But while we have had some important decisions made already – like Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and Fernando Alonso re-committing to Aston Martin – there remains a great deal still to be sorted. What is perhaps most fascinating though is that not everyone is running to the same timing agenda, and that has left things hugely complicated for both drivers and teams as they try to plot their best path forward.
It is why it is scouting around and seeing who is available to get a clear picture of where things stack up, although it feels in no rush to do anything. But the attraction for drivers in there potentially being a Red Bull or Mercedes seat up for grabs in the summer if they wait is tempered by the fact that not all teams are willing to hold fire that long.