F1 2007 – a new season without Michael Schumacher
Formula One 2007 season is beginning soon. This is considered a new era in Formula One history. With Michael Schumacher’s retirement last year, there is a lot of reshuffling. The racing sport’s top two drivers are changing teams. Two-time defending champion Fernando Alonso is no longer in blue with Renault but has moved to McLaren, and Kimi Raikkonen leaves McLaren to replace Schumacher at Ferrari. There are many new and young faces making an appearance this season as well. This includes racers like Lewis Hamilton, Heikki Kovalainen, Alex Wurz and Kubica. With all these changes, 2007 must be an exciting season to look forward to. Let’s have a look at this year’s schedule and respective teams’ new racing car and drivers.
F1 2007 Schedule:
18 March 2007 – Melbourne
8 April 2007 – Malaysia
15 April 2007 – Bahrain
13 May 2007 – Spain
27 May 2007 – Monaco
10 June 2007 – Canada
17 June 2007 – United States
1 July 2007 – France
8 July 2007 – Britain
22 July 2007 – Germany
5 August 2007 – Hungary
26 August 2007 – Turkey
9 September 2007 – Italy
16 September 2007 – Belgium
30 September 2007 – Japan
7 October 2007 – China
21 October 2007 – Brazil
New racing car drivers:
Ferrari
Drivers: Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa
New Car: F2007
F2007
F2007
McLaren Mercedes
Drivers: Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton
New Car: MP4-22
MP4-22
Renault
Drivers: Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen
New Car: R27
R27
BMW Sauber
Drivers: Nick Heidfeld and R. Kubica
New Car: F1.07
F1.07
Toyota
Drivers: Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli
New Car: TF107
TF107
Williams
Drivers: Nico Rosberg and Alex Wurz
New Car: FW29
FW29
Honda
Drivers: Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button
New Car: RA107
RA107
Red Bull
Drivers: David Coulthard and Mark Webber
New Car: RB3
RB3
Spyker
Drivers: Christijan Albers and Adrian Sutil
New Car: F8-VII
F8-VII
Toro Rosso
Drivers: Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed
New Car: –
Super Aguri
Drivers: Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson
New car: SA07 (to be launched in March)