Qoraal kooban oo faahfaahsan oo ku saabsan qodobkan - Laba kooxood oo cusub ayaa ku soo biiray Formula One 1997: Stewart, oo yimid taageerada Shirkadda Ford Motor Company; iyo Lola, oo kaliya ku soo biiray 1997 Australian Grand Prix
ka dib markii ay kooxdu si xun u soo bandhigtay Grand Prix-ka kaas oo arkay in aan la helin kafaalaqaade loogu talagalay Grand Prix-ka xiga ee Brazil. Ligier-kii hore waxaa laga iibiyay Flavio Briatore ilaa Alain Prost oo noqday Prost; halka Footwork ay ku soo noqotay magaca "Arrows" waxayna ka beddeshay matoorrada Hart ee loo adeegsaday matoorrada Yamaha. Tyrrell waxay sidoo kale bedeshay matoorradoodii, iyagoo ku beddelay matoorrada Yamaha iyagoo doorbidaya matoorrada Ford. Shirkada Jordan-Peugeot waxay u saxiixday injineer caan ah oo ingiriis ah Dr. John Davis Wuxuu ka caawiyay kooxda dhismaha tunnel-ka dabaysha ee cusub ee Brackley, tunnel-ka laftiisa waxaa maalgeliyey Ferrari si uu u beddelo Eddie Irvine oo u soo guuray Ferrari sanadkii hore. Sauber, iyadoo lala kaashanayo kafaala-qaade cusub Petronas, waxay sameysteen Sauber Petronas Engineering oo ay ku martay shirkadda injineernimada ee dhowaan la aasaasay waxay heshay xuquuqda shatiyeynta mashiinka iyo qaybaha gearbox-ka ee Ferrari, taasoo u oggolaaneysa inay dhisaan oo ay ku shaqeeyaan unugyo ku dhow kuwa loo adeegsado Ferrari. Mashiinnada waxaa loo calaamadeeyay "Petronas", iyadoo la tixgelinayo doorka ay shirkaddu ka ciyaartay horumarintooda.