 Zvikwata zviviri zvitsva zvakauya muFormula One muna 1997: Stewart, uyo akasvika achitsigirwa neFord Motor Company; uye Lola, iyo yakangopinda mu1997 Australian Grand Prix mushure mekusagadzikana kwechikwata muGrand Prix iyo yakaona kushayikwa kwekutsigirwa kweGreat Prix inotevera muBrazil. Iyo yaimbova Ligier yakatengeswa kubva kuna Flavio Briatore kuenda kuna Alain Prost ndokuva Prost; apo Footwork yakadzokera kuzita re Arrows uye yakashandura kubva kune injini dzeHart dzinoshandiswa kuYamaha injini. Tyrrell yakachinjawo injini dzayo, ichichinjanisa injini dzeYamaha panzvimbo yeinjini dzeFord. Jordan-Peugeot yakanyoresa injiniya weBritain anoremekedzwa zvikuru Dr. John Davis. Akabetsera chikwata chacho nechivako chayo chitsva chomugwagwa wemhepo paBrackley, mugwagwa wacho pachako wakapiwa mari neFerrari mukutsinhana naEddie Irvine uyo akatamira kuFerrari gore rakapfuura. Sauber, mukubatana nemubatsiri mutsva Petronas, vakaumba Sauber Petronas Engineering uye kuburikidza nekambani yeinjiniya ichangobva kuumbwa yakachengetedza kodzero dzekupa mvumo yeinjini uye gearbox zvikamu kubva kuFerrari, zvichivatendera kuvaka nekumhanya zvikamu zvakafanana neizvo zvinoshandiswa muFerraris. Injini dzacho dzakatumidzwa zita rokuti Petronas, zvichiremekedza basa rakaitwa nekambani pakugadzirwa kwadzo. 