Mercedes: Valtteri Bottas & Lewis Hamilton
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Click on any team for more information or scroll down for full details on the entire grid 2021 F1 driver and team line-up Team Yuki Tsunoda replaces Daniil Kvyat at AlphaTauri. Haas has replaced Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen with fresh F2 talent in the form of Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin - despite the Russian facing disciplinary action just days after signing. Carlos Sainz was announced as his replacement, which triggered Daniel Ricciardo’s deal to move to McLaren and then Fernando Alonso’s return to Renault - which will be rebadged Alpine next year.Īlso being rebranded is Racing Point, which will be Aston Martin next year, and is also Vettel’s new team the displaced Sergio Perez finally finding a berth at Red Bull after a stellar season, in place of Alex Albon.
It was clear that next year would bring a significant reshuffle on the grid when Ferrari announced in May that Sebastian Vettel would leave at the end of the season. There have been surprises, disappointments and nail-biting decisions, not to mention the constant bubble of rumour, but the announcement of Lewis Hamilton’s one-year contract with Mercedes means that the final piece of the jigsaw is in place. “The problem will burn out a lot of people,” Raikkonen said, “and it’s not going to be good for anybody.Sign-up now for access to a limited number of articles. At the race in Mexico, he said, they worked overnight. “They are doing long days, especially if there are issues with the cars,” he said. But he did urge caution over the impact it would have on those working in Formula 1. Raikkonen, 42, said the growing schedule was not a factor in his decision to retire. When he made his debut in 2001, the calendar had only 17 races, the majority of which were in Europe. Kimi Raikkonen of Alfa Romeo is retiring from Formula 1, ending a 20-year career. But for the team, I don’t think it will be a mega issue.” “We have to take care that the fans won’t lose the motivation,” he said. Günther Steiner, team principal of Haas, said a handful of his staff members were leaving to find jobs outside Formula 1, partly because of the growing calendar.įrédéric Vasseur, the team principal of Alfa Romeo, said a potential 25-race calendar should be considered “a positive first, because it means that Formula 1 is doing well and perception of F1 is improving.”
The Haas team said workers had quit because of the added workload and constant travel.
Revenue jumped, rising 12 percent in the third quarter, compared with the same period last year, but the longer season has also taken a toll on teams. The record calendar, up from 21 races in 2019, was positive news for Formula 1 as it tried to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “We were able to bring home a calendar that will take us to 22 races this year, showing how strong the system is and how good the relationships are that we have around the world,” said Stefano Domenicali, the chief executive of Formula 1. When the checkered flag went down on Sunday, it closed Formula 1’s longest season.Įvents planned in China, Canada, Singapore, Japan and Australia were canceled, but races were added in Portugal, Turkey and Qatar, which hosted its first Grand Prix in November.
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While the pandemic forced the cancellation of many longtime races, the racing series scrambled to add new ones. The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ended a unique Formula 1 season.
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