F1 2017 delivered a tense season, but its real gift was the promise of a thrilling 2018.
The 2017 rules changes worked to shake up the field — sort of.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix once again delivered a lack of racing to close the Formula One season.
Valtteri Bottas has ended his debut Mercedes season with victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton will start on the front row in Abu Dhabi.
Valtteri Bottas capitalised on Lewis Hamilton crashing out of qualifying to seize pole position.
Lewis Hamilton has won his fourth world championship after a tense Mexican Grand Prix.
Hamilton's title win is down in equal parts to the Briton stepping up and Vettel slipping up.
Lewis Hamilton is a four-time world champion after finishing ninth at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Mercedes has beaten Ferrari to the 2017 constructors championship at the United States Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel share the front row of the grid for the United States Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel's title dreams are over after a horror six weeks of competition for Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton could claim the title in Austin after Vettel retired with engine problems in Japan.
Lewis Hamilton looks set to dominate the Japanese Grand Prix after blitzing qualifying at Suzuka.
The Asian leg of the 2017 season will likely decide the outcome of the championship.
Valtteri Bottas is developing a bad habit of qualifying more than half a second behind Hamilton.
A suspected turbo problem has further dented Vettel's title chances at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Neither Lewis Hamilton nor Valtteri Bottas could agree on how best to improve the car in Malaysia.