Who deserves the good, the bad and the ugly Awards for the Formula 1 season of 2017

It’s that time of the year again when we, along with our readers decide who deserves the good, the bad and the ugly GrandPrix247 Awards for the Formula 1 season of 2017.

It was a year packed with intrigue as well as great on-track action and off-track shenanigans which will remain the hallmarks of the year. Below are the categories we deemed fit for awards. The polls will close on Friday, 8 December 2017 with the final results to be announced a couple of days later.

The readers’ votes will count 80% towards the final vote, with the other 20% being garnered in-house from GrandPrix247 editorial team and select contributors.

2017 Driver of the Year

• Lewis Hamilton (49%, Votes)
• Esteban Ocon (16%, Votes)
• Max Verstappen (14%, Votes)
• Daniel Ricciardo (14%, Votes)
• Sebastian Vettel (7%, Votes)

2017 Team of the Year

• Force India (48%, Votes)
• Mercedes (43%, Votes)
• Red Bull (5%, Votes)
• Ferrari (5%, Votes)

2017 Rookie of the Year

• Lance Stroll (62%, Votes)
• Stoffel Vandoorne (33%, Votes)
• Brendon Hartley (5%, Votes)
• Pierre Gasly (0%, Votes)

2017 Car of the Year

• Force India VJM10 (37%, Votes)
• Mercedes W08 (35%, Votes)
• Ferrari SF70H (19%, Votes)
• Red Bull RB13 (9%, Votes)

2017 Race of the Year

• Azerbaijan Grand Prix (61%, Votes)
• Singapore Grand Prix (15%, Votes)
• Australian Grand Prix (10%, Votes)
• Malaysian Grand Prix (10%, Votes)
• Spanish Grand Prix (5%, Votes)
• Russian Grand Prix (0%, Votes)

2017 Overtaker of the Year

• Daniel Ricciardo (49%, Votes)
• Max Verstappen (22%, Votes)
• Fernando Alonso (15%, Votes)
• Lewis Hamilton (10%, Votes)
• Sebastian Vettel (5%, Votes)

2017 Controversy of the Year

• Baku Vettel vs Hamilton Collision (58%, Votes)
• Singapore Vettel-Verstappen-Raikkonen Crash (21%, Votes)
• Toro Rosso vs Renault (11%, Votes)
• Renault Poach Marcin Budkowski (5%, Votes)
• Force India Civil War (5%, Votes)

2017 Disappointment of the Year

• Williams (38%, Votes)
• Liberty Media (22%, Votes)
• Renault (19%, Votes)
• Ferrari (11%, Votes)
• New F1 Logo (11%, Votes)

2017 Villain of the Year (Non-Driver)

• Cyril Abiteboul (51%, Votes)
• Bernie Ecclestone (27%, Votes)
• Vijay Mallya (12%, Votes)
• Chase Carey (10%, Votes)

2017 Villain of the Year (Driver)

• Kevin Magnussen (55%, Votes)
• Daniil Kvyat (25%, Votes)
• Max Verstappen (13%, Votes)
• Sebastian Vettel (8%, Votes)

2017 Under-performer of the Year

• Jolyon Palmer (65%, Votes)
• Kimi Raikkonen (20%, Votes)
• Marcus Ericsson (5%, Votes)
• Daniil Kvyat (5%, Votes)
• Lance Stroll (5%, Votes)
• Brendon Hartley (0%, Votes)

2017 Newsmaker of the Year

• Robert Kubica (48%, Votes)
• Sebastian Vettel (25%, Votes)
• Lewis Hamilton (18%, Votes)
• Daniil Kvyat (10%, Votes)
• Jolyon Palmer (0%, Votes)

2017 Star of the Future

• Esteban Ocon (63%, Votes)
• Carlos Sainz (26%, Votes)
• Stoffel Vandoorne (5%, Votes)
• Lance Stroll (5%, Votes)
• Pascal Wehrlein (0%, Votes)

2017 Most Promising Youngster

• Charles Leclerc (58%, Votes)
• Lando Norris (42%, Votes)
• Sean Geleal (0%, Votes)
• Oliver Turvey (0%, Votes)
• Nikita Mazepin (0%, Votes)
• Sergey Sirotkin (0%, Votes)
• Antonio Giovinazzi (0%, Votes)