FORMULA 1

Formula One (also Formula 1 or F1 and officially the FIA Formula One World Championship) is the highest class of single-seat auto racing that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l´Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been the premier form of racing since the inaugural season in 1950, although other Formula One races were regularly held until 1983. The "formula", designated in the name, refers to a set of rules, to which all participants' cars must conform. The F1 season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix (from French, meaning grand prizes), held worldwide on purpose-built F1 circuits and public roads.

The results of each race are evaluated using a points systemto determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers, one for constructors. The racing drivers are required to be holders of valid Super Licences, the highest class of racing licence issued by the FIA. The races are required to be held on tracks graded 1 (formerly A), the highest grade a track can receive by the FIA. Most events are held in rural locations on purpose-built tracks, but there are several events in city centres throughout the world, with the Monaco Grand Prix being the most well-known.

Formula One cars are the fastest road course racing cars in the world, owing to very high cornering speeds achieved through the generation of large amounts of aerodynamic downforce. Formula One cars race at speeds of up to approximately 375 km/h (233 mph) with engines currently limited in performance to a maximum of 15,000 rpm. The cars are capable of lateral acceleration in excess of six g in corners. The cars are very dependent on electronics, although taction control and other driving aids have been banned since 2008, and also on aerodynamics, suspension, and tyres. The formula has radically evolved and changed through the history of the sport.

CALENDAR OF 2017

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	26 March
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	9 April
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	16 April
4	Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 April
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	14 May
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	28 May
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	11 June
8	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	25 June
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	9 July
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	16 July
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Budapest	30 July
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	27 August
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	3 September
14	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	17 September
15	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur	1 October
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	8 October
17	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	22 October
18	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	29 October
19	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	12 November
20	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	26 November

JENSON BUTTON

Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE (born 19 January 1980) is a British racing driver currently under contract with McLaren-Honda, as a reserve driver. He is the 2009 FIA Formula One World Champion, driving for Brawn GP. Button announced in September 2016 that he would be giving up his seat at the end of the 2016 season but announced that he would remain at McLaren as a reserve driver and ambassador of McLaren until 2018.

Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British Formula 3 Championship. He first drove in Formula One with Williams for the 2000 season. The following year he switched to Benetton, which in 2002 became Renault, and then for the 2003 season he moved to BAR. In 2004 he finished 3rd in the World Drivers' Championship, with only the two Ferraris ahead of him. BAR was subsequently renamed Honda for the 2006 season, during which Button won his first Grand Prix in Hungary, after 113 races.

Following the withdrawal of Honda from the sport in December 2008, he was left without a drive for the 2009 season, until Ross Brawn led a management buyout of the team in February 2009, and Button suddenly found himself in a highly competitive, Mercedes-engined car. He went on to win a record-equalling six of the first seven races of the 2009 season, securing the World Drivers´ Championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix, having led on points all season; his success also helped Brawn GP to secure the World Constructors´ Championship.

PROJECT OF 2018

Next season will see McLaren running power units from Renault, following their split from Honda announced earlier today. Honda will instead supply Toro Rosso, who are currently using Renault engines.

McLaren have agreed an engine supply partnership with Renault for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons. Despite a combined Formula 1 presence that stretches back to 1977, it will mark the first time that the two brands have ever collaborated.

Meanwhile, Toro Rosso have struck a multi-year agreement to put Honda’s power units in the back of their cars from 2018, having used Renault engines this year as well in 2014 and 2015. In that period they scored 137 points together, with two fourth places their best results.

McLaren say their Renault partnership will be one that will challenge for victory, following three disappointing seasons with Honda power.

STOFFEL VANDOORNE

Stoffel Vandoorne was born 26 of  March in 1992. Stoffel Vandoorne was born in Korlrilk. He is a professional racing driver from Belgium, currently competing in Formula 1. Vandoorne is contracted to a full-time 2017 McLaren race seat, replacing the outgoing Jenson Button. Vandoorne is currently residing in both Monte-Carlo (Monaco) and Roeselare (Belgium).In January 2014, he was announced as a third driver for McLaren F1 also taking up driving duties in the GP2 Series for ART Grand Prix. On 31 March 2016, it was announced Vandoorne would be replacing regular driver Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Spaniard was ruled unfit to drive following a major accident in the previous round. After qualifying 12th ahead of Jenson Button, Vandoorne finished 10th and became the first reserve driver to score points on debut since Sebastian Vettel at the 2007 United States Grand Prix.

On 3 September 2016, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, it was announced by McLaren that Jenson Button would not be racing in 2017, and that Vandoorne would be replacing him to partner Alonso for the 2017 season. On 23 August 2017, it was announced that Vandoorne would be retained for the 2018 season.

FERNANDO ALONSO

Fernando Alonso was born on July 29, 1981, in Oviedo (Spain).

Alonso’s racing career started when he was just three years old. Fernando Alonso is the man who ended Michael Schumacher’s Formula One reign, and became the then youngest champion in F1 history.

Agonisingly, no titles have followed in the intervening years. A fractious move to McLaren, and subsequent spells with Renault and Ferrari, yielded success in the form of 17 victories and three championship runner up finishes but not the one piece of silverware he really desires. Perhaps ironically, it has been in inferior machinery that Alonso has come to be regarded as one of the finest drivers not just on the current grid, but in history. Given his calibre, his relentless hunger and determination, there is still much to achieve...

MOTOR RACING TEAM MCLAREN HONDA

McLaren Racing are a British constructor currently competing in Formula One. Founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren, the team entered the Formula One World Championship in 1966 and have competed every season since.

The team are among the most successful in Formula One history, having won 8 constructors titles and produced 7 World Drivers' champions, winning 12 Drivers' Championships in total.

For the 2015 season, the team operated in partnership with Honda for the first time since 1992, after ending their partnership with Mercedes after 19 years. However, in 2017, McLaren announced their partnership to end at the end of the season, and that they will use Renault engines starting from 2018.

Their drivers for 2017 are Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne, with Jenson Button as a reserve driver.