The eagerly anticipated 2017 season got underway with the traditional curtain raiser in Melbourne, Australia, after a tense race, it was Sebastian Vettel who took ultimately victory down under.
With the new regulations, new tyres and many of the drivers swapping teams, it was always going to be an interesting affair to see how they would fair.
Lance Stroll and Stoffel Vandoorne made their full debuts with Williams and McLaren respectively, Esteban Ocon began his first full season joining Force India.
The race had action up and down the field, giving plenty of talking points for everyone to digest, whether it was McLaren’s woes, Force India’s new pink livery, or whether Ferrari had the speed to chase down Mercedes.
The stage was set for a new season to begin in the search for a new Formula 1 world champion.
Here’s how we rated all 20 drivers on their first performance of the 2017 season.
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