Jolyon Palmer heads into his second season of F1 racing with the Renault Sport F1 team looking to build on a solid maiden campaign... check out his vital statistics ahead of F1 2017! <br /> <br />Son of former F1 driver Jonathan Palmer, Jolyon first caught the eye in 2010 as runner-up to Dean Stoneman in the discontinued Formula 2 Championship. <br /> <br />Switching to GP2, Palmer clinched the title in dominant fashion in 2014 leading to a deal with the Lotus F1 team as its test driver <br /> <br />Impressing in several Friday FP1 outings, Palmer secured a full-time F1 drive with Lotus before it morphed into the factory-backed Renault F1 team. <br />A difficult maiden season yielded just a single points' finish, but having proven a match for more experienced team-mate Kevin Magnussen he is granted a second season alongside Nico Hulkenberg in the heavily revised RS17. <br /> <br />Did you know? <br />- At 16 Jolyon he lost a kidney, punctured both lungs and broke ribs in a quad bike accident <br />- Jolyon graduated from University of Nottingham with a business degree <br />- Jolyon is part of the Palmer racing family dynasty with father Jonathan and up-and-coming younger brother Will, who races in Formula Renault <br /> <br />http://bit.ly/2kZegYu - Renault reveals the RS17 for F1 2017 <br />http://bit.ly/2kZoJTv - Could Renault 'do a Brawn'? <br />http://bit.ly/2lL5iCi - GALLERY - Feast your eyes on the cars of F1 2017 <br />http://bit.ly/2lVFUY4 - The F1 2017 Spotters' Guide <br /> <br />Visit the Crash.Net website here - http://www.crash.net <br /> <br />Follow us on social media <br /> <br />Twitter <br />All the latest news, results and images from EVERY F1 launche, pre-season testing the F1 2017 season <br />https://twitter.com/GPF1RST
