 – 08 Jul)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Grosser Preis von Deutschland (Nürburgring, 20 – 22 Jul)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Magyar NagydÃj (Budapest, 03 – 05 Aug)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul, 24 – 26 Aug)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Gran Premio d’Italia (Monza, 07 – 09 Sep)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Belgian Grand Prix (Spa, 14 – 16 Sep)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix (Fuji Speedway, 28 – 30 Sep)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai, 05 – 07 Oct)
FORMULA 1â„¢ Grande Prêmio do Brasil (Sao Paulo, 19 – 21 Oct)
Looking forward to a great season of speed and excitement ahead.
