Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen show off new helmet designs as F1 2017 season countdown starts
Hamilton will be hoping for fourth world title now rival Nico Rosberg has retired
9:42, 24 Mar 2017
Updated: 9:42, 24 Mar 2017
FORMULA ONE is back this weekend.
With last season's champion Nico Rosberg retired, the field has been blown wide open for a new champion.
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Lewis Hamilton shows off his new Mercedes for 2017Credit: PA:Press Association
Three-time champion Lewis Hamilton enters the season as the odds-on favourite to win another crown, his Mercedes looking quickest so far.
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But strong seasons are expected from Ferrari star Sebastian Vettel as well as Hamilton's new team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
As well as the changing field, there's always another major change heading into any new season: the drivers' helmets.
Here are all the new lids from the 20-man field.
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes: The three-time World Champion heads into the season as favourite for the title with former team-mate/rival Nico Rosberg now retiredCredit: Getty Images
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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes: The Finnish driver steps into Rosberg's shoes with the German team now likely to have a more clearly defined ranking between their two drivers after a season of bickeringCredit: Getty Images
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Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari: After a poor season that saw the German finish fourth in the standings, the four-time World Champ will be hoping for a much better campaignCredit: Getty Images
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Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari: The Finn managed just four podium finishes last season with the Italian team having one of their worst seasons everCredit: Getty Images
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Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull: The Australian put up the strongest fight to Mercedes' dominance last season with a consistent campaign that saw him win in Malaysia and grab seven other podium finishesCredit: Getty Images
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull: The daredevil teen will once again be the name on everyone's lips after a stunning debut season - Verstappen is expected to make a strong challenge for the title, if he can avoid controversyCredit: Getty Images
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Fernando Alonso, McLaren: The Spaniard has endured the two worst seasons of his career with the British team and is not expected to seriously challenge this year eitherCredit: Getty Images
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Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren: The Belgian replaces the retired Jenson Button - the 24-year-old won GP2 in 2015Credit: Getty Images
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Felipe Massa, Williams: The Brazilian veteran came out of retirement after Bottas jumped ship for Mercedes. The 35-year-old is entering his 15th season as a Formula One driverCredit: Getty Images
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Lance Stroll, Williams: The 18-year-old is the son of Canadian billionaire investor Lawrence. He makes the leap from Formula 3, where he won the championship last seasonCredit: Getty Images
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Romain Grosjean, Haas: After a decent start to last season, recording two top six finishes, the Haas team and Grosjean struggled as the year went on. The Frenchman will be hoping to improve on his 13th placingCredit: Getty Images
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Kevin Magnussen, Haas: The Dane collected just seven points in a lost season for Renault, before deciding not to renew his contract and bolting for HaasCredit: Getty Images
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Nico Hulkenberg, Renault: The German had a decent season with Force India, finishing with a career high 72 points including an impressive 4th in BelgiumCredit: Getty Images
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Jolyon Palmer, Renault: The Surrey man scored just a single point with Renault last year - finishing 10th in Malaysia - and will be hoping for better reliability this yearCredit: Getty Images
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Marcus, Ericsson, Sauber: Last season was the Swede's worst in F1 - he picked up no points and had a best finish of 11th as well as five races where he retiredCredit: Getty Images
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Pascal Wehrlein, Sauber: The German moves from the defunct Manor team that brought him just a single point in Austria last season. He too had five retirementsCredit: Getty Images
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Carlos Sainz Jr, Torro Rosso: The son of the former two-time World Champ had a great start to the season, picking up 30 points in his first 11 races, before collecting just 16 more in the final 10Credit: Getty Images
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Daniil Kvyat, Torro Rosso: The former Red Bull driver continues with Torro Rosso after a poor start to last season cost him his place with the main teamCredit: Getty Images
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